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Static Cling Question
To all you cling experts here, one supplier told me that if I print to white static cling and use inside a window (print side) that it will etch into the glass most likely damaging it for good. When asking another supplier they told me they have never had any issues.
I have a few metres in stock and a job later today where this would be apt, love to hear your views please
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3 Replies
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Chris,
I remember someone on the boards, mentioning this fairly recently,
cant find the thread though. I’m sure that they had the problem when the static was left in the same place for some time,Peter
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I printed a few hundred static cling stickers to go in newsagents windows. I printed them on my Versacamm and I stuck some on my window to see how they looked and how well they stuck. I forgot all about them and after 2 weeks decided to remove them. On removal they left about 30% of the print on the glass. It came off pretty easily with windowlene or IPA so I wouldn’t worry too much. I never had any comeback from the few hundred I supplied.
One thing to be careful of is letting the printed surfaces touch each other. Even after letting the stickers dry for a few days, the printed surfaces will stick to each other and pull the ink off. Be careful when stacking the stickers or packaging them up.
I don’t know about the inks damaging glass for good. I’m pretty sure eco-sol inks aren’t that aggressive although full solvent may be. If you leave any vinyl on glass for long enough you will be left with a permanent residue/mark.
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Thanks Peter and Owen, will do a disclaimer for this job and see how it goes.
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