Outside facing interior vinyl decals

[KGraphics]

I have two customers that are looking to have their logos on the interior of their windows and facing outside; how can I accomplish this?

 

[BigNate]

depends a bit on the graphic - possibilities: 1)clear media, reverse print (depending on graphic you may need to place an opaque something over the print - using multi-layered printing, or just an opaque sticker....) 2)normal media (non-adhesive), laminate a clear adhesive over the print. 3) get a good painter to paint logo in reverse on interior glass....

there are more ways, I am sure some will chime in - depends on your resources and their desired look.

 

[myront]

Mirror print to clear/laminate with white. Unless, of course, you have white ink.

 

[flyplainsdrifta]

reverse print on clear vinyl if you have white ink capability. otherwise would need to be second surface reverse print onto white vinyl. but again, all of this very much depends on what printer you use and what material you use.

 

[RabidOne]

Depending on the situation we also reverse print on clear and then laminate with white lam.

 

[MarkSnelling]

I have two customers that are looking to have their logos on the interior of their windows and facing outside; how can I accomplish this?

I've got some cool solutions - what type of printer do you have? Do you want the image to be clear where there is no ink? Feel free to call me and I can walk you through it. I've got removable, low-tack, and permanent options in "blurry clear" and optically clear finishes. Depending on what type of printer will depend on what film works for what you want. Pretty simple stuff, though.

 

[M D Gourley]

Many ways as described above.

If you have a 'Print and Cut' machine and want to contour cut text shapes for example, I reverse print on this media, 3M 8518 or Arlon 3200 as these have the clear'ish backing, so when laminated in White, just turn over and you can see the finished print, great for seeing where to trim.

Set up your graphic with the usual 'Crop' marks when printed, and when it's had some time to cure, place some low tack app tape / masking tape just over the 'Crop Marks, careful not to go into the print area.

Run your print through your Laminator using compatible White film with clear adhesive.

Then carefully cut around the edge of the taped area, not going right through, just the top White laminate media...then peel off showing the original printed 'Crop Marks'.

You can then set up the job in the Printer the usual way for contour cutting....you will know at the end if done correctly

I have used this method many times with success on my Roland VP-540

Hope this helps.