-------------------- Jack Wills Studio Design Works 1465 E.Hidalgo Circle Nye Beach / Newport, OR Posts: 2914 | From: Rocklin, CA. USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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Good Day Sir, Have you tried McLogans sign supply in Los Angeles? 213 749-2262
-------------------- Signs by Alicia Jennings (Mudflap Girl) Tacoma, WA Since 1987 Have Lipstick, will travel. Posts: 3814 | From: Tacoma, WA. U.S.A. | Registered: Dec 1999
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I dont know Jack... But I sure wish i could find some... it was great Southern Sign Supply in Glen Burnie Md sold a similar primer it was clear...they told me that clear primers work better because they have no pigment and therefore penetrate better.
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I know you're all talking about the sign prime, but if you're having a hard time finding it and want to try another water based primer, I'll send you a no charge pint sample of the FSC-88 WB Water Based Primer/Filler. It's very high in solids, retails for about $40.00/gal and we have a training video for tips/tricks. You can view the video on our web site, on YouTube or we can send you a no charge CD.
FSC-88 WB is acrylic, not a latex.
If you have any questions, please let me know!
Thanks, Kellie (Hi Dave!) :-)
-------------------- Kellie Miller Customer Service Mgr. Coastal Enterprises Company Mfg. of Precision Board (800) 845-0745 www.precisionboard.com hdu@precisionboard.com Posts: 118 | From: Orange, CA | Registered: Feb 2002
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FSC-88 is good stuff but what Sign Life is usually used for is soaking into and binding wood fibers together so that they don't lift after sandblasting. When I first used Sign Life, I almost thought I'd opened a can of clear XIM. When I run out of Sign Life, I might try a can of clear XIM.
-------------------- David Harding A Sign of Excellence Carrollton, TX Posts: 5084 | From: Carrollton, TX, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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I'm doing fair. The doc told me walking was good for me so I started walking a couple miles a day, which turned out to be way too much and I'm paying the price today. I guess this patient needs more patience.
-------------------- David Harding A Sign of Excellence Carrollton, TX Posts: 5084 | From: Carrollton, TX, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Found a couple gallons at Pacific Supply,in Portland. Thanks for the help.
-------------------- Jack Wills Studio Design Works 1465 E.Hidalgo Circle Nye Beach / Newport, OR Posts: 2914 | From: Rocklin, CA. USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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I love that stuff, except for the fact that it jells up when the can gets low.
Dave, I tried XIM. It was no better than applying water to the redwood. I tried 4 coats on some router cut letters and the One Shot soaked in like it does on bare wood. It probably smells like XIM because they both contain tolulene if I remember right. That stuff can make your eyes water real quick. I hope Sign Life is not going out of business. Their stains are great for redwood too if you like oil base. Sunset brown is the best and looks like natural redwood or cedar. All redwood stains are way too red in my opinion.
Edit: Almost forgot. I've always gotten mine from N. Glantz and Midwest Sign Supply.
[ June 29, 2010, 10:03 PM: Message edited by: Dave Sherby ]
-------------------- Dave Sherby "Sandman" SherWood Sign & Graphic Design Crystal Falls, MI 49920 906-875-6201 sherwoodsign@sbcglobal.net Posts: 5396 | From: Crystal Falls, MI USA | Registered: Apr 1999
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Thanks for doing my R&D for me. I appreciate the heads up.
If I recall correctly, Sign Life was started by the Tridico family. I think they formulated their stains and First Step because they couldn't find anything that really worked.
Tridico Sign and Silk Screening in the '80s won awards in just about every Signs of the Times commercial sign contest for years. One ST issue even stated, "Among the usual winners..." and listed them and several others. We also got a mention in that list, which made me feel like we'd hit the "big time", to even be considered in the same category as the Tridicos.
-------------------- David Harding A Sign of Excellence Carrollton, TX Posts: 5084 | From: Carrollton, TX, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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