Landor Liquid Lamination protective coatings (also known as liquid laminates and clear coatings) are the most flexible and efficient way to protect virtually all forms of printed graphics: fine art and photographic prints, printed signs and graphics, banners, awnings, vehicle livery and wraps, truck curtains and curtainsides.
No specialist capital equipment is needed to produce a protected digital print with Landor Liquid Lamination. Applied by hand roller, foam pad, spray or machine, our clear coatings provide added UV protection and flexibility where film lamination is not adequate or compatible.
All our coatings contain a UV inhibitor to guarantee the extended life of a digital print whose lifespan would otherwise be more limited. As well as archival protection, Landor Liquid Lamination protective coatings provide added abrasion and chemical resistance, giving greater stability and reliability in public and high-traffic areas, indoors or outdoors, and when exposed to water, sun, pollution and abrasion.
These conditions would otherwise significantly limit the life of an unprotected digital print. The elasticity of Landor Liquid Lamination protective coatings ensures they conform to most flexible and sensitive products, making them the universal and trusted method for PVC, fabrics, polyester, cotton, polypropylene, metal, wood and rigid plastic products alike. Shrinkage and stretching of printed substrates often cause delamination, particularly where film products are used. Landor Liquid Lamination protective coatings provide the certainty of longer life and durability without the delamination or bubbling that often occurs with film laminates.
Common applications, indoors and outdoors, include flex-face signage, vehicle wraps, wall and surface coverings, hoardings, public transport, public venues and event management. Archival protection of fine art and giclée prints on canvas is very popular, as are modern wallpaper applications and point-of-sale retail advertising and displays.
Landor tests and approves a wide range of printers, ink sets and substrates to ensure satisfaction and success with our range of liquid lamination protective coatings. Some of our coatings are also used as primers to enhance prints and improve the sustainability of print surfaces where digital ink performance is limited or does not meet the customer’s or project’s quality and durability needs.
ClearShield is your first choice for all non-water-sensitive applications. ClearShield has been developed using state-of-the-art resins and ultraviolet inhibitors that protect the substrate, the ink and the clear coating itself. These non-yellowing clear coatings have excellent exterior durability and are highly flexible.
Use ClearShield on most substrates, including waterproof canvas, vinyl, banners, fibreglass, wood, metal, plastic and paper. You can apply it over solvent-based inks and other non-water-sensitive ink and media combinations. ClearShield is available in several versions.
ClearJet is your best choice for water-sensitive inkjet prints, or when you want to protect inkjet paper prints quickly and easily, with no mess or clean-up. ClearJet can also be used with most films, canvas and similar materials. It is the most universal inkjet print protector and your only choice if you are using dye-based inks. Pigmented inks can also be used with ClearShield, as long as the inks are water resistant and the (non-paper) printed material is also water resistant.
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