Brushed Aluminum

[daenterpri]

I picked up some 15" brushed aluminum vinyl this last week. I was going to use this, with a printed black border on a logo to put on a work truck. The problem is that it is a lot more brittle than vinyl, and my thermal printing seems to rub off fairly easily!

We are considering die cutting the brushed aluminum vinyl and putting it onto a die-cut black vinyl, but with how non-vinyl like and how brittle/tin-foil like this product is, I'm even wondering if we should use it on a work truck at all.

What is your opinion? For thermal, is there another product out there that would give us a similar effect?

Andy

 

[Fred Weiss]

Gerber Label Stock, 2 mil Brushed Silver will accept the thermal Edge print without any problems, cuts fine and is much less brittle than most.

 

[daenterpri]

Thanks Fred! And you'd be comfortable with that on an outdoor work truck application?

 

[Fred Weiss]

It's rated at two years but anyone who rates a polyester for longer is probably telling a fib. In your climate, I'd guess it will hold up more like three to four years.

 

[iSign]

I have a 45 yard roll of Brushed Silver Gerber Label Stock I'd like to sell at 40% of cost, plus freight...

...all I used was enough to rout out this logo on PVC:

http://islandsign.com/turtle.jpg

 

[HulkSmash]

i print on brushed alum. all the time using our solvent.

 

[DonutSlinger]

Curious what product of brushed aluminum you are using? There seems to be alot of various makes and types? Any additional info would be super helpful!