Question HP Permanent Gloss Adhesive Vinyl price hike

[StarryColorado]

I just went on US Cutters website to order another roll of 150ft x 36" and the price went up $150 as of June 1 It used to be around $250.00 just in March and now it is $393.00 which is a HUGE jump. I looked at other sites and it seems it is across the board. Anyone know why this is or if it is the Tariffs? Crazy rate hike, we will have to raise our prices quite a bit if we stick with HP. Does anyone know of a comparable media? we are using an HP Latex 315 print & cut system. Thank you!

 

[dypinc]

What is actually the difference between HP Permanent Gloss Adhesive Vinyl and this https://www.lexjet.com/en/hp-prime-gloss-cp-54in-x-150ft?

 

[Signstein]

Take a look at the General Formulations 200-series films. Polymeric calendared, 5-year, under $200 for 54"x50yd in my market.

 

[StarryColorado]

What is actually the difference between HP Permanent Gloss Adhesive Vinyl and this https://www.lexjet.com/en/hp-prime-gloss-cp-54in-x-150ft?

From what I can see it's 1/3 of the thickness. I put the specs side by side and the rest seems similar. I was hoping to stick with 36" as I am a small woman and the only one to change rolls, etc. and struggle with the 36", not sure I could handle the 54" LOL. Thanks so much, this is a great option, I have never shopped at LexJet and they still have the old price ($277) on the HP Perm Gloss so I may snatch one of those up until they raise the pricing and then try out the one you suggested.

 

[MarkSnelling]

There's nothing special about the HP product...and in this case, they are a distributor just like me. There's zero reason to be loyal to HP after this tariff hike.

 

[StarryColorado]

Do you have any suggestions for a similar alternative with the same thickness?

 

[JBurton]

Substance, good stuff, made in USA, give them a shout and they'll ship you a sample roll. Right around $200 a roll for PM2755, my go to economy material.

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[StarryColorado]

Thank you so much for the recommendation! I will reach out to them today

 

[jadrewitz]

I have an HP Latex as well and used HP vinyl exclusively until I started having quality issues with the vinyl. I ended up switching to 3M and never looked back. If you’re happy with the HP, Lexjet has it for $277. https://www.lexjet.com/en/search?q=Hp+permanent+

 

[StarryColorado]

Yes, I have been having some issues with it for the past several months with some smudging and the ends detaching and curing during printing. I also had to switch to a "generic self adhesive vinyl" profile because the HP profile always had issues for some reason in Flexi RIP. Our returning customers are used to the HP material so I just kept using it and I actually did find that on Lexjet last week and ordered it but I am getting some samples sent from Substance that everyone has been recommending and will be switching from HP after this next roll for sure. If that doesn't work out for some reason I will look at 3M, thank you for the recommendation and link!

 

[Hoze]

As others said, Substance, I've been using it for a while and it is great!