i have a new customer with a frequently "tagged" sign on Haight Street (yes, THAT Haight Street). I did a search for graphiti and i guess i'm spelling it wrong or something.. i'm sure this has been covered to death, so can somebody please just point me to a message string to help me? (i'm going to either paint or vinylcut a new sign - probably MDO for the weight - and i've heard of paintable coatings and somebody said there was some kind of vinyl overlay protection i think). thanks in advance!
------------------ :: Scooter Marriner :: :: Coyote Signs :: :: San Francisco :: :: don't blame me... i'm just a beginner ::
Posted by Ken Henry (Member # 598) on :
What you can do is to give the finished sign a good coat of automotive type wax. I'ts basically invisible, heightens the shine, and acts as a barrier between the actual paint, and any spray-on graffitti that might get applied. What happens is that the graffitti gets washed off with mineral spirits...and the wax as well. To restore protection after a graffitti attack, the sign face should then be re-waxed.
Hope this helps you out.
------------------ Ken Henry Henry & Henry Signs London, Ontario Canada (519) 439-1881 e-mail kjmlhenry@home.
Some days you get to be the dog....other days, you get to be the fire hydrant.
Posted by Greg Gulliford (Member # 170) on :
I'm pretty sure that the product (pelucid sp?)Pierre sells is good for this also.
------------------ Greg Gulliford aka MetroDude Metro Signs and Banners 1403 N. Greene St. #1 Spokane, WA 99202 509-536-9452
Hello Scooter...Product Sign Supply in San Jose has a vinyl product called graffiti coat that paint will not stick to. 1 800 540 9199. Buy a few square feet and try it yourself. Tell them letterheads sent you. Vic G
------------------ Victor Georgiou AnchorBlanks.com Jack Wills Clipart CD's Designs Cut to Any Size Serving the Trade Only
Posted by Pierre St.Marie (Member # 1462) on :
Yeah, Pelucid does it too. You can use thinners to clean off spray paint, etc. Won't touch the Pelucid if properly applied.
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Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
Scooter, there was a discussion on this subject only a month or so ago. Try doing a search. Product Sign Supply sells two different types of grafitti protection. One is a spray, the other is a Tadlar film that's only 1 mil thick. I just bought a 60" roll to do alot of park signs. We're wet applying it over paint and vinyl. Seems to be working.
------------------ The SignShop Mendocino, California "Where the Redwoods meet the Surf"
Posted by Jerry Mathel (Member # 526) on :
Clear coat with Pelucid and then give it a coat of "Future Floor Wax". Ammonia and water will usually remove the tagger's work. Of course you have to give it another coat of wax.
I've had good luck with this on school and park signs.
------------------ Jerry Mathel Jerry Mathel Signs Grants Pass, Oregon signs@grantspass.com
Posted by roger bailey (Member # 556) on :
Hey Jerry, had a ski boat in a n.california lake for a couple years, the clear coat was lookin pretty weathered one holiday weekend, no time to re-clear before friends aand family arrived. Got out the wifes floor wax(Future),put a good heavy coat on, it filled the small "clear cracks" and gave it a wonderful depth and shine !!
Did that repeatedly for another year !!
Roger(soooo lazzzy)
------------------ Roger Bailey Rapid Tac Incorporated Waikoloa, Hawaii
Posted by Kent Smith (Member # 251) on :
If the taggers use chrome or brass metallic colors, they will penetrate waxes and acrylics. The best coatings are two component urethanes, "graphiti coatings" or tedlar films. Properly cured urethanes or tedlar will allow the spray paints to be removed with common detergents. Each coating should be weighted for the cost per square foot.
------------------ Kent Smith Smith Sign Studio Greeley, Colorado, USA kent@smithsignstudio.com
