Quality Plastic Film and Plastic Sheets
This is a collection of FAQs for many of our various plastic film and sheet products.
To remove the top liner of DoubleTack, score along one corner with a craft knife and pull the liner back along the score line. Apply the sticky side to the item you wish to have the adhesive on, and then peel back the rest of the liner. Your item is now ready to be adhered … Read more
Double-Tack adheres to most smooth, flat, clean surfaces such as paper, wood, metal, plastic and glass. Double-Tack is made to be a general purpose, in-door adhesive system. The smoother the surface, the better it’s going to work.
Most of our Protective Films are compatible with screen printing, however we recommend you provide samples to your ink vendor for testing. It is not designed for any other printing methods. Our Protective Films are not printable by Digital processes such as Inkjet or PPC/Laser.
DuraLar Adhesive Back Film is not designed to be printed specifically, By enlarge our DuraLar films are able to be screen printed. We recommend you contact your ink vendor for more information on printing on Polyester Film. This product is not designed for digital printing. For digital printing on Adhesive Backed Film, please check out … Read more
Polypropylene sheets are compatible with screen printing and offset-lithography. Before you attempt to print on this type of material please contact your ink vendor to see what types of inks can be used with Polypropylene sheets. We can even provide you with sample sheets of material, that you can then have your ink vendor analyze to … Read more
HDPE sheets are compatible with screen printing and offset-lithography. Before you attempt to print on this type of material please contact your ink vendor to see what types of inks can be used with HDPE sheets. We can even provide you with sample sheets of material, that you can then have your ink vendor analyze to … Read more
We do not recommend using Acetate for long term outdoor applications. Stock versions of this film do not contain any UV inhibitors, so when exposed to UV rays over long periods, the film will become brittle and lose its properties. Temporary exposure should not pose significant problems. For longer term outdoor exposure applications, you may … Read more
Acetate film is not designed specifically to be printed. However, it can be Screen Printed, Pad Printed, Thermal Printed and Commercial Inkjet printed (Solvent, UV and EcoSolvent inks). It may work with offset lithography or flexographic methods but it will depend on your ink systems. We recommend that you contact your ink vendor to see … Read more
We do not recommend using our stock Static Cling for outdoor applications. Although it may be suitable for short term projects, it is not geared to tolerate extreme temperatures or sunlight. Long term exposure to the elements can cause the film to yellow, become brittle and crack or turn hazy. Moisture will interrupt the bond … Read more
Our stock Static Cling vinyl sheets are not compatible for printing. Specific grades of static cling film are available for specific types of printing such as Screen Printing, and Offset Lithography. The only digital printing grades of cling film that are available are for inkjet printing and other low print methods. If you’re looking to … Read more
