Digital media for fleet and vehicle work comes in two main categories of vinyl, cast and calendered. You must know which material to use for the application. Here is an overview of the materials origins.
Most vinyl films are made from the same basic raw materials. We begin with polyvinylchloride (PVC) polymer, which is simply basic plastic, and is by nature, relatively rigid. Other ingredients are then added to the PVC. These ingredients include: plasticizer to make the film flexible, pigment to make the desired color, and additives to help achieve specific properties such as UV absorbers to improve …