Vinyl which is made with a solvent based adhesive stands a bigger chance of sticking to the wood.
Will vinyl stick to wood.
Getting vinyl to stick to rough unfinished wood can be quite tricky.
Unsealed wood plywood and painted plywood are not good substrates for vinyl.
The struggle is real but today i have a little trick that s going to save you a lot of time and wasted vinyl because it pretty much guarantees your vinyl will stick to wood.
Adhesive vinyl is beautiful on wood but uneven wood can be its worst nightmare.
Some tips if you have a rough piece of wood.
A standard acrylic paint works great.
Many people call asking why their vinyl won t stick to the wood and assume there s a defect with the vinyl.
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But there are ways to make it work and things to avoid.
Your vinyl isn t sticking to a wood surface.
Lightly sand the areas where vinyl will be applied.
Just check out our swatch below to see what each technique looks like and this can help you decide which method you d like to use on your project.
You are working on a wooden sign for your wedding and your vinyl just will not stick to your wood surface solution.
Painting your wood is a great way to seal it and help the vinyl really stick.
Apart from checking and prepping the surface of the wood for the vinyl lettering application you can also check the vinyl itself.
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Vinyl has a much greater chance to stick to a surface which is perfectly smooth.
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Finding a smooth wood blank is the best option when applying permanent adhesive vinyl.
Getting vinyl to stick to wood could be a challenge because wood is actually not the best choice for this material.
Vinyl is an adhesive backed film that is expected to last for years indoors or even outdoors in all kinds of weather.
Prime the wood for better adhesion.
As the old porgy and bess song says it ain t necessarily so.
It will be more difficult for vinyl to stick to rough wood so sand your surface before beginning.
Make sure you re using a quality vinyl.