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Dose any body used double tape for formed letters, if is so, what Double tape would you used for pads formed Letters? The letters will be 6" and they will be Installed indoor, I was planning on used Silicon , this is what I used most of the time, But I think I read once here someone used double tape, so I thought and asked any suggestion, any help I will appreciated at advance!
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Are the backs of the letters flat? The only double sided tape I use is that 3M VHB tape. It's killer stuff.
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I use a small pad of the VHB on the pad and also use the adhesive. The tape gives an immediate bond while the adhesive sets. I have numerous letters applied with just tape on the inside walls of my shop and after a few years, they fail and require new tape.
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The 3M medium bond tape (cream color) will fail after time. I did the same as Rick, installing some Gemini letters on my wall and they eventually fall off. So I tried the 3M VHB tape (5952) . Those will not fall off. In fact I had to pull a letter down to show a client a sample and it tore the paint and layer of the sheet rock right off the wall.
#5952 Incredible VHB strength guarantees a strong bond.
Soft conformable foam molds to irregular surfaces.
Bonds well to painted and powder coated metals and hard-to-stick plastics like polyethylene and silicone.
Temperature range is -40°F to 250°F.
Resists moisture, UV and solvents. Indoor/outdoor.
Black foam with acrylic adhesive; red polyethylene liner.
This stuff ain't cheap, around $124 for 1 inch by 36 yards But half or three quarter inch would be a lot cheaper and probably be wide enough.
-------------------- Dave Sherby "Sandman" SherWood Sign & Graphic Design Crystal Falls, MI 49920 906-875-6201 sherwoodsign@sbcglobal.net Posts: 5396 | From: Crystal Falls, MI USA | Registered: Apr 1999
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