Printable Vinyl & Self-Adhesive Vinyl

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published: 2024-08-23 11:27:26
modified: 2024-08-23 12:13:40
excerpt: https://vinyl.co.za/ Vinyl.co.za is your source for the cheapest printable vinyl and self-adhesive vinyl supplies. With nationwide free shipping, this site offers a wide selection of vinyl materials perfect for various applications, from craft projects to professional signage. Get the best deals on high-quality vinyl at Vinyl.co.za.

What this page is

This is the "Printable Vinyl & Self-Adhesive Vinyl" post on achievement.co.za, one of AM.CO.ZA's company sites. It points to vinyl.co.za, the AM.CO.ZA information site for printable and self-adhesive vinyl rolls, laminating film and the machines that print, cut and laminate them.

Original text (as published): "Vinyl.co.za is your source for the cheapest printable vinyl and self-adhesive vinyl supplies. With nationwide free shipping, this site offers a wide selection of vinyl materials perfect for various applications, from craft projects to professional signage. Get the best deals on high-quality vinyl at Vinyl.co.za."

This Knowledge Base version expands that into a plain guide to the range. Every point below comes from vinyl.co.za, Buythis product data and related AM.CO.ZA posts already in this KB, which are linked so you can read the full wording.

What vinyl.co.za offers

The vinyl.co.za homepage describes the range as affordable printable and self-adhesive vinyl for crafters, designers and large format printing businesses, made to work with AM.CO.ZA's digital printers, vinyl cutters and laminators, with free nationwide shipping. Its three feature points are:

Colour ready printable vinyl for custom decals, stickers and small to large signs.
Self-adhesive vinyl with a strong adhesive backing that keeps the vinyl in place.
Machine ready material that works with AM.CO.ZA digital printers, vinyl cutters and laminators.

The site lists uses from decals and custom signage to vehicle wraps and home decor. See the vinyl.co.za site page for the full homepage record.

vinyl.co.za is an information site. Its shop buttons lead to Buythis, where each roll has its own SKU page for the current price and ordering.

The vinyl roll range

All rolls below are 1520mm wide and 50 metres long, except the backlit film. The printable vinyl V-50M grades note summarises the same grades.

SKU	What it is	Film and adhesive	Backing paper	KB page
`V-50M/E/1520/W`	Economy glossy white printable vinyl	75μm white PVC, white adhesive	120gsm white silicon	V-50M/E
`V-50M/S/1520/W`	Standard glossy white printable vinyl	80μm white PVC, white adhesive	120gsm white silicon	V-50M/S
`V-50M/P/1520/W`	Premium grayback glossy white printable vinyl	100μm white PVC, gray adhesive	140gsm white silicon	V-50M/P
`V-50M/C/1520`	Clear printable vinyl	100μm clear PVC, transparent adhesive	140gsm white silicon	V-50M/C
`V-50M/V/1520/W`	Perforated one-way vision, white on black, 40%	120μm perforated white PVC, UV-resistant, black adhesive	120gsm white silicon	V-50M/V
`V-50M/F/1520/G`	Glossy cold laminating film	80gsm UV-resistant film	100gsm white silicon with 15gsm PE coating	V-50M/F/G
`V-50M/F/1520/M`	Matte cold laminating film	80gsm UV-resistant film	100gsm white silicon with 15gsm PE coating	V-50M/F/M
`V-30M/BACKLIT/1520`	Front-printing backlit film for eco-solvent ink, 30 metres	175µm film	not stated	V-30M backlit

The Buythis category for these rolls is printable vinyl.

How to choose a vinyl

vinyl.co.za groups the rolls by job, under the heading "Selecting the Perfect am.co.za Vinyl: A Guide to Matching Material with Application":

White printable vinyl (E, S and P) is the everyday material for printed stickers, decals, labels and signs. The letter is the grade: E is the thinnest and most economical at 75μm, S is 80μm, and P is a thicker 100μm film.
Grayback (P) pairs the thicker 100μm film with a gray adhesive and a heavier 140gsm backing paper, so it is the dearest of the three white grades.
Clear vinyl (C) has a transparent film and adhesive, so the surface shows through wherever there is no ink. It suits window and glass graphics and labels on clear or coloured products.
One-way vision (V) is a perforated white-on-black film for windows and vehicle glass. The print is seen from outside, while people inside can still see out through the holes. vinyl.co.za compares it to Contravision.
Laminating film (F) goes over a print to protect it. The glossy (G) and matte (M) films are both UV-resistant and are applied cold.
Backlit film is a front-printing film for lightboxes and backlit displays, printed with eco-solvent ink.

