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overlaminate

  1. 1" wide Clear Caste Overlaminate

    I am in the market for a roll of a clear overlaminate, ideally the roll being 50 yrds / 150 ft.
  2. 3M Lamination releasing from Latex Printed vinyl. Please Help

    We are having trouble with laminate peeling off our printed vinyl. I will attach pictures for reference. We do have angles holding these signs in so friction could be an issue but we have done it this way for years and most have no problem. We are printing with HP LATEX 315 Printer onto 3M...
  3. ISSUE WITH LAMINATING UV PRINTED MATERIALS

    Hello, We started printing on UV without printing White ink. Recently we started laminating with Arlon and 3m overlaminates. But we got one issue. Since we dnt print the white ( it gets the white from white material ), we get bubbles when we laminating the substrate . For example if the print...
  4. Need Help Compatible print substrate for Avery 6040 Sparkle lam on a boat?

    Avery's website is not giving me much when looking for what to print then apply 6040 on, and I'm worried about slapping it on some Arlon or 3M and having to deal with the laminate peeling down the line. Does anyone have any suggestions that are long term? I'd like to get at least 4-5 years out...
  5. Vinyl Laminate or Liquid Laminate?

    Hey guys, I'm doing an ACM sign that will have cast Oracal vinyl and some real gold 22k stuff. I want the sign to last as long as possible since the 22k vinyl has a 15 year rating. Should I go with a liquid laminate like clear shield over the whole sign or a premium 3m overlaminate over it to...
  6. Laminator Out of Whack

    We have a USTech, 54" laminator and for the past two years, it has been great. We laminate everything from 30" to 54" on it, but for the past couple of months or so, have been using it for 30" and (mostly) 36" cast materials. Yesterday, immediately after laminating a 36 inch sheet of cast...
  7. Looking for advise / info on wrap vinyl and laminate leaving scratch marks on surface

    I have a customer who is interested in getting his pizzeria counters covered with printed vinyl, but he is concerned because while he was in my shop viewing samples he noticed that when he slid his fingernail on the prints, it left marks behind. That marks are not damaging, but they are...
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