Clear Coat Over Vinyl Lettering

Clear coat over vinyl decal advice on how to apply and coat a decal on a wood table top.

Clear coat over vinyl lettering.

I prefer to spray several thin layers allowing it to dry in between if you have a quality product that needs a little tlc skip the spray and go with a hand. When you add decals to your motorcycle or other vehicle as décor you will want to add a clear coat over the top of the decal. However i ve seen many do it with great success for nearly 20 years. And i ve yet to see any major issues.

We re using a wood ceramic and a plastic material here. Carefully brush the polyurethane over the vinyl. With a few materials and a little of your time you can clear coat decals yourself. Today we re going to show you three different methods.

Before you apply it wipe your vinyl again to make sure it is dust free. These decals are vinyl and i m guessing they are the same type used on signs and that sort of thing. When it has dried feel around the edges of the vinyl. How to seal vinyl decals.

From the original questioner. Don t know what their decals are made of. I really don t know much about decals and their makeup. Hold the can six to eight inches from the surface and use thin coats so the paint doesn t run.

Spray two to three coats of clearcoat paint over the area that has been scuffed including the vinyl graphics waiting five minutes between each coat. This can take up to an hour. Vinyl decals were never intended to have a clear coat put on top as far as i can discover within product specifications. You can seal these all different ways depending on what you re going to use the project for.

Wait four hours after the last coat is sprayed before handling the area. Now i will say that from time to time the vinyl will curl in on itself if i had applied a heavy coat of the spray polycrylic so many crafters choose not to use a spray sealant at all. Use smooth brush strokes and then leave it to dry.