This is my first time building a set of boards i have stained the wood and coated with polyurethane.
Polyurethane over vinyl on wood.
Oil based poly would damage the vinyl decal as would any kind of solvent based coating.
Can i apply my polyurethane coat over the wood as well as the vinyl sticker or should i put the.
My final step is applying two large vinyl decals.
This can take up to an hour.
Carefully brush the polyurethane over the vinyl.
With a tray like this with vinyl on it i would definitely recommend doing an epoxy resin.
Apply the 651 vinyl as usual and then with a teflon sheet between your project and iron iron the decal for 10 15 seconds.
On a wall decal sticker.
You may be right in.
The surface is very important to getting vinyl to.
There are three ways that you can seal craft projects including those with vinyl.
If you mean an oil based polyurethane no it will dry too hard and will chip off over time and normally isn t meant for exterior work.
So i m making a beer pong table and i m tryin to use vinyl sticker to make cup location and one in the middle for decoration.
Another factor on the above board might have been the seams of the wood this allowed the polyurethane to seep under the decal sticker just a bit and this reacted adversely with the adhesive on the decal sticker.
Use smooth brush strokes and then leave it to dry.
Those are a spray sealer like polyurethane polyacrylic spray dishwasher safe mod podge or an epoxy.
It s so easy relatively affordable and they last a long long time.
In this video i show you how to stain wood and apply polyurethane finish it properly and apply vinyl.
One thing many people struggle with is how to apply vinyl to various surfaces.
The polyurethane tends to curl the edges of a vinyl sticker and with the lighter adhesive the strength of the adhesive can break down.
A better option would be to use a 100 acrylic clear.
Htv on wood is a great solution if you want a special treatment like foil flock or glitter.