media for printing flags?

[astrofan]

I have a Roland SP-540V ecosol ink printer and use it to print vinyl and banners. I'm trying to find out if there is a media that I can run through my printer to print flags (polyester-type material). I know that I used some many years ago in my NovaJet printer (water based) that was adhered to a paper backing that you removed after printed. Is there anything like that for solvent inks? Any idea how long it lasts if it doese exist?

Thanks

 

[Bizzarth]

Dye Sublimation is normally the best solution but if you prefer to do this internally I believe that UltraFlex has a material suitable for this application.

 

[BigfishDM]

I have a flag material for that machine, sq.ft cost is about $0.28 Dye Sublimation is a way better looking way to go but if you really wanna do it in house this is what I reccomend.

 

[The Equipment Guy]

I think my business partner Harold has printable flag material, you can email him at harold@theequipmentguy.ca

Craig

 

[WildWestDesigns]

I have a flag material for that machine, sq.ft cost is about $0.28 Dye Sublimation is a way better looking way to go but if you really wanna do it in house this is what I reccomend.

Dye Sublimation is what I would recommend for it as well and I've done a few mainly for cars though.

 

[Bill Modzel]

3P Inkjet Textiles makes a material called FlagTex. It's a open weave polyester on a paper backer. Side 1 images fine and there's a bit of an image that shows through to the back side. It is an open weave to neither side is really intense though.

I printed a flag on the aqueous version on my old HP5000 with pigmented inks. I stitched it up and hung it at my cabin for close to three years and it held up well as far as color stability. It wore a bit on the tail end which I think was more from physical abuse than ink fade.

The strange thing is I printed another flag on my HP9000s with the solvent version of the material and I don't think the print was as saturated as the original aqueous treated material.