Maybe stupid question about vinyl and lam

[Pewter0000]

This might come off as a really foolish question, but here goes.

We've got a few white decals to do for a vehicle, and we've got some Avery MPI1105 hanging around the shop that's just the right size.

We're having a shop disagreement - I think that it needs to be laminated because, even though there's no ink, it's awfully thin and 1105 is intended for lam before install. The other party posits that, since there's no ink and it's gonna be masked anyway, lam is a waste.

And because I think it would need to be laminated, I feel like it would be just cheaper to just order a yard of 900sc ez rs or something.

Thoughts?

 

[SightLine]

No lam.

 

[XtremeXccessories]

I agree, I wouldn't laminate. It's no different than cutting it out of other thin cast materials.

 

[Christian @ 2CT Media]

It will last longer unlaminated. Laminate only protects ink.

 

[unclebun]

If you're just cutting letters/shapes out of it, treat it like any other high performance vinyl. It will need application tape for handling.

If you're making large sheets of white vinyl to cover things, then laminate makes it so you can handle it and apply it more easily.

 

[Jay Grooms]

no lam here

 

[GAC05]

Commando all the way - no lam

 

[MHester]

no ink, no lam. The lam could be the first thing to peel off down the road anyways.

 

[Pewter0000]

Thanks for the advice folks, naked vinyl it is. I can "bare"ly wait.

 

[MikePro]

i've wrapped plenty of car doors for squad cars with unlaminated printable white wrap media. its just a pita how delicate it becomes to manipulate, by comparison to a thicker laminated print, but in terms of longevity there's no issue. laminate would just make it more resistant to scratching-through the vinyl.

 

[Pewter0000]

i've wrapped plenty of car doors for squad cars with unlaminated printable white wrap media. its just a pita how delicate it becomes to manipulate, by comparison to a thicker laminated print, but in terms of longevity there's no issue. laminate would just make it more resistant to scratching-through the vinyl.

Yes, we've had jobs where they've sent us unlammed IJ180 to wrap a door and it was just awful, hence why we were hesitant.