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Media recommendations for wall graphics

ElJay

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My shop does a lot of large indoor wall graphics. Looking for a decent print media that I don't have to laminate and won't fall off the wall in a week/month/year. The vinyl we've used in the past (3M, Oracal) doesn't want to stick to painted drywall, or much of anything else apparently...Anyone?
 

ElJay

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We've experimented with wallpapers but because we almost always work in dirty, cramped construction environments, laying out sheets flat and adding paste to them is unrealistic. Also, the areas we work with most often are quite large (20 feet wide by 15 feet tall and larger) so a self-adhesive rolled material is really our only option. We've been using a printable fabric that is satisfactory, but even with following the manufacturer's recommendations we're having durability issues...it scratches/scuffs easily especially in areas of heavy ink coverage. I've set my ink limits, selected proper ink profiles, and cranked my heaters up on all my printers but solvent ink just doesn't seem to cure properly on the fabric and doesn't respond well to rough handling.
 

encadtech

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Having good results with Mactac Roodle - cut contour right to the edge - stays flat no problem - printing with a Roland XC-540
 

HulkSmash

New Member
all 3m IJ35c attached.
0 lifting. 0 issues. Easy install. All drywall.
if you cant get it to work on drywall, you're doing something wrong.
 

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ElJay

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all 3m IJ35c attached.
0 lifting. 0 issues. Easy install. All drywall.
if you cant get it to work on drywall, you're doing something wrong.

Outside of not cleaning the surface well enough or not allowing the paint adequate dry time, what could we be doing wrong?

I agree, BTW. great work.
 

JBarraxSW

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all 3m IJ35c attached.
0 lifting. 0 issues. Easy install. All drywall.
if you cant get it to work on drywall, you're doing something wrong.
Nice work. :)
We offer a polyester fabric called PrismJet 234 WallTex that's similar to PhotoTex, but it adheres better on slightly textured surfaces. We have 4' x 4' wall graphics in our training room that have been up for a couple of years now. No lifting.
http://www.signwarehouse.com/c-printer-inks-media-M-W-PJ-WALL.html
 

TDFcustomSL

New Member
Nice work. :)
We offer a polyester fabric called PrismJet 234 WallTex that's similar to PhotoTex, but it adheres better on slightly textured surfaces. We have 4' x 4' wall graphics in our training room that have been up for a couple of years now. No lifting.
http://www.signwarehouse.com/c-printer-inks-media-M-W-PJ-WALL.html

:goodpost:I have seen it and it does look good and seems to stick around the edges great, we pulled most of it off and it stuck right back down, even around the edges. I would love to play around with some of this but cant justify buying a roll to play with just yet. All the wall graphics ive done they wanted CHEAP so i used the cheap oracal, they didnt care if it took the paint off, its going to be up for many many years anyway.
 

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