(This will push what dirt the sponge doesn?t pick up to the bottom of your sheet for easy removal.)ģ. Clean the Mylar in a downward motion with the wet sponge, in a downward stroking pattern. Thoroughly spray down the surface area of the dirty Mylar using the soapy water.Ģ. Soapy water in spray bottle (Add a few drops of dish detergent to distilled or R/O water for best results.)ġ.Over time, your Mylar will become spotted and stained, especially if you do a lot of foiliar feeding! * Use a tape measure to measure, and mark your Mylar sheets prior to cutting - you will cut much straighter sheets. Using gloves will eliminate this problem. * Washing your hands prior to working with Mylar will eliminate much of the natural oils, which are present on your skin, and can smudge your shiny new Mylar.
Simply apply additional Velcro squares to each attachment location, directly on top of the original attachment locations. Velcro makes it easy to re-use your Mylar. In the past I have thrown away Mylar after it becomes too scratched and water stained, etc. Note: Mylar should be as ripple-free as possible to avoid poor light reflection and hot sopts. Velcro also allows you to re-adjust your Mylar as often as necessary with ease. Using Velcro to hang your Mylar will also allow you to clean your Mylar with less risk of damage. The risk of ripping the Mylar is greatly reduced. Using this method you can hang your Mylar without risk of damage from tacks or staples. This is a very effective, and economic system for hanging your expensive Mylar. Cleanup is a snap simply pull, and then throw away the Mylar. Once the Mylar sheet has been applied, you can begin to straighten the sheet by pulling each corner tight, one at a time, and by reattaching the Velcro square.Ħ. Once the Velcro has been applied to each corner of your Mylar sheet, grasp the Mylar sheet with both hands and apply to the wall.ĭont worry about getting it straight in this step.ĥ. Note: you could pre-apply squares to each side of your Velcro sheet so you can easily flip the sheet over.Ĥ. Apply one Velcro square to each corner of your Mylar sheet using the self-adhesive backing. Take a ½ inch square (1.25 cm x 1.25 cm) of Velcro and remove the protective paper from both sidesģ. Note: Keep your Mylar clean as possible! It picks up dust easily.Ģ. Cut the sheet of Mylar to the desired shape and size Self Adhesive Velcro Strips, and sharp scissors / Exacto knifeġ.
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