Will Vinyl Stick To Wood

Lightly sand the areas where vinyl will be applied.

Will vinyl stick to wood.

Getting vinyl to stick to wood could be a challenge because wood is actually not the best choice for this material. Your vinyl isn t sticking to a wood surface. Vinyl has a much greater chance to stick to a surface which is perfectly smooth. A standard acrylic paint works great.

Adhesive vinyl is beautiful on wood but uneven wood can be its worst nightmare. You are working on a wooden sign for your wedding and your vinyl just will not stick to your wood surface solution. Silhouette cameo wood creations signs february 23 2017 march 24 2017 jessica ansley do you have a hard time getting your adhesive vinyl stencils to stick to your stained wood. Silhouette school monthly contributor cat is here with more.

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. Painting your wood is a great way to seal it and help the vinyl really stick. But there are ways to make it work and things to avoid. When vinyl doesn t stick to wood the problem is usually with the wood.

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. Many people call asking why their vinyl won t stick to the wood and assume there s a defect with the vinyl. Getting vinyl to stick to rough unfinished wood can be quite tricky. Vinyl which is made with a solvent based adhesive stands a bigger chance of sticking to the wood.

Make sure you are sanding and smoothing down your wood piece to remove any splinters. Vinyl is an adhesive backed film that is expected to last for years indoors or even outdoors in all kinds of weather. Finding a smooth wood blank is the best option when applying permanent adhesive vinyl. I love doing wood signs.

As the old porgy and bess song says it ain t necessarily so. Unsealed wood plywood and painted plywood are not good substrates for vinyl. I m cat with pocketful of posies. Prime the wood for better adhesion.

Some tips if you have a rough piece of wood. It will be more difficult for vinyl to stick to rough wood so sand your surface before beginning.