Print Vinyl: Wrap Grade (Flexible Sign Materials)

Lamination, also known as “over-laminate,” is designed as a protective layer over digitally printed products. It helps to increase durability against scratches, enhances the color and depth of your image. As a bonus, Laminates are also useful for adding increased UV, temperature, salt-spray, and weather resistance levels. Lamination increases the overall thickness of the printed product; as a by-product, it increases the product’s strength and allows for a more painless installation process for your vinyl film products.

Key Facts:

• Available in Matte or Gloss Finishes

• Protects images from scratches and abrasions

• Enhances color and depth of the image

• Excellent UV, temperature, humidity, and salt-spray resistance

• Upgraded Long Life Laminates available

• Matched to Print Film for best longevity and support

Square/Rectangle: This is the ‘classic’ shape that is commonly seen in use today. 

Rounded Corner Square/Rectangle: Based on the Square/Rectangle shape, these have rounded corners to prevent peeling and damage after application. 

Circle/Oval: These are the other ‘classic’ shape commonly seen in use today. Because this shape has no sharp edges, it offers the most resistance to peeling after application. 

Custom (Contour Cut): This is cut to your unique custom shape. This method is used to match the perimeter of a logo, design, or custom artwork. By default, this option is included with all of our Cut Vinyl Products with the Transfer Cut Out Option.

Decal Sheets: Our decals are also available as nested sheets. These sheets will enable you to create a group of decals in a “kit.” You can choose any combination of the above shapes on these sheets. You also have the option to leave the excess area in-place (For logo printing, instructions, or reorder information) or to remove the excess and have a transfer sheet.

Die-Cut (Through Cut): Through cutting is a finishing process in which the image is contour cut through both the vinyl layer and the carrier/backing. This method makes the decals standout immediately and allows for high precision during the installation process but is only suitable for simple, low-detail shapes.

Kiss-Cut: Kiss-cut decals are very similar to Die-cut decals with one significant difference. The image is cut through the vinyl layer only, leaving the carrier/backing fully intact. When leaving the carrier/backing material intact, you maintain the benefit of a sturdy carrier sheet, and when used in combination with transfer “masking,” it allows for highly detailed images.

Transfer: A Transfer is a finishing process that combines Kiss Cutting with Die-Cutting and the two other Weeding and Masking processes. Transfer decals are kiss cut, then the excess vinyl is weeded away, and a transfer “mask” layer is applied. Finally, the decals are die-cut out to squares or rectangles. This process allows for highly complex decals with multiple colors.

• Weeding: This is the process of removing the excess material from the Kiss cut process.
• Masking: This is the process of applying an application tape or “mask” over the top of the decals. They are ultimately designed to aid in the installation process of fine-detail, complex-shaped decals by providing extra “body” and a low tack adhesive to hold the detailed image in alignment. After the decal is applied, the mask is removed and discarded.