Guides: the answers before you order
The questions people ask before they order — how long it lasts, which film, which board, which file — answered first, then explained, with the products and their price tables.
Questions
- How long does vehicle lettering last?
Cut cast vinyl lasts up to 8 years, printed vinyl with a laminate several years. What decides the lifetime — and what shortens it. - Which film for the shop window?
Four films, four jobs: see out from inside, privacy, a picture on glass, or name and logo. The decision in one table. - Are printed stickers weatherproof?
Die-cut stickers with a laminate last 3–5 years outdoors — rain, UV, scratches and the dishwasher included. What the laminate does and where the limits are. - Photo wallpaper: how do I measure the wall, and how is it hung?
Measure the wall in centimetres, add a few centimetres, hang numbered panels with a small overlap. Non-woven, textured or self-adhesive — and how it comes off. - Are floor stickers anti-slip, and which floors do they hold on?
Floor graphics with an R10 laminate are certified for public foot traffic and last up to 6 months on sealed smooth floors. Which floors work and which do not. - How large can a banner be — and how is it fixed?
Up to 3.2 m seamless, welded above that up to 50 m. Eyelets every 50 cm, hems, keder: the fixings and when to use which.
Comparisons
- Forex, Dibond or acrylic — which board for which sign?
Forex indoors and in sheltered places, Dibond outdoors, acrylic for depth and gloss. The three boards compared: weather, weight, thickness, mounting, edges. - PVC banner or mesh banner?
PVC for picture and colour, mesh for wind: scaffolding, site fences, large facades. The comparison in one table — print, air permeability, size, lifetime. - Cut vinyl lettering or printed vinyl?
Cut film for logo and lettering in few colours, printed film for photos and gradients. Lifetime, look, file, pricing — the comparison.
How-to
- Setting up print files: format, resolution, colours, cut lines
A PDF at final size, 100–150 dpi for large format and 300 dpi for stickers, CMYK, fonts as paths, the cut line as “CutContour”. The rules per product.