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I am so SICK of this problem!!! (lettering not sticking to painted walls)

Vassago

Been here a while..
It really comes down to people painting their houses and businesses on the inside with paint that claims to clean more easily, "crayon wipes right off," "markers clean off easily," and so on. They do that by making the paint nonstick. And it is indeed nonstick.

The only way around it if they have used that kind of paint is high tack vinyl. It's sold for wall graphics. and for use in tough to adhere environments like on train cars, motorsports graphics for polyethylene vehicle bodies, plastic portable toilets, masonry walls, etc.
Yup.. Easy clean paints are by definition non stick to some degree. Usually they have a silicone element - same stuff used in the release liner. Some use waxes instead - these are easier to fix as a solvent will remove the wax. The more water beads up on the paint, the harder it'll be to stick anything to it. Lookup wetting angle - most adhesives are acrylic types (water based) - so, if it repels water it'll repell adhesives.
 

Bonzai901

New Member
Before you do any install on wall graphics ask the customer what kind of paint they using and if is long/short term; go from there to choose the right vinyl for the job, usually for this kind of paint thin cast vinyl works better and it is tricky to install, I had a wall graphic on a basement fell off a egg shell paint but when I went to redo it the only part left on a door I pulled it off and it pull the paint off the door since this one wasn't egg shell, 3M 480 works great but is expensive, Mactac is cheaper but is permanent
 
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