Bond Styrofoam with Great Stuff foam sealant Redgie Adams, Adams Signs, North Little Rock, Arkansas
Bond Styrofoam with Great Stuff foam sealant Redgie Adams, Adams Signs, North Little Rock, Arkansas
Build this roll-around storage easel Kris Connors, Custom Sculpture & Sign, Nickelsville, Virginia
Build this roll-around storage easel Kris Connors, Custom Sculpture & Sign, Nickelsville, Virginia
Protect the posts from the weed trimmers Peter Carbone, Carbone Design, Watertown, New York
Mount cut-out letters and logo elements 1. Flip the FCO letters upside down and spot-tape with double-faced foam tape. This is the tape that will ultimately hold the lettering to the wall.
Mount cut-out letters and logo elements 2. Depending on copy height, apply 2 to 4 strips of 3M #666 DF clear tape to the clear Mylar sheet. Remove the backing from tape, exposing the adhesive.
Mount cut-out letters and logo elements 3. Lay a piece of clear silicone release paper over the paper print of the lettering. This will function much the way the liner paper does when you install cut vinyl graphics.
Mount cut-out letters and logo elements 4. Remove cushioned tape backing from letters and mount letters on clear silicone release paper, using the drawing as your guide.
Mount cut-out letters and logo elements 5. Flip the clear Mylar panel over, so that the adhesive is face down. Slowly and carefully, place the panel over the letters and press it down firmly.
Mount cut-out letters and logo elements 6. Position, level and hinge the lettering to the wall. Slowly lift it up from the bottom, discarding the tracing. Carefully remove the clear silicone release paper. Gently allow the letters to contact the wall, pressing them down firmly. Remove the hinge tape, and at a 45-degree angle, slowly peel off the clear Mylar carrier, pressing against each letter as you work your way down.

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By signcraft

Posted on Wednesday, May 1st, 2019

Bond Styrofoam with Great Stuff foam sealant

We often make interior signs, displays and props from extruded polystyrene foam, often called Styrofoam. We laminate it to the thickness we need and join panels together, then rout and shape it. This display for a vacation bible school program is a good example.

Recently we learned that you can use the expanding foam insulation that comes in a spray can, such as Great Stuff foam sealant, to bond this foam material together. It works great. We spray the foam on one surface, squeeze the panels together, then put a weight on them until the Great Stuff dries.


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