User Guide

SPECIALTY FACESTOCK SELECTION
RETRO-REFLECTIVE
Retro-Reflective
Film
Silver 4.8 –40° to 300° F Offset,
Thermal Transfer
Good Good Excellent Excellent
Facestock Colors Mil Thickness
Service
Temperature Printability Conformability
Chemical
Resistance
Moisture
Resistance
Outdoor
Durability
When bar code printed, the
facestock extends the max.
and min. scanning distance of
long-range scanners.
Features
ACRYLATE
Cast Modified
Acrylate
Cast Acrylate
Acrylar
TM
Matte Black
Matte White
Gloss Clear
2.4
2.0
3.0
–40° to 392° F
530° for 1 min.
482° for 5 min.
440° for 60 min.
–40° to 392° F
530° for 30 sec.
500° for 7 min.
–40° to 175° F
Laser Markable
Thermal Transfer
Thermal Transfer
Good
Good
Fair
Excellent
Good
Good
Excellent
Good
Good
Excellent
Good
Good
Facestock Colors Mil Thickness
Service
Temperature Printability Conformability
Chemical
Resistance
Moisture
Resistance
Outdoor
Durability
Ultra-high temperature
performance. Can be
imaged and “kiss cut” by
a laser beam. Long-term
readability, chemical and
abrasion resistance.
Ultra-high temperature
performance.
Excellent clarity and
UV resistance.
Features
FOIL
Aluminum Foil Matte and
Brite Silver
2.0 –40° to 350° F Embossing,
Flexographic,
Letterpress,
Screen
Fair Good Excellent Excellent
Facestock Colors Mil Thickness
Service
Temperature Printability Conformability
Chemical
Resistance
Moisture
Resistance
Outdoor
Durability
Vinyl top-coated for ink
receptivity. Facestock can
be embossed using dot matrix
impact printers.
Features
QUQUALALITITY
WE’LL
STICK OUR
REPUTATION ON IT!
SO YOU CAN
TOO!
Acrylar is a 3M trademark for acrylic.
Note: The charts above are a general guide. Facestocks and adhesives should be tested with actual components to ensure acceptable performance.
This technical information and data should be considered representative or typical only and should not be used for specification purposes.