[SML] Gluing printed vinyl onto scenery....

[Damon Gelb]

Have you investigated adhesive backed printing?

On Wed, Sep 11, 2019, 8:15 PM Jon Ares via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> Howdy....
>
> Many times I've done printed vinyl (a la banner material, or billboard
> material or mesh) and have glued it to hard scenery using contact
> cement.  That works well, but since some pieces are freakishly large,
> it's tough, even impossible, to put it down without a wrinkle, bubble,
> or crooked.....
>
> Is there another adhesive method that would hold the vinyl to wood,
> but have some 'open time' (unlike contact cement) so the stuff can be
> smoothed, or manipulated?
>
> I've tried a mixture of Elmer's white glue (and water) when gluing
> down some vinyl mesh, and it worked some, but the edges notoriously
> came loose. Haven't tried the white glue with solid vinyl (banner
> material) - because I'm sure that won't hold well at all.
>
> Thoughts?
>
>  - Jon
>
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