[SML] Gluing down vinyl mesh to scenery

[Kristi R-C]

I'd use the spray adhesive and roll on 8-12" section at a time. Start from bottom or top, roll up the vinyl piece, orient on the scenery, spray a couple of inches of Super 77 on both the scenery and the vinyl. Spray and roll on a few inches, spray and roll, etc. If you keep the can 8" or so from the surface, you'll have far fewer problems with over-spray. We put mylar over canvas flats to make "mirrors" for a show this way. YMMV.


Kristi R-C



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From: Jon Ares via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
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Cc: Jon Ares <jonares at arescreative.com>
Sent: Wed, Oct 5, 2016 12:51 pm
Subject: [SML] Gluing down vinyl mesh to scenery

Hello all....

Many times, I've had large bits of scenery printed on vinyl mesh
(billboard type stuff - sort of like scrim, but made of vinyl, and is
cheap).... and it comes out looking pretty good, if the artwork starts
off looking good.  Anyway, I've hung/stapled it... easy enough... but
when I've needed it adhered to hard scenery, sort of like wallpaper,
I've had less-than-stellar results. Does anyone have recommendations
for adhesive?  Here's what's been done before:

Wallpaper paste: doesn't seem to hold it well.  Maybe because this is
a mesh/scrim-type material... not enough surface area...?  The edges
curl up a lot, too...

Super 77 or other airborne spray: hate it.  Gets everywhere, AND the
open time is too brief, considering these vinyl sheets are so large.
The spray-on glues want adhesion in 15-30 seconds. Not do-able with a
piece that's 8 or 9 feet large.

Since this is a mesh, something like contact cement probably isn't
going to go well, either, since we don't want the glue to ooze out
through the mesh and ruin the artwork... so something that dries clear
would be needed.

Any suggestions for adhesives?  (These large panels are almost always
applied vertically - like walls that can't be laid flat on the floor.)

-- 
Jon Ares
www.arescreative.com
http://backstagethreads.com

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