INSTALLATION TIPS & HELP
Creating Print Ready Stickers in CorelDraw
- Create a 48″ x 3″ canvas in CorelDraw
- Import the roland.xml file from the school common drive using window > colour palettes > open palette…
- Create/paste in your designs you want made into a sticker
- Add a cutline using a circle, square, or custom shape (using Bezier/Pen tool).
- Ensure your cutline is HAIRLINE and uses the 100% Cut Contour pink colour
- Save your finished file onto your school drive
- COPY the file into \\WGS-HAND-IN \ PRINTSHOP drive from any computer in the school
- Check in with a computers teacher to ensure the file has been setup correctly
Cut Vinyl Installation - Hinge Method
- Tape entire graphic in place using a single piece of tape (your “hinge”)
- Pull sticky part of the graphic away from the wall towards the hinge
- Slice off the white backing with a razor
- Carefully push down the graphic from the hinge to the opposite side using the applicator
- Once it is completely pushed down and stuck to the wall, remove the tape hinge.
- Repeat on the opposite site
- Carefully remove the transfer tape from the graphic.
Cut Vinyl Installation - with Fluid
- Remove the entire white backing from the graphic keeping the sticky side UP
- LIberally apply application fluid to the entire sticky surface
- Place the graphic in the location you want
- Using the applicator, gently push out all the fluid from the center out to the edges untill the graphic lies flat with no bubbles
- Wait approximately 10-30 minutes for the fluid to dry
- Gently remove the transfer tape from the graphic
- If the graphic is not sticking to the surface, let the fluid dry longer.
Standard Wall Vinyl Installation
- Remove the entire white backing from the graphic keeping the sticky side UP
- LIberally apply application fluid to the entire sticky surface
- Place the graphic in the location you want
- Using the applicator, gently push out all the fluid from the center out to the edges untill the graphic lies flat with no bubbles
Floor Graphic Installation
- Thoroughly clean and prepare floor
- SMALL GRAPHIC: Use Fluid Application method above
- LARGE GRAPHIC: Use Hinge Application method above (use fluid as well)
- Thoroughly remove all fluid/bubbles from the graphic
- Apply 1-2 layers of wax overtop