Offgassing is a term used in lots of areas... Some just call it differently.
Sherwin Williams uses offgassing - while most other paint shops call it "cured". You can do a second coat of paint in a 8-24 hours when the paint is dry to the touch... But every can of paint says you can't wash the wall for weeks and it won't "cure / harden" for weeks.... Because the chemicals need to evaporate - same thing as offgassing, just a different name.
https://epson.com.jm/surecolor-s-series-solvent-printers#:~:text=Lamination Turnaround: Advantage Epson&text=Results based on Epson and,ink density and other factors. - Epson lists it at 6 hours offgass time.
I don't always believe what manufacturers say, but what possible reason would Epson or Avery or 3m have by saying you should wait xx hours to offgas? It's not like they secretly own stock in UV or latex printers....
Again.... These guys spend millions of dollars on RND. The printer manufacturer as well as the vinyl manufacturer has recommended offgas times for certain technologies.... If offgassing was fake, it's the equivalent of you installing a sign, putting a bag over it and telling your customer while your competitors signs can be viewed right away, they can't look at it for 6 hours or it'll void the warranty .... What'd be the point?
Yes, 9/10 times you're fine laminating after an hour or so. But to just write off offgassing as some conspiracy every single solvent printer manufacturer fabricated is lunacy.
It's like the idiots who go 100,000 miles without an oil change and cry when their engine seized saying that oil changes are a scam because they can't see the effect one has.
Just because you can't physically see the media offgassing doesn't mean it's not happening, or doesn't need to....
Trust the printer manufacturers and vinyl manufacturers... Not some guys on a forum...
If you have to rush and laminate right away, go ahead. But your better off, and less risk of a failure if you follow the specifications of your printer.
Sherwin Williams uses offgassing - while most other paint shops call it "cured". You can do a second coat of paint in a 8-24 hours when the paint is dry to the touch... But every can of paint says you can't wash the wall for weeks and it won't "cure / harden" for weeks.... Because the chemicals need to evaporate - same thing as offgassing, just a different name.
https://epson.com.jm/surecolor-s-series-solvent-printers#:~:text=Lamination Turnaround: Advantage Epson&text=Results based on Epson and,ink density and other factors. - Epson lists it at 6 hours offgass time.
I don't always believe what manufacturers say, but what possible reason would Epson or Avery or 3m have by saying you should wait xx hours to offgas? It's not like they secretly own stock in UV or latex printers....
Again.... These guys spend millions of dollars on RND. The printer manufacturer as well as the vinyl manufacturer has recommended offgas times for certain technologies.... If offgassing was fake, it's the equivalent of you installing a sign, putting a bag over it and telling your customer while your competitors signs can be viewed right away, they can't look at it for 6 hours or it'll void the warranty .... What'd be the point?
Yes, 9/10 times you're fine laminating after an hour or so. But to just write off offgassing as some conspiracy every single solvent printer manufacturer fabricated is lunacy.
It's like the idiots who go 100,000 miles without an oil change and cry when their engine seized saying that oil changes are a scam because they can't see the effect one has.
Just because you can't physically see the media offgassing doesn't mean it's not happening, or doesn't need to....
Trust the printer manufacturers and vinyl manufacturers... Not some guys on a forum...
If you have to rush and laminate right away, go ahead. But your better off, and less risk of a failure if you follow the specifications of your printer.
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