What type of vinyl will stick (and stay stuck) to rubber?

[Robert Lambie]

some will stick too some extent, none will stay stuck.

create yourself a stencil from vinyl. stick it to the boots and ink in the stencil and remove. job done….

very little ink, very little drying time and the most durable print you will get under the circumstances. 😕

[Steve Smith]

Thanks Robert.
Green wellies, Yellow logo. Will this cause any probs with inking on a design?

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote Robert Lambie:

and the most durable print you will -?

just curious rob to what ink you would use? i have been trying to get an ink suitable to print on rubber lorry mud flaps!! 😀

cheers nik

[Robert Lambie]

now there is a thing nik! 😮 :lol1:

i always thought banner materail like on a truck curtain was a sorta rubber with some sort of fabric between. hence why i thought it would be good on rubber.

the ink i use is sericol… do you think this be a problem with rubber?

[Nicola McIntosh]

you’ll be using probably vinyl (matt or gloss) ink from sericol….i have tried that and every different ink ed has, but not one took a grip still waiting on feed back from a supplier !! 😛

thanks anyway 😀

nik

[Robert Lambie]

thanks for the feeback nik, but surely it would have much better bite than that of vinyl? 😕

[Nicola McIntosh]

nope the vinyl ink scrapes off when dry!! 😕

751 won’t stick either and i give the rubber a good clean before hand 😛

will wait and see!! 😀

nik

[Cammy – Europoint Display]

HI Guys and Gal,

The reason nothing is sticking is that Rubber wellies are a low energy surface , this stops acids , oils, grime etc from attacking the rubber but also stops adhesive and ink from biting in aswell!! Oracal high tack is a Solvent rubber based adhesive made for such surfaces , you could print a yellow background and cut out the logo for the wellies, worth a try maybe?

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote Cammy:

The reason nothing is sticking is that Rubber wellies are a low energy surface , this stops acids , oils, grime etc from attacking the rubber but also stops adhesive and ink from biting in aswell!!

thanks cammy for the very informative info 😉 did not know about the high tack 😀

Nik

[L J.]

I wonder if that would cure a problem i have with a customer who wanted a permanent adhesive vinyl logos that would stick to his food bins, these are as big as pallets, about 4′ high with nice smooth sides that you would think any vinyl would stick to that surface. I think his bins are made of some sort of nylon, if you know what i mean, a bit like a greasy surface.
I have tried everything i can think off to no avail. I think if i can get hold of a sample of this oracal high tac it might just cure the problem & please my customer before he finds some one else who might already know about this high tac.
L J

[Andy Gorman]

Hey Rob, what sort of ink do you usually use to write your name on your condoms? That’ll work.

Sorry. This thread was going so well until I turned up. 😳

[Paul Rollason]

We do a lot of work for yacht crews you know boat names, sail covers, t-shirts, jackets etc

Never thought of their wellies

My god I can see a whole new market opening up in front of me.

Paul R(Mackerelbus design)

[Steve Broughton]

this blokes look quite good

:lol1:

[John Singh]

quote :

Rubber wellies are a low energy surface

I wondered why it was so difficult to walk in those things
Your feet seem to drag 😀

Nice one Steve:
Don’t they want the printing on tuther side? 😀

John

[Cammy – Europoint Display]

lj1600 , Those bins are likely to be HDPE ( High Density Polyethylene) and yes thats exactly what Oracal High tack was made for — wheelie bins is another common usage , can supply samples if you give you know who a call…

[Nicola McIntosh]

ed done a test with a few inks so nylobag stuck like @~”* 😛
i know it’s for textiles but it worked!! 😀 😀
i’m going to try the vinyl cammy mentioned as well though 😛

Nik

[Dave Bruce]

I used Oracal 751 on my wheelie bin for a show I did and it is still there 8 months later.

Dave

I also put Nikolite on to stone(Granite), been there 3 years, no problem

[Dave Bruce]

What about the tyre paint, usually white but I am sure some custom car shop will have other colours, just a thought.

Dave

[dazchivers]

Hands up time, my first post!!

Just an inquiry if anyone knows of a suitable vinyl for application onto an inflatable rib/boat with a rubber substrate. The inflatable will need to be deflated with the least amount of wear/damage to the signage.

My initial thought is some type of high tack banner vinyl.

Any thoughts?

Any help or advice greatly appreciated