How to read a V-50M SKU

The roll SKUs follow one pattern: V-<length>M/<grade>/<width>[/<finish>].

V-50M means a 50 metre roll, and V-30M a 30 metre roll.
The grade letter is E economy, S standard, P premium grayback, C clear, V one-way vision, or F laminating film.
1520 is the roll width in mm.
The last letter is the face or finish: W white, G glossy, M matte. The clear roll has no finish letter.

Machines that go with the vinyl

vinyl.co.za presents the rolls as one part of a print, cut and laminate setup:

Large format printers. The site says vinyl printers produce high-impact graphics for signage, decor and vehicle wraps. See large format printers and the Buythis printers category.
Vinyl cutters. Vinyl4 contour-cutting cutters cut printed vinyl into stickers and decals. The site lists the Vinyl4 Hobby (V4-H720, V4-H727) and Vinyl4 Studio (V4-S720, V4-S727, V4-S1350, V4-S1357) models; the 7 versions include VinylCut software. See the Vinyl4 vinyl cutters range, vinyl cutters and the Buythis vinyl cutters category.
Laminators. The site says Rollman hot and cold laminators extend the life of prints and make the colours stand out, from large banners to small decals. Models include the Rollman RM-1520 hot and cold laminator, the cold-only RM-1520/L and the automatic RM-1520A, all 1520mm wide to match the rolls. Spare RM-1520/ELEMENT heater tubes and RM-1520/ROLLER rollers are listed too. See industrial laminating machines, the laminators category and the Buythis laminators category.

Print and cut, step by step

The usual sticker and label job on this range runs like this:

Print the artwork on white, clear or grayback vinyl with a large format printer.
Let the ink dry, then cover the print with glossy or matte laminating film if it needs extra protection outdoors or from handling.
Load the printed roll into a contour-cutting vinyl cutter, which reads the registration marks and cuts around each design.
Weed away the waste vinyl and apply the stickers, or hand them over on the backing paper.

The AM.CO.ZA video Vinyl Print and Cut, a Solution for Sticker and Label Making from AM.CO.ZA (2016-04-10) shows this kind of workflow.

A real-world test

In the updating.co.za post Turnkey Solution for Grumpy's Cafe with Stickers, Signs and Posters by Large Format Printers, a print shop tried the new AM.CO.ZA vinyl rolls against the vinyl it was already using. It installed window artwork at a cafe in both materials side by side to compare them outdoors over six months, and printed a regular monthly decal order on the new rolls. The post reports that the customer was very pleased with the quality and that the AM.CO.ZA vinyl compared well with the industry-standard vinyl on durability and price. The video is Turnkey Solution for Grumpy's Cafe with Stickers, Signs and Posters by Large Format Printers (2024-07-01).

Smaller jobs on office printers

For short runs without a large format printer, AM.CO.ZA also sells sheet labels for office inkjet and laser printers under the ECOLine name, such as the waterproof matte white V-LABEL/A4K and V-LABEL/A3K, the 80% transparent V-LABEL/CLEAR/A4K, and silver and hologram sheets. See self-adhesive labels on your home or office printer, the ECOLine brand page and V-LABEL/A4K on Buythis.

Ordering, delivery and support

Order on Buythis. vinyl.co.za advertises free nationwide shipping on vinyl.
Vinyl roll prices are linked to foreign exchange rates and are adjusted weekly or every two weeks. A price is fixed once an order is placed, unless the order is cancelled. See Read-This-First.
Stock is kept at the Gauteng warehouse and couriered from there, or can be collected at the Sunnyrock head office in Ekurhuleni, which has a vinyl demo centre. There is also a Cape Town branch in Montague Gardens.
For help choosing a vinyl, a cutter or a printer, send "Hi" on WhatsApp to 060 600 6000.