Applying Vinyl To Painted Wood

Edge preparation for mdo or plywood panels.

Applying vinyl to painted wood.

The smoother harder and shinier the surface the better vinyl will adhere. The project above i just made sure the surface was smooth and stuck the vinyl right to the raw wood. A piece of wood to try this on anything wooden will work like a wood slice wooden pallet wooden sign wooden coasters etc. Be sure to sand well and you might even seal the wood for additional success.

The surface is very important to getting vinyl to adhere well. Easypress 2 instructions once your wood has been prepared if you are using an easypress 2 head over to the easypress interactive guide for settings for the material you are ironing on. If it has a rough surface make sure to sand it down the smoother the wood the better your vinyl will stick. One thing many people struggle with is how to apply vinyl to various surfaces.

In this story jim hingst explains the rules for successfully applying vinyl graphics to painted wood. In this video i show you how to stain wood and apply polyurethane finish it properly and apply vinyl. My best advice is to start with the smoothest piece of wood you can find. We ll show you how to apply permanent vinyl to stained wood permanent vinyl to painted wood and heat transfer vinyl to wood.

Then make sure there s no sawdust or residue on the wood before applying the vinyl. Here s how to use vinyl on painted wood. If your sign is originally raw wood you ll want to paint it. Then paint with at least two coats.

If it s been painted or sealed allow a few weeks for the paint or sealant to cure before applying vinyl. How to put vinyl on painted wood signs so it actually sticks this is more of a tip than it is a vinyl tutorial and it s a pretty easy one. For this silhouette project i was working with unfinished pine plaques that were ready for paint but if you need to sand down first do that before you paint. The same tips apply for sticking to a raw wood surface as the painted and stained above.

If you don t water will seep into. If you have a choice of paint use 1shot or an enamel. If you are painting mdo or plywood make sure that any of the voids on the edge of the board are filled and sealed properly. Start by painting the wood.

I ve been making some painted wood plaques and instead of sten.