Same thing with wood.
Why wint my vinyl stick to acryl laint.
In addition to my post on adhesive vinyl you ll also want to know these things for applying vinyl on an acrylic blank.
How to dry paint when it is still tacky.
Paint will not stick to a dirty surface.
Let s start with the basics adding vinyl to wood.
I use permanent vinyl.
A phenomenon known as blocking keeps paint from.
I m using oracal 631 vinyl.
If your vinyl surface is clean the paint or primer will adhere to the vinyl rather than the dirt and you will have a longer lasting finish.
Paints perform best as part of an overall system that includes surface prep followed by an.
Do not use poor quality latex or oil based paints.
A canvas isn t smooth it has a weird texture.
Urethane modified acrylic paint also works well.
When paint fails prematurely it s often the result of adhesion failure.
I first sand the wood then wipe off dust paint the base colour with acrylic paint let dry overnight put the vinyl letters on paint overtop with a different colour in acrylic as well and then peel off the vinyl.
Be sure your vinyl is clean before applying paint by washing it with soap and water and rinsing well.
So the first step is to sand down whatever wood you re working with.
I ve never tried heat transfer vinyl but to be honest i don t know why i d bother.
I prefer to use clear contact paper to transfer my vinyl.
Now that your canvas is prepped we are ready to stick on the vinyl.
Paints that are mostly acrylic based are the best as they stick to the vinyl better without cracking or chipping off.
This test did work but depending on what you re ironing we have no guarantee that the htv will stick forever to the acrylic.
Applying the vinyl to the canvas.
Turns out vinyl needs a solid surface to stick to.
Use adhesive vinyl like oracle or avery.
Last year when i was making this corn hole game i had a little issue with the vinyl sticking to the wood.
If you re not sure how durable your acrylic is do a little test.
Why won t 651 vinyl stick to my canvas or wood.
Some of the transfer paper brands are entirely too sticky.
Vinyl sticks decently to untreated wood but we want to make sure that the vinyl is nice and stuck to the wood because we wouldn t want parts of your project to peel.
This experiment is a perfect example of why you need a teflon sheet if the acrylic had melted the melting plastic wouldn t have ruined my iron.
You can also use a primer between the vinyl and the paint.
There are some specific types of paint that work best for flexible vinyl.
My problem is that the vinyl is peeling the paint off underneath.
I do want to mention transfer paper really quick.