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Revisitting a post from a week or so ago regarding removing lettering from an awning. This lettering was painted. I was given some great feedback (thank you) and was out on site yesterday to experiment. Iso Alcohol did not cut it but, my 2nd solvent of choice was acetone and IT WORKED. Now, this is not my fortay...removing painted lettering from a vinyl awning so, I am interested in the POSSIBLE PERRIL involved with throwing ACETONE all over this 4' x 30' awning. Would anyone reccomend a "safer" solvent? Will acetone speed up the "diterioration process" for this awning? This is going to be a nasty job so, I don't want it to be nasty and come unravelled son after from the harsh solvents.;
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Hi Corey...I don't know nuthin' but have been watching your posts on this subject.
I just turned down a job a couple weeks ago that was a backlit awning.
It appeared to have started out as white awning material, and they applied a lettering stencil to it. Then it looks like they sprayed reflex blue over the whole awning, and then removed the vinyl lettering stencil to leave the lettering as the original white canvas.
They were in a hurry, so I let the job go, but would like to know more of how it's done. Looked like it would be a real mess to remove all the blue. Maybe the existing lettering could be filled in with the blue, and then re-eradicate the new lettering...I don't know?
Sorry, hope I'm not hijacking your post, but it's kind of the same question...only different
-------------------- Ace Graphics & Printing Camdenton, MO. USA
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Tony- There are a couple of brands of eradicatable awning fabric. Cooley is the only name that springs to mind right now. They have the ink/paint/whatever-it-is to fill in the eradicated areas to allow re-lettering or to fix errors. The eradication fluid is nasty stuff so if you take on one of these jobs, expect to use a lot of rags and a very good respirator.
-------------------- Kerry H Kerry's Signs Vallejo, CA Posts: 160 | From: Oakland, CA | Registered: Sep 2006
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Don't fight it! Paint a "Patch" panel over the existing lettering, then letter on top. Most customers are looking for a cheap way out. Or else they would replace the awinng. Been there done that. . . . .
-------------------- John Arnott El Cajon CA 619 596-9989 signgraphics1@aol.com http://www.signgraphics1.com Posts: 1443 | From: El Cajon CA usa | Registered: Dec 1998
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I would tell them I can try to remove the paint at time and material. I can't guarantee it will not ruin the awning. Offer to install a new awning all lettered. If it is not back lit offer to paint it (the old one) and the lettering. the work in volved in striping it could be more than a whole new awning.
Since this one is lit...a paint over wouldn't be the fix.
There was a tag on the awning with the makers name and number in St Louis. I told my customer just to call them, and they would probably still have that awning in their system to produce a new one to size. They had already tried to call them...but they are out of business.
Again...sorry Corey for adding to your post, but in my situation, my gut was right. This turned out to be an 80 mile wasted trip, because I was told a like new sign on the roof of a marina needed the business name changed. Turned out to be this backlit awning over a double door out on a dock.
Some customers have no idea what they've got....so you have to see for yourself.
-------------------- Ace Graphics & Printing Camdenton, MO. USA
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