Epoxy Paint and Reflective

[Bigdawg]

We are doing a job that involves changing a lot of mailbox numbers (couple hundred I think) after the paint company goes through and paints them. This has to be done in a manner that does not leave the boxes with no number on them for mail delivery, so the plan is to go in... remove some of the lettering - painters will paint, then we'll go back in the next morning and put the new numbers on, then after the mail runs do it all over again until the project is complete.

We have no say whatsoever in the painting. They want reflective numbers on the boxes. The paint they are using is an epoxy base paint and my concern is that putting on numbers 20 hours after painting could cause the adhesive to fail. We are not at all concerned about pulling up paint later if they change numbers - the only reason the numbers will change is when they repaint.

I have no experience with epoxy paint, so does anyone have an idea as to whether this will work?

 

[SignManiac]

Epoxy should be fine Stacy. It's cures really fast and your vinyl should be fine.

 

[Bigdawg]

Thanks... I was hoping someone I trusted would say that!

 

[Mike Paul]

There are many different types of epoxy paint and prep is a whole other issue. You should be fine, but also not responsible since your not in charge of the painting and dry time.

 

[studio 440]

most epoxys are two part with base and catalyst this creates a chemical cure such as resin combining the paint into a resin.as you know enamels and epoxies cure from the outside in as oppased to lacqer from the inside out . so even if the paint feels hard and dry on the outside it could still be cureing on the inside .most of these application require a full month to completly cure .there are dryer additive and heat that can speed the process.