How To Pirnt On Acrylic Sheet With Vinyl
However the techniques used to print on the vast number of different plastics is very detailed.
How to pirnt on acrylic sheet with vinyl. What will be important is choosing a printer than can print on vinyl and then selecting a cutting machine that has the print and cut feature. Printing on plastic film and sheets is a very common application. Remember this vinyl is designed to work with inkjet printers. Usually the method and techniques chosen have to do with the plastic material itself as well as the type of printing.
Load your printer with 8 x 11 inch 20 3 x 27 9 cm vinyl printer paper. Printing on pvc sheets is something you can usually do using any inkjet printer. Even though you are using permanent adhesive vinyl it can only stand up to so much touching. If you re not sure whether to put the paper face up or face down in the tray run a test sheet through the printer to check.
Don t use a knife or a razor blade which can damage the vinyl further. That way when people look at it and invariably touch it they re not actually touching the vinyl directly. Don t forget to peel off the protective layer. This is particularly the case with pvc paper which usually has a matte finish making it ideal for absorbing the ink from your printer.
Use an air release tool to pop air pockets. Make your image backwards and apply it to the back of the ornament or key chain. Load your vinyl sheet into your printer so that the image will print on the matte side. After it s done printing it should look something like this.
Most quality vinyls are self healing so after popping air bubbles you have little need to worry about the pin holes or any sign that the air pockets were there. I use permanent vinyl. The best option and what most people do for starters is to have a separate heat transfer printer and a separate vinyl cutting machine. Depending on formulation vinyl can be either rigid or flexible.
Click file print to send the page to your printer. They ll just be touching the acrylic blank. Never use pvc in a laser printer however because the heat will melt the plastic.