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  • Holographic printable vinyl

    Posted by Kevin Parr on November 11, 2023 at 12:35 am

    Hello could any body let me know where i can get some printable holographic vinyl from in the u.k please i was particularly interested in Roland Holographic Prism Adhesive Vinyl Film but i cant get a hold of this in the u.k so i was wondering if there was a similar type i could get to print one

    many thanks for any help which would be gratefully appreciated

    Kevin Parr replied 5 months, 1 week ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • RobertLambie

    Administrator
    November 13, 2023 at 5:04 am

    Hi Kevin

    These types of films are normally polyester and not suitable for printing.
    It has been a long time since I have used it, but back in the day, we had particularly large projects using this type of product. Although not often required, if I had to print something on the film, I would just print directly onto clear laminate and laminate that onto the polyester film.

    Going by what you are saying about Roland having some, there might well be digital versions of the stuff now available, but my method did work.

    if you have “optically clear” laminate, that would be the best option for it, but if it is just the general effect, then clear will still work.

    From memory, the following companies normally supply holographic and speciality-type stuff.
    If there are printable versions of the polyester stuff, they should be a good starting point, to source it.

    Vinyl Corporation
    http://www.thevinylcorporation.co.uk

    Doro Tape
    http://www.dorotape.co.uk

    Victory
    http://www.victorydesign.co.uk

  • Kevin Parr

    Member
    November 16, 2023 at 10:49 pm

    Robert many thanks for your reply good source of info regarding printing onto laminate as well

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