Lexan and Polycarbonate Decals

Decals manufactured using various types of materials and each material has unique properties that make the material the right choice for a particular application.

Lexan a brand of hard, practically unbreakable polycarbonate resin, used for shatterproof windows and the like.  Lexan is the brand name of this plastic resin, the generic term is polycarbonate. Polycarbonate used in many industries e.g. windows, but most notability the material is used as bullet resistant shields.

The Lexan material used by banks and convenience store establishments in high crime neighborhoods is the same material utilized by decal manufactures. The bullet resistant shield varieties of Lexan are up to three inches thick. The material properties that allow polycarbonate to stop bullets makes the 5, 10, 15 millimeters thick film a very tuff decal.

The polycarbonate film used by the printing manufacturers to produce decals usually does not come with adhesive. The adhesive applied to the film after the Lexan is printed. The most common polycarbonate known as suede or velvety texture, surface that causes the film not be optically clear. There is also an optically clear version, which is not used very often, in the printing industry, because polycarbonate scratches easily, therefore the suede surface hides any scratches.   

Polycarbonate printing grade films are usually printed using the screen print type of printing. This product can also be printed using other printing methods, when the product is treated to receive the different types of inks that the other printing methods employ.

The screen printing company prints the desired logo, graphic, or other images on the Lexan’s side that does not have the rough texture. When the printing is completed, the manufacture then laminates an adhesive over the printed image thereby sandwiching the printing between the polycarbonate film and the adhesive.  

The adhesive the manufacturer laminates onto the Lexan film known as transfer adhesive. Transfer adhesives come in many different varieties each variety produced with specific application conditions considered. The most widely used transfer adhesive products laminated to the Lexan by the printing manufacturers. These transfer adhesives known by the part numbers 468 and 467 and are manufactured by 3M.

When the polycarbonate decal is mounted to its intended surface the decals image is safely under the Lexan film out of reach of any abrasive forces. This decal once pressed into service will last for years if not decades. This construction allows these types of decals to be used in extreme conditions such as, hot and cold weather, or in abrasive conditions of heavy machinery and on the oily dirty conditions of a factory floor.

Doug Bryant

<br><a href=”http://www.decalfactory.com“>The Decal Factory – The best decals, signs, labels, posters, stickers and banners in the industry for business and hobby.</a> <br>Toll Free – (800) 369-5331

About Mr. Decal

Founder and CEO of TheDecal Factory since 1983. I have been selling printing since 1978.
This entry was posted in Decals. Bookmark the permalink.

87 Responses to Lexan and Polycarbonate Decals

  1. It’s hard to find knowledgeable bloggers on this topic, but you seem like you know what you’re talking about! Thanks.

  2. Never underestimate the power of passion.

  3. Details the guide. The topic hobbies and interests me a lot not to mention because of you actually, I found out fresh items. Previously worth it to read. Locating. Htc bravo. Your home is.

  4. Discovered a link to this post over at Digg. Thanks for posting it. I’m sure I’ll be back one day.

  5. Kali Velk says:

    I love your site.

  6. Tattoo Tips says:

    Many thanks for the informative article. My wife’s calling me for dinner So I require to run off without having reading as much as I’d like. But I set your blog on my RSS feed to ensure that I can study more.

  7. Ovedacycade says:

    I enjoyed reading your blog. Keep it that way.

  8. I love ur posts! Appreciate it!

  9. conveyancing says:

    I agree with you. Which is not something I usually do! I enjoy reading posts that will make people rattle their head. Also, thanks for allowing me to comment!

  10. sex toys says:

    This is a really lovely blog. I’ve been here reading for an hour.

  11. abackifibiavy says:

    Wow… this site is so useful. I just wanted to know how do you monetize it? Can you give me a few advices? For example, I use http://www.bigextracash.com/aft/2e7bfeb6.html

    I’m earning about $1500 per month at he moment. What will you recommend?

  12. Get the information ones own piece. This method area pastimes myself quite and additionally merit to a person, Write-up acquired new issues. It turned out quite interesting. Data. Bravo. Your home is.

