Mounting vinyl onto wood

[Pideas]

When we produce wood signs, we print onto vinyl and then mount onto 1/2" MDO wood. We use a RTG (ready to go) wood with one side painted. We normally mount on the unpainted side so both sides of the wood is protected. For single sided signs, do you mount on the painted side of the wood or the unpainted side?

 

[Signstein]

The painted side is considered the "working face", so you would mount to the painted side. Though, if its exterior, you'd still have to seal the edges plus prime and paint the back anyway.

 

[Johnny Best]

stopped using Mdo years ago. it delaminated (wood layers start to come apart) so bad even if you seal the edges, Switch to ACM panels.

 

[Gino]

I didn't even know anyone still offered painted one-side MDO.

It's a kinda well-known fact, that if you paint one side of plywood or any wood for that matter, the wood will tend to cup. Ya need the same tension coming from both sides when dealing with wood. ACM, not at all.

 

[Precision]

We buy MDO with one side painted, one side primed. The whole thing comes white, even the edges. Stock item at our sign supply warehouse.

 

[Pideas]

stopped using Mdo years ago. it delaminated (wood layers start to come apart) so bad even if you seal the edges, Switch to ACM panels.

we have one customer who prefers it and continues to use it. Most of my other customers have moved over to ACM.

 

[Stacey K]

I didn't even know anyone still offered painted one-side MDO.

It's a kinda well-known fact, that if you paint one side of plywood or any wood for that matter, the wood will tend to cup. Ya need the same tension coming from both sides when dealing with wood. ACM, not at all.

I didn't know that...I've never really used it though but good to know!