Lamination

[Lovejoy]

We've been using oraguard 210 on all of our laminating needs. After about 4 years it will start turning brown and eventually black. It's a lot worse when exposure is in direct sunlight for long periods of time. We are looking to change to a longer lasting product. Any suggestions?

 

[AF]

290

 

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[bob]

Over the years I've found that unless whatever it is you're printing is going to be subject to extreme violence, like being on a vehicle door that's used for crashing through thorn bush, or you need that additional thickness for some particular application situation, liquid laminate performs at least as well, if not better, than a vinyl laminate. I've had prints coated with liquid laminate in the sun for over 10 years with little if any appreciable deterioration. I've had liquid laminated printed panels on the hood of my truck for going on five years. Subjected to all manner of sun, all manner of weather, and countless voyages through the car wash, they appear no different today than the day they were applied.

The same cannot be said for prints laminated with either Oracal 210 or 290. With those prints I've had a non-trivial number of them that have suffered the brown death to one degree or another after but a few years.

These days, more and more I reach for the liquid laminate in lieu of the vinyl variety.

 

[Desert_Signs]

Over the years I've found that unless whatever it is you're printing is going to be subject to extreme violence, like being on a vehicle door that's used for crashing through thorn bush, or you need that additional thickness for some particular application situation, liquid laminate performs at least as well, if not better, than a vinyl laminate. I've had prints coated with liquid laminate in the sun for over 10 years with little if any appreciable deterioration. I've had liquid laminated printed panels on the hood of my truck for going on five years. Subjected to all manner of sun, all manner of weather, and countless voyages through the car wash, they appear no different today than the day they were applied.

The same cannot be said for prints laminated with either Oracal 210 or 290. With those prints I've had a non-trivial number of them that have suffered the brown death to one degree or another after but a few years.

These days, more and more I reach for the liquid laminate in lieu of the vinyl variety.

I've never tried the liquid laminate on vinyl, but I have on UV printed aluminum signs. On those, I've seen similar results. The signs that have the liquid lam on them look good YEARS later.

 

[player]

What brand of liquid lam are you getting those great results?

What method do you put it on? Roller?

Thanks

 

[OldPaint]

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[bob]

What brand of liquid lam are you getting those great results?

I use Clear Shield original formula.

What method do you put it on? Roller?

Interesting grammatical construct. Nonetheless, I thin it until it's the consistency of milk and apply with a foam brush. Just mop it on and try and get it reasonably even with no pools. It levels out nicely when it dries.