Liquid Laminates

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Clearcoatings / Liquid Laminates
Clear coatings, also called liquid laminates, are an inexpensive way to protect billboards, prints, fine art, signs, banners, awnings and other products. Liquid laminates are cost-effective, easy to apply, and do not require extensive equipment. The cost ranges from 3-20 cents per square foot.

Clearstar liquid laminates feature the most current innovations in ultraviolet light absorbers and light stabilizers that offer protection for many products. Use liquid laminates for:

• digital inkjet output
• printed and airbrushed products
• traditional signage and graphic art applications

Our clear coatings, ClearShield^® and ClearJet^® , are premium grade, high-performance products. We created them specially to:

• protect inks from ultraviolet exposure
• protect inks from abrasion and marring
• provide resistance to chemicals and water

Four major benefits of clear coatings...

Clear coatings protect ink.
In digital printing, inks are applied as a thin film that must be protected from a number of hazards:

• abrasion and marring
• wind, rain, and wind-borne particles
• water
• handling
• UV exposure (fading)

ClearShield^® and ClearJet^® give you the protection you need.

Clear coatings enhance the color.
Clear coats enhance the visual appearance of ink. They heighten the color and increase the color density.

Clear coatings protect e-stats and thermal transfers.
ClearShield^® and ClearJet^® protect e-stat printed materials against abrasion and are flexible enough for banners and for vehicle graphics. They will contour for application over rivets.

ClearShield^® and Original ClearJet^® protect thermal transfers.

Clear coatings benefit traditional materials, too.
Traditional materials like painted surfaces and vinyl signage also benefit from liquid lamination. Clear coats cut down on peeling by sealing the edges of vinyl graphics and lettering.

Liquid laminates can significantly increase the life expectancy of plastic. Vinyl is protected without losing its flexibility. Clearstar's coatings also enhance the visual appearance of many products by enhancing the intensity of colors and making signs and banners look more unified and smooth.