GF 102 Matte Clear Permanent Adhesive Laminate
GF 102 Matte Clear Permanent Adhesive Laminate
GF 102 is a 3.0 mil thick vinyl laminate with a permanent acrylic adhesive that helps protect graphics from abrasion and moisture. Best applied using the cold laminating process, GF 102 is designed for digital and screen printed images for display and exhibit graphics. Its matte finish is suitable for both interior and exterior applications.
Applications:
POP/Retail, Wall, Translucent, Transit (flat/simple), General Signage, Outdoor (short term)
- GF 102 is ideal for flat or very slight curves. In the cases of vehicles, it is best to use a conformable, long-term laminate that matches the specifications of the wrap (print) vinyl used. GF 100 Series laminates are meant for applications where up to one year of durability is needed. GF 100 series laminates are not meant to be stretched or to conform.
- You can apply a cast laminate to a calendared vinyl, but you should never put a calendared laminate on a cast vinyl. They must be of a similar construction so that over time they shrink at the same rate to avoid delamination.
At a glance
Manufacturer-stated · General Formulations
Will it run on your machine?
Ink & printer compatibility
Same job, different number
Closest on the numbers
GF 102 Matte Clear Permanent Adhesive Laminate is 95 g/m². These are the nearest fabrics to it by basis weight out of the 7 in The Epic Performance Textile Collection that publish one.
- Thickness
- 0.22 mm
- Stock width
- 320 cm
- Light shading
- 41.0 %
- Thickness
- not published
- Stock width
- 320 cm
- Light shading
- not published
- Thickness
- 0.23 mm
- Stock width
- 320 cm
- Light shading
- 52.0 %
Nearest by basis weight only. Weight is not quality — a lighter fabric is the right answer for a tension frame and the wrong one for a hanging banner. The figures beside it are there so the choice is made on the property the job actually cares about.
From Epic’s own collection
Going into a frame or a light box?
Epic also makes six fabrics of its own, each with its test results published against the standard. Here is where they fit beside this one.
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Premium Light Box Fabric
Rio
Brilliant backlit. Built to perform.
Why it fitsRio prints on UV, latex and solvent as well as dye-sub transfer — so the printer you run this on can put the same job on fabric.
- 175 g/m²
- 320 cm wide
Dye-sub transferUVLatexSolvent
See the sheet Test yardage
Every Epic fabric has a full measured spec sheet and comes as three yards of test roll before you commit.
Compare all sixThe Epic collectionFrom the floor
What printers found
Nobody has reviewed this one yet.
Worth saying plainly rather than hiding the section. In the meantime every figure on this page is measured, published with its test method beside it, and is the thing we would rather be judged on.
See how the figures are measuredBefore you quote it
Questions about this fabric
Will it run on my press?
The print routes this fabric takes are listed above. If the one you own is not there, Rio takes UV, latex and eco-solvent and is the fabric in this collection to look at instead.
How much does it move under heat?
Transfer temperature and the measured shrinkage are in the technical table on this page, with the test method beside each figure. That is the number that decides whether the finished panel fits the frame.
What does this cost?
The figure on this page is a list reference. Roll goods are quoted against width, volume and freight, so add it to a quote request and a person will come back with the real number.
Can I try it first?
Ask for test yardage. Your press, your ink, your RIP — it answers what a data sheet cannot.
A figure is missing. Why?
Because it has not been measured yet, and we would rather say so than publish something plausible. Rows with no number say where they stand.