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amw

Longtime Members
Hi everyone!
If you were picking a vinyl for wall murals what would your preferred choice be?
Not looking for cheap, looking for easy install, has to work on a slightly textured wall (it has a textured wallpaper on it), prints great, etc.
rough size is 100" in height and about 14ft wide.
Printing on HP 360 or 365.

Thank you for any suggestions.
 

d fleming

New Member
Phototex. I would not use a vinyl product on sheetrock. I have so many murals up with it I can't begin to count them. Every one still sits perfect and can be removed in seconds with no residue or damage to wall.
 

MarkSnelling

Mark Snelling - Hasco Graphics
Which do you use? I've found the High Tack is not opaque and the Opaque doesn't come in high tack. I feel the standard tack is too weak. Thoughts?

I've seen good things on dreamScape material, but haven't tried it yet.
Try Retac. It is thicker, more opaque, and less expensive than Phototex
 
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MarkSnelling

Mark Snelling - Hasco Graphics
Depending on how textured the wall is, you could use Retac (smooth, canvas, linen, sand textures). I can send you a hand sample to see if it gets enough grab. A thicker-coat weight product like Walk&Wall would stick just fine. It has a textured sand-paper like finish and a lot of removable adhesive to stick to difficult surfaces like textured walls, concrete, asphalt, etc. I stock this in Cleveland, Grand Rapids, and Chicago.
 
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RabidOne

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We have been using Graphi-Tex for a while now on a lot of the big stuff, 30' airport hallways and similar.
Haven't had any issues yet and the installers seem to like it.
 
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amw

Longtime Members
Depending on how textured the wall is, you could use Retac (smooth, canvas, linen, sand textures). I can send you a hand sample to see if it gets enough grab. A thicker-coat weight product like Walk&Wall would stick just fine. It has a textured sand-paper like finish and a lot of removable adhesive to stick to difficult surfaces like textured walls, concrete, asphalt, etc. I stock this in Cleveland, Grand Rapids, and Chicago.
Hi Mark, yes please send a sample. Sounds like it might be perfect for this job. Do you have the address? If not I can send you a message with it.
Can you also and pricing for it?

Thank you!
 

amw

Longtime Members
Phototex. I would not use a vinyl product on sheetrock. I have so many murals up with it I can't begin to count them. Every one still sits perfect and can be removed in seconds with no residue or damage to wall.
This was my initial thought, I just haven't done one in a while so I was thinking there might be other options now.
 

Geneva Olson

Expert Storyteller
Depending on how textured the wall is, you could use Retac (smooth, canvas, linen, sand textures). I can send you a hand sample to see if it gets enough grab. A thicker-coat weight product like Walk&Wall would stick just fine. It has a textured sand-paper like finish and a lot of removable adhesive to stick to difficult surfaces like textured walls, concrete, asphalt, etc. I stock this in Cleveland, Grand Rapids, and Chicago.
Did I get the polar tac from you?
 
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