What kind of Material is used on Interior Train warning signs etc?

[adamfromayr]

Hi all

Ive a LEC-330 UV printer by Roland and started to make some labels to recreate many older original ones that need replaced when i do refurbishments on older items


Ive bought 2-3 Job lots of Vinyl and i printed out some nice labels and applied a vinyl wrap to make it thicker but its no where right enough for what i wanted

You know those warning stickers often found on trains and buses etc?

And on many industrial items?

They are pretty solid flexible vinyl?

Do you know the exact kind i need to buy? Its like a very think vinyl? to make the same thick quality on those train warning stickers etc?

also like the ones below also?

I think they are even thicker than the train stickers


thanks

 

[Notarealsignguy]

Dye sublimation on aluminum maybe?
My dad used to screen print data plates

 

[adamfromayr]

Thanks but that cant be right i don't think any Aluminium is used on the UK train stickers i took a look before and the one in my pic is more plastic vinyl

 

[Notarealsignguy]

Looks like a stamped data plate in the picture? The plastic on the top is just a peel off plastic film for protection until the plate is installed

 

[adamfromayr]

Thanks for that, Interesting just the train stickers now

 

[Notarealsignguy]

Is it routed color core? We typically see that, aluminum and regular vinyl decals on this type of equipment. Caterpillar used to use aluminum riveted to the machine for their warnings and would assume it's dye sub. They are legible for years but the newer machines we see are all vinyl decals, no more plates.

 

[MrDav3C]

Could this be a dye sub onto traffolyte / engraving laminate or a lexan polycarbonate?