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Copper vinyl?

Robin Canaday

Mythic Signs Portland - General Manager / Owner
Does anyone know a brand of some copper effect vinyl or film that looks similar to the below picture? And I don't mean run of the mill "metallic" vinyl but something that actually looks like copper.

Thanks!

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rjssigns

Active Member
Check with Outwater Plastics. They may have something although I think it is a Formica type material.
 

rubo

New Member
Print it? If you have a printer, that is - there is a sh^&^load of copper "textures" out there - free and not so much. You'll have absolute control over the image.
 

Jillbeans

New Member
They do make real copper leaf.
It's not that hard to learn to gild, especially using a paint mask for the size.
You would need to clear-coat to avoid a patina.
I've even had metallic copper paint turn green over time.
A good water-based copper paint is Ronan's Aqua leaf, again, using a paint mask, it's easy to "paint" a sign. I use Oracal's 810 masking.
Love....Jill
 
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