Pacific Print Works » Decals

Car Magnets

Morgan Cox — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 03:53:33 +0000

Digitally printed graphic magnets are a great solution when you don’t want full time decals on your car. If you don’t plan on removing your magnets on at least a weekly basis, consider doing decals instead. The most common question for vehicle magnets is size. There is no “standard” size, but 12″ x 18″ up to around 18″ x 24″ are common. The best solution is to actually measure the flat space of your doors to get the size that fits best. They are always custom made, so don’t worry about conforming to a predefined size.

We use 30 mil magnet material that is specifically made for vehicles and we mount 5 year adhesive back vinyl instead of direct printing to the magnet material. We tried direct printing to the magnets and just we not happy with the results on a regular enough basis. With the adhesive back vinyl solution, we get great looking magnets every time, first time.

For proper finishing, we round the corners to a 0.5″ radius to avoid a pointed corner from lifting off on the highway. In cooperation with this, try not to design a border line or graphic features that will clash with the rounded corners.

Car magnets are almost always sold in pairs or small quantities. To make sure you have a good margin, we have very aggressive pricing. Call today for a quote. I’m sure you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

Dry Erase Laminate

Morgan Cox — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:16:33 +0000

Adding dry erase laminate creates a clever solution for event, training, presentation, and directional graphics. Very often it is applied over foamcore, gatorfoam, or PVC prints that are done through our direct print system. We can also apply this laminate to poster or adhesive back vinyl prints. This allows you something that can be rolled up and taken with you wherever you go with the poster, or applied to whatever you need with the adhesive back.

Different markers tend to behave a little bit differently. If you ever get any “ghosting” of your marking, just use some alcohol to get the last little bit off and bring it right back to looking like new.

Floor Graphics

Morgan Cox — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:58:38 +0000

Color gamut comparision: floor vinyl (black), sRGB (red), US Web Coated SWOP CMYK (purple)

Let your creativity go with the unique perspective of adhesive back floor graphics. This material is uniquely formulated to stay on the floor yet when it is time to remove it, it comes up easily. We pair the digitally printed vinyl with an overlaminate that is specifically designed for floor decals.

We can cut these into whatever shape you like or produce an over-sized graphic in manageable panels that are easy to install.

Be careful trying to be too clever with the graphics. Some designers try to do things with the artwork that needs a single perspective to really work.

Technical specs….

3.4 mil vinyl with 0.8-1.0 mil adhesive
5 mil non-slip overlaminate
6+ months when applied to a properly cleaned, smooth surface
removes easily leaving little or no adhesive residue
test painted floors

Point of purchase floor graphics

Directional and safety floor graphics

Sticky Stuff

Morgan Cox — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:53:54 +0000

Color gamut comparison for 3m 180v3, sRGB, US Web Coated SWOP CMYK

The most common use for adhesive back vinyl is to mount prints to a rigid substrate like Gatorfoam, FomeCore, PVC, or acrylic. When we combine adhesive back vinyl with the ability to cut it into any shape you define you can make custom decals, large or small.

Choices for adhesive back vinyl span a huge range of gloss, matte, permanent or removable adhesive, and even some vinyls that have features that allow bubbles to be easily pushed out during installation. After asking a few questions we can match your job with the best possible choice of adhesive back vinyl.

Uses for adhesive back vinyl include a huge range of possibilites….

car decals and wraps
high quality prints mounted to rigid boards like GatorFoam, Fomecore, acrylic/plex, or PVC
temporary or permanent wall murals
floor graphics for point of purchase or directionals
temporary event signage, graphics, and directionals
short or long term window graphics
children’s room murals
rough concrete and brick surfaces
short or long term sidewalk graphics
custom wraps of commercial products
sports team stickers
labels for product mockups or gifts

Call us right now to let us help choose the best choice for your project.

A small section of one of several 100' wall murals for the Palms hotel.

Another small section of several wall murals for the Palms hotel.

Custom game console wraps for Disney

Custom game decals for Disney

Custom game console deck for Disney. We used a polycarbonate laminate for durability.

Custom game console wrap for Disney

Fruit smoothie dispenser wrap

Wall Murals

Morgan Cox — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:43:23 +0000

Adhesive back wall graphics can fit into offices with your corporate logo or homes with your favorite picture. We can turn your picture into a removable, reusable decal that applies easily and can be taken down and reused whenever you choose.

Instead of hard dimensional letters and expensive signage, you can use a wall mural or isolated decal to decorate your corporate lobby, conference room, hallways, or offices. The choice of vinyl can have permanent or removable adhesive to accommodate short or long term uses.

Not only are there choices for indoor wall murals, but we also have vinyl that can apply to outdoor surfaces like smooth concrete, rough brick, and rough cement. Along these lines there are also choices for sidewalk graphics that are very short term for specific event graphics or permanent for directional and promotional graphics.

Let us work with you to choose the perfect solution to your indoor or outdoor wall graphics and murals.

A small section of several large wall murals for the Palms hotel in Las Vegas..

Another small section of one of several 100' wall murals for the Palms hotel in Las Vegas.

Pillar wraps for conference event using a removable adhesive vinyl that leaves no residue after removal.

Window Graphics Demand Attention

Morgan Cox — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:47:32 +0000

Window graphics are an excellent way to get noticed and get your message across in a unique way. There are 2 common solutions with a few variations. One of the most popular material choices is perforated vinyl, sometimes called one way view vinyl. This has lots of little holes that allows light through, you can see through from the back side and almost not notice there is a graphic there at all, and you still get a great looking graphic on the glass. The other option is to use a white, translucent vinyl without holes. This allows the best image quality, still allows some light through, and you can see the graphic from the back side (although it is backwards when viewing from the back).

Both of these solutions are applied to the outside of the glass and face out. If you need your graphic on the inside facing out, consider hanging a smooth banner or a Gator board print just off the glass instead of applying something with an adhesive to the inside surface. This keeps the cost down compared to having to use an optically clear adhesive, and will cost less for installation in most cases.

Generally we’d use a removable, low-tack adhesive vinyl with no laminate if the graphic is to be up for a measure of weeks or months. For longer term installations, we strongly suggest using a laminate, maybe even a graffiti resistant laminate that allows cleaning with harsh solvents to remove paint and marker. The perforated vinyl certainly lasts longer with laminate as well. But does not last as long as a solid vinyl without holes.

When designing for big window graphics, don’t get sucked into trying to load it up with lots of information. Think of it more like a billboard that has to get noticed and be read and understood in a few seconds. Less is certainly more for these applications.