Painting/signing roller shutters
Discussion
It looks like I'll be going for the little retail unit I viewed the other day. It's been closed for a little while & the roller shutter over the door is a bit tatty.
I don't want to replace it as costs need to be kept pretty tight but it certainly needs the surround wirebrushing and painting. The shutter itself doesn't look like it's ever been painted and is looking a bit tired too.
As this is the only street level frontage, I'd like to have some advertising on it for when it's shut too.
So has anyone got any recommendations on the best products for painting a shutter? Good old hammerite or is there something better?
Any ideas on planting an advert on it? I'm assuming finding a local graffiti artist/signwriter to spray it is my only option but thought I'd ask in case anyone knows better!
There's room above for a signboard that I'll be using but if I can have the shutter looking tidy & reinforcing the name at eye level then so much the better.
Cheers.
...and while I think on, is there any easy way to cut a letter box into that sort of material?
I don't want to replace it as costs need to be kept pretty tight but it certainly needs the surround wirebrushing and painting. The shutter itself doesn't look like it's ever been painted and is looking a bit tired too.
As this is the only street level frontage, I'd like to have some advertising on it for when it's shut too.
So has anyone got any recommendations on the best products for painting a shutter? Good old hammerite or is there something better?
Any ideas on planting an advert on it? I'm assuming finding a local graffiti artist/signwriter to spray it is my only option but thought I'd ask in case anyone knows better!
There's room above for a signboard that I'll be using but if I can have the shutter looking tidy & reinforcing the name at eye level then so much the better.
Cheers.
...and while I think on, is there any easy way to cut a letter box into that sort of material?
Edited by Pot Bellied Fool on Saturday 16th May 16:28
Company I work for used these as a trial
http://www.bluecarrotmedia.com/pages/home.shtml
For some reason it didn't take off. I'm not sure if it was cost or longevity etc. I doubt this would be viable on a set of external shutters as it would weather/get vandalised.
You can take the individual laths out of the shutter curtain and get a letter "hole" cut into it.
If it were me I'd just paint it and recoat it whenever it gets scruffy.
I seem to remember that you are fairly local Crosby/Waterloo? I can put you onto a good shutter contractor if you need it.
http://www.bluecarrotmedia.com/pages/home.shtml
For some reason it didn't take off. I'm not sure if it was cost or longevity etc. I doubt this would be viable on a set of external shutters as it would weather/get vandalised.
You can take the individual laths out of the shutter curtain and get a letter "hole" cut into it.
If it were me I'd just paint it and recoat it whenever it gets scruffy.
I seem to remember that you are fairly local Crosby/Waterloo? I can put you onto a good shutter contractor if you need it.
Edited by A2Z on Saturday 16th May 18:02
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