Originally Posted by
Drew Wiley
Static mtg is elegant in the sense of being extremely simple and totally reversible, but needs a low humidity environment. As you have no doubt already noticed, the poly base
of Ciba easily develops a static charge and attracts dust etc. So you need an extremely
dust-free work environment. Then you need an acrylic substate which will remain flat,
like a laminate with acrylic sheet on top, or thick enough acrylic sheet not to bow, and you
create a static charge on it using a wool bonnet or wool sock, just like you did as a kid
with a balloon. It's that simple. The print literally clings to it. I use just a tiny spot of perm
acrylic adhesive at the top border of the print. The static cling itself seems to be permanent, or relatively so. But there's a size limit, maybe up to 20x24 or so, of the print
itself. Totally smooth. I've heard of people doing this with Fujiflex too, but haven't personally had any luck, probably because it is nearly always damp here, and I don't have
forced air heating in the lab, just passive electric.
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