I'm wondering if anyone has ever worked with static cling window sign material, the clear stuff. Can you tell me: 1: Does it go outside or inside the glass? (Or does it matter?) 2: Can I paint on it? 3: Can I put vinyl on it? 4: Anything else I need to know?
Thanks for any help.
-------------------- James Donahue Donahue Sign Arts 1851 E. Union Valley Rd. Seymour TN. (865) 577-3365 brushman@nxs.net
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I have ordered mine thru stouse and it can be on out side or inside. mine was for local mall so they wanted it reverse printed. you can place vinyl on it, paint i do not know
i am assuming the material you can order is the same way. stouse said they were screening them or digitally printing
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-------------------- Jimmy Chatham Chatham Signs 468 stark st Commerce, Ga 30529 Posts: 1766 | From: Commerce, GA, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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James, To answer your questions: 1. It can be used for both, but will depend on what you are doing. (It will not stay on the outside of a car window going down the freeway.)
2.I have never tried painting it, but have thermal printed on it very well.
3.Yes....see #4
4. If you are applying the static cling to the inside of a window, to be read from the outside, reverse cut your vinyl and apply it to one side of your static cling...that way the complete surface of the static cling will be sticking to the window. If you are applying it from the outside, to be read from the outside, put your vinyl on it as if it were any other substrate. Again this leaves the side that will touch the window smooth and it will stick better than if the vinyl is applied to the back of it.
It can also be contour cut beautifully.
I hope that makes sense. Good luck. Sue
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Catalina Coatings and Plastics in Vegas, can tell you all about this. They sell it by the roll and in limited quantities. I have heard they make one with a paint receptive coating, but have never used it. They also carry one clear vinyl with various degrees of adhesive that is also viable.
I used to use this to do signs for various window projects. You paint and install it on the outside to get the best adhesion. Unless you block it out with latex first, lettering enamel takes days and days to set up from some reaction with the chemical, I saw. Never tried mixing in hardener? Silk screen inks with Zylene seemed to set up very nicely, but who loves working arond Zylene? Whew!
Call those guys and ask them what they know. If you can't get help, email me and I can call a recluse window painter I know well who has done lots of these on static cling years ago for a major chain and he can shed some light, maybe.
-------------------- Preston McCall 112 Rim Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 text: 5056607370 Posts: 1552 | From: Santa Fe, New Mexico | Registered: Nov 1998
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I don't see how applying it to the outside of the glass is a good idea. Wind, rain, or mischievous behavior will remove them quickly. Clean glass is essential for the static cling material to stick well. How clean is outdoor glass?
We did a job where we reverse cut the vinyl and cut the static sling material so each letter and number was pre-spaced so the store owner could line up the letters by butting each panel up tight to the previous one.
-------------------- Dave Sherby "Sandman" SherWood Sign & Graphic Design Crystal Falls, MI 49920 906-875-6201 sherwoodsign@sbcglobal.net Posts: 5397 | From: Crystal Falls, MI USA | Registered: Apr 1999
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The reason I was asking about interior or exterior is because if exterior was the only option, then I for sure could not use the stuff, considering the location.
Thanks for all the help.
-------------------- James Donahue Donahue Sign Arts 1851 E. Union Valley Rd. Seymour TN. (865) 577-3365 brushman@nxs.net
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For exterior promotional signs I would recomend white removable vinyl. Most advertise clean removal within a couple of years. I've found exterior acrylic paints work fine avoid oil based
-------------------- Kevin Mann SignMann Sacramento, Ca Posts: 80 | From: sacramento california | Registered: Jan 2007
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For exterior promotional signs I would recomend white removable vinyl. Most advertise clean removal within a couple of years. I've found exterior acrylic paints work fine avoid oil based
-------------------- Kevin Mann SignMann Sacramento, Ca Posts: 80 | From: sacramento california | Registered: Jan 2007
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