I am refurbishing a sandblasted sign for one of my customers. I have scraped, sanded, puttied, and primed. I need a liquid masking solution that can be brushed on the letters until I am ready to paint them; something not too runny and will do the job in one coat. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
------------------ Deborah Fowler Creative Signs, Ohio "Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day: Teach a man to fish, he'll eat for a lifetime."
Posted by Ken Henry (Member # 598) on :
You might try the liquid masking that's commonly used to mask plastic sign faces prior to spraying... Signstrip I believe is one such masking material. You can get it from supplier who deal with plastics fabricators.
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Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
There is NO WAY that the liquid latex spray masks will work for you with one coat. It requires the film thickness of at least three coats to remove it without inventing new words that you'll hope to never use again
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Posted by Rich Stebbing (Member # 368) on :
I have used it in a "one-coat" application before, but it was rolled on with a small roller straight out of the can and I taped the edges to get a build-up for removal. It was Signstrip by Lacryl, Spraylat I think.
------------------ Rich Stebbing #945 RichSigns Rohnert Park CA
Posted by Monte Jumper (Member # 1106) on :
Spraylat is a good "latex" mask and can be rolled or brushed on...Ricks right tho be sure and triple coat everything (let it dry between coats)or you will join the elete group of swearing sailors that have suffered thu "too thin itus" and nit picked our way thru the rest of the job.
------------------ Monte Jumper SIGNLanguage/Norman.Okla.
Posted by George Perkins (Member # 156) on :
Rich has a great tip with the taped edges for a build up. This stuff works great BUT it must have a significant thickness to be easily removed. These guys aren't kidding about the swearing. Certain paints will break it down somewhat making something that was easily weeded a nightmare to remove after it's been painted. This is a case where too much is way better than too little. Also, while this stuff is great for corregated trailers NEVER, NEVER, NEVER allow it to get rained on Talk about cussin!!!!!!!!!!!
------------------ George Perkins Millington,TN. goatwell@ionictech.com
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Hi Deborah, what is the liquid mask for? Are you reblasting the sign? If your wood is all clean, sanded, and ready to go, you can: Spray the entire sign with 2 or 3 coats of opaque (solid color) acryic latex stain with an HVLP gun. When this is dry, lightly sand the raised areas with 220 grit paper, and then paint your letters and graphics. Your background will be done and the stain makes an excellent primer for the lettering. Works very well for us.
------------------ Wayne Webb Webb Sign Studio,Inc. Blastin' "woodesigns" in The Sunshine State "autograph your work with excellence" webbsignstudio@digitalexp.com
Talk about cussin!!!!!!!!!!!