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spraying foamex
hey all, about to quote on a job for around 100 small foamex (simapor brand) pvc foam board,
i need them in three colours, i think t’ll be a pain, and uneconomical to cover 30 of each in different colours, so was thinking of spraying them,
can i use automotive aerosol sprays ? primer and then a top coat ? and then simply stick vinyl numbers ontop ?
just a thought ?!!
thanks in advance,
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16 Replies
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Hugh what size are we talking about? could you not just order the foamex in the colours you want?
Peter
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Hugh we used to give Foamboard to the local body shop to spray with car paint so shuldn’t be a problem, don’t think you even need to prime just Scotchpad.
Dave
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they’re only 210 x 135mm aprx. i’d need a minimum of 2 coloured 8×4 foamex, and it aint cheap ! i’d only use a third of it for the job, not economical
one chopped up white sheet, and £20 of spray paint is still cheaper than one coloured 8×4 ! and will give me all the bits i’d need, 60 then need painting of flooding (or would it be considered ‘dowsing’ on such a small sheet !!!)
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Hugh, why not flood the area you need, then cut into the pieces? A metre of vinyl is quicker and probably cheaper than spray painting.
Peter
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quote Peter Normington:Hugh, why not flood the area you need, then cut into the pieces? A metre of vinyl is quicker and probably cheaper than spray painting.beat me too it peter…..but it would depend on how thick the foamex was especially if cutting by hand 😀
a good example of where the screenprinting comes in…i would just tape up a screen and print them all 😀
nik
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quote Hugh Potter:one chopped up white sheet, and £20 of spray paint is still cheaper than one coloured 8×4 !Just had a quick look at the Europoint prices on here Hugh, and the cost difference (on 5mm) is only £6.83 per sheet.
Bit of "false economy" in my opinion if you think you can spray them (including labour) for less than that!
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don’t forget chaps (and chapesses) that i’m not yet uksg.
my supplier for white 5mm foamex is £23.66, a coloured sheet of the same is 44.67, big difference !!
i just figured that i can get everything outta one white sheet, and paint / flood (supplier is cutting up as i can’t cat so many accurately and quickly) each blank,
if i had to use coloured, i’d be loking at £44 + the cut charge, x 2, so prob £100 for two sheets + vat, + the white sheet, and only 1/3rd of each will be used, i know i’d have the offcuts for signs, but it doesnt make the price look any god to the customer,
oh eck ! hate these kinda things !
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Hugh,
I understand your dilemma, I’ve been there myself. I agree with Peter, a couple of metres of vinyl is easier and cheaper even if you add a £10 delvery charge. You can still use the white foam – and you don’t finish up with multi coloured trousers and shoes, not to mention the state of the inside of your nostrils!
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lol if i had a guilotine, i’d have it floded and be chopping up as we speak, but i’m paying the supplier to chop it into little pieces for me,
i can do it for pence in correx, but it suddenly gets very pricey in foamex !
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quote Hugh Potter:my supplier for white 5mm foamex is £23.66, a coloured sheet of the same is 44.67, big difference !!
Change your supplier Hugh…… shop around, I have just looked at two other suppliers (apart from Europoint), nowhere near that price for coloured, £28.24 and £29.00.
At these prices, it’s even cheaper than "flooding" a sheet, and a lot less hastle.
Don’t forget, it’s okay just pricing the materials here to "flood" a sheet, you also need to take into account your labour, all of a sudden, this is a very expensive exercise!!
Surely though, you should have looked at the costs of coloured foamex before you quoted the job??
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i haven’t yet quoted for the job, i’m working on that, it just seems rediculously expensive for what they need, which are essentially a set of numbers !
i have looked at other local suppliers for sheet materials before, they either can’t / won’t ship big sheets, so time i go collect, or pay stoopid delivery charges, this lot aren’t farout, and deliver themselves up to 10×6 for a fiver
edit, jsut spotted the 3mm in the catalgue, that’s £27 a sheet, is this what you meant ? i was pricing 5mm originally. not sure why there’s such a huge jump in price though.
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Hugh, just PM’d you, the prices I listed were for 5mm.
"Expensive" compared to what?
If you get the supplier to cut to size, they’re not shipping a big sheet, 210mm x 135mm could be boxed easily for courier delivery.
Okay, I’m guessing that your needing 30 out of a sheet, so based on that, your looking at less than £1 per piece (with the off-cut as a bonus), you would in fact get 99 out of a sheet (do they buy these regularly?) which would be less than 30p a piece.
I personally would price the job based on coloured foamex, save the hastle and the labour!
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The prices you are paying for foamex are ridiculous. You should not buy at printed catalogue prices but negotiate a substantial discount on foamex.
I suggest getting on the phone to 2 or 3 suppliers and ask for their best prices. I bet you get a result.
Peter
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thanks chris, will act on that in a mo,
Hi Peter,
the foamex price on coloured sheets does seem silly, admittedly,
a plain white sheet in 5mm 8×4 is 23.66, not particularly expensive, but for some reason the coloured is too high at £44.67 (matt) or £55 gloss, so yeah, i figure i ought to try and get a better price on that, most of their stuff is reasonable enough to make it worth using them though.
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quote :a plain white sheet in 5mm 8×4 is 23.66, not particularly expensive
Yes it is. Good quality unbranded £15 Top quality branded £20 or better.
Peter
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ok ok, rub it in why not !!!!
just tried another supplier who’ll supply 5mm for the price my place does 3mm, much better,thanks.
Hugh
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