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    Posted by rob-lambie on October 14, 2024 at 1:56 am

    The following pictures are from a well-known busy Bar / Nightclub in Glasgow.
    You can see from the “before” picture, that this wall area with 4 sets of double doors and a pay-to-enter type of reception area, looks pretty bland in medium grey painted surfaces.

    The artwork is an oil painting by a Glasgow Scottish artist which we scaled up to cover the entire area.
    We then had to manipulate some parts so that the three-dimensional areas flowed from one place to the next.
    The surfaces varied in different textures and materials. Being a nightclub, everything had to be hard-wearing so we opted for a matt laminated vinyl with a suitable adhesive, taking into account the surfaces it had to bond to.

    Leslie Anderson replied 2 months, 2 weeks ago 7 Members · 9 Replies
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  • Martyn

    Member
    October 14, 2024 at 4:00 am

    jeez thats a job and a half. I was having a heart attack looking at all the sockets and fire buttons etc to go around assuming that they were not really helpful and stripped the walls back of all annoying obstacles.

    Guessing you used a high tac adhesive for this one. Nice job, i bet it took some time to fit

  • rob-lambie

    Administrator
    October 14, 2024 at 9:10 am

    Thanks, Martyn. šŸ˜€šŸ‘

    You are correct, it was a high-bond vinyl which is great in many ways, but does nothing to make the installation any easier, because it pretty much sticks on contact.

    All those sockets, monitor, alarm system and fire alarm in the small entrance area could not be touched.
    we managed to apply the vinyl over the switches with one little inlay of about 5mm between the alarm and a socket.
    On the side wall with the monitor, there were two cuts in the material. (see attached) one at the monitor and one at the alarm. Not because we couldn’t cut them out, it was more because the face area of both was larger than the area at the back of each. this would still be doable with a normal adhesion vinyl and a few tricks installing it, but with the high bond adhesive and painted plasterboard walls, it just didn’t make sense not to have a cut in the vinyl, with the risk of losing the entire panel of vinyl and possible damage to the wall surface if it didn’t go down perfect. Keeping in mind, that we are there to install the graphics, it is not our fault they cannot remove some obstacles due to them having tamper alarms connected to the police. which just added to the fun because there were lots of sensors and cameras in other areas.
    The way to help apply high-bond vinyl around these types of obstacles is to gently wipe them with a polish of some sort which leaves a coating on them and stops the vinyl from sticking fast to them as you work. yes, you can masking tape them off, but keep in mind they are sensitive to touch and you then have to remove the tape.

    it took two men, two full days to complete.

    The red lines indicate where the only cuts were made to apply.

  • RobertLambie

    Administrator
    October 14, 2024 at 11:57 am

    Sorry, it helps if I attached the “before” picture. šŸ™ƒšŸ¤Ø

  • Leslie Anderson

    Member
    October 14, 2024 at 4:15 pm

    i REALLY like that! what a transformation. šŸ˜
    I would love to know how something like this is done from the design process, making it to fitting the walls. the possibilities are endless.

    Lā¤

  • Mark Johnston

    Member
    October 14, 2024 at 10:42 pm

    that looks the mutts nuts rob! šŸ˜ŽšŸ‘

  • Karen White

    Member
    October 17, 2024 at 7:56 am

    Wow, that is very nice! šŸ‘
    this type of design or similar would look amazing in a modern home and people would pay plenty for it.

  • RobertLambie

    Administrator
    October 17, 2024 at 7:25 pm

    Thanks Leslie, Mark and Karen. šŸ‘

    @Leslie-Anderson I know you are based in Glasgow city centre, if we do any more installs in your area, I will let you know. You are welcome to drop by.

    @KarenWhite
    You are correct Karen, Most abstract oil paints, pencil sketches and more, can be blown up full room size, and create a really unique feature wall in any home. You will know yourself, that if the customer provides a decent photo to be blown up and used, it really isn’t that expensive in comparison to some standard wallpapers. Which are not custom one-offs!

    • Leslie Anderson

      Member
      November 25, 2024 at 9:12 am

      wow, thanks robert. that would be amazing! šŸ™‚šŸ‘

  • Peter Cassidy

    Member
    October 21, 2024 at 8:57 pm

    that is pretty cool Rob and certainly different. šŸ˜Ž

    i can work out how to approach a section, but combining lots of different sections like that and keeping the design consistent is a bit of a head F**k! šŸ˜¬ šŸ§

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