If leaving your boards natural wood brush or spray minwax polyurethane on the wood board tops let cure for 24 hours and then lightly sand with 400 grit sand paper.
Vinyl decal on polyurethane.
Applying polyurethane to stickers.
Let cure dry then apply the wraps and lightly clean then apply the vinyl wraps or decals.
Mod podge is another product that i have heard customers state they have used over their wall decal stickers.
When working with polyurethane always make sure the room is well ventilated as it can give off harmful fumes.
However i ve seen many do it with great success for nearly 20 years.
On a wall decal sticker.
It s so easy relatively affordable and they last a long long time.
Well today we are going to share not just one way but three different ways you can seal your vinyl decals.
Vinyl is a synthetic man made material made from ethylene sourced from crude oil and chlorine sourced from common salt.
After varnishing you cannot remove the stickers unless you first remove the varnish.
The resulting combination of materials forms polyvinyl chloride or pvc resin and what is commonly referred to as plastic.
I am thinking that the decal would stick better to the smooth less porous poly coating than it would to the bare wood.
There are three ways that you can seal craft projects including those with vinyl.
And i ve yet to see any major issues.
You may be right in thinking that a coat of poly then the decal and more poly may be the best route not sure about that though.
Let the paint totally cure dry before applying a poly clear coat to the top deck.
Vinyl decals were never intended to have a clear coat put on top as far as i can discover within product specifications.
Here s my take on things.
Oil based poly would damage the vinyl decal as would any kind of solvent based coating.
To get the best result use the right vinyl for your job and print it in the same way.
Those are a spray sealer like polyurethane polyacrylic spray dishwasher safe mod podge or an epoxy.
Everyone wants to know how to seal vinyl decals.
This allows you to creatively change the look of the surface to fit your tastes and needs.
If you have a wall decal matte finish and not super strong adhesive use a very light coat of polyurethane.