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Which vinyl will stick like you know what to emulsion walls?
I’ve searched the boards with many posts back to 2009 but there doesn’t seem to be a definitive answer to the problem of finding a vinyl which will stay stuck to a mat finish emulsion painted wall.
This instance just needs plain white for text, preferably mat finish but a print material could be used and utilised in the future.
It doesn’t need to be removable, I just need it to stay put and not peel away the next day like it’s got a mind of its own.
It must be a common problem for anyone doing exhibition work as this is for. -
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ultra destructible?
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Maybe the high grip vinyls from Hexis? They do stick like the proverbial, and from memory they have monomeric, polymeric and cast.
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Hi Peter,
I have a rough breeze block walls in my workshop, with peeling paint and very dusty. I have a habit of sticking odd weeded out detail on them just to see what’s what in terms of grab. I found that whether it is monomeric cheap horrible APA or polymeric Hexis or Grafityp they all stay put if I use a heat gun and a rivet brush/ felt squeegee.
I sometimes even sadistically overheat those to see how far I can take it…
The results are quite impressive across the range really if you use enough heat.Every kind of vinyl did lift quite quickly though if applied without heat, so I am yet to come across one that doesn’t.
Robert
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Thanks all, I’m going to get a sample of the Hexis stuff as they do 760 wide which is all I need.
I’ve tried all they usual heating methods but the mat emulsion paint the exhibition guys use just has no "stickability". -
Depends on how long you need it up for?
We’ve used vinyl on a several jobs, different vinyls, heat etc. all lifted in various ways, one overnight others over a few months.
Ended up using paint mask and emulsion on the permanent ones, customers love it.
MD5 or the Hexis seems to last OK on the building hoardings we do. -
we use ultratac LG.. as we had a difficult wall to do.. this solved it.
Very strong glue indeed
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I’ve just used Oracal 651 a few times with heat and it’s always stuck like you know what to emulsion walls.
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