Epson MP20 Manual

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StorageInstructions

AllGrafiprintmaterialsalwaysneedtobestoredintheiroriginalpackingandwiththeoriginalprotectionflanges(and preferablystored

vertically).

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Inordertoavoidanylossofquality,theGrafiprintInkjetVinylshouldalsobestoredinsuitableconditions,thatisatatemperature

between10and20°C,and

arelativehumidityof50%.Undertheseconditions,thevinylwillhaveashelflifeof18months.

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BeforeprintingontheGrafiprintmaterials,weadviseyoutohavethemacclimatizeforacertainperiodoftime(atleast12hours)inthe

roominwhichtheywillbe

printed.

Laminating

A laminate can prolong the outdoor life of a digital print considerably. This also goes for the prints that have been made on the

GrafiprintMP20micro‐porousvinyl.Asthismaterialdoesnotholdanyinkjetcoating,itisnotnecessarytoapplythelaminatewithan

overlap,or

tooverlaminatethesides.Itissufficienttoapplyalaminateuptothesideoftheprint.Beforeapplyingalaminateonthe

GrafiprintMP20,pleasemakesuretheinkshavedriedsufficiently(3daysupto1week),asremainingsolventsandmoisturecanleadto

blisteringandthe

laminatecomingoff.

Removal

MP20isnon‐PVCandwillbreakwhenyoutrytoremoveitafterageing.Toavoidproblemswhenremovingit,weadviseyouusethe

followingworkmethod:

1.Removethelaminate.

2.MoistentheMP20withacloth,moistenedwithisopropanol.Letthisabsorbforawhile.

3.ScrapeofftheMP20withaGrafitacksqueegee.Thematerialwillcrumbleoffcompletely.

4.Removetheremaininggluewithisopropanol.

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Important

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Theinformation,mentionedinthisproductdatasheet,isbaseduponteststhatwereexecutedbyGrafityp,andthatweconsidertobereliable.Theinformationalways

representsanaverage,aminimumoramaximumvalue,andshouldbeconsideredassuch.Itisonlygivenforyourinformation,and

doesnotgiveanyguarantee.Itisup

totheendusertodecidewhetherornottheproductissuitedforhisparticularapplication.

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TheoutdoorlifespanreferstooutdooruseunderCentralEuropeanconditions.Thelifespanofourfilmsisbaseduponprofessionalapplicationona

dry,degreasedand

suitablebackground.Tropicalconditions,ortheusenearchemicalemission,mayhaveadetrimentaleffectonthelifespan.

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1)ThethicknessoftheGrafiprintmaterialsmayvaryslightly.Theindicatedvalueisanaveragevalue,obtainedfromaseriesofmeasurements,inwhichatoleranceof10

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%isacceptable.

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2)Thedimensionalstabilityistheshrinkagein%.Thisvalueismeasuredbyapplyingthefilmonaluminium,andplacingitinahot‐airovenat70°Cfor48hours.The

indicatedvalueisamaximumvalue,obtainedfromaseriesofmeasurements.

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3)The

adhesionstrengthismeasuredonglass,andthisafter20minutesandafter24hours.Thefilmisremovedagaininanangleof180°andataspeedof300mm/sec.

Theindicatedvalueisanaveragevalue,obtainedfromaseriesofmeasurements.

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