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Enamel..... As I patiently wait, and wait, and wait.... for the Oil Base enamel to dry... I think to myself, this is the way I was taught, but I never had Letterville before.
I know, that I know, that I know...that if I take my time, prime correctly, sand correctly, and buy my enamel from the right place (Porter, MAB) that when I am done and if I am patiant, I will have a painted surface harder than hammered Heck....
I also know, that I know, that I know that if I want a REAL nice gloss, oil base is the only way...
But.... I have never had Letterville before...
I need some input on this... Is there another way ?
The "Mentor" that is the all knowing in my sign career has been retired for a few years, and I have the utmost respect for his opinion. I never question his methods because he knows. But times have changed, and so has Paint...
But I don't even think MDO for less than several hundred customer dollars, and I don't like playing with someone elses money, and I don't have years to wait for an experiement in the backyard....
Thanks in advance for any input on this subject
-------------------- Leonard Sappington lenopam@verizon.net Posts: 123 | From: Clinton, Indiana | Registered: Mar 2004
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The questions are a few. Can you get preprimed mdo? Just scothbrite and roll before you leave the shop in the evening. Layout and letter in the morning. Edges get another coat with a wrapped border for the same color if no border. No waiting involved. Great results they last for many many years.
I find that Latex needs to set for several days before it can be lettered with OneShot but lasts a long time also. The latex lettering enamels require some geting used to and I havn't had a solid need for them yet.
Vinyl needs shinny surfaces to stick good and latex is not as good.
Dimensional stuff all gets painted with latex around here.
Thats what I know. John
-------------------- John and Diana Grenier Up North Studio Les Cheneaux Islands Art Gallery P.O. Box 83 Hessel, MI 49745 906-322-2886 www.lescheneauxislandsartgallery.com Posts: 50 | From: Hessel, MI (Eastern U.P.) | Registered: Apr 2003
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For future products use Lustreboard, which is an aluminum clad plywood product. It comes in different colors has a snap trim that you can silicon on. It comes in 1/2" and can be painted or vinyled.
-------------------- Bill Diaz Diaz Sign Art Pontiac IL www.diazsignart.com Posts: 2110 | From: Pontiac, IL | Registered: Dec 2001
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...I confess to obsessing over the ultimate finish (on MDO) too. From what I've discovered, the primer would need to be sanded to a very slick condition, and the finish coat would (best off) be sprayed.... I knew a sign painter who could get a "flawless" smooth surface (in enemel) with a truck lettering flat,.. but who has the time for that?
...GLOSS latex could be sprayed as well. And (if the base is smooth) will have a nice shiney surface that will hold vinyl quite well. Expect to apply about three coats using this paint, but it drys fast enough to be recoated in about a half hour..
...But, the " flawless" finish on a sign, does it matter? Considering it will only be seen from a distance?
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