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I'm doing some signs for a school and am concerned about graffitti damage. I've been looking through the suppliers catalogs and there are so many overlaminates available. I remember a product called Tedlar that was supposed to last 10 years. Is that still available? It looks like a lot of the films have about a 3 year life.Can anyone recommend a product for both digital printed and vinyl signs? I will be ordering the digital printed ones from a wholesaler. Thanks.
-------------------- Jean Shimp Shimp Sign & Design Co. Jacksonville Beach, Fl Posts: 1266 | From: Jacksonville Beach, Fl. USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Thanks Glenn, I'll check it out. Up to now I haven't had much luck finding a good anti grafitti film that will last longer than 3 years.I've asked about rolling on a liquid clear protection but the story is it might damage the print even with a laminate over the top of the print.
-------------------- Jean Shimp Shimp Sign & Design Co. Jacksonville Beach, Fl Posts: 1266 | From: Jacksonville Beach, Fl. USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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We recently picked up a 36" roll of Vandal Guard to use for a customer's dry erase job. It works fine for dry erase as long as you use black. Colors will come off, but not with the eraser. I've been running a test sign through a battery of tests to see what I can get off of it. So far, I've been able to remove washable markers (wiped right off), sharpies, spray paint & paintballs (washed off in rain). Right now the test piece is in my back yard with egg from a couple of weeks ago on it. I've been taking pictures of the whole process & will post them after I do a few more tests.
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity. Charles Mingus Posts: 6713 | From: Mendocino, CA. USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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I too have used ClearStar. Its water-based, and it doesn't give me a headache the way the 1-Shot Anti Graffiti does. It starts out water-thin and it is a bit tricky to control without drips or sags on a 4x8 panel (I defer to Rick Sacks' skills). Its also water-clear and so those drips are hard to see until the panel dries... Next time I have a full panel I'll probably use the sprayer for it. For signs that are viewed from more than 4 feet away, it is fine.
However, for prints I probably still like the laminates.
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Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity. Charles Mingus Posts: 6713 | From: Mendocino, CA. USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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