This is the easiest way I found to install Kapton tape on glass, for a 3D printer heating bed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoY4l75KvqI
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Having soap underneath your Kapton tape can cause it to peel off the glass when you’re dealing with large, high-warp parts.
I have not had an issue yet. I have been using this method for months now. The Windex evaporates fairly quickly and leaves nothing behind.
The liquid that your are spraying is the one used to clean glasses, am I correct.?
Yeah, Its just Windex.
Thanks. I’ll try that next time.
I have tried detergent before, and while I got the tape really nicely aligned, the top of the tape got contaminated with the stuff and I couldn’t clean it off to get the plastic to stick to it.
This is pretty much standard trick with vinyl application, at least before the “smart” vinyl came to the market. You can just use water, it will do the same, only it works faster than windex and a lot cheaper.
I just use soap and water, but the key is to spray both the glass and the glue side of the tape. I’ve never had the tape peel, but the hottest I’ve printed is abs, and we squeegee the Hell out of the tape. We do get some tape detaching when pulling large parts off. Also, don’t buy the super thin kapton, if you do, you’re gonna have a bad time. I got a while spool of the thin stuff wide enough for my bed in one sheet. I end up wasting so much because it crinkles, stretches, and tears when I unroll it
It wirks also with the liquid to wash the dishes. Tour tip seems eaysier. Thank you.
To clean the top of the tape I use nail polish remover. Nail polish remover has acetone in it, and it works very well as an oil remover. It will even remove small strands of melted ABS plastic that has been inbedded into the Kapton tape.
Yeah, even acetone (the useful bit of nail polish remover) didn’t help for some reason.
Going to try just water next time. See if that helps.
Make sure you use much more water than soap, or just use water. If there’s soap still on top, wipe with water wet towel. The surfactant has hydrophilic tails that will latch onto the water and rinse away
@Thomas_Sanladerer windex is what most people use when installing window tint on cars. it evporates with no residue and the card removes the bulk of the liquid
@Rick_Zehr Kapton tape does not make any mess. I can imagine that Elmer’s Glue would make a large mess that you would need to clean off after each print, also i’m sure it does not smell the best!
I used to use polymide but now prefer abs juice for my abs prints. I use multiple glass squares. My bed is 304mm x 304mm so I use that to my advantage. lowest prints first in the corner farthest from home then I work my way across the front of the bed. then behind that again until I’ve used all of the area I can safely (without running the hot end into a part). I remove the glass and replace it with another that has abs juice freshly applied. Then level the bed while the other sheet cools and begin printing. When the other is cool I tap off my parts,that haven’t come loose on their own, during cooling. Then I use a razor to scrape the perimeters off. And apply abs juice if I plan on printing on it soon. I make my abs juice thin to where it is a little cloudy. When I apply it I use cotton balls and scrub the entire plate. This removes oils and old refried abs juice. Then make 3 wiping passes per dip of abs juice until I cover the whole sheet. It evaporates quickly. the glass must not be hot! It evaporates quickly and pulls fibers of the cotton and traps them in the coating. I believe refried abs contributes to parts not coming free easily even when cooled. I recommend running cold tap water on the part and both sides of the glass when this happens. If it won’t come free try freezing the whole thing a few hours. There is a chance of shattering due to the different rates of thermal contraction so freeze as a last resort and at your own risk.
I find Kapton the easiest for ABS. As long as it is heated to 100 degrees it sticks beautifully. The only problem is the parts lift the tape when taking them off.
@Rick_Zehr awesome! I’ll give that a try on the printer I’m building for my College