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I'm working on a project that requires me to letter 55 gal. plastic drums. I tested prem. vinyl with no success, I've also tried using SEM's vinyl & plastic paint along with their prep fluid with no success. Is there a solution to this? Thanks in advance for any help!
------------------ De'ja Voodoo? Bryan Quebodeaux Design Works Church Point, LA 318-684-6058
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You will have to match the barrel subtrate material to the proper screen process inks.
Check screen printing suppliers, there might be a source on this web site.
You will have to ask questions if you want to thin down the ink to brush it on or spray it through an air brush ( put a reverse weeded vinyl stencil on the barrel and spray through it)
You might have to have a screen made and screen print your job. Of course there are companies who can make the screen for you and ship it to you along with the proper ink.
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Some plastics are impregnated with silicone (ie rubbermaid products), if this is the case you may not have luck getting anything to stick for any great length of time.
------------------ Greg Gulliford aka MetroDude Metro Signs and Banners 1403 N. Greene St. #1 Spokane, WA 99202 509-536-9452
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Bryan, I suspect that your drums are not plastic, but rather polyethylene or teflon. Find out from your customer exactly what the drums are made from, and then contact a supplier that handles silk screen ink and see if you can get a material that will stick to your surface.
------------------ Jerry Mathel Jerry Mathel Signs Grants Pass, Oregon signs@grantspass.com
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Bryan, like Jerry said they are probably polyethylene if vinyl will not stick to them. Polyethylene outgasses and they only way you can get vinyl to stick is to "flame treat" area where vinyl goes which seals gases in. This can be accomplished with passing the flame of a torch quickly over area. It has to be a flame not just heat. We have ran into this with dirt bike parts. If customer really insists on lettering I let him do flaming. Have done ourselves on garbage cans that needed lettering but I'm chicken to do anything that is worth a lot of bucks. Good Luck!
------------------ Colleen Henderson Signs Now, Thunder Bay, ON signsnow@tbaytel.net
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