Mounting printed vinyl on 4x8 sheets of coroplast, using a laminator

Hey guys, wanted to do a quick video on how I mounted these campaign sign prints to the 4ft x 8ft coroplast sheets using my laminator. Hopefully it's helpful to someone out there. Thanks for watching!

[@iancrossley6637]

I make a small 'leader' and attach it to the substrate (Underneith) then flip the vinyl over top of the laminator. Then I turn it on keeping the peel about three inches from the panel. It works pretty well. For overlamming vinyl I use the same hinge method by taping the overlam to the vinyl. Perfect results every time.

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

That's awesome, I'll have to try that!

[@duncH73]

dope bro. got 70 odd to do next week.

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

Hell yeah! Get it while the gettin is good!

[@kadirtapti]

Good job bro 👍🏼

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

Thanks!

[@tonnymarrufo123]

Thanks bro, I really liked your vid

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for the comment!

[@grewalzz8]

Can I do this for laminating 5mm foamcore panels

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

I'm not really sure on that...I would think it would collapse/dent the foam core. I would check into liquid laminate if you haven't already. Thanks for the comment!

[@indiansolider3985]

HEYY CAN YOU PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO WITH XLJET'S LAMINATING MACHINE

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

Hi, sorry but I don't have that laminator...

[@indiansolider3985]

Have you heard about it?

[@idealled3639]

What kind/brand vinyl is you working with? Thanks

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

This was Arlon 510. These were very temporary signs so I just found the cheapest vinyl I could get. Thanks for the comment!

[@Ramunas001]

@@Blackcreekcustoms Thank you.

[@KtuluLeaderRise]

Hey man can you make a video on how to make the design for a car wrap and how you print and cut using your set up in one video, basically a in depth video how how to do all this please I just bought the same printer and cutter you have

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

Hey man, for sure! I'll try to work on that for you, it may take me a week or so to shoot enough video of all the different processes. But I'll get it made for you. Thanks for reaching out!

[@KtuluLeaderRise]

Black Creek Customs thank you man, it would be helpful to learn the process before I start touching things 😂

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

@@KtuluLeaderRise absolutely, I've been there man!

[@KtuluLeaderRise]

Black Creek Customs thank you, you’re a big help

[@dwaynejohnson7499]

Hey nice video first time seeing this machine. can you provide a link to purchase?

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

The brand is US Tech, I can't seem to find a link to their website. I purchased it directly from US Tech. I recommend getting a better one if you can afford it. I have managed with this one but not without problems. Mainly feed issues, but have thrown away a lot of prints because of it tracking off. I've got it dialed in pretty good now, but it took me a long time. I don't have any recommendations for what would be a better one but I haven't been looking. I would advise searching some forums for ideas on which ones are good.

[@FristCF]

Hey, whats the best panel to stick the Vinyl on? I dont want the vinyls corner to come off in few months or so. Thank you.

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

Hi, replied to your other comment. On this one are you talking about indoor as well? If outdoors, I always use ACM panel like I was using in the other video you commented on. Regardless you shouldn't have any trouble with the corners coming up if you use a good vinyl and clean the board really good before applying your print. If your using printed vinyl outdoors, I would go with 3M IJ40 with 8508 Laminate.

[@FristCF]

@@Blackcreekcustoms I see, and do you recommend sticking vinyl directly on the wall?

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

@@FristCF Yeah absolutely, we do that quite often. You just have to make sure to use a super high tac vinyl on painted walls. All the new paints are low VOC so regular vinyl don't stick to them well. I have used MAC TAC Rough Wrap alot and it seems to do good. Just pretty expensive. I also typically use a matte laminate on anything going on walls to cut down on the glare. Thanks!

[@FristCF]

@@Blackcreekcustoms If its a textured wall would you use some different kind of vinyl?

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

@@FristCF the same Mac Tac vinyl I mentioned.. I want to find a cheaper alternative. I know 3m has one I just don't know the number off hand. If I figure it out I'll try to make a video about it

[@printlabb4631]

How wide is this laminator

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

Hi, thanks for the comment. It's 65 inches.

[@deleolaewe4427]

Cool video. I just got a laminator that's not set up yet and have been watching videos like yours. I learned more from. I do have a question for you. Where can I get a large table similar to yours? Did you have it built? Thanks.

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

Congrats on your new laminator! I did actually build my table. I originally built it at 4ft x 10ft then a few years ago extended it out to 5ft x 10ft. I love my table lol, as bad as it sounds, its my favorite piece of equipment in my shop.. Thanks for the comment!

