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VersaCamm and Laminating Prints

Posted by Darrell Wootton on 25 April 2007 at 10:31

Hi,

Started working with our new Versacamm and I have been asked to do some graphics for a car (not a vehicle wrap just decals)

Whats the best way to laminate for use on cars, I am a little worried about the laminate lifting off the print? What I considered was:

Print – Cut – Remove Unused Vinyl From Around Print – Laminate – Cut Laminate (Leaving a oversized laminate edge of about 5mm beyond the print boundry)

Using: VersaCamm, Versaworks, Coreldraw, Metamark MD5 and Metaguard Laminate.

I would assume that I would need 2 cutlines one for each decal and an oversized one for the laminate?

Has anyone done this and are there any pitfalls,

Thanks

Daz….

Gavin MacMillan replied 18 years, 6 months ago 5 Members · 10 Replies
10 Replies

Fred McLean

Member
25 April 2007 at 10:40

Print/Laminate/Cut once only 😀
Darrell Wootton

Member
25 April 2007 at 10:57

Fred,

Are you saying cut the lamiante to the print size?

Will it be OK and not lift off the print?

Thanks

Darrell…..
Fred McLean

Member
25 April 2007 at 11:04

Once printed leave for a while to dry 😀 Laminate with whatever your using stick back in the machine and cut both layers at same time
i think thats how the versa works 😀
Chris Wool

Member
25 April 2007 at 11:29

out of interest daz where did you buy this machine didn’t the dealer show you what the machine is capable off or how to use it.

chris
Darrell Wootton

Member
25 April 2007 at 11:34

Hi Chris,

Yes was given a days training by Roland engineer on install and I have been doing some laminating as per the Roland guys instructions but I was just a little worried that the laminate might lift when washing car etc and wondered if anyone did it differently.

Thanks

Daz….
Gavin MacMillan

Member
25 April 2007 at 12:16

I can’t get the print/lam/cut to work successfully at all and have had to look at other options 🙁

Will be hassling them some more when I have time!
Chris Wool

Member
25 April 2007 at 12:54

quote :

worried that the laminate might lift when washing car etc

as long as you let the print dry first you should not have a problem

chris
Darrell Wootton

Member
25 April 2007 at 13:04

My 540 is fine works a treat at Print – Lam – Cut very impressed!

Is it a Roland VersaCamm and what problem are you experiencing?

Daz…..
Gert du Preez

Member
25 April 2007 at 16:47

Do not make the laminate oversize. Just lam, and cut both together. The edges will not lift. Touch wood.
Gavin MacMillan

Member
25 April 2007 at 16:57

I’ve posted here before about alignment issues when I print/lam/cut. Tried lots of different things but nothing has helped.

G