Multi-Surface Painting
Including glass, brick, wood, steel, and more
Signwriting happens on surfaces, and surfaces don't come in one type. Glass has different properties to brick. Timber moves differently to steel. A painted render wall presents different preparation requirements to a polished stone fascia. Knowing how to work on each surface — what to prime with, what paint to use, how to prepare for the exposure, how the material will behave as it ages — is a significant part of the craft.
At Delicious Signs, multi-surface painting is an everyday reality. Adam has painted on the hulls of narrowboats (steel, constantly in water), on Victorian brick (porous, often uneven, with a history of previous paint), on shop windows (glass that needs to be clean and primed precisely), on timber pub signs (bare wood that needs to be sealed and built up), on powder-coated steel (which needs the right primer to take paint without adhesion failure), and on dozens of other surfaces in between.
This matters for clients because it means no surface is ruled out without a proper conversation, and because the right approach will be taken from the start rather than discovered after something has gone wrong. The assessment of a surface is part of every consultation — what's there, what condition it's in, what preparation is needed, and what the best paint system is for the job and the location.
Some surfaces require specialist paints: one-shot enamels, signwriting enamels, exterior masonry paints, UV-stable glass paints, or marine-grade coatings for boats and outdoor metalwork. All of these are part of the toolkit, selected and applied for each specific situation.
If you have a surface that's unusual, difficult, or that another painter has turned down — get in touch. It's unlikely to be a problem.