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  • digital vinyl for light box

    Posted by Terry Beech on 18 November 2008 at 22:13

    i am doing a large light box for a customer dark blue back ground,red text with a white outline
    i was thinking of printing it instead of using normal vinyl
    what are the pros and cons of doing this and what vinyl should i use

    Tommy Olsson replied 17 years ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Simon Polakof

    Member
    19 November 2008 at 08:18

    Hi Terry,
    If you are looking for a good quality in your print and thinking of printing it on regular print vinyl I wouldn’t recommend it. We’ve tried using our standard vinyl and our transparent vinyl but seem to get eighter a dark and dull print (regular vinyl) or a print with too little contrast (transparent vinyl). I have yet to try using a print vinyl specially created for the use in light boxes, but I do know that they exist.
    Hope that helps.

  • Tommy Olsson

    Member
    19 November 2008 at 12:20

    Hello Terry,

    You should use something called "Backlit Film". I´m not familiar with suppliers in the UK, but you could perhaps ask your regular supplier of print vinyl.

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