[@deleolaewe4427]

@@Blackcreekcustoms Thanks for the response, bro!

[@terryw5500]

@@Blackcreekcustoms what laminator is that

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

@@terryw5500 The brand is US Tech. It's a cheaper brand, definitely not a great quality laminator but it does get the job done. I has caused me a lot of frustration trying to get it to run straight but once I finally got it dialed in it does alright. A little tip I figured out when trying to dial in your laminator. Keep a piece of backing paper about 15 ft long and just keep running that through the laminator without laminate loaded and make adjustments until you get it running straight. Then your not wasting a ton of laminate trying to adjust it. I wasted a few rolls before I thought of doing that lol.

[@MahendraYadav-pl9nv]

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[@christiancarrillo4749]

I see you guys use the HP Latex - we use the same. Do you ever have issues with lining up the vinyl to the overlaminate? We use a SEAL heat laminator and usually cold laminate our materials since they don't require the heat (as far as we know) but always, always, always have problems getting the vinyl to go in "straight" or lined up with the lamination. We end up with a strip of laminate hanging off the edge on one side of the vinyl as it exits out of the machine. Makes doing 53" wide prints on a 54" roll seemingly impossible.

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

Hi, so I have had similar issues. In my case though it was my laminator needed adjustment. I took the side panels off and there are set screws that let me adjust the pressure or levelness lol... for each end of the rollers. That pretty much fixed my tracking issues. The way I tested it, so not to waste a bunch of materials. Was I loaded a long piece of backing paper and kept running it through till I had it to where it wasn't tracking side to side so much.

[@ekoneko6958]

@@Blackcreekcustoms Thank you for answering these comments. We have similar issues but we learn to live with it, I want to try and fix it now that you explain it can be done. I was always under the impression it's probably our inexperience with the machine, although we've been using it for over 6 years now lol

[@marvinrhodes2259]

By any chance are you taking custom orders

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

Hey Marvin, yes we do custom orders. Send me a message on FB as to what you are needing and we will see if we can help you out. facebook.com/blackcreekcustoms/ Thanks!

[@marvinrhodes2259]

@@Blackcreekcustoms I definitely will and thanks for reaching out

[@MixmasterMegz767]

Whats the Laminator brand you got bro ?

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

It's an off brand called US Tech...would not recommend. Its a piece lol...It was cheap, I think I paid $3800 for it new like 4 years ago. But when I first got it, I could not get it to run strait. It would track off like 4 inches in 10ft and would like click an leave a strip of bubbles every few feet. I went through a whole roll of laminate and prints trying to get it figured out. Luckily my dad was there to help me and figured out the chain on one side was off by 1 tooth on the gear vs the opposite side. It came from the supplier like this. So we took it apart and fixed that, and that fixed the jump/bubble line. The tracking still sucked though. Took me a long long long time and many prints thrown in the garbage can to get it dialed in. It still gets off a little on long runs, but I just always try to make sure I have a little bleed on both sides of my prints. Moral of the story is...don't cheap out on your laminator lol. I can't wait till I can buy a good one. Then I'll just this one to apply prints to boards and such. Thanks for the comment man!

[@MixmasterMegz767]

@@Blackcreekcustoms do you have any recommendations of some great ones , i thought roland would have since they got some great printers

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

@@MixmasterMegz767 I honestly don't really know. I've always heard seal was the best. But they are also apparently very expensive. If you get one let me know what you get and your experience with it. Thanks!

[@juanbolanos2217]

@@MixmasterMegz767 hey hopefully this isn't too late. I bought a qomolangma laminator and it's amazing and cheaper. You should watch some video about that one

[@wilstonwright297]

How to Charge/Price this job ?

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

That's a tough one to answer bud. I have a spreadsheet I've made with my most common materials with their costs. I type in the sq ft I'll be using on each material involved in the job and it calculates my markup. Then I add my labor at the end to get the final price.

[@blueghost4121]

I tape the backing onto the roller

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

That's cool, I'll have to try that next time. Thanks!

[@nicholasortiz4222]

Can you elaborate on that? I can't envision how you do that. Do you get it started in the laminator and then flip the backing over the top roller?

[@saulobonilla1258]

What laminating machine is it

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

It's a USTech 63in Laminator.

[@saulobonilla1258]

Thank you much

[@Blackcreekcustoms]

No problem! Thanks for the comment!