Can I print on this…

[Mark Shipley]

Hi Mike,

I print onto Hexis Static Cling with a VersaCAMM.

A good profile that works for me is:

Hexis Micro 2 profile (one way vision film) @ 720dpi
Bi Dir
Variable Dry
1
16
500
0.0
Heater 35-45

You may want to go to Variable for a more saturated colour.

The main problem is puckering at the roll edge, you may need to use the long media clamps, but only put them part way onto the static cling otherwise they snag and bind on it.

Hope this helps.
Mark

[Barry]

Its nice to know the Hexis cling is printable. Most all of the static clings have to many plastisiers(sp) in them to print well.

[Stephen Morriss]

Hi Mark

Do you print onto clear and if so what sort of colour saturation do you get.

I tried with the Cadet onto clear and it was no good as the colours were really thin (maybe wrong word) so looked washed out on a window.

I’ll be getting some white soon which I presume is simular to white vinyl for the colour.

Steve

[Barry]

Generally the Eco-Sol and Solvent inks are not really opaque, so they are quite transparent. Black is generally the most opaque. If your Rip supports it you can do an overprint that will darken the colors up a bit, but it will be no where near as opaque as a thermal machine.

I generally outsource cling and clear vinyl to someone with an edge as the results are much better than an inkjet can print.

[Kate and Danny]

Hi, we were recently having pretty rubbish results using our versacamm to print onto metamark static cling.

The colours were all acceptable but the black was not. This is how we made the black really bold and opaque, by letting the device ( versacamm) take control of printing the black.

I went into the colorRIP

PRINT > SETUP > EDIT > SPECIAL COLORS > Add Indexed Colors

( the colours from your image should be added )

THEN I DOUBLE CLICKED ON > CMYK:0,0,0,255

and clicked > Device ( bypass colour management )

Then Save that profile and print!

It’s surprising how, if you get the black right, the rest looks much better.

We then laminated with standard white vinyl – and ran back through versacamm to cut… looked great. Didnt take any pics sorry….

Danny

[David Rowland]

we printed some on our JV3, it isn’t brialliant and we even print it and then flood coat white on the back isn’t that easy.

Test run a sample and attach it to a window, see what you think before commiting as it isn’t as good as Silk Screen

[Peter Shaw]

I’ve printed onto Hexis white cling film (standard stuff not digital) using my Cadet with perfect results. I found it was best to remove the media clamps completely.

Peter