Banner Material? What is it called

[HeavyHitter]

I have a customer wanting some cheap banners on the el cheapo plastic stuff. LOL I am not sure what you call it. It is kind of a plastic type material. The banners are meant to be throw away items. One event type thing. Any idea with this material is called? Can I print on it with my Mutoh? Only thing I came up with searching was PVC

Dan

 

[Gino]

Polyethylene....don't know about your printing on it.

 

[jiarby]

Poly..

Go to your nearest bar and look a a Budweiser banner.... Beer distributors make these for nothing for rest/bar owners/

 

[gnemmas]

If it is in small quantity, the cost might not be mattered. 10 oz. scrim banner is at .16 s.f.

 

[Steve Werner]

If you're printing using an eco solvent type ink with your Mutoh I think you will have a hard time printing to plain polyethylene. Even some of the UV printers have adhesion issues with plain corona treated PE. There are top coated versions out there but it usually adds .10 to .25 square foot to top coat and makes it more expensive than cheap banner vinyl.

 

[Replicator]

It's cheap 'til it ruins the heads on your printer . . . !

 

[Mike Paul]

Used laminate paper and a can of Krylon

 

[HeavyHitter]

I have someone asking about 250 plus banners at a time printed on this stuff. The banners will be 2'x5'. Thanks for posting guys.

Dan

 

[HeavyHitter]

It's cheap 'til it ruins the heads on your printer . . . !

yeah sometimes cheap is not cheap...

 

[SignManiac]

Ask the reverend if the price really matters on his banners. The shipping will cost you more than the banner material, trust me.

 

[Mosh]

Polyethylene, cheap, and it is CHEAP. Shipping a banner is around $10-$15 bucks.
Check Grimco for Key banner material it is low cost and work 1000% better than poly, you can print it too.

 

[GraceGraphics]

I used the poly banner today, it was nice, it was for a one time shot banner - I used my HP DesignJet 5500 - had no issues printed nice. Even able to fold and use a hem tape and add a few grommets. worked well

Bought it From Grimco

 

[gnatt66]

Ask the reverend if the price really matters on his banners. The shipping will cost you more than the banner material, trust me.

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