What is Vinyl?

If you want to know the use of vinyl in banners, here is the solution. Vinyl is a plastics product, and actually a type of PVC. (Those of you with some exposure to the plumbing industry may be familiar with PVC.) As a plastics product, vinyl is naturally waterproof. That gives it numerous advantages: it’s waterproof. Hang it outdoors or indoors – it doesn’t matter. Vinyl banners are also flexible – you can store them, roll them, fold them – and they will retain their shape without tearing, stretching or falling apart.

Vinyl comes in several thicknesses to meet your precise banner requirements. The weights of the different banner substrates range from as light as 9 ounces to as heavy as 22 ounces per square yard, and may be double or single-sided.

Use of Vinyl Banners

Vinyl banners have several uses. They are most often used to promote a company's logo, a particular advertising, occasion, team or school. Since vinyl is a very flexible as well as convenient material you can see vinyl banners just about anywhere. Vinyl banners are usually seen as billboards, table banners, trade show banners, street banners, building banners, as well as stadium flags.

Are you going to hang your banner every year for a few hours? Well, it can perhaps be printed on a lighter-weight vinyl. But are you hanging a banner outdoors for, well, maybe months? Good thing you can order your banner in a heavy gauge vinyl to take anything and everything the outdoor essentials throw at it.

Wait, you say, what about the inks? Don’t I have to worry about how they’ll hold up? After all, a chain is only as well-built as its weakest link, and if the ink doesn’t hold up – well, it doesn’t matter how great the vinyl is.

You’re right. And it’s an excellent thing most banner print shops use superior quality ink. If you’re in doubt, before your place your order make sure there’s a quality guarantee that comes with your banner. And don’t hesitate to check out any feedback you find on the site you’re allowing for doing business with.

Vinyl banners are just too sweet to surpass by. Imagine getting your banner this year, and because it’s on high quality vinyl with heavy-duty grommets for hanging, you’ll still be using it years from now. You’d be crazy to get your banner printed on anything but vinyl!