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Oracal 631 vs 651

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I've been making decals for laptops and such with 631 and I'm thinking about switching to 651.  I know that it's more permanent and has a better hold but I was wondering what other peoples experience with this vinyl has been.

 

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Oracal 651 is GREAT vinyl...can be used outdoors as well as inside,, Has more years of durability,  but most colors are glossy,  not matte like 631

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Love IT! we use it for all kinds of things, it does have some minor shrinkage issues but it's still far better than 631.

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651 is a calendered vinyl and any calendared vinyl will shrink due to the manufacturing process.

(it is stretched not cast) therefore it has somewhat of a memory and will shrink.

 

It probably shrinks quite a bit more in my climate than it normally would.  But over time usually not more than 1/16" - 1/8".

also depends on what it's adhered to and how much direct sunlight it gets.

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Is the shrinkage generally worse when it's layered? Because I made a sign & layered it. Not even 5 months later it is shrinking to the point it seems puckered. I made 3 and every single one did this.

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39 minutes ago, JulieMcLain said:

Is the shrinkage generally worse when it's layered? Because I made a sign & layered it. Not even 5 months later it is shrinking to the point it seems puckered. I made 3 and every single one did this.

did you use cast vinyl like 751 or 951?     calendared shrinks more

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Layering wouldn't make it shrink more/faster but it might make it more obvious. The layers will pull on each other and cause distortions more so than a single layer.

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