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A hand routered coffee sign

TheSellOut

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Just curious...why not use .5" black PVC/Celtec for a substrate? It's super easy to cut and machine, plus there is no filling in egdes, priming, or painting.

At fist glantz, i thought it was dibond.
 

TheSellOut

New Member
Don't get me wrong...I enjoy working with wood too! It just seems so much more labor intensive for the same end result.
 

Flame

New Member
True, but I just have a habit with wood now. Kind of fun too. Plus how would the PVC do outdoors...? I'd imagine MDO lasts longer than PVC.

Just thoughts is all.
 

TheSellOut

New Member
True, but I just have a habit with wood now. Kind of fun too. Plus how would the PVC do outdoors...? I'd imagine MDO lasts longer than PVC.

Just thoughts is all.

I can't say exactly how long but from what I have gathered it will last just as long if not longer than MDO. Exterior use should be painted to protect it from the UV rays of the sun.

I have fallen in love with the stuff, it machines like MDF.
 

SSG_SIGNS

New Member
We have found that if want to use pvc outdoors and you want to paint it a dark color don't use the white use black, if you paint a white PVC dark it will potato chip, but if you prime the black & paint it whatever color you are using it won't, it's amazing.
 
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