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What is Hydrodipping?
Hydrographics, also known as hydro dipping, is a method of applying printed designs to three-dimensional surfaces. The hydrographic process can be used on metal, plastic, fiberglass, hard woods, glass and various other materials.
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Patterns include: Woodgrain, Carbon Fiber, Metals, Camo, Digital Camo, Flames, Skulls, Snake Skin, Diamond Plate, Marble, Animal Prints, Zombies, Lightning and much more!
In the process, the substrate piece to be printed is pre-treated and a base coat material is applied. A polyvinyl alcohol film is gravure-printed with the graphic image to be transferred, and is then floated on the surface of a vat of water.
An activator chemical is sprayed on the film to dissolve it into a liquid and activate a bonding agent. The piece is then lowered into the vat through the floating ink layer. The ink layer along with the polyvinyl alcohol backing then wraps around and adheres to the item. The adhesion is a result of the chemical components of the activator softening the base coat layer and allowing the ink to form a bond with it.
Just a small sampling of the 100s of patterns we offer...
(Disclaimer: Sample images show what we can order. All credit goes to the pattern creators. Samples are only for reference.)
True Weave
Next Camo Vista
hades1
stickerbomb
flame
wood2
camo2
kryptec
diamond plate
Muddy Girl
flame2
metal
snakeskin2
oil slick
joker
Longleaf Fatal Flight
marble
grim2
lightning
black snakeskin
wood1
cards
camo3
See No Evil
Mothwing Spring Mimicry
fur1
water
money
burl
0105171124b
0105171124c
0105171124
0104170910
0104170911
0104170913_HDR
0104170921
0104170921b
0104170922a
crawler1
cover2
landrover1
cart1
caliper1
yeti1
bike2
skull1
rim1
bike1
vette1
rim1
interior1
ramdash1
lambo1
helmet1
dash1
guitar1
grille1
tank1
atv2
cover1
atv1
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