Best unlaminated vinyl for wraps

[Troykkp]

Looking from some personal preferences that people may have for vinyl that is not laminated for doing vehicle wraps. We are looking for short term fleet graphics. Have been using 3m control tac and find that it is to thin and can be difficult to apply when you are trying to do quick turn around, and it can be difficult to remove as well. Love to hear some other products that people have had success with. Thanks

 

[CanuckSigns]

There are vinyls made specifically for short term bus graphics that might foot the bill for you, they are thick and remove easily, the one that comes to mind is MetroMark by general formulations
General Formulations - Concept® 209 MetroMark™

 

[Fuel Media]

if your looking for short term at low cost , we have been using PROPRINT for a while now and it gets the job done for that short term low budget job,

 

[Z SIGNS]

Any printed vinyl no matter what brand is hard to handle if it does not have a laminate on it.

 

[eahicks]

There are vinyls made specifically for short term bus graphics that might foot the bill for you, they are thick and remove easily, the one that comes to mind is MetroMark by general formulations
General Formulations - Concept® 209 MetroMark™

This is a horrible suggestion for a wrap vinyl. It will work for flat surfaces (think BUS side panels.)

 

[eahicks]

DO IT RIGHT or DON'T DO IT AT ALL. Use the correct vinyl for the job. Short term, long term, doesn't matter. If the customer wants a wrap, partial or full, we use wrap vinyl and laminate. I don't care if they peel it off tomorrow or 4 years later. Costs the same either way.

 

[bannertime]

If you're just doing spot graphics and such, just run some premask over 3M 40c.

 

[Christian @ 2CT Media]

Laminate is what makes it easier to install and easier to remove. It helps hold the printed layer together.

 

[CanuckSigns]

This is a horrible suggestion for a wrap vinyl. It will work for flat surfaces (think BUS side panels.)

I'm well aware what it's used for, the OP was very vague on what they were looking for, they said it was for fleet graphics, which could very well be box trucks and cargo vans.

 

[0igo]

Depending on the vehicle instant one media is good (not the cast roll though it's too thin if its not laminated).

 

[Bly]

We've tried using calendared for clients wanting to cheap out and have just gone back to Avery 1105/6460 for all vehicle graphics now.
Ease of installation and knowing it will stay down anywhere makes it worth the money.

 

[IslandSignWorks]

To my knowledge there is no such thing as a "low cost wrap material." If you want the stretchiness to go around curves you need to use a good product. We also use the avery wrap products. The material cost is not the biggest expense in the job. Labor is the much bigger cost, and the avery product goes down fast and with high quality.