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can i use 3m tape instead of tracks and clips?
hi folks ive got a dibond board to place under an existing roadside sign..its going on with tracks and clips …..not a great deal of experience of using tracks and clips i have to be honest .Iits only 8ftx2ft board so its not going to be heavy .Question ….would i get away with putting 3m double sided …or equal quality tape along the track or do i have to screw holes in the facing which i dont really want to do
Regards Brian
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Brian, where is it going? VHB tape if applied properly will do the job but if it is on the public highway it will need to be riveted as well I believe.
If you are floodcoating the whole panel you can drill and use countersunk rivets so when you cover there are no rivet heads showing. -
hmm its at low leval martin ….its to go under an existing hotel sign .When i said road sign i didnt actually mean coucil/roads department although its just off the road .Im not fload coating …its just white with reflective blue lettering
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I’ve done it with VHB before on smallish signs, like 4′ x 3′. If you are flooding the panel white then you could use some countersunk fixings but they’ll still show a little bit through the vinyl.
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cheers andy .as i said im not flood coating just blue lettering on it .I might be lucky a lot of the lettering might hide the screws
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Brian, I’d use d/s tape and rivets. (Like that job you helped me out on)
Whilst properly applied VHB tape WILL do the job, and the surface will be perfect – I’d only trust it at this size & location if you were doing three rails and it is a paint to paint application not raw metal and I’d certainly be using adhesion promoters to be VERY sure of the bond.
From a ‘normal’ viewing distance, 4 or 5 rivets through the front are barely noticeable and can be just an integral part of the sign.
Belt ‘n’ braces…
Dave
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cheers dave ….its only about 2ft off the ground in reality so ill take your advice
regards Brian
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