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Hello All -
We do giclee printing on high end photo papers that we then use an optically clear adhesive and mount those prints to clear acrylic. It's a great product but is somewhat challenging to do perfectly. Also, the material and labor costs can be very expensive, so we are looking into different processes for some projects we have (we can and do direct print Acrylic on UV Flatbeds but the print quality isn't as high), the main process we want to test is printing mirrored on clear cast vinyl and mounting that for a permanent second surface graphic. We want a strong adhesive (we tried 3M 180mC-114 and where we attached a mounting frame to the back of the print the 3M 180 adhesive/air channels lifted/showed silvering. We also tested 3M 3650 but had the vinyl silver just naturally over two or three days (when we first applied the vinyl there was no silvering).
The best stuff we've found has been the 8150 from 3M, but when talking with 3M support they told me it was not a "permanent vinyl". So at this point we feel we need to look at other media manufacturers.
Our top requirements are:
Thank you in advance for the suggestions!
We do giclee printing on high end photo papers that we then use an optically clear adhesive and mount those prints to clear acrylic. It's a great product but is somewhat challenging to do perfectly. Also, the material and labor costs can be very expensive, so we are looking into different processes for some projects we have (we can and do direct print Acrylic on UV Flatbeds but the print quality isn't as high), the main process we want to test is printing mirrored on clear cast vinyl and mounting that for a permanent second surface graphic. We want a strong adhesive (we tried 3M 180mC-114 and where we attached a mounting frame to the back of the print the 3M 180 adhesive/air channels lifted/showed silvering. We also tested 3M 3650 but had the vinyl silver just naturally over two or three days (when we first applied the vinyl there was no silvering).
The best stuff we've found has been the 8150 from 3M, but when talking with 3M support they told me it was not a "permanent vinyl". So at this point we feel we need to look at other media manufacturers.
Our top requirements are:
- Solvent (eco solvent) printable
- Optically clear adhesive
- designed to last - permanent adhesive that won't lift/separate from the acrylic if we put a mounting back on the back of the print.
- Stable - it won't shrink or expand over time
Thank you in advance for the suggestions!
