Printing Vinyl On Stained Wood

When removing the transfer tape be careful not to lift any of the interior parts of the letters.

Printing vinyl on stained wood. If you like this technique be sure. In this video i show you how to stain wood and apply polyurethane finish it properly and apply vinyl. You need to add some sort of coating or primer that the vinyl can grip to. Scrape it down really well to adhere it well and form a good seal.

The smoother harder and shinier the surface the better vinyl will adhere. Applying vinyl to wood. Yes cricut vinyl will stick to stained wood but there is one tip that may make your project a bit easier. Wood is not the best choice for vinyl.

Vinyl is an adhesive backed film that is expected to last for years outdoors in all kinds of weather. Do you have a hard time getting your adhesive vinyl stencils to stick to your stained wood. For the basics of applying 651 permanent vinyl refer to this. To achieve that longevity the adhesive must have a firm bond with the substrate.

How to apply vinyl to wood craftables. Seal with a waterbased polycrylic then wait 24 hours. Your vinyl will stick better and stay on longer. The next step is to treat your wood.

Heat transfer vinyl isn t sticky itself but bonds to the material using a heat press or iron. I ve used it on both stained sealed wood the large one and untreated wood as in the title image with no issues. The surface is very important to getting vinyl to adhere well. Line up your vinyl on your wood sign and use a scraper tool to apply the vinyl to the wood.

This is the step where we apply our vinyl. One thing many people struggle with is how to apply vinyl to various surfaces. Actually unsealed wood plywood and even painted plywood are not good substrates for vinyl. Next we need to tackle stained wood.

I used to have the same issue until i figured out a trick that might save you time and frustration. This is very simple and saved me so much wasted vinyl product.