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ruch1v · July 22nd, 2008

hey guys, I bought around 3000 unilite lighters in haste, what i was hoping to do was print on them but someone scared me by saying that they could explode with heat if not dont correctly, has anyone printed on plastic lighters before? if yes what did you use? would vinyl, plastisol or sublimation work on it with the help of a heat press? also how long do you press it for and at what temperature? any responses will be ery appreciated

thanks

Daniel Slatkin · July 22nd, 2008

Personally I would do printed vinyl stickers like Bic does but I look forward to hearing any other Ideas people have.

BigBear · July 22nd, 2008

Sublimation is done at 400*. I think I would keep that kind of heat away from lighters, unless I was bored and looking for some spectacular excitement.

ozzteee · July 22nd, 2008

They can be PAD printed or you can use pad print inks and screen direct on them and let air dry those are fastest .
Good luckTeee
JP justpunk graphics

R1Lover · July 22nd, 2008

wear a bomb suit please

plan b · July 22nd, 2008

3000 lighter jeeze,,,, better get you a pad printer and sell them to conven. stores

ruch1v · July 23rd, 2008

BIC does vinyl stickers?how so?

ReneBraches · July 23rd, 2008

Hi,
try MANOUKIAN UV 104.000 for example.
This ia a screen print color which must be cured with UV light (a "cold" process) instead heat.

I am doing that many times on lighters, placing the lighters onto a flat wooden board , several rows and columns, fixing them with adhesive spray (same spray as for fixing t-shirts).
Having, let's say 10 pieces of boards prepared,
you can print several 100 lighters within minutes.
Cure them with UV light, and you can print a second, third color if you like directly thereafter.

The wooden boards are easy to make, all of them have the same size (e.g. 8x11) and thickness.
Then you glue 2 small borders along two sides (eg. left and upper side) to make sure all lighters on all boards are aligned the same way.

Note: The lighters must have a flat surface, otherwise you should choose a different way to print.

Hope this helps.
Rene

vescera · July 23rd, 2008

Yes try to put 3000 lighters in owen for 15minutes on 200celzius and wait what will happen. KARAMBA!!

jaspa1111 · July 27th, 2008

take up smoking, you might use all the lighters by 2063

martinwoods · July 27th, 2008

I have actually been told by someone that pad prints these that they bake them in the oven. They said they have done it many times and when I asked about that they said there is no problem (just what have been told) I pad print but have not done any lighters, I may try and let you know.