Stinky avery calendered vinyl

[soloinstaller]

Man this stuff absolutely stinks (Avery HP750 Calendered gloss). Ordered 28 yds of this stinky stuff. I prefer the smell of 3m dusted, or rapidtac 2... Mmmmm

 

[Gino]

Back in the 80s, our shop was up the street from a large waste removal company. Did that ever stink. Problem is, it wasn't the trash and whatnot, but they'd spray them down every night and the the stuff they used was a sickening sweet smell. It was to 1/2 sanitize them and 1/2 to rid them of the rats and mosquitoes. Ya know, on some nights, ya never smelled it and other nights it was just plain horrible. Now, I know what they mean when they say a garbage man eventually becomes immune to the smell.

 

[Mike Paul]

I hate Avery because they screwed everyone years back. Long story and worth looking up if new to the trade…
Yes ,
The smell is horrible. Idk what they changed but I avoid it unless I need a certain color.

 

[Patentagosse]

I had a mobile unit for decades, going from dealerships to dealerships doing stripes & graphics (like TrimLine did in that era too)... my van was full of striping rolls, mostly 3M. Nothing comes even close of that great 3M adhesive smell, especially the serie I used in that days (High Performance Automotive Grade). To each his own. I also had a lot of TFX (Universal Products) but the smell was less noticeable (they were Avery, Neschen and Ritrama in most part). I had some Sharpline too and they were 3M Automotive Grade too. Avery's adhesive was different back then... now their film smell horrible like if they were recycling old stuff.

 

[Terry01]

Go back to the days of true solvent inks, when you could smell the dollar notes a printer was making.

 

[GAC05]

Man this stuff absolutely stinks (Avery HP750 Calendered gloss). Ordered 28 yds of this stinky stuff. I prefer the smell of 3m dusted, or rapidtac 2... Mmmmm

I will call your Avery and raise you 3M IJ35c. Something changed in the formula & it now has the smell of unwashed feet after a 5k run in 95-degree heat (leather shoes / no socks). This is before it is printed. When it gets heated up the smell takes on a whole new life of its own.

 

[unclebun]

Yeah. The Avery didn't used to smell like puke, but now it does. Also doesn't weed as well as it used to, especially the cast Avery.

 

[sardocs]

We had some brand of clear plastic transfer tape that smelled like the filthy urinals in the dive bars my band used to play at.