  13. book list says:

    Are grateful for the page. That study interests everybody significantly together with as a result of most people, In order to perfected unique things. That it was quite interesting. Site. Bravo. Your home is.

  14. Great to have this comment box functioning again.

  15. Danke für das Schnäppchen, das Gebiet hat mich interessé in wahrheit entscheident. Grace in dies Waren habe ich neu entwickelte Sachen entscheident gelernt, eine perfekte ich gar nicht kannte. Danke, bravo und ausserdem Respekt.

  16. Grazia a questo scrive ho eccessivamente stata insegnata per nuove cose che non sapevo non. Grazie, applauso ma rispetto.

  17. Great site! Thanks for sharing

  18. I found your site via yahoo thanks for the post. I will bookmark it for future reference. Thanks Stock Forum is our specialty.

  19. This is a really good read for me, Must admit that you are one of the best bloggers I ever saw.Thanks for posting this informative article.

  20. It sounds like you’re creating problems yourself by trying to solve this issue instead of looking at why

  21. thanks !! very helpful post!

  22. In searching for sites related to web hosting and specifically comparison hosting linux plan web,

  23. So Great! I need some infos in this post for my rapport de stage. Can i have your contact please? I need your permission to quote it :D . Anyway, That’s great job. Keep going.

  24. This is a really good read for me, Must admit that you are one of the best bloggers I ever saw.Thanks for posting this informative article.

  25. Resources like the one you mentioned here will be very useful to me! I will post a link to this page on my blog. I am sure my visitors will find that very useful.

  26. Very informative article… Looking forward for more articles on your blog

  27. WP Themes says:

    Genial dispatch and this post helped me alot in my college assignement. Thank you as your information.

  28. Mr. Decal says:

    Yes you can post articles from my blog use the link particular to that article and also include RSS Feed link below

    Here is the link for the RSS Feed

    http://www.decalfactory.com/wp-index.php/feed/

    Douglas Bryant
    The Decal Factory®
    (800) 369-5331
    http://www.decalfactory.com
    Visit Mr. Decals Blog
    http://www.decalfactory.com/wp-index.php/

  29. Hi there can I quote some of the information from this post if I link back to you?

  30. Thank you for the sensible critique. Me & my neighbour were preparing to do some research about that. We got a good book on that matter from our local library and most books where not as influensive as your information.

  31. Thanks for this interesting information.

  32. Acai Berry says:

    I found your blog on google.I would like to offer my site: Acai Berry Reviews

  33. Ce sujet est vraiment intéressant. Je suis toujours intéressé de connaître toutes les nouveautés de produits.

  34. This is a great post.

  35. This post is good.

  36. Devin Swymer says:

    This is a interesting post.

  37. Marcelo Hych says:

    I found this information interesting.

  38. Very interesting and informative article. This is a very nice content for all those who are interested in photography in general.

  39. car blog says:

    Friend Thanks to talk about Lexan and Polycarbonate Decals ” Mr. Decal’s Blog. I found many info here. Keep posting and happy blogging.

  40. GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE! Compared to the other sites I’ve seen this morning you at least know what your on about!

  41. I think a programmable Y-cable is also an option

  42. News2All says:

    dispenses utilize a superb website decent Gives with thanks for the effort to guide everyone

  43. I just came across the site and wanted to say great job.

  44. Considerably, the post is actually the best on this valuable topic. I concur with your conclusions and will eagerly look forward to your incoming updates. Saying thanks will not just be enough, for the exceptional clarity in your writing. I will directly grab your rss feed to stay privy of any updates. Fabulous work and much success in your business efforts!

  45. Hi, been following your blog page for a long time. I run a related blog however I keep receiving tons of spam remarks, how can you maintain your blog site so unpolluted?

  46. Mr. Decal says:

    Yes this is our only site, we can talk about ad space Mr. Decal

  47. Good Afternoon. Pretty cool blog. I’m kind of new at this. Is this your only site? My company is planning a similar project. I’ll pass this url on. Will you be selling ad space? I think the method is pay per view. Keep up the excellent job!

    Promotional Products

Leave a Reply