What is The Best Printer For Vehicle Graphics

[@shanegolding436]

Have to agree, we run latex 560 and it’s been a great workhorse

[@markeverding5718]

More no nonsense answers from Andy; a balanced discussion of costs, production and quality issues.

[@netherlandsneanderthals]

Been running the 800w for a couple months. The inks haven't been changed yet and it runs all day.

[@geneolvera9452]

I have some basic questions, What type of vinyl wraps will this printer take? Can the wrap be heated and stretched like a regular car wrap?

[@ITSuppliesINC]

Hi there- all of these printers are compatible with Avery, 3M, General Formulations, and other vehicle wrap vinyls. These inks can all handle heating and stretching.

[@kemble0726]

I bet if you redid this video today you would not crown the 800W as your winner. Nothing but problems with that machine. We've had 4 of them, I repeat 4 of them and each one was nothing but problems. From color inconsistency to massive amounts of wasted material. The cost of needing to replace a print head after every ink change (instructed to do so by an HP top level engineer), to the wasted 3ft of media before every job and the last 7ft of every roll added up to over $40,000 per year. Complain enough to HP and they will admit their design flaws and ultimately will purchase your printer(s) back at full purchase price. Went with Epson R5070L and never been happier.

[@ITSuppliesINC]

I'm sorry you haven't had a good experience with the Latex 800 series. The Epson Resin is a great platform!

[@miamimotogroup5371]

I want a beginner one. And a fairly inexpensive one.

[@ITSuppliesINC]

Contact us at 1-800-771-9665, and we'll work with you to find the solution that best suits your printing requirements.

[@queenofthepack-nr9mw]

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[@ITSuppliesINC]

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[@62print]

I’m just buying Latex 800w. It prints so fast and the benefits of the curing systems, it can laminated immediately. Huge benefit! A question, could I do DTF by using latex 800w?

[@markl7520]

great question, we just had our 800w install and we will be testing printing dtf. we are thinking if we turn off the heater and experimenting with turning on or off the overcoat, also adjusting the optimizer amounts. once I dial in the correct pass and ink thickness I will create a profile. I'm praying it works

[@scott8193]

im hearing hp print head needs to be changed often like 2x a month if printing high volume and the colors arent consistent across same print on different days

[@62print]

@@markl7520 I already test and asked the vendor. It could not be done with DTF. The ink of latex is not allowing to transfer other subjects even it has white ink.

[@62print]

@@scott8193 yes but only for high rich solid color as RED, Orange, Blue. If normal combines color, I don’t see any difference. And bad thing of Latex is the maintenance cartridge is so expensive to spend.

[@scott8193]

@@62print not just that. You also spending a lot on print heads. I seen a video say you can print 5x a week for a year 5 hours a day on the 800w & r5070 and use 170 print heads on the 800w while the r5070 is still on its Og print head. That’s why I went with the r5070

[@ingraph]

I would buy Roland or Epson!!!

[@HiThisIsMine]

Fail. You lost me when you declared the 800W the best overall printer. This printer has been absolutely nothing but trouble.. and we’re on our second one! Warranty just expired and they tried to charge us $2500 to come out to repair existing ongoing issues. Nothing but trouble.. they’ve replaced control boards, motors, the belt already started getting shaved down and sprinkling bits into our prints, constant errors and fatal crashes.. inconsistent lengths between panels that a level 2 tech told us is “normal” and the solution is to print panels one by one! 🫠 Complete trash of a printer and the techs tell us when they come out, “you’re not alone”. They’ve had SEVERAL other customers that are now on their second and 3rd printers. We had Roland’s for 10 years with very minimal issues. 2 year warranty is standard. I’m done with HP.

[@ITSuppliesINC]

You make some really good points and we are sorry to hear about your experience. No one likes costly repairs or printers that aren't producing prints. Our main reasons for choosing the 800W were the ink cost under .11/milliliter, latest gen 4 inks with adjustable overcoat fluid to help with laminate adhesion, and the ability to have white ink. But nonetheless - you made some good points - thanks for your comment.

[@HiThisIsMine]

@@ITSuppliesINC - We’ve realized the “savings” on the ink almost cancels out with the maintenance cartridge and printheads that need to be replaced every 1,000? milliliters of ink. We’ve gone way beyond their intended service life, but degradation is inevitable. That’s $180/head, each time you go through a liter of ink. Overcoat is a beautiful thing though… and the whites are spectacular. Still, cons outweigh the pros.

[@ITSuppliesINC]

@@HiThisIsMine Thanks for the feedback! HP warranties the heads for 1000 milliliters and estimates 5000 milliliters per print head on average. If you're having heads that last less than 1000 milliliters let us know so that we can help you get those replaced by HP at no cost.