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I masked the sign with contact paper first, vcarved the letters and then painted. After the paint dried I pulled the contact paper off.Originally Posted by SatanKlawz
Jason
Another one finished.
For a friend's house
More "finish" questions? Do you finish your sign blank with a clear-coat first, then lay the contact paper on the dried finish, next engrave, and finally paint the engraved surfaces? Is there a problem with paint running under the contact paper? What type of varnish or shellac or polyurethane do you use for the clear-coat? If not clear-coat first, how do you keep the contact paper firmly stuck to raw wood while engraving?
I've tried several variations on this "paint the letters" process, but with limited success. Any help would be most welcome. Thanks.
Sorry I missed this post.
The process I generally use is what you posted.
Paint blank desired color.
Multiple clear coats. Let dry hard.
Mask blank with contact paper.
Carve design.
Paint design, let dry hard.
Pull off contact paper.
Sand clear coat with medium/fine sanding sponge to remove any runs under the mask. (This is the reason for the multiple clear coats)
I use the thick sanding sponges from Do it Best hardware~ 1"x 5" x 3".
Finish with clear coat.
With this process all my designs have sharp edges for the lettering. The great thing about clear coat is that after the sanding to clean up the letters the final coat will fill and hide all the sanding marks.
Jason
Some of the work done over the past months with V Carve Pro.
Pic 1: Two sliding signs for conference rooms.
Pic 2: More signs for the same building
Pic 3: Wet floor signs for a hotel. So far I have sold 25 to two sister hotels - 15 wet floor, 5 wet paint and 5 pool closed.
More orders may come from related hotels
Jason
Really nice work. Thanks a lot for the tips on finishing work. While my own cnc router is still a "goal", it is useful to pick up finishing tips for around the house projects.
Some carvings in solid surface. 9" x 7"
Jason
Cut the slots for hanging the plaques with a 3/8" key hole cutting bit.
Have to remember to plunge the bit, cut the slot and return to the original
plunge hole for bit retraction.
Jason
King Tut all done.
Some more sanding will finish up this fellow.
Condo sign. 4 feet wide by 13 inches tall.
Came out really great.
Had to use the basic uploader to post the pic
Jason
Last edited by Jason Marsha; 03-11-2013 at 06:40 AM.
The temporary sign above was replaced by the permanent one. It took 1.5 hours in the steaming sun.
Jason
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