Floor Graphics & Stickers… Single Part and Two Part… What’s the Difference?

I’ve been quite passionate about people understanding the difference between types of floors stickers or floor graphics.  These have obviously been very popular in 2020 with the high demand for social distancing floor stickers but this does not seem to be letting up, we’re still very busy printing floor stickers.

My biggest concern, because we we sell to print buyer who are reselling, is that this means their customers must get he best quality and it has to last a reasonable amount of time.

When we sell these products we must consider the consequences to the relationship we have with our customer, an inferior product can damage that.

My little video below explains why I prefer a floor sticker with a laminate, rather than the popular single part offerings and why the lower cost option may not be correct for your customer.ause

Is A Single Piece Floor Stickers Inferior?

No, they are not inferior.  They are perfect for short term use.  We have used these for many years but mainly for exhibitions, they are a short-term solution.  Single part floor stickers are manufactured using a textured face self adhesive vinyl.  We print to the face but the ink comes into direct contact with the footfall, so it will fade.  Use our Quick Quote system in your dashboard to see the difference in price.

So, 2-Part Floor Stickers Are Better?

In short, they last longer because the ink is protected.

2-part floor stickers are made using a self adhesive vinyl (our works on carpet too) which we print and then overlaminate with an Anti-slip laminate.  We can then cut to any shape.

Our floor stickers have been tested in schools and they have been down for up to a year and are still as vibrant as the day they were installed.  Obviously this is only relavent to the amount of footfall, so a shopping mall/centre may not last as long as an office.

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We stock 3 flavours of Floor Graphics, R9 Anti-slip, R10 Anti-slip and an R11 Anti-slip.  All three can be used internally and we can pair our R11 Anti-slip with an external grade vinyl so it can go outdoors!

We also supply an R12 which can supply as requested.

Fitting Floor Graphics…

What in the world is an R-Rating?

So an R-rating is basically a measure of how slippy a surface is at particular angles (It comes under DIN 51130 which is an internationally recognised measurement for floor anti-slip properties originating out of Germany)

It goes from R9 all the way up to R13.  The chart below best shows the comparison but put simply R9 for low traffic indoor areas and R13 for high traffic external areas e.g. pavements, roads.

R13 is pretty much like sandpaper to the touch!

Single Piece vs Print & Laminate

So this is actually one of my pet peeves!  We only stock two part (Print & Laminate) floor graphics.  They last longer, they look better and are more abrasion resistent!

Single part floor graphics are great for short term usage but for anything over a few week’s you’ll see them start to fade and get scuffed. Stick to two part if you have the choice

The price point is so close between a single and two part we decided to just match the single part price rather than putting out an inferior product!  It’s something to take note of, if you are ever shopping around for Floor Stickers!