Fish eye

[TheSignKid]

Hey there what's the cause of this? Is there any fix for it? Using a roland rf640 express with eco sol max ink arlon dpf4500glx gloss print media and arlons media profiles.

 

[Gino]

Hate to tell ya this kid, but that's not 'fish eye'. You either used the wrong profile or your media is contaminated.

 

[Adam Vreeke]

Seeing how he used Arlon's own media profile I would guess the former, that it is contaminated material.

 

[Boudica]

It looks like the vinyl has plasticized.

 

[Solventinkjet]

Try higher heat as well. But yeah it looks like bad material or simply the profile laying down too much ink.

 

[jfiscus]

Is it the solvent or latex version of the vinyl? Looks like a coating issue that you usually only see with very cheap vinyls.

 

[Inks]

Looks like plasticizer migration, happens with old vinyl, improperly stored vinyl and material subjected to excess heat.

 

[TheSignKid]

It looks like the vinyl has plasticized.

What us "plasticized

 

[Solventinkjet]

What us "plasticized

Plasticizer is an ingredient in the vinyl that helps keep it stretchy and supple. If the material is old or has been exposed to high heat, the plasticizer comes out of the vinyl and contaminates the surface.

 

[Scotchbrite]

Plasticizer is an ingredient in the vinyl that helps keep it stretchy and supple. If the material is old or has been exposed to high heat, the plasticizer comes out of the vinyl and contaminates the surface.

Like when you grab and old car steering wheel and it's covered in gross oily stuff.

 

[DNG247]

What is the shelf life of vinyl anyways?

 

[SignMeUpGraphics]

Usually written on the spec sheet. For the Arlon material above, the sheet says 1 year.

 

[Boudica]

Usually written on the spec sheet. For the Arlon material above, the sheet says 1 year.

Also, if it's an open roll, climate and humidity will affect shelf life.

 

[Notarealsignguy]

Shelf life depends on how bad you need it. I have stuff that's probably 7-8 yrs old and in a pinch, it works great.

 

[rjssigns]

Shelf life depends on how bad you need it. I have stuff that's probably 7-8 yrs old and in a pinch, it works great.

This ^^^^
Although I haven't gone 7 or 8 years storing material in a climate controlled environment makes all the difference.