Aquaparks by their own hands: features of technology

To change beyond recognition the look of any product today is quite simple. After all, now we have become available for aquaplaning - the technology of applying decorative coating to objects of very different shapes. It has many names - immersion printing, aquaprint, 3d-decoration.

A bit of history

This technology began to be used in the 80 years of the last century, but to this day has not lost its relevance. Moreover, now it has become public. It's easy to make aquaparks with your own hands. To do this, you just need to have a set of necessary devices.

Aqua printing technology

Immersion printing is easy enough to apply. Special films, which can now be bought in almost any specialized store, are placed in a solution and applied to a part. The picture remains due to the fact that the film encircles the product. The coating is applied under the influence of strong chemical preparations of a certain temperature and density of water.

Stages of applying aqua printing

Who of us does not want to update the look of our own car or furniture, gracefully decorate the windows or various souvenirs ?! Waterproofing at home makes our desires possible.

The process itself consists of several stages.

• First, you need to decide on the design of the film,
  Choose a color and protective varnish.
• Then you have to work with the surface on which you intend to apply aquaplaning. It should be cleaned, degreased, polished and dyed in the base color you selected at the very beginning.
• Now you can proceed to the most aqua print.
• In conclusion, a few layers of varnish are applied to the dried product, which gives the finished object a finished appearance.

Aquaport with own hands

Of all the above stages, the most difficult is applying a print. Although you should not worry about this. It is possible to say with confidence that each of us can do aquapetting with our own hands, for this we do not need to have special skills.

It is necessary to take any capacity suitable for volume, and fill it with water of a certain temperature. The film for aquaprints has a water-soluble base, so it is put into water. It gradually becomes soft and spreads evenly on the surface. Next, an activator is applied, which converts the film into a liquid. Immediately thereafter, the product you have prepared for processing is immersed in the container. Thanks to water, the decorative coating is evenly applied to the surface of the object.

As you can see, aquaplaning, made with the help of instructions, is available to almost everyone. But any product acquires its former attractiveness and presentable appearance.

Advantages of aqua printing

This technology has many advantages that have long been recognized by those who came across it at least once.

1. Synthetic films for aquaprint can be applied to any surface: metal, plastic, ceramics, wood, glass, plywood. Therefore, they can be considered universal.
2. With the help of aqua printing, you can give any kind of picture to the surface: an imitation of a tree or a picture of animal skins, granite or marble, flowers or abstract patterns.
3. It's very simple - to make aquaparks with your own hands. Even if you decide to apply the image to a curved, faceted, blown surface, there will be no difficulties with this. Under the pressure of water, the pattern will lie flat.
4. Films for immersion printing have not only a decorative effect. They also protect products from dust, small scratches, ultraviolet.
5. This seal is durable and resistant to adverse environmental effects.

You see how many pluses there are in aquaplaning! With your own hands, you can work miracles, repainting the products, making them prettier and more attractive.