If your hands are greasy or dirty they can disrupt the adhesive bond of tape.
Why wont my vinyl stick to my surface.
For this project our wood is already pretty smooth but we always want to make sure the surface is suitable for adhesive vinyl so we re going to be giving it another good sanding before we move to step 2.
First how about some tips and tricks for getting vinyl to stick to painted wood.
Cheap no brand vinyl can be real crappy.
It will be more difficult for vinyl to stick to rough wood so sand your surface before beginning.
Here is the mental checklist to see what could have happened.
And vinyl does have a shelf life so if it s been hidden in your craft stash for a decade it might be time to toss it.
Painting your wood is a great way to seal it and help the vinyl really stick.
If it s too cold try to warm up the tape and the surface before application.
If the tape or the surface is too hot or too cold it won t stick.
The whole vinyl decal came off and was floating around my dryer.
Why your vinyl won t stick.
This is very simple and saved me so much wasted vinyl product.
I used to have the same issue until i figured out a trick that might save you time and frustration.
The short answer is yes but you may want a longer explanation.
Sometimes even after prepping the surface of your project with rubbing alcohol or smoothing a wooden surface vinyl takes some time to adhere.
The first step with this project is to also sand down whatever surface you re going to be applying vinyl to.
It takes about 24 hours for the adhesive to fully set onto a surface.
If you like this technique be sure.