Question What sticks to a Fire Hose?

[Kemik]

I have a client that wants vinyl stickers to put on fire hoses.
They requested extra permanent adhesive.

Has anyone done this?
Will vinyl even stick to a fire hose, how long will it last?
What material/adhesive works best?

I found this with a quick google search:

"Today, most fire hoses are made of a nitrile rubber tube that is insulated by a woven polyester fabric jacket instead of the cotton fire hose canvas used in the past."

 

[Gino]

Most likely, you'll need to use some sorta heat transfer type vinyl.

 

[netsol]

use something that goes AROUND the firehouse, OVERLAPS and sticks to itself?

 

[MarkSnelling]

Try our Omni Print. it sticks like grim death.

 

[GaSouthpaw]

In my experience (selling those hoses three decades ago), paint is what sticks to fire hoses.

 

[Kemik]

Try our Omni Print. it sticks like grim death.

Could you send a sample?
Do you ship to Ontario, or have a retailer in Canada?

 

[Kemik]

use something that goes AROUND the firehouse, OVERLAPS and sticks to itself?

This is a good idea, I will see if they will go for it.

 

[Kemik]

In my experience (selling those hoses three decades ago), paint is what sticks to fire hoses.

3 decades?
Are they still made with the same material?

 

[DL Signs]

I was on a volunteer department for several years, any hose marking we did was painted on. There are a lot of different hoses, and variety of materials used. Suction and booster hoses are more rigid, an aggressive permanent adhesive decal could work on those. Flat ones are jacketed with flexible polyester, rubber, etc, and change shape, don't know how well vinyl would hold up to that, plus all the bending and twisting they see.

If the hoses are branded, get the manufacturer's name, contact them, and ask what they recommend. If they recommend they be painted you can probably still get the job, just cut your own paint mask templates.
If you do them, let us know the outcome, in case anyone else ever encounters this.
Plus I'm curious now.

 

[MarkSnelling]

Could you send a sample?
Do you ship to Ontario, or have a retailer in Canada?

Hit up John Hall from Treck Hall....if you don't know John, let me know and I'll get you his contact information.

 

[GaSouthpaw]

3 decades?
Are they still made with the same material?

Haven't personally touched one in a minute, but- from the description you fond via Google- yes, they are. Probably with some extra coatings and abrasion resistance, but the inner lining and canvas sound exactly the same.