Mike’s Tech Tips

Mike’s Tech Tips

Tech Tip #5 – Adhesive

December 15, 2020
Adhesive definitely has a shelf life, both UV and Conventional. Anything older than 6 months is borderline and 1 year, is tough to believe it will still work properly. If…

Tech Tip #4 – Clear Cold Foil Adhesive

December 9, 2020
Why would I use clear adhesive and how. Why - Depending on your current adhesive you can easily raise your gloss level as much as 100points, depending on current density…

Tech Tip #3 – Blankets

December 5, 2020
Over the years I have tried many different blankets. I will start with the Day 8212, a soft blanket and it is great for large solids. The Ebony HC is…

Tech Tip #2 – Optimizing Adhesive Settings

November 30, 2020
Most folks think they know their settings and just shoot for the same number all the time. This is usually true but they usually have optimized their settings and have…

Tech Tip #1 – Blanket Foil Build Up

November 28, 2020
You have been doing CF for 13 years and cleaning my blankets from foil build up went away 10 years ago. All of sudden I now have to clean my…