posted January 20, 2014 08:40 PM
Okay, Signs365 does make nice banners. But they are not shiny. Who are we using (USA companies only) for printed shiny banners?
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posted January 20, 2014 08:54 PM
This is going to be 12ft long un 4 ft tall. I ain't gonna coat that.
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posted January 24, 2014 02:21 AM
We used to use One Shot flat poster paints on flat painted canvas to avoid the glistening sometimes hard to read banners. Outside the sun was the enemy and inside it was the lights. But people(customers) like product shiny.
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posted January 25, 2014 12:54 AM
Did you find a supplier for a shiny banner Alicia? I think I saw something at work for one (from a company I've never used) I can look it up tomorrow if you still need it.
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posted January 25, 2014 09:11 AM
When I first started, years ago, I thought banners always had to be as glossy as possible. Then I got a specific request for a matte banner from a theatre that needed to reduce the glare from stage lighting and it was so much nicer that from that point on I never did another gloss banner. Maybe you just aren't used to it but if you make the switch to matte banners I think you'll be happy. Customers have no idea either, I've never had anyone question the gloss level of a banner.
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posted January 25, 2014 09:52 AM
about 18 years ago we had a customer who wanted a black sign with white letters. We used 1shot lettering enamel for the Background, It was too glossy for his taste. So I took Off the vinyl lettering, repainted it with 1 shot with flattening paste to dull it some and reapplied the letters. he was happy with that. The sign outlasted the business.
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posted January 26, 2014 09:31 AM
We used to use flat house paint to seal canvas for lettering. Often the lettering would be done with 1 shot. I loved the variety of the flat and the gloss. It red well in all lighting conditions. Then came the vinyl banners...ready to letter.
On a flat printed banner, is there a need to use a ti-coat before applying a clear that will hold up with movement like a banner across the road in the wind?
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posted January 26, 2014 09:48 AM
Rick, a few years ago, I did a banner for a good customer, to be used at the Mississippi State Fair. It was about 18 feet long, and was to have a yellow background.
I wiped it down with prep, used a scuff pad on it, and rolled it out with a bright yellow satin acrylic enamel, from the local hardware. We did paint and vinyl lettering on it, they took it and used it at the fair.
The next year, she called me in a panic, and told me they were going back to the fair; but I needed to come up and check out the banner to see if it was still useable. Her husband had rolled it up and stuck it up in the attic at their business. No heat or AC up there. We thought it was ruined.
When I got there, they got it down, and we took it out in the side yard and rolled it out. It looked as good as new, except for a few spiders and cobwebs. There were no cracks or loose paint; all it had to be, was cleaned up, and it was good to go.
We used no Ti-Cote; just prep and paint. It worked fine on this job, and I've done it a couple times since. The trick is making sure it's good and dry....a couple days in the shop, or a good warm day out in the sun. For whatever reason, the acrylic doesn't seem to really "grab" right away. You might want to give it a try, on a piece of scrap, first.....
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