As you may know wood is a bit of a tricky surface when it comes to putting vinyl on it anyway.
Can you clear coat over vinyl decals on wood.
Here s my take on things.
Today we re going to show you three different methods.
May 20 2011 question i have a request from a customer to put a vinyl decal on an oak table top and clear it over.
This allows you to creatively change the look of the surface to fit your tastes and needs.
Wood is unfinished maple with the decals on top.
I am finishing guitar necks with a decal.
You can seal these all different ways depending on what you re going to use the project for.
The strength of the adhesive allowed for a strong application to the wood and therefore wouldn t curl the edges of the decal when a light coat of polyurethane was applied.
And i ve yet to see any major issues.
Clear coat over vinyl decal advice on how to apply and coat a decal on a wood table top.
Just want to put a coat or 2 of.
Vinyl decals were never intended to have a clear coat put on top as far as i can discover within product specifications.
I dont have access to a spray rig and i understand that you shouldn t brush on clear over a decal so spray can it is.
The wood has been prepped properly and she applied the vinyl wording.
Varnishing over stickers will seal them on the wood making their presence practically permanent.
I have been finishing with lacquer.
If you do add a coat of polyurethane on top of the stain before you apply the sticker as the wood stain can affect how well the sticker adheres to the wood.
Once you coat your wood in this base coat you re going to want to wait 24 48 hours until your base coat is completely set before moving on to the next step.
However i ve seen many do it with great success for nearly 20 years.
Adding polyurethane to wood may seal the sticker but over time you may still find that it starts to come unstuck.
The 2k is expensive and has to be used in under a day which kinda sucks.
Let s start with the wooden tray.
Step 3 this is the step where we apply our vinyl.
It appears that you can get different thicknesses for the decals.
Has anyone else.
After varnishing you cannot remove the stickers unless you first remove the varnish.