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  Posted by Mark Phillips on 14 February 2005 at 15:43

  please assist

  i have been asked to sign a frontage, indoors, the customer has repainted the ply signboard.
  Will normal vinyl stick to painted ply ?, this may seem a daft question , but i have only signed vehicles
  thanks for any assistance received
  mark

  Andy Gorman replied 20 years, 10 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  Peter Munday

  Member

  14 February 2005 at 15:46

  Mark ,painted ply is ok but allow a week for paint to dry, and point out that when the paint starts peeling then the vinyl will also but it’s not the vinyl failing.

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  Andy Gorman

  Member

  14 February 2005 at 15:47

  It’ll stick to ordinary household gloss paint, if that’s what you mean.
  Just make sure the paint is completely dry. Apart from being soft for ages, gloss paint can give off small amounts of fumes for some time, which can cause bubbles to appear under vinyl.

  I’ve stuck vinyl to paint that has been on for 7 days and had no problems, but you have to be careful you don’t mark the paint if it is slightly soft.

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  Mark Phillips

  Member

  14 February 2005 at 15:52

  thanks guys , i take it i will have to warm the vinyl a little, as usual , for extra bonding ?

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  Andy Gorman

  Member

  14 February 2005 at 19:50

  I wouldn’t warm it. If it’s indoors it should be ok, besides I think it would soften the piant if it is a gloss oil based paint, which could lead to all sorts of finger marks etc.

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