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Transit Advertising and Backlit Vinyl

This category covers two jobs that share customers: transit advertising on buses and shelters, and backlit graphics for light boxes, illuminated signs and taxi tops. The transit films are 3.5 mil matte white opaque vinyl with removable adhesive, rated for a year of clean removal so king, queen and tail ads and tri-vision panels can be changed out without stripping residue. One version adds an air-egress adhesive for dry application on large panels. The backlit films are translucent white vinyl that diffuse light evenly so the lamps behind the face do not show as hot spots. A 3.2 mil permanent film covers fixed light boxes, and a 6 mil removable film is taxi-top rated.

How to choose

For bus sides, shelter panels and other transit ads that rotate, 3.5mil Matte White Opaque Transit Advertising Vinyl, Removable Adhesive is the base film; it applies dry and handles simple curves. Choose 3.5mil Matte White Opaque Transit Advertising Vinyl, Removable Adhesive, Air-Egress when installers want air to escape under the squeegee on large panels. For a sign face that stays in place, 3.2mil Translucent Backlit Sign Vinyl, Permanent Adhesive is rated up to 5 years without lamination. For taxi tops and bus displays that change campaigns, 6.0mil Translucent Matte White Backlit Display Vinyl, Removable Adhesive, Taxi-Top Rated has removable adhesive and a thicker face.

Transit films come in 15, 20, 24, 30 and 54 in by 150 ft; the backlit films add 60 in, with the 6 mil film in 100 ft rolls.

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