Does anyone have any experience doing Rink Boards?

[Muddy]

I'm sponsoring a local hockey team and need to do signage for the boards. I run a Mimaki 52" eco solvent and I'm wondering about a substrate and whether I need a special bulletproof over-laminate.

Any experience you have had would be most helpful

[JoshBevansDTP]

3M actually makes an overlaminate specifically for this however very expensive. I would just use a calendared self adhesive vinyl with luster overlaminate, then mount the print to a 1-3mm sintra. Being mounted to the sintra allows the sign to be screwed into the dasher board.

Hope this helps

Josh
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[Muddy]

3M actually makes an overlaminate specifically for this however very expensive. I would just use a calendared self adhesive vinyl with luster overlaminate, then mount the print to a 1-3mm sintra. Being mounted to the sintra allows the sign to be screwed into the dasher board.

Hope this helps

Josh
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I don't think that mounting this to sintra is a very good idea. That will change the "texture" of the boards and could influence the liveliness and the way the puck bounces. One large, low-medium tack decal is what most rinks use. I'm looking to see if anyone knows specific substrates

[JoshBevansDTP]

In that case, 3M controltac plus film 162-10 and 3M Scotchcal overlaminate film series 3645

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[alstratton]

Try calling an Oracal dealer, prior to that we used the more expensive 3m 3555 with a cheap luster lam. In any case you need a removable or repositionable class adhesive vinyl and a 5mil lam. Careful not to mix a calendared and cast lam/print media combination. Use cast lam with cast media, and calendared lam with calendared media.