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Professional Adhesion Tools for the DIYer

So you've made the decision to go all out for your DIY project? That's awesome! There's no better feeling than getting started on a new project. From customizing your vehicle to building something, you'll want your final result to look flawless but you might not know the amount of tools you need or what's available to you that can make the DIY process even more simple. So after deciding on material you want to use in for your project, you decide on utilizing vinyl to wrap something. Great choice, as applying vinyl to something will definitely breathe new life into whatever you use it for. Maybe you're tired of the current look of your car's color, or its interior, or on whatever it is installed onto, maybe its color faded/cracking, or maybe you just want a change of pace. Whatever the reason, it's normal to want a change, it is something we all face at the spur of the moment. It also comes with the territory of the DIY hobby. When you're dabbling with vinyl, when properly applied it is as flawless as paint, but you have to make sure your material securely sticks on, otherwise it'll be all for nothing. Depending on the type, some vinyl can last up to 7-8 years before needing to be replaced, it's a long term investment that can thankfully be removed with ease. However you should make sure that before that time comes, you get the most out of it! Naturally, reliability and quality are extremely important criteria for applying your vinyl and the less mistakes or potential damage, the better! So be sure to choose the right materials that will best suit your vinyl removal needs.

Now, there's a variety of different types of vinyls out there that have different types of adhesion properties. Say you've installed Avery or 3M vinyl, these vinyls are amazing and are as flawless as paint when installed properly with care. You'll want to make sure it is firmly applied and is left with no bubbles or creases. Well the optimal way to get that kind of result is to promote as much adhesion as possible to make sure everything sticks securely. We offer a variety of tools that will provide you with everything needed to make sure you get the professional level installation results for your DIY project. With that said, let's explore these tools you will be picking up to get your DIY project started.

• 3M™ Adhesion Promoter 4298 Sponge
• 3M™ Automotive Adhesion Promoter 06396 Sponge
• 3M™ Primer 94 (8oz Can)
• 3M™ Scotchcal 3950 Liquid Edge Sealer (8oz Can)
• MG Chemicals® 99.9% Isopropyl Alcohol Wipe
• ABT® BondPrep 1029 Wipe
• ABT® BondPrep 94 Primer Wipe

Get Familiar Adhesion Tools

The first product on our list is the the 3M Adhesion Promoter 4298. This promoter is a versatile liquid primer specifically formulated for enhancing the adhesion of 3M Acrylic Foam Tapes to low surface energy substrates common on interior and exterior automotive trim and parts. Yours in an easy-to-use pack, this tiny sponge has enough promoter to make your next dash kit installation a breeze. Our fast-drying adhesion promoter works with most LSE plastics including PPO, PP, PC, PC + ABS and others. It's cousin, the 3M™ Adhesion Promoter 06396 is a liquid primer used to improve the adhesion of 3M™ Automotive Attachment Tapes to most low surface energy plastic materials as well as injection molded body side moldings and claddings used for automotive exterior trims. This would include common low surface energy plastics used for automotive interior and exterior trim application. Since formulations and surface energies can vary for these types of materials, each application should be verified through testing. 3M adhesion promoter 06396 is specifically formulated to be used on plastic parts with 3M™ Acrylic Foam Tapes and 3M™ Acrylic Plus Tapes for automotive applications. Fast-drying fluid is available in .85 oz. (2.5 cc) sponge applicator packets, each covering up to 150 sq. in.

There's another fluid available to use, and that is the 3M Edge Sealer fluid. This fluid is designed to be applied to all exposed edges of vinyl to help prevent lifting due to environmental exposure or cleaning. Each can includes a felt dauber in the cap for easy application. The recommended application temperature is between 50° to 100° Fahrenheit and it is not recommended to apply this sealer directly to painted surfaces. This MG Chemicals® 99.9% Isopropyl Alcohol Wipe comes to you individually wrapped for cleaning electronics and prepping surfaces for vinyl wrap and film application. It is saturated with anhydrous 99.9% isopropyl alcohol, and made from a highly durable blend of wood pulp and polyester. Lint Free, nonabrasive, and tear resistant, these pads are are excellent at removing fingerprints, oils, light greases, ink, grime, and flux residues while being safe on most plastics. It's also safe to use to for cleaning fiber optics, cables, components, connectors, contacts, keypads, office equipment, printed circuit boards, production equipment, smart phones, and stencils. Quite versatile and useful for everyday things you want to be cleaned.

Lastly we have the the ABT® BondPrep 1029 Wipe and the ABT® BondPrep 94 Primer Wipe. The BondPrep Primer wipes are a 7x7" pre-saturated clean room grade rag with BP1029 adhesion promoter. Being a low particle generating, very robust pre-saturated wipe, these wipes are great for smaller applications and field kits. They can be applied onto many surfaces including polyethylene, polypropylene, ABS, PET/PBT blends, concrete, wood, glass, metals, and painted metals. It's an excellent Primer for many different tapes, coatings, and adhesives that works exceptionally well on low surface energy materials often found in the automotive and aerospace industry. The Primer 94 Wipe is an industrial primer used to promote adhesion to a variety of substrates including many plastics and rubbers, metals, glass, concrete, wood, and painted surfaces. Effective when adhering both similar and dissimilar substrates to one another, it has an considerable increase of bond strength when used with a wide range of tapes.

Professional Level Results

At the end of the day, you want the best products for your DIY project. It makes no sense to waste hours of your time going in blind when applying vinyl, that's why you're here, to do the necessary preparation. Each of these products will give you a significant head start on getting your project off the ground and you'll have smooth sailing as you see just how easy it makes everything for you. You will achieve professional results quickly and easily that will leave whatever you wrapped or customized looking as if it got a custom paint job and will be just as indistinguishable. So pick up the tools that will be best suited for this job and don't worry, the products you receive are of top tier quality to help you get your job done. So what are you waiting for? Get your project started!