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Old September 10th, 2009 Sep 10, 2009 12:03:46 PM -   #1 (permalink)
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I use Oracal 651 for my vehicle vinyls. I am not a sign shop, so I spending my life savings to get 751 in a bunch of colors.

What do you recommend as far as a reflective vinyl that is similar for vehicle vinyl? I am also looking for it on the cheap side.
 
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Oracal offers reflective vinyl in different grades. I use it for my vehicle applications.
 
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not sure how many colors it comes in but I used Nikki light and works just fin and cheaper
Havent had issues with Avery, some people complain about it buy worked awesome for me
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I also use avery alot and never had problems with it.
 
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There is some pretty cheap Nikkalite on ebay, anyone have any experience with that?
 
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Yea, works great and 1/2 cost of 3m

I used it on my car, no issue for over a year, I actually printed on mine, came out great
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