<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Try <a href="http://www.thistothat.com/cgi-bin/glue.cgi?lang=en&this=Vinyl&that=Wood">www.thistothat.com</a></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Brian Munroe<br><br><blockquote type="cite"><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sent from a small device with big fingers</span></p></blockquote></div><div><br>On Oct 5, 2016, at 1:51 PM, Jon Ares via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Hello all....</span><br><span></span><br><span>Many times, I've had large bits of scenery printed on vinyl mesh</span><br><span>(billboard type stuff - sort of like scrim, but made of vinyl, and is</span><br><span>cheap).... and it comes out looking pretty good, if the artwork starts</span><br><span>off looking good. Anyway, I've hung/stapled it... easy enough... but</span><br><span>when I've needed it adhered to hard scenery, sort of like wallpaper,</span><br><span>I've had less-than-stellar results. Does anyone have recommendations</span><br><span>for adhesive? Here's what's been done before:</span><br><span></span><br><span>Wallpaper paste: doesn't seem to hold it well. Maybe because this is</span><br><span>a mesh/scrim-type material... not enough surface area...? The edges</span><br><span>curl up a lot, too...</span><br><span></span><br><span>Super 77 or other airborne spray: hate it. Gets everywhere, AND the</span><br><span>open time is too brief, considering these vinyl sheets are so large.</span><br><span>The spray-on glues want adhesion in 15-30 seconds. Not do-able with a</span><br><span>piece that's 8 or 9 feet large.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Since this is a mesh, something like contact cement probably isn't</span><br><span>going to go well, either, since we don't want the glue to ooze out</span><br><span>through the mesh and ruin the artwork... so something that dries clear</span><br><span>would be needed.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Any suggestions for adhesives? (These large panels are almost always</span><br><span>applied vertically - like walls that can't be laid flat on the floor.)</span><br><span></span><br><span>-- </span><br><span>Jon Ares</span><br><span><a href="http://www.arescreative.com">www.arescreative.com</a></span><br><span><a href="http://backstagethreads.com">http://backstagethreads.com</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>____________________________________________________________</span><br><span>For list information see <<a href="http://stagecraft.theprices.net/">http://stagecraft.theprices.net/</a>></span><br><span>Stagecraft mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Stagecraft@theatrical.net">Stagecraft@theatrical.net</a></span><br><span><a href="http://theatrical.net/mailman/listinfo/stagecraft_theatrical.net">http://theatrical.net/mailman/listinfo/stagecraft_theatrical.net</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>