Need Help Anyone knows a really good adhesive

[Annette Asberg]

Hi
I am looking for a good dubbel sided tape to add to acrylic letters. We have a 54 inch roll from General formulations but it's so bad. Any suggestions?

 

[TimToad]

We take VHB and cut chunks or small pieces to fit and that usually is more than sufficient for small letters. If larger than 3-4" tall and with a medium or bolder font weight, we'll use a combination of VHB and LEXEL high strength adhesive.

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

What Toady said

 

[ikarasu]

How small? If it's small thin letters at eye level, we use "Transfer tape".

https://www.3mcanada.ca/3M/en_CA/co...-9472/?N=5002385+3293241831+3293794637&rt=rud

It's paper thin so if its going on a wall at eye level.. itll look a lot nicer than vhb tape. It's pretty expensive though... $350ish CAD for a 12" roll. We buy it by 1/8", 1/4", 1/2", and 12" for all our small acyrlic letters.

We use VHB/foam tape if it's a wall that will flex, otherwise the letters will pop off.

 

[Annette Asberg]

How small? If it's small thin letters at eye level, we use "Transfer tape".

https://www.3mcanada.ca/3M/en_CA/co...-9472/?N=5002385+3293241831+3293794637&rt=rud

It's paper thin so if its going on a wall at eye level.. itll look a lot nicer than vhb tape. It's pretty expensive though... $350ish CAD for a 12" roll. We buy it by 1/8", 1/4", 1/2", and 12" for all our small acyrlic letters.

We use VHB/foam tape if it's a wall that will flex, otherwise the letters will pop off.

Ikarasu
Do you mean banner tape? That is what we used when the letters fell off.

 

[ikarasu]

This 3m tissue tape is like banner tape...however it's meant for acyrlics and is stronger.

We pretty much inky use it in drywall and indoors.

 

[rjssigns]

We have 3M in the lab at school. It's red, fairly thick and supposedly used in the aircraft industry. You get one chance to get stuff straight.

 

[Ardor Creative]

VHB 4950. For a cheaper option I also use the VHB RP45. Both have been extremely consistent for the past decade. I also agree with Toad, Lexel is necessary for larger surface applications