Brandon708
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Does anyone know if Bubble-x prints well on the HP R1000?
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balstestrat
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Haven't tried but I would imagine that it would print just fine.
gabagoo
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Are you talking about the bubbleX? I have never heard of it before.... I have to research this product...is it good for limited outdoor use?
Texas_Signmaker
Very Active Signmaker
I think so. I only use it indoors but it's like stronger coroplast
Geneva Olson
Expert Storyteller
I think I'm more concerned about our businesses going to shit? What are we talking about here?
Boudica
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We have a Laird supplier here locally. a couple of years ago they had a coorporate rep visiting, they came over and showed us the BubbleX. It looked pretty interesting, but the local shop never stocked it, so we never got any to play with, much less try to sell it to our customers.
Can it be used with H-stakes? I can't remember.
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Texas_Signmaker
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read the dates on the post.
Geneva Olson
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hahaha nevermind. in this day and age. you just never know.
Brandon708
New Member
Sorry to "hijack" the thread. It's the only thread I found when I searched for Bubble-X.
Nope. It's a honeycomb hardish plastic, not fluted. It's ten times as durable...and less see through than coro. We've had a few agents switch over to it for swb inserts or hanging sides, but it's not good for yard signs.
It's also perfectly flat...so it looks way better than coro. I think we pay exactly double for it, so it's still really cheap. We use it for anything that is more high end than coro, but the customers too cheap for alupanel
Texas_Signmaker
Very Active Signmaker
I wish more suppliers would sell it. All the things ikarasu said are right on..
Not sure how prelevant Laird plastics is out there.. But they're the only ones who sell it here. They keep a healthy stock of it, and best of all they're on my way into work... Free pickups!
Most other vendors we've asked have never heard of it. We love it though. It's uv printable so I imagine its latex printable as well.
Most other vendors we've asked have never heard of it. We love it though. It's uv printable so I imagine its latex printable as well.
FireSprint.com
Trade Only Screen & Digital Sign Printing
Do you guys use alot of bubble-X? It's kind of stuck in the middle of coro and pvc IMO. Can't put it on a stake, and the edge isn't smooth like a sheet of PVC, Foamcore or Styrene. I think that's why most places don't stock it.
We still use Coro mainly... Bubble X is the inbetween.
A lot of places use SWB's here all summer.... Nothing looks more Tacky than a place charging $75 for a steak with a coroplast sign hanging in a A frame or on their window advertising specials... We use bubble X for customers like that.
It's also more ridgid and seems to last forever.... So when we do 4x8s for real estate or other "Temp" signage, we tend to use bubble X when the customer doesnt want to pay for plywood.
Signs that have straight stakes instead of H stakes... Anything we CNC to a shape we use bubble X where we can because its a much nicer cut.
For every $20,000 in coro...We probably do $500-1000 in bubble X. So we use it where we can... But not as often as we'd like.
I just did a few hundred 12 x18 fence signs on bubble X for a customer... It grommets easy and its indestructable. You can use it as a frisbee and the worst it gets is a bent corner... It's rare we get to see stuff after its been in the field for a long time, but it wouldnt surprise me if these bubble X signs last years outdoors constantly being re-put up, where as coroplast would likely tear in half after being used a half dozen times.
Less future orders for us! so there are downsides. but for the price point, I think it's a great product and I'm surprised it hasn't caught on as much as it should.
https://www.primexplastics.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Bubble-X-Flyer-1-2.pdf
We've only tried the 3 mil, our supplier doesnt carry thicker... but can get it in. With how ridgid 3 is, I wonder how good 5 is!
A lot of places use SWB's here all summer.... Nothing looks more Tacky than a place charging $75 for a steak with a coroplast sign hanging in a A frame or on their window advertising specials... We use bubble X for customers like that.
It's also more ridgid and seems to last forever.... So when we do 4x8s for real estate or other "Temp" signage, we tend to use bubble X when the customer doesnt want to pay for plywood.
Signs that have straight stakes instead of H stakes... Anything we CNC to a shape we use bubble X where we can because its a much nicer cut.
For every $20,000 in coro...We probably do $500-1000 in bubble X. So we use it where we can... But not as often as we'd like.
I just did a few hundred 12 x18 fence signs on bubble X for a customer... It grommets easy and its indestructable. You can use it as a frisbee and the worst it gets is a bent corner... It's rare we get to see stuff after its been in the field for a long time, but it wouldnt surprise me if these bubble X signs last years outdoors constantly being re-put up, where as coroplast would likely tear in half after being used a half dozen times.
Less future orders for us! so there are downsides. but for the price point, I think it's a great product and I'm surprised it hasn't caught on as much as it should.
https://www.primexplastics.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Bubble-X-Flyer-1-2.pdf
We've only tried the 3 mil, our supplier doesnt carry thicker... but can get it in. With how ridgid 3 is, I wonder how good 5 is!
Christian @ 2CT Media
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We use a lot of BubbleX, AkyPrint, and our own version called BubbleBoard. It's a great alternative to coro and PVC, and it's very outdoor stable. You can print it on the R series HP as we have tested it when checking to see if the R series was a good fit for us.
No, you can't use stakes with it, but you gain durability even over PVC and a smooth Matte finish to prevent glare.
No, you can't use stakes with it, but you gain durability even over PVC and a smooth Matte finish to prevent glare.