What Is Canvas Print Lamination

A canvas print has an average life span of fifty six years.

What is canvas print lamination.

At the canvas works we print on a 410gsm satin canvas with a very white base. In the print industry unless specified all lamination jobs are set to matte finish by default. With that said it s not always clear what exactly this process does to your photo. It has another kind which uses a thin transparent film that is sealed on the print.

Any laminate surface can be used on any of the print surfaces. A giclee canvas print is a canvas print that has been made with an inkjet printer using archival methods and tools. Pigment inks will last longer but can be less vibrant. Trimming the laminated print sometimes even after printing and laminating your work isn t quite finished.

This means that our canvas material inks and methods all guarantee you a print that will last a lifetime. If you laminate both a glossy and a semi matte print with a glossy lamination the prints will look identical. Does lamination affect the quality or endurance of your canvas print at all. A canvas print of indifferent quality one that s produced without the use of premium inks for example can be poorly defended against these environmental hazards unless it s given the extra protection that lamination provides.

The answer is a resounding yes making your canvas borderline agelessyou can clean your canvas with a wet. How heavy is the canvas. Lamination on canvas prints is just one of the many requisite modifications. The laminate protects the canvas is a number of ways firstly the lamination helps prevent scratches to the print from being banged when moved.

The laminated print will take on the characteristics of its final surface. Lamination is a liquid coating that is sprayed on canvas prints. The laminate is a liquid coating that is sprayed over the top of the printed canvas providing a fully sealed barrier that protects your print. Is the print laminated and if so what sort of process is employed.

We use pigment inks over dye sub technology. Matte films eliminate all shine and reflection from the print surface. Laminating your print an unlaminated canvas print is like a house without paint. Not only does it look worse but your print won t last anywhere near as long.

There is no difference between the two print surfaces if they share the same. But with lamination this can be prolonged for a hundred years or more. We laminate our prints using a hvlp spray system. And the best way to protect canvas prints is through lamination.

An un laminated canvas print is vulnerable to being damaged very easily and at some point in its lifespan it will probably be badly handled the dame caused is often irreparable.