The past few years I've recommended to customers that they wash their signs at least once a year. And put on a top quality U/V clearcoat. Recently, I've had a couple customers call to complain. Seems their 3-5 yr old signs are goin to hell within a yr of the clearcoat! Of course it's the south face and when I check, it's the clear coat chalking and peeling. I'm changing my recommendation, call me, I'll do the wash/clearcoat(I'll provide materials, ie. professional quality clear, and have a helper do the work). 1-Shot Clear or Chromatic,rather than whatever these folks are buyin at WalMart!
Pelucid sounds like an option. Pierre,any problems with top-coating on older signs, does it help restore colors?
Not really a control-freak kinda guy, but if these folks are gonna blame me for the clear-coat failure; it's gonna be my clearcoat!
Vent over now.
Posted by pierre (Member # 1462) on :
Coating an older sign with Pelucid brings the colors back to life. Just like clearing over flat airbrush paints on a van. A few years ago we were contracted to restore a number of old sandblasted, painted signs up on Big Mountain Ski Redsort. Worked like a charm.
Posted by Bill Dirkes (Member # 1000) on :
Thanks, Pierre I thought so. I'll place my order later this week!
Posted by PKing (Member # 337) on :
I have always used good old car wax! ain't that why they make it? To keep the paint clean,shiney,and last longer?
Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
I suggest they follow the wash with car wax containing NO SILICONE
Posted by Bill Dirkes (Member # 1000) on :
Wellll... By Golly Gum Pat, Rick Why didn't I think of that?! Specially when I allude to car care when trying to get customers to take an active role in there sign needs. As much as trying to extend the life of painted signage, the recommenation was to educate customers that this "schtuff" ain't maintenance free. yer royalty check is in the mail, Pierre. go on out to the mailbox & wait. hehe.
Posted by George Perkins (Member # 156) on :
For a really good car wax to restore old finishes, try Super Glaze by The Wax Shop. Available at the discount places like Advance, it's in a very liquid state, goes on really easy, dries quick wipes off incredibly easy, brings back a shine to the crappiest finishes, last as good as anything. Won't leave a builup or mess up black rubber moldings. The only drawback is it's price, about $9 a bottle. Once you use it though you'll never use anything else. I gave a bottle to a drag bike customer of mine who did a black 30 enclosed trailer with it, he said it took him about an hour.
