Grant Format Print Protection From Liquid Laminate

Gandinnvoations has launched Jeti Liquid Laminate, a clear protective coating for grand-format signs such as POP displays, car wraps and oversized banners.

Gandinnvoations has launched Jeti Liquid Laminate, a clear protective coating for grand-format signs such as POP displays, car wraps and oversized banners.

The company claimed that Jeti Liquid Laminate provides high levels of resistance to scratches, chemicals, fading and pollution.

It is also said to be easy to use and can be applied with a sponge brush, can be sprayed on or applied using a liquid laminator.

The clear coat dries to the touch in a few minutes minutes and it is totally cured after 24 hours, added the company.

Gandinnovations said that it created the water-based, water soluble product to be environmentally friendly.

In addition, the Jeti Liquid Laminate is a non-hazardous air pollutant (non-HAP) product that does not have any volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

The company believes that Liquid Laminate is cost effective compared to similar products, with a gallon covering form 600 square-feet to 1,100 square-feet of sign space, depending on the material and thickness of the coat.

Clem Sison, general manager of the Gandinnovations Ink Division, said: "The number one advantage with the Jeti Liquid Laminate is that it imparts gloss and shine and good scratch protection to the image.

In addition, we have a version of the clear coat and laminate formulated with UV and fade resistance inhibitors.

That means an image that normally would last a couple of years outdoors might last seven-to-10 years, depending on the thickness of the clear coat." Sison added that the clear coat is proving popular because it adds life and vibrancy to signs.

Printers say their customers want the often-pricey grand-format signs to last, so having the option of adding a few years to the product with the use of the Gandinnovations clear coat is attractive to sign shops.

He explained: "We even have a version of the clear coat that could be used as a primer for images on glass and ceramic tiles, which is a very difficult application for printers.

We are working with an architectural firm that has a customer in Asia who's requested a special design for the bottom of a salt water aquarium.

Our liquid laminate is resistant to salt water and ultraviolet light.

This new coating can now create vivid and protected digital images on tiles and protected with clear coat as a primer." Another version of the clear coat is claimed to work well with images printed on leather products, such as purses, boots, jackets and hats.

Sison said: "It protects the leather and the image doesn't fade or wash out.

At the same time, the coating doesn't make the leather rigid - it remains flexible.

One advantage is that we have ability to customise our coating, depending upon the customer's requirements." He also said that electric signs, which usually are subject to harsh outdoor elements, also benefit from use of the Jeti Liquid Laminate.

Sison commented that he's been fielding orders from all over the globe for the Jeti Liquid Laminate.

Although the product was engineered to work best with grand-format signs created using Gandinnovations' Jeti printer, the clear coat works just as well with signs created on other printers.

The first Jeti Printer, a 3.3-metre version, rolled off the Gandinnovations line in 2002.

Since then, Gandinnovations has unveiled other versions, including UV flatbed and roll-to-roll printers.

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