Anyone have experience with the AlumiGraphics material?

[GAC05]

Looking for some real world use info on this:
http://www.alumigraphics.com/cart/pc/home.asp
I have a customer wanting to do a promo at a gas station, marking one of the lanes on the concrete pad in front of the pumps.
Don't think it will run very long - maybe a month or two.
Wondering if this would hold up with cars pulling in and out most of the day.
They are thinking of using one of those garage matts but custom messaging might be hard to come by.
Suggestions - info would be appreciated.

wayne k
guam usa

 

[CreatedDesigns]

I have used this quite a bit and I don't think it would stand up to the front tires turning while the vehicle sits still, as the foil will tear. It is very good on sidewalks though and holds up fairly well about 4-6months. I have used this on sealed cement and for commercial Driveway markings. so basically it is great for wall graphics and walking/bike traffic. Also depending on the printer you have the glass beads on the grip version are just about at the limit for a HP L25500, I have to feed out about an extra 12" to literally hold on to while printing to prevent head strikes <--- Lesson learned the hard way! the Grip will destroy your printheads in no time flat. You have been warned.

 

[SightLine]

I have used this quite a bit and I don't think it would stand up to the front tires turning while the vehicle sits still, as the foil will tear. It is very good on sidewalks though and holds up fairly well about 4-6months. I have used this on sealed cement and for commercial Driveway markings. so basically it is great for wall graphics and walking/bike traffic. Also depending on the printer you have the glass beads on the grip version are just about at the limit for a HP L25500, I have to feed out about an extra 12" to literally hold on to while printing to prevent head strikes <--- Lesson learned the hard way! the Grip will destroy your printheads in no time flat. You have been warned.

Agreed and yes - due to the somewhat rigid nature of the material you do want to feed about a foot past the print area so it stays nice and flat where it is being printed. We have printed a LOT of the grip type on our solvent Mimaki with no problems. For any that is going on the ground we give it a nice good coating of Frog Juice to help protect it. We have had some of the clear coated down on the ground at a military base as well as a nuclear fuel facility for a couple of years with just foot traffic and it is still in good shape. Strait line vehicle tire traffic is also fine but if tires are being slowly turned on it then no, that is not going to last very long at all.

 

[Christian @ 2CT Media]

I had a print that was out front of my house for a year and I purposely drove over it and turned my wheels on it. It holds up great but the Ink is the weak link.

 

[GAC05]

Thanks all for the info.
Turns out the month long promo is just a few hours on Saturdays at different stations.
I ended up putting a laminated print on 3mil smooth pvc. Used some clear intermediate to hold the edges down to the pad.
Worked ok and was still in one piece at the end of the day.
Thanks again, might have some use for the aluma-stuff on another project.

wayne k
guam usa