First HDU Sign

[parkin79]

So i finished my first HDU sign for a winery in my area. it was really easy working with this material, it cut like butter. there wasn't much clean up that had to be done on the final piece. i need to get better at painting, right now i am doing it by hand, but would like to get a sprayer at some point.

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[grg]

When you do get a spray gun, get something with a large orifice - a 2.3mm tip is what I use for gelcoats and HDU primer. I tend to stick with the cheap ones since my cleaning practices eventually do the gun in (particularly with gelcoats which are really hard to clean).
www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200319459_200319459

I'm sure Harbor Freight has something similar and I wouldn't hesitate to go that route too...particularly if it's just for shooting primer.

[buildswithbrian]

looks great, love the textured background

[bbowers12]

I just did one and my paint isnt that clean. I used latex and it seemed hard to work with. How did you get the letters so sharp.

[eagle55]

I'm new here so I have been looking at a lot of the old posts. Never did see an answer to your comment just a few months ago. Based on my experience with carving and painting Corian, I am going to guess that he may have sprayed the entire face and then sanded the high spots (letters and boarder) to reveal the base material below. I use this technique with Corian mostly but have also done it with wood with painted letters and natural surround.