Back lit translucent nonadhesive

[Geneva Olson]

So, I made the wrong thing...and need a trick. I made signs for a pylon. An old pylon. We ordered prints on backlit translucent material. You normally have to apply the sheet adhesive to. But its going on a pylon sign that has plexi and i can't put the roll adhesive on it
Does anyone have any tricks to glue this sign to the plexi?

 

[Zendavor Signs]

So, I made the wrong thing...and need a trick. I made signs for a pylon. An old pylon. We ordered prints on backlit translucent material. You normally have to apply the sheet adhesive to. But its going on a pylon sign that has plexi and i can't put the roll adhesive on it
Does anyone have any tricks to glue this sign to the plexi?

Putting adhesive onto a backlit film is not a solution that is going to work well. You need to reorder as an adhesive vinyl product.

 

[Chris Keena]

You could laminate the film adding a mounting adhesive to the bottom but it won’t last and you’ll be re-doing sooner than later. Re-do and make a proper job.

 

[Geneva Olson]

Putting adhesive onto a backlit film is not a solution that is going to work well. You need to reorder as an adhesive vinyl product.

So, nothing will stick to it? ugh

 

[Chris Keena]

It won't last outdoors is what I'm saying. Mounting adhesives aren't rated for outdoors. You'll be redoing the job in a year because it's bubbling or falling down. You don't want that publicity.

 

[MelloImagingTechnologies]

The way it used to go back in the days for the graphics people were they would print on backlit film, it would be slid between 2 sheets of acrylic with no adhesive.
This way the store owners could change them next month themselves.

 

[Geneva Olson]

So, I ended up scrapping the back lit and printed on vinyl. Thanks for the advice and saving me from having to do it again.