Construction signs restored for a building contractor on behalf of the Fulham & Hammersmith Civic Council. As is often the case, the scaffolding wasn’t ideally positioned for detailed painting—nor for wearing a hard hat that tended to fall off every time I had to bend over!
The clients ensured all health and safety protocols were fully in place, though in practice this made the painting process more challenging. The positioning required extended periods of crouching or kneeling, with minimal space between the wall and scaffold poles on either side of the planks—making for a very cramped working environment.
The crest had significantly faded & was in need of a brighten up. All painted using a small decorators brush & signwriter quills.
The first stage was to give the whole crest a thorough clean to get as much grime off as possible. If not cleaned fully the dirt streaks through the paint.
A signwriter painting construction signs rather than a painter/decorator is more essential when the crests include text with this type of asizing and typeface.
All white areas were painted initially as they were to require more dry time, as they were to require 2 coats of paint.
It was essential to get the whole crest painted with a single coat of each colour within the full day of work. If there was time remaining, then a possible wet blend shading could’ve been added.
All creases, nooks & crannies were painted & a lot of care was taken to ensure no paint got onto the flat stone panels the crest is set on.
Images of the crest prior to the works being carried out & once the renovations to the construction signs were completed.
Hand Painted Traditional & Contemporary Signwriting in London
Signwriter: Traditional Signs of London