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Floor displays with HPZ6100

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Cmartorelli

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Hello I need to produce some floor displays on my HP Z6100. A few of these will be paneled and the customer is looking for something that will last at least 5 years.
We will like to use a paper with adhesive on the back to save on labor in mounting. Our thoughts a using the HP Everyday Adhesive Matt Polypropylene and seal floor guard. When we panel the graphics together it will need to be a but joint so I hoping the Polypropylene will not shrink like vinyl does. Are we are the right track or is there something elise we should be looking at?
 
Billct2

Billct2

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I have a Z and I would be looking to sub it out. 5 years? Does any floor graphic last that long? I always thought a year was a long time.
 
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kanini

New Member
I had a question for a floor graphics once and the customer wanted it to last maybe 3-4 years. I told them no problem, we'll quote a system with a replacement every 6-12 months depending on need (since this was a heavy foot traffic area). They said no, we got a better quote from another company that says it'll hold up. Visited the place 5 months after the install and it was lifting heavily in the edges causing people to stumble upon it. They removed it shortly after and didn't replace it so I guess the ones that did the install didn't profit much on that job...

I would never guarantee a floor graphic for more than max. a year, it will also look scuffed and dirty after that so you want to replace it anyway. I also suggest you sub it out to someone with the correct floor materials, wouldn't put the regular vinyl you mention...
 
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kanini

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Because you need special floor vinyl for the job and those are only printable with solvent/eco-solvent (and maybe latex) machines.
 
iprint

iprint

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The polypro probably has an adhesive that will almost be damaging to remove. One thing that I have done in the past when I was running aqueous was to print on polypro (lexjet satin polypro), laminate with an appropriate floor lam (lexjet velvet floor lam) and mount that to a vinyl suitable for floors (lexjet simple carpet ad). It adds a little thickness but not too bad. However, if you think that it would last for 5 years you are crazy. I do not know of a floor vinyl rated for 5 years.
 
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