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how do i remove printing from dibond?

Posted by Chris Windebank on 13 June 2008 at 14:58

I have a few boards here which have been printed straight onto the surface and I need to remove the print if possible to re-use the boards. Is it possible? Are there any solvents out there which will do the trick?

Shane Drew replied 17 years, 4 months ago 9 Members · 14 Replies
14 Replies

Nicola McIntosh

Member
13 June 2008 at 15:00

cellulose thinners and loads of clean rags 😀

nik
Chris Windebank

Member
13 June 2008 at 15:05

Cheers Nic, these are all fairly new so cant see the point in replacing them. Will give cellulose a go
Russell Spencer

Member
13 June 2008 at 15:25

the cellulose may attack the surface of the dibond if left on too long.
Can you not use grey back vinyl and overlaminate them?
Nicola McIntosh

Member
13 June 2008 at 15:33

quote Russell Spencer:

the cellulose may attack the surface of the dibond if left on too long.
Can you not use grey back vinyl and overlaminate them?

ive never came across that, and ive cleaned many….if anything the outline of the existing vinyl was more visible with grime and more awkward to remove 😀

nik
Chris Windebank

Member
13 June 2008 at 16:22

tried to cover over but you still see the faint outlines of the old text
Chris Wool

Member
13 June 2008 at 17:41

if flood coating is ok i would have flattened with some wet&dry first to hide the ridges

chris
Nicola McIntosh

Member
13 June 2008 at 17:48

quote Chris Wool:

if flood coating is ok i would have flattened with some wet&dry first to hide the ridges
chris

still quicker pouring the thinners on and wiping it off 😀

nik
John Childs

Member
13 June 2008 at 19:47

Sorry guys.

I don’t care how new the panels are, it’s better to throw them away and start again.

😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
Mark Nihotte

Member
13 June 2008 at 20:33

Touche John (:)
John Thomson

Member
13 June 2008 at 20:40

quote John Childs:

Sorry guys.

I don’t care how new the panels are, it’s better to throw them away and start again.

😀 😀 😀 😀 😀

i would agree John………..minimum £35 an hour because it is a horrible job……suddenly new panels are not only the best option but a cheaper one too so everyone is happy. Skybond panels are cheap 😀

Don’t lose sight of the wood for the trees when trying too hard to save a tight customer money…………you will get little thanks for it.

Working close with cellulose thinners is seriously not good for your health.
i would rather justify the cost of a perfect job than apologize for the shortcomings of a job done to a price…….just my opinion.

john

john
Glenn Sharp

Member
13 June 2008 at 20:42

I’m with the two Johns but is using the reverse not an option ??
Chris Windebank

Member
14 June 2008 at 06:51

These panels are 2 weeks old, has to have a change of logo and text but the monkeys who put them up scraped the backs on the walls. These do look as new but I guess I will order some new panels on Monday and re-drill the holes.

Cheers all
Glenn Sharp

Member
14 June 2008 at 08:28

Chris….please ignore my previous post 😳

I’d had a couple of Stellas last night and whilst trying to be helpfull, I managed to completely ignore how ridiculous I was being in stating the obvious 🙂
Shane Drew

Member
14 June 2008 at 11:54

quote John Childs:

Sorry guys.

I don’t care how new the panels are, it’s better to throw them away and start again.

😀 😀 😀 😀 😀

I was going to say the same thing….