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help please. i have 2 bannermax (from ameriban) banners that i was going to apply vinyl to. my customer would now like to have painted instead. the folks at ameriban said that this won't work because the paint will never dry. i am not doubting ameriban, but i am wonering if there is a way around this. any help would be appreciated. thanks, chuey
-------------------- Chuck Nichols Liquid Signs San Diego Posts: 25 | From: San Diego, CA | Registered: May 2001
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The banners you have are NOT enamel receptive. To make them that way you need to apply a quick drying liquid available from your banner supplier. I can't remember what the stuff is called, but it's milky white and dries clear. I used tpo get the stuff from BEST BUY BANNER a long time ago!
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Put those two banners in your stock inventory for future vinyl use. Buy two more that ARE enamel receptive and move on. Ameriban has banners that are both vinyl AND enamel receptive. Check it out.
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Believe it or not...cheapest "tie coat' is Johnson's Kleer Floor wax" (just mop on 2 coats and letter with enamel!
Last time I suggested this...i got called all kinds ob bad names..."how can ya use "wax" on a banner, as a tie coat?"....well it isn't a wax...it's a water based acrylic...similar to all the "tie coats" !!!
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One other solution is to use Deka (acryllic) paints. I just did a banner yesterday with Deka -- lettered it at 10, rolled it up and delivered it at noon. the stuff dries FAST. i use it over vinyl letters too.
i'm stocking and painting a lot more white vinyl -- that means fewer colored vinyls to keep in stock. the paint takes up very little room, and even I can paint an outline faster than cutting, weeding and applying a second color of vinyl. plus, theres a pretty good materials savings on 10" letters.
bad news is that i'm told Deka is out of business... so i don't know what to do after the backstock is gone. maybe Ronan's water-based paints? i went down to Pearl Art Supply and bought up a few extra cans of Deka to last me a year or so.
i'll have to try the acryllic floor wax thing -- sounds neat! (and i'll bet it flows out with fewer bubbles than Ti-Coat does).
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thanks everyone. i took th easy wat out. 1 banner waits in stock for another day, one is getting vinyl and 1 enamel receptive banner is coming from ameriban.
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