Print questions ….?

[Ryan]

Hi, we have a roland using eco solvent inks and they have been fine, they give an indication of 2-3 years outdoor use without lamination and not had a client back complaining yet! For vehicle graphics it is probably best to over laminate although once again we have done some work on vehicles without lamination and they are holding up well.

The main benefit of eco solvent is no need to ventilate and the inks are less aggresive on the ink system so I presume parts are less likely to fail.

[Shane Drew]

quote Quickstitch:

eco solvent ink, solvent ink etc, what’s the difference? pro’s and con’s? what do you recommend?! was considering buying a versacamm…
can you print straight on to corrie board? or is that screen printing? and on the subject… is sign screen printing done the same way as t shirt screen printing? or if not what’s required? right…that’ll do for now…cheers!

They don’t print onto corrie board mate, you print to vinyl then lay it on the board. For a small run it is cheaper than screen printing.

Screen printing on any substrate is the same process, just different mesh sizes and inks are used.

Hope that helps

[Darren Mooney]

quote Ryan:

Hi, we have a roland using eco solvent inks and they have been fine, they give an indication of 2-3 years outdoor use without lamination and not had a client back complaining yet! For vehicle graphics it is probably best to over laminate although once again we have done some work on vehicles without lamination and they are holding up well.

The main benefit of eco solvent is no need to ventilate and the inks are less aggresive on the ink system so I presume parts are less likely to fail.

Thanks Ryan, does that mean they last longer or not as long as solvent inks? And although I see lots of talk here about laminating I’m not sure what this is!! Is it a material laid down over the print as in laminating a piece of paper? thanks again for the help!

[Darren Mooney]

quote Shane Drew:

quote Quickstitch:

eco solvent ink, solvent ink etc, what’s the difference? pro’s and con’s? what do you recommend?! was considering buying a versacamm…
can you print straight on to corrie board? or is that screen printing? and on the subject… is sign screen printing done the same way as t shirt screen printing? or if not what’s required? right…that’ll do for now…cheers!

They don’t print onto corrie board mate, you print to vinyl then lay it on the board. For a small run it is cheaper than screen printing.

Screen printing on any substrate is the same process, just different mesh sizes and inks are used.

Hope that helps

Cheers Shane, No screen printing at all on corrie? I know a few estate agents and they said their stuff was screen printed, (for bulk runs) tho I have been printing vinyl for them already for descriptions etc…..

[Shane Drew]

sorry mate, bit confusing my last post. You can screen print corrie too, just that digy printing on a cheap vinyl is cheaper than screen printing on a small run (by the time you buy your screen etc)

Eco inks will not last as long as solvent inks in some cases. Laminating is covering the print with a clear film to protect against fading or scratching. This can be a vinyl film or liquid laminate

[John Gregson]

Hi all,
For large runs of estate agent boards it makes sense, and is cost effective, to screen print direct onto the board using sericols CORRIPOL ink range. I have heard of direct laser printing onto correx boards and have seen some with full colour pictures which don’t look screen printed.

Cheers John

[Darren Mooney]

Thanks for the answers guys, all a bit clearer now! much appreciated!