do you think a 2ml 3m vinyl would hold up on a mug with dishwasher cleanings?

[gabagoo]

do you think a 2ml 3m vinyl would hold up on a mug with dishwasher cleanings? Not a wrap, but individual bold rounded copy

I do get some zany requests... I figure it would do OK in a residential dishwasher, but have never experimented.

 

[Pat Whatley]

When my kids were born we labeled a bunch of their bottles with their initials cut in Oracal 651 on one side and the other side with a label made from laminated IJ40. They were run through the dishwasher almost every day for a year. The factory printing washed off the bottles....the vinyl letters and labels looked brand new.

 

[Get Lucky]

My wife has a 2" Wyoming bucking horse made from Avery 900. It's been on her coffee cup for 2 years going through the dishwasher weekly. It's starting to show some wear but it's still on there.

We also gave the daycare a bunch of end cuts of vinyl that couldn't be used. They labeled all the bottles and things that get washed in bleach water several times a day. Held up really well considering it wasn't laminated.

 

[Tim Aucoin]

Glad I stumbled on this thread... I get asked this quite often an my answer is always; "I cannot guarantee that..."! Think I'll try a couple for my own use and see how they hold up!

 

[MikePro]

I make drink chips for a local bar using poker chips + IJ35/8510.
they run returned chips through the dishwasher everyday, high temp, and have yet to see one fail in over 5yrs.

 

[Solventinkjet]

Aqua Print might be worth looking into. It's labor intensive so it may not be ideal for a large run but should work for smaller runs. Otherwise I would just sub the job out to a dye sublimation shop with a mug press.

 

[binki]

We have not done a lot of these but even 651 will stick quite a while. We do recommend hand wash and if they must use a dishwasher then low heat or drip dry.

 

[lgroth]

I use Oracal 651 on cups all the time... Besides here at work I play drums too and we sell thermal cups with our logo on them, haven't heard a complaint in the 3 years we've been selling them.