These are our names for three ways of sticking a hire decal. They are not a British Standard, and they are not a shelf-life promise.
How to choose
Removable is for a mark you expect to take off without a long fight, for example a short hire name. High tack is for panels that are cleaned properly and need a firmer hold. Heavy-duty is for the rough faces, the ones that get scuffed, washed and left outside. If you are unsure, send a photo of the panel and say how long the sticker should stay. We will say which of the three we would print.
None of them will hold on flaking paint, diesel film or a damp panel. Clean first. None of them replaces a laminate if the ink itself is going to be scuffed off the face of the film.
Ordering
Say the grade, the size and the artwork. Do not mix grades on one machine and then expect them to age the same way. We do not publish a single life in months. Outdoor life depends on the panel and the work. In-stock catalogue stickers can dispatch the same day. A grade or size that is not on the shelf is quoted.
If a sticker has to come off at the end of a short hire, say that when you order. If it has to stay on a counterweight that is washed every night, say that too. We would rather pick the grade from the job than from a word on an old box. Send a photo of the panel if it is plastic or heavily textured. Say whether the sticker must come off cleanly at the end of the hire. That single fact changes which of the three grades we print. Do not mix the three on one panel and then expect the edges to age together.
Sources
- Titan Graphics fitting note. This page describes how we print and how a yard can fit stickers. It is not a legal duty.