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What Is A Vinyl Decal? by cpaprofessional(m): 11:46am On Mar 11, 2022
Vinyl Decals are Die Cut images on a sheet of vinyl ranging from one to many colors in many shapes and sizes. Die-cutting is to cut with a plotter machine (Vinyl Cutter). A plotter has a small extremely sharp razor that cuts a decal out. The design is cut onto a thin vinyl material with a piece of wax paper backing known as liner paper. Once the design has been cut, a vinyl cutting company will hand strip all the unwanted pieces of the decal which is called "weeding." The final design is covered with a protective application tape that is used to transfer the design onto the surface of your choice (ex. Windows, Vehicles, Signs, Walls, etc.)

Vinyl is a very versatile material that comes in primary colors like red, white, and blue to specialty colors like 14k gold and carbon fiber. Vinyl material is very easy to work with and is easily cut to shape and perfect for advertisement or just plain fun.

In the past couple of years, holographic vinyl Decals have become very popular making signs more affordable for companies and also people just wanting custom vinyl decals. The most popular uses for vinyl decals are window decals, vinyl banners, product signs, wall art, and business advertisement. In the below paragraphs we will discuss how exactly each of these is how they are used and what they are good for.

Window Decals
Window decals can be used in numerous amounts of ways for both businesses and the average person. Look around, almost everywhere you look you will see vinyl decals placed on windows. For businesses, you cover your entrance windows with company logos and store information. Not to mention a great way to tell customer store hours on the front entrance. Window decals can be placed either on the inside or outside of a window depending on preference. Also, take a look at vehicles driving all around you. 3 out of 5 vehicles have some type of vinyl decal placed in their rear window. Usually, they are either a design, image, or text decal. Window decals can also be used to decorate household or business windows.

Vinyl Banners
Vinyl Banners are a great way of advertising and are cost-effective. You can get a full-sized 2' x 4' multicolored with unlimited text as low as $25. Vinyl Banners are great for indoor or outdoor use to get your message across. Banners are also a great way to spread a message to someone like saying "welcome home" for a return military member or "happy birthday" to a friend or family member.

Product Signs
Products signs are great for semi-permanent deployment and are weatherproof. Most product signs are made of corrugated plastic which is great against the elements and wrath of Mother Nature. There are several types of ways to place a product sign with the most common form being ground stakes. This is a perfect way to promote businesses and for realtors to promote houses for sale.

Wall Art
Wall art is a new way to deploy vinyl and is not known to many people. Wall art is the same as window decals or personal use decals that are blown up to size to fit graphics onto a wall. Wall art can be a stenciled vinyl that is cut out or a full-color vinyl print that is applied somewhat like wallpaper.

Business Advertisement
Vinyl can be applied to any smooth surface and is a great way for advertisement. Not to mention, vinyl decals can be relatively cheap if purchased in bulk. Promote your business by handing out vinyl decals to prospective customers. Have vinyl banners, signs, and decals made up to hang up to advertise your products and services?

Vinyl Decals can be applied to almost any surface as long as the application of surface is smooth textured and dry upon placement of the decal. Application surfaces include but are not limited to glass, metals, wood (painted), plastic, vinyl, mirrors, and tiles. I have put together the following list of several common application uses that customers typically apply vinyl products to. There are tons of possibilities in the use of vinyl decals.

Sticker paper that can be digitally imaged is now available with the latest technology in sticker paper. It is now designed specifically for applications where you want to create unique stickers that can be applied to a multitude of surfaces. The repositionable adhesive vinyl will not only stick to virtually any surface, but it's also re-positional, so you can easily remove your sticker and reapply it again and again. Because you're not limited to just metal surfaces, it's like a magnet, but better.

Made with a special top-coated woven polyester face stock, you will get stunning image fidelity and color brilliance. This type of sticker paper is a great alternative to vinyl wall graphics because it won't stretch when removed from the wall and will keep its shape even when reapplied over and over. You can use it for bumper stickers, wall calendars, emergency numbers, contact information, laptop skins, sports schedules, store signage and so much more. Because when we say unleash your creativity, we mean it.

A laser printable surface variety provides excellent toner anchorage when you print on the backside. So you can print a message or redeemable a coupon on the back of the product. It is specially engineered to lay flat for excellent runnability on your digital production equipment.

A revolutionary new use for sticker paper that's making a splash in the digital imaging world is for peel n stick postcards for direct mail applications. Made with the same top-coated woven polyester face stock and re-positional adhesive you will get vibrant colors and gorgeous image fidelity on both the face stock and liner backside. Our adhesive adheres to a myriad of surfaces and because it is re-positional, it can easily be moved again and again. It's like a magnet, but better, because you're not limited to putting your message on metal surfaces only and it even adheres to curved surfaces.

You'll also get excellent toner adhesion on the backside and it is perfectly suited for postcard applications. Uses such as high school or college reunions, grand openings, political campaigns, sports schedules, family or business holiday cards, and wedding announcements are perfectly suited for this product.

Special die patterns are easy to have manufactured as long as our customers are willing to invest in the die and have volumes that make their projects cost-effective.

It is important that your paper supplier listens to your needs and then designs and manufactures a product to meet those needs. So, bring them your most challenging applications and if they don't have an off-the-shelf product, they should work with you to develop a custom-made product to fit the bill.

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