Flex-FX Answers your Questions about Outdoor Advertising
If you have any questions that you would like to ask Flex-FX about outdoor advertising, please email us at sales@flex-fx.com . We may even post your question and our answer online for others to review.
Depending on the equipment and ink being used, your vinyl print life will vary. High Rez prints for large and extra large formats come with a 24-month warranty, while older standard rez machines generally have a 12 month warranty with clearcoat. The life of print can be enhanced by adding additional UV clearcoats to finished vinyls.
2. What are the most commonly used colors in outdoor?
Statistics show that customers viewing roadside advertising were 25% more likely to remember advertising with extensions, freeforms, and cutouts.
4. How long does digitally printed paper last on billboards?
Standard industry procedure is to post paper displays every 30 days. This does not protect your ad from wind, rain, hail, ice, etc. If you are printing on paper, always get some extra overruns.
5. How big can you print?
As big as you can imagine. With printers having R.F. welding devices, we are able to print displays in sections or tiles and place them together. Common large prints at Flex-FX are 24' x 100', 20' x 60', and 14' x 250'.
7. How long does pressure-sensitive adhesive last?
Exposure to the elements, i.e., sun, wind, cold, etc. plays a vital role in the life of ''PSA'' Installed properly and UV coated, ''PSA'' should last 12 months without a problem.
8. How do I know the product I am purchasing is fire retardant?
Your vinyl supplier and/or printer will have a product code and registration approved by the state fire Marshall's office and can supply one to your printer.
9. What is backlit translucent/ vinyl used for?
Backlit vinyl/translucent, meaning light passes through the substrate is ideal for back-light displays, lite boxes, museum and trade show displays.
There are (2) two common types of outdoor reflective vinyls (2 year and 7 year). Your vendor can provide you with that information.
11.Why did my board stick together? How do you prevent it?
Temperature, pressure, rough handling, and gas chromatography (interaction of ink to ink during the curing process) can cause the surface to stick to itself (most common in High Rez prints). Flex-FX ships it's vinyls with a ''slip-sheet'' that is placed between the ink to ink surfaces to protect the face from damage up to the time of the installation. Note: It is important that anytime the vinyl is refolded and/or rolled, the ''slip sheet'' must be placed between the ink to ink surfaces to prevent sticking.
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