Once the vinyl had been reprinted smaller sections were cut out at once to allow for more attention on specific areas. This approach worked really well with the text, as cutting the text out on its own meant there was less excess to deal with at once which allowed the vinyl to be handled easier as you could hold the characters down with a craft knife easily without getting in the way of the excess white (see figure 1). This approach resulted in an almost perfect cutting, the only errors where a missing 'i' which was recreated and a missing '-' which was also recreated, therefore you can't tell they are any different (see figures 2-4). In relation to adding the sticky back plastic a different material was used which was more similar to masking tape which was much easier to handle. Furthermore, I got some help from James (the print technician) who held the vinyl down flat whilst I added the plastic, allowing for a smooth transfer. In additon the spare backglass vinyl was also prepared as the sticky back plastic used on the first didn't stick well with air bubbles appearing later. Therefore the masking tape plastic was used to allow for a cleaner strafer. This meant the vinyl could be transferred onto the blue, due to the larger size of the vinyl water was sprayed onto the blue vinyl to help reduce air bubbles before placing the white down. This approach worked really well as the water helped push the air bubbles out from under the white vinyl (see figures 5-6). This use of water won't be used on the main board cut out as that will be stuck on on sections to ensure the type aligns with the holes.
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