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Am applying vinyl letters over an old pan face that will NOT be lit up. It has been lettered with vinyl once before and another time with some flat black paint between them. The pan face is black painted from the inside. I will be painting the outside out with some black and applying vinyl letters over it.
My question, for any of you fine experts is: What type of paint will stick the best to the pan face and allow for best adhesion of vinyl letetrs? My hunch is an oil based glass enamel?
-------------------- Preston McCall 112 Rim Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 text: 5056607370 Posts: 1552 | From: Santa Fe, New Mexico | Registered: Nov 1998
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depends on whether the face is polycarbonate or acrylic
-------------------- Kent Smith Smith Sign Studio P.O.Box 2385, Estes Park, CO 80517-2385 kent@smithsignstudio.com Posts: 1025 | From: Estes Park, CO | Registered: Nov 1998
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Kent, is a trouble maker... but! What he said too..
-------------------- 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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if you not going to light it, why not just sand it with 180-240, throw a coat of AUTOMOTIVE primer on it, then paint with AUTOMOTIVE ACRYLIC ENAMEL.
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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Can't get it off the building, so no way to spray primer and AE on it. Have to roll and brush it. It is 11x11 foot and no idea what kind of plastic it is. What is the diff between acrylic and polycarbonate in terms if adhesion?
-------------------- Preston McCall 112 Rim Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 text: 5056607370 Posts: 1552 | From: Santa Fe, New Mexico | Registered: Nov 1998
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Wipe it down with a good cleaner (rapid Prep, etc.) sand it with a 320 disc or red (rough) scuff pad, and use the oil base enamel. It'll work just fine. The trick's in good prep.
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