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Vinyl for emulsion painted walls
Hi there, looking for some advice on tried a tested vinyl for painted walls, recommendations please, thanks in advance
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Funny you should mention this now Graham – I did this sign last week.
Avery 700 and oracal 751, the grabbiest vinyls I know.
the paint is resene lumbersider, an acrylic waterborne paint.
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Thank you Simon, much appreciated
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We’ve used Mactac’s WW (wall wrap) digital vinyl, for internal walls in a takeaway.
That stuff is sticky, and is a bit thicker than standard vinyl. Also used Mactac’s self adhesive wall paper, but printing on a Solvent Machine it’s not as durable as laminated vinyl.
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David, many thanks
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This is something I’ve had to do a few times, never really been too sure what to use but went for Metamark M4 Matt range for cut graphics, no call backs as yet.
I did use some mactac architectural digital vinyl, very sticky and no problems using it unprinted onto grey emulsioned walls, however, the printed elements all curled on the edges.I did get called back.What I’d like to know is what all the eBay sellers use for their ‘wall art’ graphics that some of my friends have stuck around their houses? They all seem to stick well.
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Admittedly the only one I’ve tried but I have used Uber-film UM in matt black, I’ve used it on a few walls around the house to test it and over a year later it’s still not lifted – and one is in the front hallway so loads of traffic and kiddy fingers. Quite small text too around 1" high in some places and about 3mm in width. I thought that would be a good test and so far so good!
It didn’t however stick well to rough surface painted fibreglass, it’s just not sticky enough and to be fair I didn’t expect it to either.
Also, as it’s black I haven’t tried printing on it (whats the point!)
I have however just been asked to print a full wall, so I’m looking at what vinyl to use for this? Due to my limited cutting width ability I was thinking along the lines of applying it widthwise so the joins are horizontal, the wall is about 1600 wide x 2760 high
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I always Metamark M4 MATT for cut vinyl on wall applications. 10 years, never a call back. Matt vinyl on walls hides the imperfections of the plaster / paint job better than gloss vinyl.
Once I didn’t have particular colour in matt and decided to laminated M7 with matt laminate. Didn’t work. Maybe was too thick, maybe the office was too damp (rail arch) vinyl curved and felt down on the office floor. Had to replace by ordering M4 – no problem.
The installation included 4 other different colouts M4. Only the laminated M7 with matt lamination, fell on the floor. All other M4 stayed up without any issues.
I’m sure if the surface was van or glass panel – the laminated M7 would of been just fine.
Shame Metamark don’t do MATT for the M7 colour series.
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