Yep, it's true -- my entire set is covered in printed vinyl. I do...how do I put this delicately?...corporate theatre in a well-known venue best to remain un-named. That being (not) said, our show is in year four of a, very likely, ten year run. We run five shows a day, seven days a week, with no time off for either good or bad behavior. (I've tried both.)
And my walls are covered in printed vinyl. Did I mention that part? Now, this wouldn't ordinarily be a problem except for certain areas where my boys have been putting their sweaty paws several times a day for several years no longer have any ink left at all. For small touch ups, I've used -- no kidding -- colored Sharpies with great success over the years, but these areas are beyond hopeless. I come from a small theatre, small budget mindset, so I'm determined to get every last show out of this huge printed vinyl piece that I can before replacing it -- besides, you and I both know the new printed piece is going to look radically different, no matter what I do, and is going to stick out like a sore thumb -- but I'm running out of creative ideas.
So here's the question: does anyone know of any process I can do to re-tint this vinyl? The repair has to be fast: I'll have, conservatively, fourteen hours between application to hands being on the surface and the surface being back in front of an audience. I'm in Florida, so I have a lot of humidity. The vinyl in question is on a 2500 lb set piece that can't be temporarily cut from show, nor can the vinyl be removed. It is, of course, vertical. And I need multiple shades of blue.
Don't you wish you were me right now?
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
And my walls are covered in printed vinyl. Did I mention that part? Now, this wouldn't ordinarily be a problem except for certain areas where my boys have been putting their sweaty paws several times a day for several years no longer have any ink left at all. For small touch ups, I've used -- no kidding -- colored Sharpies with great success over the years, but these areas are beyond hopeless. I come from a small theatre, small budget mindset, so I'm determined to get every last show out of this huge printed vinyl piece that I can before replacing it -- besides, you and I both know the new printed piece is going to look radically different, no matter what I do, and is going to stick out like a sore thumb -- but I'm running out of creative ideas.
So here's the question: does anyone know of any process I can do to re-tint this vinyl? The repair has to be fast: I'll have, conservatively, fourteen hours between application to hands being on the surface and the surface being back in front of an audience. I'm in Florida, so I have a lot of humidity. The vinyl in question is on a 2500 lb set piece that can't be temporarily cut from show, nor can the vinyl be removed. It is, of course, vertical. And I need multiple shades of blue.
Don't you wish you were me right now?
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.