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Wall Graphics

WB

New Member
What is everyones opinion of the difference between wall graphics printed on solvent vs. UV ink.

I've been installing alot of UV printed wall graphics lately for a client and I find that they are thick and do not take any tension at all going around objects. Small specs of dirt in the paint become 1/2" lifted circles after a day, going around a 90 degree corner lifts after an hour.

Thanks
 

Jester1167

Premium Subscriber
Are you sure they are using the same material. I get a lot of IJ40C which looks like it was UV printed without laminate for wall graphics. The calendared film is thicker and feels a lot stiffer than its cast counterpart even with laminate.

If it is 3M IJ40c you can tell because the adhesive pattern looks like the old IJ180C crosshatch but its a smaller pattern.
 
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