Quality Plastic Film and Plastic Sheets
We do not recommend using Mylar® brand (polyester film) for outdoor applications. Although it may be suitable for short term projects, it is not geared to tolerate sunlight over long periods of time. Long term exposure to the elements can cause the film to yellow, become brittle or turn hazy. The best product that we … Read more
There are a range of different finishes and opacities of Mylar® brand polyester film: Transparent – You are able to see through the film clearly, like looking through glass. Matte Translucent – Light passes through, but objects on the other side are not clearly distinguished unless the film is laid flat over them (contact clarity). … Read more
There are many different grades of branded polyester film designed to be printed on, including Mylar® brand. There are also many types that should not be printed, or printed only by very specific methods. If you’re interested in Digital Printing, please check out our ComputerGrafix™ products. Contact us today to discuss your printing requirements, so we … Read more
Mylar® brand is the registered trademark owned by the E.I. DuPont Corporation for bi-axially oriented polyester film (BOPET). For years, the term “Mylar” has been mistakenly used as a generic term used to describe a range of different plastic films. For example, people who work in the architecture or engineering business usually use the term … Read more
Grafix Plastics does not make Mylar Balloons, nor do we make Mylar Balloon materials.
Polyester film can be processed in a variety of methods to take it from its original mill-produced configuration into a format that is compatible with a specific application. We offer several processes such as slitting, rewinding, sheeting, interleaving, laminating and finishing services to help convert our materials into a format that can be used for … Read more
As extruded, there are four general finishes available in Polyester Film: Transparent, Transluscent/Matte, Opaque, and Hazy.
There are many different grades of polyester film, and some are produced specifically to be printable, using specific methods particular to those film’s chemical properties. Grafix Plastics has a number of specific polyester film solutions for many different printing methods, both conventional and digital. Check out our polyester product pages below for more in-depth information. … Read more
Polyester film, is a polymer resin of the polyester family. Sometimes known as PET (polyethylene terephthalate), it is also commonly referred to by some trademarked brand names such as Mylar® brand, Melinex ®, and Grafix’s own DuraLar™. Polyester is the polymer name, and Mylar® et al are brand names, for essentially the same thing. Check … Read more
Plastic Film and Sheet thickness is expressed in a number of different formats all related to length. In the English measurement system, we us inches (in decimals) and gauge, so a sheets of .005″ thick material is also 500 gauge. In the Metric measurement system, we use microns (um) and millimeters (mm). There are 1000um in a mm. So the same sheets as described earlier is 125um thick, or .125mm thick.
