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What sticks well to Coroplast besides screen ink? I've used coroplast scraps as a pallett for roller blends and the One Shot seems to stick well, but for how long? I've heard One Shot doesn't stick to coroplast.
How about the old Krylon, the one that stuck to vinyl?
Any suggestions would be appreciated. I don't have time to experiment.
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-------------------- Dave Sherby "Sandman" SherWood Sign & Graphic Design Crystal Falls, MI 49920 906-875-6201 sherwoodsign@sbcglobal.net Posts: 5403 | From: Crystal Falls, MI USA | Registered: Apr 1999
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One-Shot doesn't stick to it for too long because I just brought in my easel which I left outside for a while and I used coro to make the back of it and I always just spray it with my airbrush when practicing or fooling around same thing when I paint by brush on it, it'll just blot on it. Well anyways it's been outide for about 4-6 months or so and now all of that one shot is flaking off all over the place. Maybe if you prepped it better it might stick better.
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Akkk! why would you want to! Anything I have every done on coroplast was for short term use anyway, and yes I have spray painted on it for a quick gradient... and no I dont know how long it would last. If it lasted 3 weeks they got there moneys worth, anything longer should be on more permanant substrate
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i agree -- Coroplast isn't a long-term substrate, so i wouldn't be too concerned with how long the paint sticks. its great for POP and other short term stuff.
i suppose if you REALLY want to do something nice, you could get some enamel receptive vinyl and paint that -- then stick the vinyl to the coroplast. the ER-vinyl is available in white (Avery) or clear (some other brand). The vinyl is usually rated 2-year or 3-year, i think.
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I purchased some magnetic auto roof top sign blanks for a politician. They are a heavy coroplast shaped into an a frame with metal brackets and strong magnets attached. They only come in white and everything this guy has done has a black background.
I was trying to avoid covering them in black vinyl simply because I'm running low and I'd like to get these out tomorrow. My vinyl order won't be in for a couple more days. Since they must withstand the weather for the entire campain, about 5 months, I guess I'd better just cover them in vinyl.
-------------------- Dave Sherby "Sandman" SherWood Sign & Graphic Design Crystal Falls, MI 49920 906-875-6201 sherwoodsign@sbcglobal.net Posts: 5403 | From: Crystal Falls, MI USA | Registered: Apr 1999
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Dave, Krylon doesn't work either. I've sanded, cleaned with RapidPrep, tried all kinds of stuff and still could not get it to stick for long. Latex doesn't work either. If you do need to paint it, maybe try TiCote first.
-------------------- Mike"Spud"Kelly zipperhead design Westminster, MA Posts: 367 | From: Westminster, MA | Registered: Mar 2001
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Try mixing some Frog Juice into your lettering enamels. It should bond just fine. I've got several pieces out there that are better than a year old that still look good.
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I usually try not to disagree with everybody, but in my opinion OneShot DOES stick to coroplast well enough for temporary signage. On indoor signs it is no problem and outdoors it can last longer than five month for sure. I always sell those telling the customer that they're not for permanent outdoor signage, but sometimes they leave them up permanently anyway. It just so happened that a yellow coroplast sign I made for our museum opening in 1999 is still up and even though the yellow faded quite a bit, there is not much wrong with the OneShot lettering on it. This sign is facing south in an unprotected highway location. There is also BLACK Coroplast and it will fade a bit but it is certainly cheaper than covering the stuff with vinyl, and isn't price always a factor in something like political campain signs? Good luck!
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Coraplast comes in many colors...Black being one of them. By a sheat and use the one you have as a template and put the new one in its place. Painted coraplast looks painted.
another thing is to thin(retarder) coragloss screen ink (Nazdar) to the consistancey that you could roll in on with a roller.( watch out for the nap hairs)
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Don't you people know that ampibious creatures all over the world are at risk of becoming extinct? Give the poor frogs a break, for crying out loud! Try using cockroach juice or something.
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Few years back, fore I got my first plotter, I hand lettered a ton of coroplast for some election signs. Wore my quills and flats plum out. Never ever had a problem with it sticking, and actually this year we had an election again, and one of my customers saved his signs from last time and used them again. They still looked good as new.
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When I need to do a temp sign with Coroplast, I etch it with Lacquer thinner first then straight 1-shot works fine. But if Frog Juice mixed in the paint helps then that would be a double bonus of bonding. Ti-cote would be the other way without any problems.
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