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  • Painting foam PVC letters

    Posted by John Dorling on 18 June 2014 at 14:37

    I have a customer who wants raised lettering on a dibond sign. I was going to use 19mm Foam PVC but now some of the lettering is in a funny green colour. Is it possible to paint foam and if so what sort of paint would I need?

    Thanks

    John

    Denise Goodfellow replied 11 years, 3 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Simon Worrall

    Member
    18 June 2014 at 15:23

    As long as we are talking about the same product, Signex here in NZ or (I think) Foamex in UK, it can be primed and sprayed with auto paints John.
    The edges are quite absorbant and need more attention with the primer.
    I use the spray cans you get from auto stores for convenience.

  • Harry Cleary

    Member
    19 June 2014 at 08:23

    Spray cans have worked for me too, as has ordinary paint.

    The key is prepping it well. Key the surface and prime. Make sure the letters are cleaned too after prep, very easy to get a shard of the pvc causing fish eyeing. Which is impossible to touch up.

  • Denise Goodfellow

    Member
    19 June 2014 at 15:06

    we use screen tec in stoke on trent, tell them what u want and they`ll mix 0.5 of a kg pantone matched and then roll it on with a foan roller from b and q

    might need 2 coats depending upon the colour.

    or just flood with vinyl but then youll have white sides

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