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• Professional photographers • Visual artists • Picture framers • Art gallerys • Advertising and marketing agencies • Architects • Digital Printing and Sign Displays

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No Bubbles, No silvering, No edge delaminating, No Static dust, No trash in prints, Perfectly finished edges, reduced waste, Lower cost, Faster and simpler process. What not to do, and everything else you wanted to know about, facemounting to acrylic. -dg

I am extremely happy about attending this class. David covered everything from start to finish and helped us understand every aspect of the process. He is truly a master of his class. Even aside from the course outline, I learned new tips and tricks relevant to other processes in sign making and large format. I am looking forward to attending more classes from David in the future.

My experience with this class was first the extent of experience David has in all areas of this industry. He definitely is an expert in what he does. Secondly what impressed me was the down to earth way of teaching. He makes it very easy to understand. He is an awesome teacher. Thank you very much David. I appreciate you!

This class brought my understanding of laminating to a new level, both from a machine operation side and a materials side, David had many tips and recommendations that will make my job much more efficient and faster.

I'd like to say how much I enjoyed this class. First, it was held at a great (location Roland Imagination Center) I have been here a few times now and they support myself and my students. Second, the information was something I will use to help bring modern technology to my School. We ended up making a quality project that I know that I can repeat with the equipment and tools that I already own and use at my school. Thank you for the tips and the sharing of information to help out a fellow Sign maker and possibly Future Sign makers!

Workshop course outline

8:00 – 9:00 - Selecting materails- What should I print on and why? An in-depth look into selecting the correct print media and materials.

What are the best fine art photo papers and film-based media for acrylic mounts?

Optically clear adhesives- where should I buy it? Who makes this stuff? Why does it cost so much?

Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) / acrylics– what’s the difference, does it matter?

Surface protection films, and pre-masking- garbage in, garbage out!

9:00 – 12:00 - Laminating / processing your art work- Troubleshooting your process with advanced webbing techniques to reduce waste by 100%.

Nip profile, and low pressure– why it’s fundamental to the acrylic mounting process

Best new process for webbing your laminator- stop throwing money away

Sledding verses webbing your laminator- how to make the call and does size matter?

Laminator process capabilities– how to go from a 3-step to a 2-step workflow

12:00 – 12:45 - Lunch in – Provided by Roland DGA

12:45 – 1:45 - Backing materials and adhesives – Making your product unique and different. Still making a “me too” product? Think different.

Dibond, Max metal, ABS, acrylic- does it matter, Yes! Stop banging your head against the wall

Proper adhesives for my backing substrate– white or clear? Rubber or acrylic?

How to apply and when- 3 steps or 2 steps which process is better

2:00 – 3:30 – Edges and edge polishing – How to put the finishing touch to your work.

Edge Routing- CNC or hand held- what’s the best router bits to use with acrylic

Sanding– Might sound simple, but how about cutting your time in half

New flame polishing process that combines all materials— David Goetter’s personal process (refined after months of grueling research)

Diamond edge polishing- is it right for my product construction and facility?

3:30 – 5: 00 - Support frames and hanging hardware – Metal or wood attaching the frame so it wont fall of the wall- yes it happens!

Aluminum extrusion profiles- should I be using them?

Attaching your frame- VHB or epoxies, what is it I’m sticking to?

Understanding surface energy and temperatures- how they impact adhesion

How to evaluate VHB tapes– why should I know about sheer strength (do the math!)

Stand-offs and how they are often misused

Size limit: 10 students

Registration Deadline: Workshops currently on hold

Contact : David Goetter - Instructor

Phone: (850) -450-4857 CST

Email: davidgoetter@davidgoetter.com

Location: To be determined

Cost: 499.00 dollars- (please note this is a special introductory price offer)

Bonus Gift : A 300.00 dollar roll of optically clear Facemount adhesive from the DryTac Corporation