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  • can i print onto printable White reflective?

    Posted by Stephen Morriss on 6 June 2006 at 13:46

    I’ve got some signs to make that want printing onto reflective, now I used to have some from Andersons that my Cadet printed no problem and then I laminated but it’s really expensive and only available in 5 yard sections.
    I then got some of the cheaper LG class 2 reflective from Victory and tried to print onto that but it seems to have a coating on that the ink won’t get a hold on.
    So does anyone else know of a cheaper reflective that can be printed directly or will I just have to get the same again from Andersons.

    Thanks
    Steve

    Stephen Morriss replied 19 years, 4 months ago 4 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Chris Wool

    Member
    6 June 2006 at 14:06

    avery 2420 ok with eco max inks lg just wont do it will it

    chris

  • Stephen Morriss

    Member
    6 June 2006 at 16:07

    Thanks Chris

    I wonder if the reflective from Andersons in the Avery.

    The LG is funny, the ink just pools on the surface and doesn’t dry for ages, I think they did it deliberately because they also sell their printable reflective for a huge amount.

    Steve

  • Shane Drew

    Member
    7 June 2006 at 12:44

    Stephen I’ve printed to 3M 180c, avery and Oracal reflectives without any dramas. Can’t remember now if I used eco ink or solvent. I’m pretty sure I used eco on the 180c , but not sure about the others.

    Both print excellent on the techinks, but that is not the question is it 😳

    Sorry mate

  • George Zerbino

    Member
    9 June 2006 at 07:30

    Print onto clear vinyl & then apply onto any reflective = problem solved!

  • Stephen Morriss

    Member
    9 June 2006 at 08:20
    quote geoz:

    Print onto clear vinyl & then apply onto any reflective = problem solved!

    I’ve done that with the LG but when you then laminate the clear and apply to the reflective it all ends up a little thick.

    I’ve got some Maclite 5700 from Amari now and it’s printed no problem so that’s what I’ll use in the future, it was a lot cheaper than Andersons as well.

    Having said that I didn’t know Oracal did reflective & I guess I should have asked them.

    Steve

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