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You might try Glantz. They have lots of Ronan products including bulletin enamel, but don't advertize the lettering enamel. I assume they don't stock it, but ought to be able to get it. Glantz is in the midwest: Glantz locations
-------------------- Frank Smith Frank Smith Signs Albany, NY www.franksmithsigns.com Posts: 807 | From: Albany, NY USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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What's the diff between bulletin enamel and lettering enamel?
-------------------- dennis kiernan independent artist san francisco, calif, usa Posts: 907 | From: san francisco, ca usa | Registered: Feb 2010
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Bulletin colors are formulated to adapt to outdoor surfaces.Billboards,block,brick,or any surface that cannot be cleaned or pressure washed.This stuff was designed to cover dirt and maintain it's brillance.
-------------------- Bill Wood Bill Wood, Sign Artist 3628 Ogburn Ave., NE Winston-Salem, NC 27105-3752 336-682-5820 Posts: 397 | From: Winston-Salem, NC | Registered: May 2006
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Bulletin colors are for use on bulletin boards a.k.a. billboards. These colors are short term cousins to lettering enamels. Having talked to paint reps about this, they told me that the bulletin colors were designed for 1-3 year longevity which is about the time a billboard would get painted over and another advertisement painted on.
I would use lettering enamel for longer term work if you like to use alkyd sign paints. I know some who use bulletin colors for all their sign work and swear by them, but a quick call to a paint rep will have you switching to lettering enamel for longer term work. I suspect they are very similar , but that bulletin colors have more fillers and cheaper ingredients.
-------------------- Bill Diaz Diaz Sign Art Pontiac IL www.diazsignart.com Posts: 2107 | From: Pontiac, IL | Registered: Dec 2001
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I should mention that Ronan has waterbased bulletin colors called Aquacote. I would think that these colors would have superior longevity to traditional alkyd bulletin colors. I have tried them and I did not like their flow-out and leveling as much as the alkyds. Although they would probably work well on rougher masonry surfaces that have would cause alkyd paints to sag.
The problem with all water based paints to date for precise lettering is lack of brushes designed to keep shape in water. They're adding more all the time.
-------------------- Bill Diaz Diaz Sign Art Pontiac IL www.diazsignart.com Posts: 2107 | From: Pontiac, IL | Registered: Dec 2001
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