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  • Interior mural, which vinyl/paper to use??

    Posted by Nick Minnery on March 11, 2013 at 4:25 pm

    Hi guys

    I’ve been asked by a client if I can provide a mural for an interior wall of his restaurant. He is going to provide me with the image (a busy Indian street scene) but this is a first for me.

    Do I go the printable wallpaper route, or specialist vinyl?

    Also, if anyone here has done anything like this, do you print each section with a 5mm bleed, then overlap each piece?? So many questions.

    The wall is approx 8m x 2.5m

    Thanks

    Nick

    Kev Mayger replied 11 years, 1 month ago 6 Members · 6 Replies
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  • Stuart Drynan

    Member
    March 11, 2013 at 4:32 pm

    Personally i place a 10mm overlap on wall jobs. either 10mm to the right OR 10mm on each panel (Left and right) depending on how busy the image is etc.

    I have found both materials to be rather easy to work with, granted vinyl is more simple to fit etc 🙂

  • Nick Minnery

    Member
    March 22, 2013 at 5:04 pm
    quote Stuart Drynan:

    Personally i place a 10mm overlap on wall jobs. either 10mm to the right OR 10mm on each panel (Left and right) depending on how busy the image is etc.

    I have found both materials to be rather easy to work with, granted vinyl is more simple to fit etc 🙂

    Thanks for the response Stuart, much appreciated. Anyone else had experience with this type of job??

    Thanks

  • Stuart Miller

    Member
    March 25, 2013 at 7:35 pm

    I’m also doing one soon and have found these people very helpful.
    I must admit I like the idea of the re-positional paper as it doesn’t require any adhesive added.
    they sent me samples

    http://www.redcliffe.co.uk/point_of_sal … lpaper.htm

  • Ruairi O'Boyle

    Member
    March 26, 2013 at 9:29 am

    I am interested in this also..

    If you use vinyl will it disturb the plaster when it comes round to removing it?

    Does ordinary vinyl stick to the wall ok? Does the surface below need to have a shiny painted surface? ie gloss or sheen rather than just matt paint?

  • Robert Edward

    Member
    March 31, 2013 at 7:20 pm

    Hi

    whatever you use its importent to seal the walls we always use a zinsser sealent as this will allow you to move the vinyl or wall paper without pulling of the paint (not a lot mind just a bit)

    If its your first job i would use printed wallpaper as large sheets of vinyl can be trickey if your not used to it.

    its also inportent to get the overlaps right so when you cut and shut you are still lined up on the image.

  • Kev Mayger

    Member
    April 3, 2013 at 10:44 am

    I use WW300 from APS for direct to wall vinyl graphics. Sticks like proverbial to the blanket. Fit using the hinge method centre to top then bottom. This way you have less chance of the print running off. It does however remove the painted surface beneath when coming to replace it.

    Kev

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