How long do most shops

[EbsWeb5150]

wait to cold laminate their digital prints after they come off a Roland VP540 Printer.

 

[EbsWeb5150]

24 people looked

but no one responded to this one. I also did a search but nothing. Maybe I searched in the wrong area.

 

[d fleming]

Don't have a roland but I wait a day if at all possible for prints off my Seiko.

 

[Mike Paul]

Been a thousand threads like this. Some wait 5 minutes some wait 24 hrs.

 

[omgsideburns]

search "outgas" or "outgassing"

 

[PMG]

if its a full bleed i wait 24hrs or more..if not a full bleed i lam as soon as the print cools....no problems

 

[WrapperX]

If its a Solvent ink you should wait as long as possible up to 24 hrs then you're good to go. If its a latex based you're good to go right away. You could google that question and would've gotten simalar answers.

 

[Haakon]

24 people looked
but no one responded to this one.

Honestly, with a thread title that only reads "How long do most shops" no one has a clue that it is related to either owning a VP540 or laminating questions before they click on the thread, so you could get a thousand looks before anyone with relevant background can answer that particular question..

However, we used to wait 24hours on full prints from both a mutoh rockhopper and valuejet 1614 before laminating at a place I used to work that had these eco-solvent printers.

 

[TheSnowman]

What Mike said...this topic gets re-posted at least once a week, and you'll get different answers each time.

 

[Aklaim]

Side question, do people wait 24 hours for eco-solvent inks, or are those good to go right away?

 

[cdiesel]

All solvent, eco solvent, mild solvent, etc. are recommended by the manufacturer to wait *at least* 24 hours before laminating.

Some people will say they don't wait at all and don't have any problems. Some people do some really irresponsible things and don't have any issues. We wait if at all possible.

 

[anotherdog]

24 hours if we can. depends on the application. If its short life I'm less concerned about waiting. If its vehicle I'll try to leave it as long as possible.

 

[john1]

I have found 12-24hrs works the best, I always wait at least 36 if i can before cutting to let it cure as much as i can

 

[ismoreno]

Honestly, I go as soon as possible (once it comes out and prep to lam about 10 minutes) to avoid dust particles on the film. Ive never had a problem with any prints. I also have a Roland sp540

 

[SignosaurusRex]

Like Love-making, Hunting and Cooking......"Too quick" spoils the end result.

 

[Gino]

Like Love-making, Hunting and Cooking......"Too quick" spoils the end result.

So, are you saying when it's cold and frosty or hot and sticky..... play a major role in your signmaking ??

 

[MarioDesign]

We wait at least 24 hours especially if its for a vehicle wrap. It I am just doing some coroplast signs or something where the adhesive wont be under a lot of strain than we will lam sooner only if we need to.

 

[Edserv]

Design-Rip-Print-Overlam
No problems so far with our MJ1204.
In Hawaii, but have not (knock on wood) had any problems with fading or problems.

 

[rushworks graphics]

we have a vp540i and we try and wait 24 hours if possable. however we do sometimes lam in 12 hours