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  The best way to Laminate?

  Posted by AndrewKelsall on 9 May 2010 at 20:15

  Hi, I am wanting to Laminate large-format inkjet prints after been bonded onto Foamex or Foamalux board. What is the best method of laminating the paper to give it a great non glossy look "by hand"… Spray or Laminate film?

  Thanks for any help…

  AndrewKelsall replied 15 years, 7 months ago 4 Members · 6 Replies
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  Peter Normington

  Member

  9 May 2010 at 21:52

  What is the material you are printing on?
  far better to laminate before mounting,
  Peter

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  AndrewKelsall

  Member

  10 May 2010 at 20:25

  Thanks Peter.

  I will be having designs printed onto standard large-format inkjet prints. Could, for example, large format prints be laminated with a Sandtex laminate, rolled up for posting and then be applied to sheets of Fomaex afterwards?

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  Matty Goodwin

  Member

  10 May 2010 at 21:27

  Hi Andrew

  Any reason why they can’t be laminated after being printed by the ‘printers’

  Just a thought…..

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  OwenTaylor

  Member

  10 May 2010 at 22:09

  If you are subbing out the printing anyway, why not get the design printed directly onto the foamex?

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  Matty Goodwin

  Member

  10 May 2010 at 22:48

  I aggre with Owen.
  Thats the easy option.
  If not, supply the prints laminated, then fit.

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  AndrewKelsall

  Member

  11 May 2010 at 20:38

  Thanks all of you for your comments. I was planning to do all the mounting myself as I was wanting to make some profit from making the large format display (maybe 80 in total). My design costs aren’t that much for only one design, so I thought I’d give making the displays a try, as I like to do manula stuff as well as design.

  After reading your comments though, I may get the designs printed onto foamex in the end. Thanks for the input…

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