Can Decals and Stickers Be Used On Wood and Painted Walls

It depends, of course, on a couple factors.

The first factor is how rough is the wood the paint is on? If the wood is very rough, it would need to be sanded well before painting it. Then you can stick vinyl to it.

The other factor is how long has it been since the board was painted? Assuming the board was relatively smooth, you should wait, at a bare minimum, a week before applying vinyl decals to it. I recommend 2 weeks, but I’ve been known on occasion to push the limits.

However, on those occasions where I had to remove vinyl, it usually took the paint with it, and I had to do some touch up painting, which never looks as good as the original coat of paint.

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