laminate

Having trouble on flatbed printer, printing on a slick material such as aluminum composite or komacel and then laminating, the entire print (ink and laminate) wants to peel cleanly off the material. The panels are cleaned before printing as well. Wondering if it could be an issue with the ink or...

Which brand of Optically Clear cast laminate is the best to use on perforated window graphics? Sometimes I question if the laminates advertised as optically clear, truly are. For example, I just used Arlon 3200 on a window, and I feel drunk looking through it. Everything is "fuzzy" and I...

Good afternoon everyone. I'm currently experiencing an issue with our Roland Soljet Pro III 540 XC. I've made some hard hat stickers about 3" x 1" and printed 250 of them, just over 20" long of material. I've laminated the print but I realized that earlier during the drying period, I...

I have a job coming up where this guy wants me to scan an old photo of his father into digital format and then print it wide format... this I am already setup however I had my vendor send me samples of Sihl 3699 Photoart and then GF Concept 106 optically clear mounting film. The issue I am...

We will no longer be producing the plastic Laminator and Cut Vinyl Tools. They are being replaced with the aluminum laminator tools. We will continue to make the Yard Sign and Rivet/Dent Tools. We now have a plastic cover that fits over the application edge of the aluminum tools that will...

Calling all digital print wizards, I'm wondering if this type of print is possible, and will look good, if done on clear? White flood coat then print. The hard part would be getting the gradient in the reflection to look good. Client really wants a reflection, and it's the only thing I can...

Hi all, Just a quick question regarding Vivid's Boss Premium Brand laminating film. Has anybody else in signage industry experienced any problems with the Boss Premium Gloss laminate & shrinkage when outdoors? Its a 3 year outdoor laminate so we didn't expect it to last any longer than 3...

Has this happened to anyone? This is a back window of a van, slightly curved. We used Cast perf, with a cast laminate. Learned that after having to redo it from the first time when the installer got a bunch of wrinkles from the laminate. The cracking in the pics shown happened in a course of 3...

Which machine will print on chrome film, outdoor durability. Or even with a laminate???

Hi everyone, I have a z2100 that I use for indoor prints, and I read that another member has used it for some short term outdoor signage. I thought about printing a few signs and then coating them with some UV spray laminate, does anyone here have any experience with this, and does anyone know...

Hello fellow sign makers, I start with the facts... I understand that there will be inherent problems printing UV ink on wrap material and laminating without any heat. My issue is this. i am using a new brand of Avery Wrap material that is "specifically designed for UV printers". We are trying...

Hi All! I do most of my printed graphics on IJ35C, and I used to use 3M 8508 overlam, but that is leaving very bad silvering issues. My vendor agreed to take the roll back from me, but nothing has compared to the clarity of my cast overlaminates such as Avery 1360. That said, Avery 1360 is...

I need recommendation on a good 5 year laminanate roll. A laminanate I used shrank more than 2in in less than 4 months! Have there been any problems with shrinking laminate "burning" on the ARLON 3420 or the GF CONCEPT 231/240 lines?

Hello! I'm looking for a textured laminate that doesn't smudge. We've been using Rtape 5Mil Poly, but now we need something with a little more bite to it. We've tried the Oracal 250AS product, which is a floor laminate. It's about the right texture, but it smudges really easily. We need...

This article was in Sign & Digital Graphics Magazine Making the Perfect Outdoor Backlit | Sign & Digital Graphics I understand how this would work perfectly but am a little confused about the laminating. If all this is going on the inside of the clear UV protected lexan, then why do you need...

Mutoh Valuejet 1324 & valuecut bundle: $11,500 GFP 63" heat assist laminator - Very new.Has been used for 5-10 rolls of laminate at most. $5,500 Willing to deliver within 1 hour of Westchester County NY

Any merchant members print on Mylar then laminate with Mylar? If not, any suggestions for a reliable source? Never had a call for this product before. Temperature spec calls for 300 F, maybe another material is suitable? I'll check with the engineer this week to see if temp is correct...

can someone recommend a clear vinyl plus laminate that can print on a solvent printer with a combination to be about 3 mil. Will print white then color on top then laminate .Dont need air release adhesive for vertical install . Looking for mid quality like oracale level.

Hello from St Ives, Been in the Sign industry since 1999, just a small self employed outfit.. Purchased some printed material from a supplier & they used a letex machine, using Metamark MD3 material with a gloss laminate.. After 9 months each vertical overlap, the laminate has migrated back 25mm...

We use a Rollover table for the majority of our vinyl work. However, we have a separate ProLam 60" laminator that we use to laminate our digitally printed vinyl (and plex panels). Has anyone used the Rollover table for laminating? I'll be using BriteLine luster laminate. I have a lot of work...