The finish of a heat transfer vinyl wood sign will look way cleaner sharper than using vinyl to stencil your signs crisp lines plus it will take you a fraction of the time.
Can you use iron on vinyl on wood.
Can you use vinyl with wood.
Place hot iron directly on the heat resistant plastic layer and iron for approx 60 70 seconds moving the iron around.
I ve used it on both stained sealed wood the large one and untreated wood as in the title image with no issues.
And you don t have to bother with transfer tape because the pieces are already adhered to the transfer sheet.
Follow the normal steps for working with iron on vinyl.
Simply put iron on vinyl is glue that is heat activated.
This post will teach you everything you need to know about this technique including our favorite method using iron on vinyl.
Heat transfer vinyl isn t sticky itself but bonds to the material using a heat press or iron.
This makes it permanent either on fabric or you guessed it wood.
Iron on vinyl can be used on wood too.
No more pulling up wood with the adhesive vinyl.
Apply the design to the wood.
This looks like a painted wood sign.
How to apply iron on vinyl to wood.
Determine your design and mirror the image before you cut on htv vinyl.
No more bleeding edges of paint.
Once you heat up the vinyl the glue will adhere to almost anything.
Iron on vinyl however adheres to wood like a dream.
I also like that iron on vinyl is less shiny than other vinyls so it feels a bit more like it could have been a hand painted stencil.