Tips on effective application of clear vinyl ?

Can anyone give some good advive on how best to apply clear vinyl film over art work and over coloured vinyl art? I can generally get it bubble free, but theres s sort of foggy hazeiness to the finished product, Any advice?


Can the clear vinyl be appled wet?Tips on effective application of clear vinyl ?
The only time you should apply vinyl wet, is when it is going ontop of vinyl. Applying it wet to artwork will most likely ruin the work intself. The easiet wat to apply vinyl is like this.


#1 put application tape over the vinyl face (i'm sure you do that already)


# 2 get in lined up wher you want it


#3 tape it down on all sides so it wont move.


#4 put one piece of tape vertically in the middle bottom and top of the piece of vinyl you want to apply.


#5 untape the whole left side of the vinyl (leaving the middle pieces on) And fold it up like you were closing a book.


#6 peel the backing down and cutt it off.


#7 starting at the middle, make long strokes going up and down, moving your way out towards the left. And use a squiggie not a credit card or something. make sure you are over lapping the previous stroke a little bit


#8 do the same thing to the right side, only this time you can remove all the tape hold the vinyl in place, cause the hole left side is now acting as an anchor, and wont let it move.


#9 GO SLOW!!! DON'T RUSH





If you are applying vinyl over textured surfaces, use a heat gun to melt the vinyl a little bit and use your fingures to work it in the way you want it.Tips on effective application of clear vinyl ?
The haziness your getting is from the adhesive and this can't be avoided. All you can do is laminate using a heat activated film.