Printable Reflective

[Rooster]

I'm looking for some recommendations for a printable reflective vinyl.

It needs to go over some mildly corrugated panels. I'd like to avoid having to laminate it if possible. I'd also like to be able to use the same stuff for some cut vinyl lettering for a fleet of truck tailgates.

Looking at either the 3M 680 or the 280 right now but since I have no experience with reflective vinyl I figured I'd test the waters here to see what people think and maybe get some other options.

 

[rwinninger]

I use Oracal 5600 installs and prints great, if I laminate it I use a cast laminated.

 

[Typestries]

+1 for Oracal 5600
and for 3m 680

Both have proven to work great at printing and install.

Lam lam lam, please!!!

 

[Rooster]

I'm only printing black ink, so I don't think it will make longevity of the inks an issue without a laminate. Not so sure about the vinyl itself though.

Will the overlam extend the life of the vinyl, or just protect the inks?

Edit: I have a local supplier who's telling me I can use the 5700 oracal in place of the 5600, not sure whether to believe them or not. Oracal doesn't really list the 5700 as being a printable surface. The price is right though.

 

[Sign Ninja]

http://www.pcsigns.biz will sell your order to you wholesale, although if I remember right even at wholesale pricing, reflective isn't cheap.

This way you don't need to buy a whole roll of it, for a grand or whatever it is