Day/Night Vinyl

[Proofread People]

Has anyone used Day/Night Perforated Vinyl? Potential application: applied to backlit acrylic letters. Any tips, tricks or warnings would be appreciated.

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

they have day night acrylic which is a step up. but either way works. It's a common thing to use on channel letters that need to be black during the day

 

[Proofread People]

they have day night acrylic which is a step up. but either way works. It's a common thing to use on channel letters that need to be black during the day

Cool, will look into day night acrylic. Have you ever used the vinyl version and printed on it? I'm wondering if you laminate it if it will affect the night version.

 

[GaSouthpaw]

We print on perforated vinyl and use on channel letters all the time to get white lit letters. Works fine as long as you use quality materials.
Dual Color films are also great for this application- though expensive. I never cared much for the "look" of actual Day/Nite vinyl (doesn't get white enough when lit, in my opinion- last time I tried it, anyway). If you're just looking for black/white, Day.Nite acrylic is the less costly option.

 

[Proofread People]

We print on perforated vinyl and use on channel letters all the time to get white lit letters. Works fine as long as you use quality materials.
Dual Color films are also great for this application- though expensive. I never cared much for the "look" of actual Day/Nite vinyl (doesn't get white enough when lit, in my opinion- last time I tried it, anyway). If you're just looking for black/white, Day.Nite acrylic is the less costly option.

Great, thanks for the tip. Most likely will go with the perf.

 

[Proofread People]

they have day night acrylic which is a step up. but either way works. It's a common thing to use on channel letters that need to be black during the day

Thanks for the input, most likely will go with the perf, its for an illuminated address box with push thru numbers (1/4" acrylic)

 

[DirtyD]

For Day/Night Perforated Vinyl on backlit acrylic letters, make sure to choose the right vinyl for your specific application and follow the manufacturer's instructions for application and maintenance. You can achieve a cool day/night effect with this type of vinyl !

 

[JBurton]

Have you ever used the vinyl version and printed on it?

If you have the capability, spraying Matthews paints with a flex additive is the way to go. Get some black 3m dual color, paint it whatever, and it'll look fantastic for ages.

 

[DChorbowski]

We print on 3M 3635-210 and overlam with 3660M. One important thing to keep in mind that the perf direction needs to be the same for all letters. At times we apply the printed perf to the sheet then send to router and other times depending on how the letter nesting works out on the sheet, we apply after the letters are cut using a flatbed roller applicator. Sometimes the nesting is done all willy-nilly to maximize the sheet usage and other times we nest the letters all in the same direction. It all depends on time and what drops of substrates we we are working with.

As far as the day night acrylics we use the Bitro Dualite quite a bit. Its very cool stuff but it is very expensive comparably and only Bitro sells it. We usually buy a pallet of 15 sheets at a time and pay for crating and freight.

 

[JBurton]

One important thing to keep in mind that the perf direction needs to be the same for all letters.

Really never noticed on letters over 18" tall, but small or close up letters it definitely stands out like a sore thumb.