ORACAL Vinyls

[StickyBoyz]

Hello,

I know there are many posts out regarding vinyls, however, I could not find this one...

What would you prefer to stock in house from ORACAL...

3164
3621
3640
3641
3165RA
3651

Also a little comparison... (which ones you like and why?)

3165RA vs 3651

3164 vs 3640 vs 3641


Thanks a ton for the help!

 

[StickyBoyz]

Sorry for the short bump, but I am looking to purchase material today.

Thanks so much!

 

[Just Me]

depnding on your use for it? cast or calendered?

 

[StickyBoyz]

I am just looking on what to stock out of these materials. They are all calendar. I have my cast vinyl situated.

 

[Just Me]

3640
3621
3165RA
is what i stock...mainly the 3640 good all around short term vinyl

 

[StickyBoyz]

Thanks for the help!

 

[Circleville Signs]

Well, in my opinion you can't go wrong with Oracal 3651. That being said, it REALLY depends on what you are going to be using it for. Stocking a bunch of stuff seems silly to me. A good roll of Cast, a good roll of calendered and some matching lam is all we keep in stock for our shop use. We keep at least one roll of everything we offer in stock as well.

Gary

 

[Bigdawg]

3651 all the way for calendared...

3640 shrinks... and I mean SHRINKS... good only for coro signs IMHO....

 

[StickyBoyz]

Thanks,

You guys ROCK!

 

[Gino]

I would suggest getting in a sample roll of each and try them out with the same graphics and matching profiles and see what YOU like best. I would advise that on any brand/manufacturer. Try it and see how it reacts with YOUR printer and needs…. then YOU make an educated decision and start stocking whatever YOU want.

 

[petepaz]

651 (for gerber and colored vinyl)
3164
3651
210 gloss lam
that is our stock everything else we order as needed

 

[Charlie J]

3651 all the way for calendared...

3640 shrinks... and I mean SHRINKS... good only for coro signs IMHO....

Yeah, we did our door with it and it shrank an 1/8th in. from the laminate on all sides.

 

[splizaat]

651 for plotted (we only use 651)

3164 for short term
3165 for longer term
3651 for clear

 

[strypguy]

Do you see much shrinkage with the 3165 or 3651??

John

 

[Sign Works]

I Stock the following in order to match the media to the application.

3640
3651
3551
3551RA
3951
3951RA

210G
210M
290G
290F

Oracal Reference Guides -

http://www.oracal.com/products/_docs/qrg/08QRGDigital_121208.pdf

http://www.oracal.com/products/_docs/qrg/08QRGLaminate1208.pdf

 

[wonsngis]

Since the Avery fallout a few years back (and some problems we had with neschen RTA vinyl), we have become an Oracal house. I've been very pleased with Oracal products across the board.

3651M is our standard cal product

210G/M/SG standard overlam for cal vinyl or the occasional flatbed print

3620G (clear) with 3640G (white-as an overlam) is used for reverse print
window graphics

3621G for removable stuff

3850 for backlits

3551G/GRA (w290G) for non-wrap vehicle graphics

3951G/GRA (w290G) for wraps

651 and 751 for RTA's

And we're just starting to experiment with 631 and 3621 for wall graphics

 

[gnatt66]

i stock:

3164-contour cut decals/temp signs

3621m-for race cars-removable temp signage
3621g-"

3165ra-all around calendared