Just posting to show off my achievement. Please not I dont think this is something that can compete with chromaluxe, and I dont even know if I want to market it to resellers or what not. However since opening a photo lab I was upset that there was dynasub, chromaluxe and then nothing in between.
I have tried everything out that that is offered as a "sublimation aluminum" product from aluminum companies, ebay sellers and even companies from china. I have tried purchasing powder coatings etc, I have put in about $12k just trying different products or having things made, and I really dont know for what the reason is. It all started because I had an initial bad start with chromaluxe not wanting to replace a handful of defective 12" x 24" panels out of a $15k order.
I consider myself a problem solver and just couldnt take the fact there was absolutely nothing out there.
I run a small metal print lab now in south florida and I deal with high end photographers and I dont think I will ever offer this new stuff to them because chromaluxe is still the superior product, but I do know there is a market for this in the non professional/high end photography market.
Here is a video of the product, note this video was taken to show my coater the faded edge issue, which was due to it being cut from the end, but you can still see the quality of the print. It has a beautiful glossy smooth texture like chromaluxe and can be shear cut without any worry of chipping AND has very minimal orange peel, which cant even be noticed unlike other non chromaluxe products.
[video=youtube;-GgJQRebUQY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GgJQRebUQY&feature=youtu.be[/video]
I have tried everything out that that is offered as a "sublimation aluminum" product from aluminum companies, ebay sellers and even companies from china. I have tried purchasing powder coatings etc, I have put in about $12k just trying different products or having things made, and I really dont know for what the reason is. It all started because I had an initial bad start with chromaluxe not wanting to replace a handful of defective 12" x 24" panels out of a $15k order.
I consider myself a problem solver and just couldnt take the fact there was absolutely nothing out there.
I run a small metal print lab now in south florida and I deal with high end photographers and I dont think I will ever offer this new stuff to them because chromaluxe is still the superior product, but I do know there is a market for this in the non professional/high end photography market.
Here is a video of the product, note this video was taken to show my coater the faded edge issue, which was due to it being cut from the end, but you can still see the quality of the print. It has a beautiful glossy smooth texture like chromaluxe and can be shear cut without any worry of chipping AND has very minimal orange peel, which cant even be noticed unlike other non chromaluxe products.
[video=youtube;-GgJQRebUQY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GgJQRebUQY&feature=youtu.be[/video]
