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Advice from the brushies please
ok was going to do flat cut letters onto brushed stainlees steel sign but havent got time to order letters so plan to do paint with cheat via paint mask vinyl.
Any prep advice for this type of material and is one shot the paint to use plus anything I might have overlooked.
Thanks in advance – John 😀
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Seeing as it’s brushed adhesion should be no problem but you will have to thoroughly degrease the steel before applying the paint. And, apply the paint as soon as you can after degreasing.
1 Shot should be fine and as it’s stainless you shouldn’t have any need for an anti corrosive primer.
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Oh, and remove your mask as soon as it tacks up
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Is it real steel or DI bond type as that’s plastic coated???
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Make sure it’s clean.
I would perhaps Scotchbrite the surface after I’d masked it to assure paint adhesion.
Make sure the edges of your masking are all tight down to avoid paint bleeding.
If 1-Shot is all that’s available use it but I would try Keep’s or Kemp’s or whatever it’s called.
1S had been letting me down more than any boyfriend.
Add the brand-specific hardener sparingly.
Immediately remove the mask, I wear rubber gloves because it makes a mess.
I have to do something similar very soon.
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real steel from blackburns – prep with iso?
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quote :Add the brand-specific hardener sparingly
1 shot needs hardner? 😕
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John Jills got a good point regarding the tape edge, as the stainless has a grain and the paint could run in the very fain grain and not give you a crisp edge, why are you painting? cant you do a print and cut will a fill or something??
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John I’d think you’d need to add hardener considering the surface.
No matter how you slice it that sounds like a PITA job.
I’d take the time to order the letters, better to have to wait to do it the way you know best. -
he who dares eh
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John whats the look your after getting with this sign, cant see whats going on in your mind that will replace cut lettering??
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quote :1S had been letting me down more than any boyfriend
Well seems like there more than one paint on the market 😉
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Rich
client wants this up friday cant get the letters done that quick,
John
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I understand but what I meant was would it not have been better to print these letters what with drying times etc etc
Its Thursday tomorrow and you dont work all day xxx -
well if print – I could just do cut text but wanted somthin more permanent
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Can’t you just make it in cut high-performance vinyl?
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I wouldn’t use brushed stainless. I have yet to use the stuff without it going rusty, YES THE STAINLESS WILL RUST! Atmospheric pollution, ie acid rain.
And this is the voice of experience.
Use the dibond lookalikies.
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