{"id":8804,"date":"2024-02-01T15:26:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T15:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/servicebureau\/?page_id=8804"},"modified":"2024-02-02T17:21:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T17:21:29","slug":"phototex-installation-tips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/servicebureau\/home\/help_center\/phototex-installation-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"PhotoTex Installation Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Latex printed PhotoTex will be the most durable, Inkjet printed PhotoTex can smudge\/smear\/scratch under handling<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Paint wall at least 7-30 days ahead of installation<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is necessary to clean the surface before applying your print to remove dust and promote adhesion to the paint. Most newer paints have anti-scuff coatings as well as low VOC content that can prevent the adhesive from sticking if not cleaned. If the wall has been recently painted it is recommended to wait 7-30 days to allow off-gassing to occur, otherwise bubbles may result.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px\">Recommend Paints and Primers: <a href=\"https:\/\/dvf8f6.p3cdn1.secureserver.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/PAINTPRIMER-922.pdf\">https:\/\/dvf8f6.p3cdn1.secureserver.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/PAINTPRIMER-922.pdf<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Clean the wall<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use a solution of 70% isopropyl alcohol and 30% water to wipe down <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(in one direction only) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the surface TWICE<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px\">Installation Instructions from the Manufacturer: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phototexgroup.com\/3d-flip-book\/wall-prep-and-surfaces\/\">https:\/\/www.phototexgroup.com\/3d-flip-book\/wall-prep-and-surfaces\/<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Test a small section<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0It would also be a good idea to install a scrap piece to test how well it sticks.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Apply to wall starting with a thin strip at the top<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Researchers at 3M have found that cleaning the wall <\/span><b>TWICE <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with a mixture of 70 percent isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and 30 percent water can significantly boost adhesion for nearly any wall film applied to a painted substrate.)&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/multimedia.3m.com\/mws\/media\/1193340O\/install-prep-for-low-voc-painted-walls.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/multimedia.3m.com\/mws\/media\/1193340O\/install-prep-for-low-voc-painted-walls.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/multimedia.3m.com\/mws\/media\/945421O\/3m-enhanced-adhesion-cleaning-method.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/multimedia.3m.com\/mws\/media\/945421O\/3m-enhanced-adhesion-cleaning-method.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latex printed PhotoTex will be the most durable, Inkjet printed PhotoTex can smudge\/smear\/scratch under handling &nbsp; Paint wall at least 7-30 days ahead of installation It is necessary to clean the surface before applying your print to remove dust and promote adhesion to the paint. Most newer paints have anti-scuff coatings as well as low &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/servicebureau\/home\/help_center\/phototex-installation-tips\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":167,"featured_media":0,"parent":6,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8804","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/servicebureau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/servicebureau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/servicebureau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/servicebureau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/167"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/servicebureau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8804"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/servicebureau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8826,"href":"https:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/servicebureau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8804\/revisions\/8826"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/servicebureau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/servicebureau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}