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  • George Elsmore

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    14 August 2006 at 15:12
  • Dave & Rob Lowery

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    14 August 2006 at 15:25
  • John Harding

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    14 August 2006 at 20:32

    Lorraine

    You can make them yourself simply foamex panels covered in self adhesive loop nylon – apply in similar fashion as if flood coating with vinyl.

    All class 1 fire resistant so no probs

    regards John

  • Nicola McIntosh

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    14 August 2006 at 20:40
    quote John Harding:

    You can make them yourself simply foamex panels covered in self adhesive loop nylon – apply in similar fashion as if flood coating with vinyl.
    All class 1 fire resistant so no probs

    nice one john i didnt know that cheers 😀

    nik

  • Nicola McIntosh

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    14 August 2006 at 20:50

    meant to ask john where do you get the s/a loop nylon from ? 😀

    nik

  • John Harding

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    14 August 2006 at 21:28

    bolloms amongst others phone no at work if you need will look out tommorrow

    John

  • Lorraine Clinch

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    15 August 2006 at 11:18

    Thanks guys for the links.

    John, I also like that idea, any contacts for the material appreciated.

  • John Harding

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    15 August 2006 at 12:51

    Bolloms 022 8658 2299 http://www.bollom.com/display

    B Browns 08705 340340 http://www.bbrown.co.uk

    one Up 020 7639 4620

    Haven’t used the above in a while so contacts may have changed if so please advise.

    Remember to order self adhesive otherwise you have to glue it yourself which is more aggro.

    my tip – hinge one edge and holding a scrunched up cloth smooth from side to side to apply like in one of robs vinyl app demos

    john

  • Steve Morgan

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    15 August 2006 at 13:00

    Lorraine,
    As John says J. W. Bollom are a good supplier for exhibition fabrics, I’ve used them for many years.
    You will find that there are 2 kinds of loop nylon available, self adhesive and plain. Both require some patience to apply well. As with any fabric it will stretch so be careful. If you can get another pair of hands to help it will be an advantage, especially with the s/a. Once it touches the board it will be stuck, like cast vinyl onto hot shiny bodywork, and its very very difficult to reverse the situation.
    If you opt for the plain material you will need some of their PVA adhesive, not sure if it will work on foam PVC.
    If you use timber double coat it. The surface of the PVA must be tacky not wet, if it’s wet it will soak through the fabric and it looks terrible!
    And finally, if you can try to cover the substrate with a similar colour as the fabric – black fabric over white substrate will show and if it gets stretched it looks worse.
    Bollom do have a good tech backup if you need advise

    Steve

  • Lorraine Clinch

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    15 August 2006 at 13:50

    Thank you John and Stephen-good help and advice from both of you. I shall try those links, see if they have purple 😮 😕

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