Gatorfoam help

[Nicola McIntosh]

hi nancy 😀

heres a thread on it https://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.p … =gatorfoam

hope it helps 😉

nik

[Nancy Wannous]

Hi Nik,
Thank you for that but it doesn’t say much about how to handle it the board is kinda strong but cutting it is nasty. i can get it as one sheet the cost is about $130 aus for black color.

The thing is my client gave me a sample and he said that foam core but to me looks like gatorfoam. i did some search on google. though if anyone worked with them before that might be helpful

cheers
Nancy

[Nicola McIntosh]

nancy if shane says its paper faced and light…..it will be like the kappa board i used to use years ago…….. 😀 hopefull it is and its so easy to cut with a stanley knife 😉

nik

[Nancy Wannous]

the thing is i tried with the stanley knife and the edge went like powdery it needs to be clean cut cos they will be like used to mount the posters A1 A2 and A0 sizes 🙁

[Nicola McIntosh]

are you using a really sharp blade?

nik

[Nancy Wannous]

yap but it doesn’t go through from first cut i have to do multiples. 🙁

[J_J_O]

Hi Nancy,

Have never used Gatorfoam yet, but it is a product of Alcan Composites (formerly Allusuise) and this means most of times that it is a top quality product. I know it is used very much in the US.

You can find more about it at This link.

They say medium term outdoor.
Cutting is not recommended, you will need a saw or router.

Hope this helps you a bit.

Regards,
JJ

[Nancy Wannous]

Thank you JJ. Looks good Thank you Nik also.
Nancy

[Shane Drew]

quote wannousnancy:

Thank you JJ. Looks good Thank you Nik also.
Nancy

Hi Nancy.

Gatorfoam is hard stuff to cut smooth Nancy. You need a neolt trimmer to do a perfect job. I have a keencut which is good too, but it still talkes a few cut or else it crumbles on the edge.

The stuff JJ is talking about is the sample fourex I sent you earlier in the year.

You may be better buying some 2mm ePVC? Cuts with a stanley, and is light weight.?

Sorry can’t be any better help.

[Ian Hatfield]

Gatorfoam is hard to come by in the UK I have tried to get it in the past. Kappa Board do a Kappa plast which is nearly the same it has a plastic face like gator rather than the paper/card face. I think Cox plastics still do it.

Ian