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Help and Advise Needed for Large wall graphic
Afternoon all
Im needing some help and advice please, ive taken on a project to make a wall art piece for a customer.
hes always looking for the cheapest option for everything so i need to work to a tight budget.
basically he has a wall around 1.5m high by 5m long possibly less, and wants a large image or artwork creating.
The wall is made from wood not very smooth as it has all screw holes.
Ive been looking at some options and one was the cystal system that allows banners to be placed in a frame to stretch.
Other is simply printing large graphics and floodcoating 10mm foamex and attaching that to the wall.
questions i have is what would be the best substrate to use i.e foamex, dibond etc
and also if i was to make a concave to the wall what would be the best way.
Ill try and attach some pics to this thread later….
cheers in advance
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3 Replies
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I would be tempted to build a frame using battons and screw this to the wall at least that way you know you have something to fix the foamex too.
Give Perspex distribution a call they sell a product simialr to foamex but its called pallight or something long those lines.
Then just flood coat the image and screw into the frame on the reverse.
I wonder if you could even hold the panels up using a VHB tape and just a few screw…??
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Yes Perspex Distribution, give them a call 😀
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you recon you would be cheaper and give a better finish using 3mm composite board "skybond lightweight" from europoint. see UKSG section for pricing.
obviously i cant see the wall in question but you could use "no-nails" silicon type adhesive to fix it into place? im not a fan of the stuff but does work if you want to completely hide the fixings… if not you could counter sink some screws and cover with the vinyl.
personally i think you may get away with the likes of no-nails on the rear but to run a .75" length of mill finish alluminium flat bar along the top and bottom. it would finish it off nicely and keep everything in line whilst the adhesive got its bond.if he is really a skin-flint tell him to get his walls rubbed down and a couple of coats of gloss paint and once dry go in and apply the printed vinyl to it.
at the end of the day you only get what you pay for….
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