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Printing onto drywipe

Posted by Marcella Ross on 2 November 2007 at 09:15

Can anyone tell me if this is possible, printing onto dry wipe vinyl ?

Saph-D replied 18 years, 1 month ago 8 Members · 13 Replies
13 Replies

Tim Painter

Member
2 November 2007 at 09:47

Not sure Marcie.

Wouldn’t people just print and laminate to achieve the same?

Tim.
Hugh Potter

Member
2 November 2007 at 10:19

i’ve successfully stuck vinyl to dry wipe boards, perhaps you could print onto white or clear and contour cut?
Shane Drew

Member
2 November 2007 at 10:37

No Marcella, not possible at all.

I usually print to vinyl, and apply a clear dry wipe (called dry erase here) as a laminate. Works well.

Cheers
Marcella Ross

Member
2 November 2007 at 10:45

thanks guys, that’s what I thought. 🙁
Marcella Ross

Member
2 November 2007 at 10:47

quote Hugh Potter:

i’ve successfully stuck vinyl to dry wipe boards, perhaps you could print onto white or clear and contour cut?

I have got a quote for dry wipe boards and I was going to apply vinyl to them. But as there is 50 boards to do I also considered dry wipe vinyl over a cheaper material to see if it was more cost effective.
Wondered if it could have been printed to save time floodcoating after it’s lettered.
Hugh Potter

Member
2 November 2007 at 11:47

might be cheaper, i’ve never bought them new because of the price, i got my big one from the tip when i took some junk down there, paid £2 for it !!! always found dry wipe vinyl hard to get from my old supplier.
Peter Shaw

Member
2 November 2007 at 11:47

We usually overlaminate with anti-grafitti film to provide a surface which can be written on with anything. Also has the benefit of writing surviving in the rain if a permanent marker is used.

Peter
Roger Weichert

Member
2 November 2007 at 12:02

Interesting question Marcella, thanks for asking it.

I have been wondering about how to make them myself.

Shane said

quote :

I usually print to vinyl, and apply a clear dry wipe (called dry erase here) as a laminate. Works well.

If you dont mind me asking Shane, where do you get that from, and do you buy it by the metre or do you need to buy a roll? Expensive?

Thanks, Roger
Marcella Ross

Member
2 November 2007 at 12:09

Dry wipe vinyl costs approx £8.60 for 760mm wide (think that was from Europoint)
I got a quote for 50 dry wipe boards at £5 each (400 x 675mm, no frame) which I thought was a reasonable price. But only concern is the weight as they are 9.5mm thick. These boards are to sit within a car being held in position by the sun visor only.
Shane Drew

Member
3 November 2007 at 10:46

quote Roger Weichert:

Interesting question Marcella, thanks for asking it.

I have been wondering about how to make them myself.

Shane said

quote :

I usually print to vinyl, and apply a clear dry wipe (called dry erase here) as a laminate. Works well.

If you dont mind me asking Shane, where do you get that from, and do you buy it by the metre or do you need to buy a roll? Expensive?

Thanks, Roger

Spandex sell it by the metre, only a 30" (760mm) wide roll though. Can’t remember the price mate, $15 per metre I think
Roger Weichert

Member
3 November 2007 at 12:32

Thanks Shane … I’ll ask them about it next time I’m talking to them.

Regards, Roger
Ginny Schaeffer

Member
3 November 2007 at 13:48

Screen printing maybe?
Saph-D

Member
3 November 2007 at 20:48

You can buy dry wipe boards for dye sublimation, I’m not sure what the various sizes are but it might be worth you contacting a supplier.

Saph 🙂