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advice please applying vinyl to a painted surface
Hi All
I have a shop sign to do and is silver vinyl 751C on to an already painted surface (a few months old)
What should I be aware of, if anything…… besides the clean well preparation.
Would a felt squeegee be the better option as paint is not always perfectly smooth?
Thanks
Warren
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5 Replies
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Couple of things spring to mind:
Get rid of the oily grime with meths, ALWAYS apply dry – no worries about what kind of squeegee (felt is good once the tape is off). Don’t worry about a few lumps & bumps – you can always fix it when the tape is peeled. And if it’s not a hot day – heat bond the vinyl to the paint (heat gun) and it’ll ‘suck right in’ to the texture of the paint and get a good bond.
Done right – it should last longer than the paint!!
Dave
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just as Dave said…
Peter
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Cool, thanks guys.
sounds simple enough.
cheers
Warren
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I did one like that a few months ago. The decorators had left a slightly bumpy texture, so I did as Dave suggested: go over it all with a felt squeegee after removing the tape. End result looked great even though the vinyl showed the texture underneath. Make sure they’ve done a good job of the painting or you could pull paint off when you remove your tape.
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quote :you could pull paint off when you remove your tape.heh. . I did that once 😳 it’s not a nice feeling when you remove the app tape and half the fascia comes away with it. After learning the hard way I ‘ll apply dry. . go have a cuppa. . ( leave for 20mins ) come back and spray the app tape with a light mist of application fluid. this tends to release the application paper and it’ll falls away without subjecting the surface underneath with any force ! Then go over with a heat gun and felt squeegee. .
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