By signcraft
Posted on Monday, March 23rd, 2026
Shortly after a reader applied a cut vinyl logo on a customer’s office wall, the graphics began to peel off. The sign maker then learned that the area for the sign had been painted with a “stain and dirt resistant paint.” She explained to the customer that the paint was also resisting the adhesive.
She advised the customer to prime the area then paint it with gloss or semi-gloss paint. After the paint had cured for two weeks, she would apply the graphics.
When the installer reapplied the graphics, he squeegeed it down thoroughly, used a heat gun to warm the graphics, then squeegeed again. But within a few days, the graphics were peeling. The reader would like to know if others have encountered this and how they dealt with it.
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