lamination

I am having issues when I try to print then laminate then cut. It took me a minute to figure out how to get the machine to read the register marks but now the cut is just off. About a half inch or so. Are there steps I should be following when cutting after lamination? Is there a specific...

Hey, iam pretty New to Signmaking and iam biting my theeth out with laminating, i mostly Produce motocross Graphics. I have a certain Issue which i cant get along, even my fellow technician from the Company i have my machines from cant help me. I have the Problem that when i laminate certain...

Hi all, I am wondering if there is a laminating film that will give the printed material a rough feel. I have a sample of Drytac's Sand Laminate but that is way smoother than I'm looking for. I want to feel big bumps or something like that. Any ideas? Thanks so much! -Amber...a newbie

Hi guys, I'm a newbie since Sept 2020 in the signmaking/digital printing industry. My trade was graphic designer previously with outsourcing all print for 18 years, I'm into gadgets and technology so have a great interest in printers in general etc. To start out with in the printing industry I...

I have a ton of racecars lined up to letter over the winter. I want to try and be as efficient as possible. Is it ideal to layer laminated vinyl? Example: Lay down the laminated base design that is laminated Then lay down the number, names, sponsors, etc. Is this suitable to do? I'm working on...

Hey all. So we had a technician come in and check out our laminator, which was working okay but would get wrinkles in it on a long enough lamination. Well, he came by and made some adjustments (couldn't watch what he did unfortunately, was also training on our new HP printer the same day) and...

Looking for a good matte lamination for UV prints, I am getting alot of silvering using 3M matte need something that will adhere better to the texture of UV prints. Thanks

I need to find a Company that makes the smaller table top style Laminating Machines that I can become a dealer for them and resell the machines to our customers. One particular Laminating sheet I am looking for is about 7 X 12 inches and has two slots in it for License Plates temporary tags to...

Today some Avery digitally printed wrap vinyl (MPI 1105 EZ RS) was incorrectly laminated with Avery DOL 2060 Glossy Perm KR. Does anyone have any experience installing a wrap on a sprinter van with an inset panel with wrap vinyl that has a non wrap lamination? Will it conform? Will It adhere...

SOLD SOLD SOLD 12 rolls various size (38" and 51") lamination. Some 3 mil, some 5 mil, maybe a 10 mil. Includes a partial roll of 51" double face adhesive. All worth over $1,000. Sell $150 for all. Must pick up in Tallahassee, Florida, no shipping available.

I was out of the signage industry for ±10 years and then never used perforated vinyls. One of my first request, now, was for a vehicle rear window installation - on a older VW Passat. The print went well, the problem came with the lamination, I think I used the optically clear Avery DOL 1360...

Just wandering if manufacturers should make lamination rolls the same size as the print vinyl (As they do right now, .25" smaller or a .5" smaller? Stuff happens, your printed vinyl wound uneven and it will weave, you did not align it right with a lamination when laminating, or whatever the...

Has anyone ever printed vinyl to be applied to a floor and the "epoxyed" over with Polyurea? We have a customer who is super-excited to do this. We would print on our eco-solvent printer...anybody? Any tips? Proper vinyl? Lamination? We're going to give her samples of laminated and non-laminated...

I'm printing on metal street signs on a flatbed and am trying to make the final product more permanent. I'm using adhesion promoter before printing so the ink sticks good but I'm still not confident in its durability. We have pressure sensitive lam that works great for other stuff but on metal...

I'm trying to find a way to run stuff through my fb700 and just have the UV lamps run without printing. I've had a couple times I have wanted to do this but never really pursued it. This time around we are trying to find a solution to laminate rigid media and there seems to be "UV Curable"...

Can you please advise me on the best vinyl and lam for bumper stickers. The vinyl i've been using tends to curl after a couple months. Thanks for any insight.

Hi everyone, I am a designer, been in the industry for well over 30 years and have always used laminators with heat assist on them. However, my new boss has purchased a Royal Sovereign RSC-1651LS 65" Cold Roll Laminator, and my question is this... what are the pro's and con's to using either...

I have a printing background, but found a new application we purchased a Summa 4sx to pursue. This is a different animal than I'm used to so I'm trying to not make too many mistakes... My application is small labels (4"x6") that are in a very high traffic situation, so durability is critical. I...

Is it normal that I allways have a problem to install non-laminated vinyl? Whether it is wet, dry application on glass or dry application on flat wall, vinyl always make wrinkles especially when there is a big contrast on printed graphic (some non-printed white parts and some black or dark...

I have a new client that was previously using another company for a fleet of ambulances. They were using printed and contour cut 3MIJ5100R (printed on a Mimaki JV33) and laminated with 3M 8518 gloss lam for all of the graphics on these. I will be using a Roland 640 with built in cutter for...