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HELP WITH PAINTING OVER PRINTED VINYL
Hi all, appologies if this is in the wrong forum..but not too sure..
Anyway, i have a customer who wants me to print an image onto some vinyl, using our versacamm with eco sol max inks so that it can be put onto a motor bike petrol tank and lacquered over to make it look almost like it was airbrushed on.
Can anyone recommend a vinyl to use, we have tried a sample piece using oracal 3951 (i think..) and he said it appeared to crinkle when he painted over it.
Any help would be appreciated
cheers
stephen -
6 Replies
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If it crinkles he is spraying the lacquer to heavily, you need to build up the layers in light coats and let it dry thoroughly between coats.
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Hi Mike, thanks for that, i’ll tell him and see what happens.
cheers
stephen -
I agree with Mike, when painting any decals with clear coat i always give a very light gripper coat, this then needs to flash off for 3-5 mins then next coat. This stops most problems with clear coat and as Mike said a heavy coat allows the solvents in the paint to attack the decal
Rich
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brill, cheers for your assistance
stephen
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alternatively we have painted over printed vinyls after they had been laminated in anti-graffiti film to protect the print
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You can seal with water based transparent AA paint before using solvents for extra protection.
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