inkjet printing on vinyl?

[tshirtn00b 12]

Is there a type of vinyl that I can print onto with my run of the mill inkjet printer?  what about a laser printer?  I would imagine the heat of a laser printer would have some type of impact but, who knows.

Thanks

Tom

[Jay2703 704]

HP makes an Inkjet printable vinyl for their wide format plotters.

[Guest round2racing]

For small projects, testors makes 5.5 x 8 sheets of white and clear decal paper.  They also sell the overspray that protects the decal from water and sun.

[tshirtn00b 12]

Jay: Do you know the model of the HP vinyl or the size it comes in?

Round2: Perfect, thank you!

[tshirtn00b 12]

If anyone else is interested, Google came up with this from HP

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06c/A10-12771-215512-321411-321411-70255-16119-16120.html

[Guest round2racing]

www.papilio.com

This company has inkjet vinyl too.  It is in sheets, so it would be for small stuff.

[Jay2703 704]

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/en/WF17a/A10-12771-321411-16118-321411-70255.html

[ff958 0]

MacTac makes some it is Jt1358 I think. It is what I use you just have to cut it to size first.

[CRD 9]

All the info required can be found here.

http://forum.uscutter.com/index.php/topic,7141.0.html

Currently I use the QP Media UK stuff that can be ordered in A4 and A3 size.

http://www.qpmedia.co.uk/qpmediashop/cat_129282-A4-Matt-White-Inkjet-Printable-Self-Adhesive-Vinyl.html

around 110 um thickness with matt surface.

Glue is very sticky (that is what I need).

I currently use ASLAN C114 clear vinyl to laminate the decal.

Gives nice glossy even finish.

Used printer is a Brother MFC6490CW A3 size using dye ink.

Regards, Paco

[NukleoN 34]

Ok, I am reverse-engineering this. I started with people who sell the paper (Papilio) and researched the paper I want to use to print on vinyl. Here is the link to the paper (and the company):

http://papilio.com/inkjet%20waterproof%20adhesive%20film%20media.html

I read up, and they recommend Epson Durabrite Ink. I checked out which printers are compatible with that ink and found this link:

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/Landing/DuraBrite.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes

The over-laminate paper and spray are also available at Papilio. Looks like my new one-stop shop. Now, I need to find an eligible Canon Printer for that Durabrite Ink. Looks like the Epson Workhorse 40 is a good bet, but I am looking for better printers which are compatible with Durabrite or an excellent vinyl-printing ink. The Durabrite apparently is 'instant dry' so I can see why this would be recommended on vinyl.

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=63075463

This printer: The Epson Workforce 30 uses Durabrite but can also use Artainium's Dye-Sub ink system for heat-transfer printing for use with a heat-press.

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&infoType=Specs&oid=63075465&category=Products

This is a good bet for both heat-transfer and printing on waterproof vinyl.

Paco what is 'dye ink' and is this different from most Inkjet ink you'd get with a printer? Is this equivalent to 'Durabrite' or better in some way?

[CRD 9]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ink

There is a special thread (not started by me) for printing on "coated" inkjetvinyl.

If you search on my nick name CRD you must find it :-)

Paco

[NukleoN 34]

Ok, I was just trying to determine if the ink you were talking about was special in any way or different from normal inkjet ink.

[CRD 9]

For simple home and kitchen printers using DYE or PIGMENT inks you need coated stuff.

If you use SOLVENT or ECO SOLVENT printers (mostly start at 24 inch) you can print on regular vinyl.

Pigment ink wins over dye for UV stability.

But covering both with UV block lamination is advisable in de end for UV block, waterproof and scratch proofing.

SOLVENT and ECO SOLVENT rather have longer UV stability with out lamination.

Lamination here strengths the surface for scratching.

Paco