Vinyl that will stick to a Pelican Case

[SolitaryT]

Have a customer that has some pelican cases that they want some stickers applied to. Anyone know off the top of their head what vinyl would be optimal for that use? I'm assuming it would need to have an extremely aggressive adhesive, as this is one of those types of plastic that normal vinyl just sluffs off of. Thanks in advance!

 

[J Hill Designs]

might just need corona treatment (read: flamethrower)

or..

is it DPF8000?

 

[SolitaryT]

Does that Arlon stick to hard plastics?

 

[rjssigns]

If it needs to be permanent I don't use vinyl. I have a local shop make lamicoid plaques which I attach with 4-40 or 6-32 hardware and ny-lok nuts. Works a treat and survives airline baggage handlers.

 

[Kathi Hauser]

printing with a Edge...PermaGrip and the right application of heat and patience...
3M makes some pretty aggressive adhesives.
Theres a poly label stock but they also have a cast permagrip.
Convex makes some aggressive Grip too...
what are you printing with?

 

[SolitaryT]

What the project entails is forest service decals, about 7.5" square, going on these pelican cases for a Wildland Fire Academy. I don't believe that the decals are permanent, but they do need to last a week or so. I'd like to print them in house, but I'm at a loss for the type of vinyl to use. I've only run into this once before, but since that was a more permanent project, we went with a rigid material and fastened it to the plastic with hardware. This is a different beast entirely.

 

[SolitaryT]

printing with a Edge...PermaGrip and the right application of heat and patience...
3M makes some pretty aggressive adhesives.
Theres a poly label stock but they also have a cast permagrip.
Convex makes some aggressive Grip too...
what are you printing with?

Me have a Roland SP300V.

 

[Kathi Hauser]

ok, Inkjet....Convex makes a good one...
PitBull MX, good for low surface energy plastic....like Pelican Cases.

 

[Get Lucky]

Convex dose well with plastic. I also have some Oracal 3640 on one that has been on for about two years. The case is mounted to the tunnel on a snowmobile

 

[synergy_jim]

Convex, Substance, or General Formulations. All make high tack printable vinyl for low energy surfaces