#HOW TO PUT GRAPHICS ON CARS ZMODELER 3 SERIES#

Proper Cleaning - an Important First StepДЄ clean substrate is essential for a quality vinyl application. These films generally are not recommended for vehicle applications because they are thicker, less conformable and less durable than cast films. The quality of calendered films can range from economy to intermediate with durability of one to five years.

#HOW TO PUT GRAPHICS ON CARS ZMODELER 3 SERIES#

Calendered films start out as a molten mass of vinyl that goes through a series of calendering rolls that pull and stretch the film until the desired thickness is reached (usually 3.2 to 3.4 mils). Material manufacturers recommend the use of cast films on substrates such as vehicles where the customer wants a 'paintlike' finish that will last a long time (usually five to eight years).Д¬alendered film, too, gets its name from the manufacturing process. Cast vinyl is considered to be a premium product with excellent durability and conformability characteristics. This process allows the film to be very thin (most cast films are 2 mil), which helps with the conformability of the product. Cast films start out as a liquid that is 'cast' onto a moving web, known as the casting sheet. The term 'cast' refers to the manufacturing process of this type of vinyl.

As an installer you may not always have input, but it is good for anyone who is creating and/or installing graphics to understand the differences between two categories of film: cast and calendered.

The first step to successfully creating quality cut vinyl graphics is to make sure the proper film is being used for the job.

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