avery vs Oracal

[bois323]

Which do you prefer - avery intermediate or oracal intermediate vinyl for outdoor signage?

 

[OldPaint]

welllllllllllllllll....avery intermediate is good but has matte finish. oracal 651 is great, but the 641 is junk.
SHINE RITE, from FELLERS, GMI, BRITE LINE from GRIMCO......... all the same product.

 

[2B]

We use Oracal for 90% of our jobs, and it does everything we ask of it.

 

[visual800]

oracal 651 here fior everything. We dont use high performance on anything its a waste of money IMO. This vinyl is solid

 

[Jillbeans]

The 651 works great. I wouldn't accept a gift of free Avery for life.
Only use it if you like getting a vynull failure.
Love....Jill

 

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oracal 651

 

[royster13]

While at Wal-mart yesterday I ran into a person that had inquired about some decals for his truck last summer......He had gone elsewhere and I could tell from looking at his truck that his decals were made with cheap vinyl.....I could clearly see a ring of dirt around the edge of the vinyl...This is because calendared vinyl (even 651) shrinks and leaves exposed adhesive....Last time I calculated 751 was only 1/2 cent more per square inch than 651....

 

[lexsigns]

The. I wouldn't accept a gift of free Avery for life.
Only use it if you like getting a vynull failure.
Love....Jill

+1

 

[SightLine]

We use some of both 651 and 751. I actually prefer 751 -twice as easy weeding - you can literally rip the waste off of a cut job on 751 on 651 you have to be a bit more careful. Plus I know I'm giving my clients a better product.

 

[signage]

The 651 works great. I wouldn't accept a gift of free Avery for life.
Only use it if you like getting a vynull failure.
Love....Jill

Now Jill what if with this free Avery you also would get Ralph Fiennes

 

[OldPaint]

i have to say this in defense of avery HP SPECTRA or FIRE RED, if you look at the back side of these you will see SILVER, not red. i have the spectra red on 2 vans i did back in 2000, 12 years old now...........ZERO FADE, SHRINK, or PEELING. and this in FLORIDA SUN, never garaged.
so if you want some LONG LONG LASTING RED... AVERY has em
they aslo have a few blues on silver.

 

[jayhawksigns]

The 651 works great. I wouldn't accept a gift of free Avery for life.
Only use it if you like getting a vynull failure.
Love....Jill

Same here, only time we us Avery is for certain colors. Oracal is our go to vinyl here.

 

[visual800]

While at Wal-mart yesterday I ran into a person that had inquired about some decals for his truck last summer......He had gone elsewhere and I could tell from looking at his truck that his decals were made with cheap vinyl.....I could clearly see a ring of dirt around the edge of the vinyl...This is because calendared vinyl (even 651) shrinks and leaves exposed adhesive....Last time I calculated 751 was only 1/2 cent more per square inch than 651....

BUT was what he had on his truck 651? I doubt it. there is nothing wrong with intermediate and if there was a vinyl that failed within a year it must have been crap a$$ avery hell how do you know it was even on there for a year

 

[signage]

BUT was what he had on his truck 651? I doubt it. there is nothing wrong with intermediate and if there was a vinyl that failed within a year it must have been crap a$$ avery hell how do you know it was even on there for a year

Are you trying to tall me calendar vinyl doesn't shrink?

 

[royster13]

Are you trying to tall me calendar vinyl doesn't shrink?

I think that is what he is trying to tell us....But my experience tells me he is wrong....651 shrinks....Not as much as a generic vinyl but it still shrinks....

 

[Techman]

All calendared vinyl shrinks. It's the nature of the beast.

If it tents, It shrinks.

 

[royster13]

BUT was what he had on his truck 651? I doubt it. there is nothing wrong with intermediate and if there was a vinyl that failed within a year it must have been crap a$$ avery hell how do you know it was even on there for a year

He still had some extra decals in his cab....Showed 651 on the liner....As far as it being on a year, I can only go by the date he called for a quote....

 

[signage]

Calendar vinyl shrinks because of the way it is manufactured!

 

[MesaSigns]

We use oracal 751 for everything. 651 is junk and we wont use it on anything.

 

[Pat Whatley]

Interesting because I'm seeing the exact opposite, 651 is holding up better than 751.