Main street banners and boulevard banners are commonly printed on scrim vinyl. The main street banners are often seen hanging on main street announcing upcoming concerts and fairs. The lightpole or boulevard banners are the smaller flags you see hanging under the light and are used to provide a theme and give physical definition to the city limits. You’ve probably seen them hanging on Mall light poles and around college campuses.

Scrim vinyl is the most common substrate for printing these outdoor banners. Scrim vinyl is a polyethylene substrate, reinforced with polyester cording. This internal cording is what gives it strength and durability to withstand damaging winds and weather conditions. The smooth surface makes it a great contender for displaying graphics and text. If you pair scrim vinyl with  solvent-based inkjet printing; you will get a sharp, color saturate set of graphics that will last. The solvent-based inks will actually become encapsulated into the substrate, creating essentially a tatoo within the fibers of the vinyl. The colors are vivid, and the inks do not fade to sunlight; and last even longer when laminated. The embedded ink image, with its permanence, can potentially outlast the surface of the scrim vinyl! This substrate can sustain between three to seven years of wind and weather, depending upon its abuse levels and if its been laminated. Longevity is the name of this game if you are looking for a solution will likely last beyond the original purpose of the signage!

Call us for scrim vinyl signs and banners. 1.800.829.4562