In addition to my post on adhesive vinyl you ll also want to know these things for applying vinyl on an acrylic blank.
Why wint my vinyl stick to acryl laint.
Do not use poor quality latex or oil based paints.
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.
A phenomenon known as blocking keeps paint from.
Urethane modified acrylic paint also works well.
Now that your canvas is prepped we are ready to stick on the vinyl.
Paints perform best as part of an overall system that includes surface prep followed by an.
Paint that remains tacky days after application will dash your dreams of a beautiful painted surface.
I do want to mention transfer paper really quick.
If you re not sure how durable your acrylic is do a little test.
I m using oracal 631 vinyl.
Some of the transfer paper brands are entirely too sticky.
I prefer to use clear contact paper to transfer my vinyl.
How to dry paint when it is still tacky.
Same thing with wood.
Last year when i was making this corn hole game i had a little issue with the vinyl sticking to the wood.
You can also use a primer between the vinyl and the paint.
Paints that are mostly acrylic based are the best as they stick to the vinyl better without cracking or chipping off.
I ve never tried heat transfer vinyl but to be honest i don t know why i d bother.
I use permanent vinyl.
A canvas isn t smooth it has a weird texture.
My problem is that the vinyl is peeling the paint off underneath.
So the first step is to sand down whatever wood you re working with.
Use adhesive vinyl like oracle or avery.
This test did work but depending on what you re ironing we have no guarantee that the htv will stick forever to the acrylic.
The only exception to this is when you are using glitter vinyl it needs a super sticky transfer paper.
Applying the vinyl to the canvas.
Paint will not stick to a dirty surface.
When paint fails prematurely it s often the result of adhesion failure.
Don t forget to peel off the protective layer.
Let s start with the basics adding vinyl to wood.
Why won t 651 vinyl stick to my canvas or wood.
There are some specific types of paint that work best for flexible vinyl.
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.
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.