Easy way to install floor graphics?

[Forty One]

Hey all,
I have a job coming up where we will be installing quite a bit of floor graphics in a shopping centre.
Does anyone have any tricks or ideas on application tools that will aid us in laying down the vinyl and won't destroy our backs?

 

[CanuckSigns]

How big are they? Spot graphics or multi panel ?

 

[MarkSnelling]

Better question is how long are the graphics going to be on the floor? If it is a short term event then use Spot On Floor from Drytac. Nothing easier to put on the floor in the market....even by amateurs. It is a print-direct floor media with no lamination, so that's why I'd only recommend for a shorter term event.

If it is a longer-term graphic, then a standard solution of a 3.5mil removable paired with a 6mil textured laminate is also quite easy to apply due to the total overall thickness and the lack of stretch found in the laminating film. If you want the graphic to perform for several weeks or months, then absolutely go with a laminated solution.

 

[Evan Gillette]

Floor squeegee works decent or even a stiff bristle broom. Most floor applications have thick film with low stretch.

 

[Forty One]

1. I'm using Texwalk.
2. longevity approx 3 months.

What I'm installing is mainly linemarking.
approx 300mm (1 foot) wide x 1200mm -2400mm (4 - 8 foot) length strips.
about 380 units total

 

[hybriddesign]

yellowtools has some really nice floor graphic squeegee systems

We had a big mactac non laminated floor decal job a few years back and bought a tennis court roller for $100 and it worked like a charm but it was hard to apply much pressure with it.

 

[MelloImagingTechnologies]

Best thing I’ve seen my customers use- you can get one up to 100lbs-

ROBERTS 35 lb. Vinyl, Linoleum and Carpet Floor Roller with Segmented Rollers 10-935 - The Home Depot

Visit The Home Depot to buy ROBERTS 35 lb. Lightweight Floor Roller with segmented Chrome-Plated Rollers, 15-3/8 in. Wide 10-935

www.homedepot.com

 

[Forty One]

Thanks, that lino roller thingy looks like it would be on point