Why Wont My Vinyl Stick To My Tumbler

My vinyl is not staying on my project after following all the prepping instructions.

Why wont my vinyl stick to my tumbler.

He to ship them easier. Sealing vinyl on a tumbler. We always use a blow torch for a few seconds on any plastic surface we know won t melt it burns the oil residue away and makes it easy to stick. I only seal my vinyl decals if i am making a glitter tumbler or painting it to seal the paint.

I get a lot of questions on how to seal vinyl on a tumbler. Sometimes even after prepping the surface of your project with rubbing alcohol or smoothing a wooden surface vinyl takes some time to adhere. Jun 2 2013 a vinyl tip getting it to stick when it just won t. Using vinyl on plastic.

If you want to give that a try i suggest pebeo vitrea paints. Check for instructions for the vinyl you are using and make sure all of your settings are spot on. Pressing or ironing for too long can have the same effect. I used several colors of adhesive vinyl from expressions vinyl one of my favorite vinyl shops.

The vinyl should stick to those without issues. This will help ensure your vinyl sticks well. Lots of plastics are oiled so they don t crack or have lubricant in the molding process. Unlike iron on vinyl you do not need to mirror adhesive vinyl when cutting it what you see is exactly what goes on the plastic.

Time pressing or ironing for too short a time can cause htv not to stick to your shirt. I never have to apply any kind of seal on my vinyl tumblers or vinyl mugs and they ve lasted for years. Here is the mental checklist to see what could have happened. Htv works by using a heat activated adhesive so too little time and it won t heat enough to stick.

Start by cutting and weeding your labels. Why your vinyl won t stick. Last but not least if you can get the vinyl to stick for a few days you could use it as a paint mask. The whole vinyl decal came off and was floating around my dryer.

Vvid makes a spray that promotes adhesion. That would let you paint the design much quicker and when the paint is dry you can peel off the vinyl and not worry. And vinyl does have a shelf life so if it s been hidden in your craft stash for a decade it might be time to toss it. You might also get different answers on who you ask.