Clear vinyl(overlay)

[kraut724 1]

has anyone used clear vinyl as an overlay over single or multilayer vinyl.

does the clear discolor or yellow in the sunlight

thoughts and ideas please

[xJoey Dubsx 42]

I was wondering the same question.

[jfought 120]

you would not need to it will not help anything. it protects the printed graphics (ink) from fading.

[NiteWalker 10]

Does this apply to the plain clear vinyls as well? Like oracal 651 #000 or FDC 4200 #000 and #200 (matte)?

I was under the impression that if you wanted UV resistance you need a UV overlaminate (oraguard, poly-focus, etc.).

Which raises another question: if not for the reasons above, what is clear vinyl good for?

[kraut724 1]

my original question...

will the clear get funny(yellowing)

thanks for the replies tho

[john! 1]

Your referring to clear CUT VINYL not laminate.

I have no idea why they make clear cut vinyl, i really have no experience using it since it's not really needed IMO. Cut vinyl is UV resistant anyway so why cover it?

[kraut724 1]

im not worried about uv, i just wanna know if it turns color at all.

thought of going over everything to make it a smoother finish like paint clearcoat.

[jfought 120]

the uv laminate that i use does not turn yellow. as for making it look like a paint clear coat that will not work. it will leave a lot of air pockets and cause you a lot of trouble. the only way to get it to look like that it to print the decal and laminate it then contour cut it.

[john! 1]

im not worried about uv, i just wanna know if it turns color at all.

thought of going over everything to make it a smoother finish like paint clearcoat.

The vinyl will have air around the overlapped vinyl and look no different than before, maybe even worse.

[dbtoutfit 5]

The straight forward answer to yellowing or discoloring clear vinyl is... NO

This is a fact with Oracal 651 and I have even used cheap clear vinyl in my early years for printed decals and the clear never changed a bit, never dulled, color changed etc, peeled off the same as it went on after 4 years prior.

Eric