R-Tape Question

[westpointsigns]

I've been using 4057 for the past 5 years and was just informed on Monday that the tubes that are marked RLA are wrong, and the only app tape that has the RLA ( that SW sells anyway) is Clear. I have never used or ordered clear tape.

I tried arguing the point of what I wanted and my rep assured me that RLA is only available on CLEAR.

I got my tape today....Does not stick to the paper. It's going to be ok for shop graphics but not for graphics I send out with the customer to put on themselves.

Any truth to RLA only available on CLEAR tape?

 

[JeremySI]

their website says otherwise

http://www.rtape.com/application-tapes

 

[Carl Crabtree]

all our's are marked 4075 RLA...we get it from Proveer

 

[john1]

yep 4075 and 4076 are RLA here

 

[xpressgraphixman]

RTape offers 2 products in paper tape - ApliTape and Conform. The ApliTape does not have RLA. All the Conform products only come in RLA.

Hope this helps

 

[john1]

The aplitape is garbage IMO, It dog ears and curls up like nothing i have ever seen. When i first started in this business i ordered a roll and it was terrible.

 

[westpointsigns]

The aplitape is garbage IMO, It dog ears and curls up like nothing i have ever seen. When i first started in this business i ordered a roll and it was terrible.

I have to agree. IT IS JUNK.
SW must have had a SPIFF on the aplitape.
I got some 4075 RLA ordered today from S+B.

 

[stoliker]

4075RLA from 3 different suppliers (Advantage, Wensco and One Source) all within the last month. Only mask we use for any cut stuff.

 

[mark in tx]

Why am I not surprised that a rep from SW would say that RLA is only on clear?

 

[JBarraxSW]

4075RLA does indeed have the layflat formula, as does Clear Conform (formerly known as AT42 EZ Tear). I apologize for the misinformation and will educate whomever told Westpoint otherwise.
By the way, we do not get a "spiff" on AppliTape (That would be nice). We carry it because it's a less expensive alternative to Conform for R-Tape users and we've not gotten any negative feedback about its quality.
I'll pass your comments on to our R-Tape reps. Perhaps there's a bad lot on the market.

Regards,