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Synthetic Posters (water resistant)
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Synthetic Posters (water resistant)
About this synthetic posters (water resistant)
Posters run on the wide-format roll printers, so the size is set by your artwork rather than by a press sheet. Satin poster paper covers retail and event work, photo satin is there when the image itself is the product, and synthetic stock survives wet hands and wet walls. Site plans and drawings print on bond and ship rolled in a tube.
Materials compared
What each option is actually good for, so you can pick on the job rather than on the price alone.
| Stock | Weight | Water resistant | Indoor / outdoor | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satin poster paper | 170gsm | No | Indoor | Retail, events, general promotion |
| Photo satin | 200gsm | No | Indoor | Photographic and gallery quality work |
| Bond | 80gsm | No | Indoor | Site plans, drawings, working documents |
| Synthetic polypropylene | 200gsm | Yes | Indoor and sheltered | Menus, wet areas, posters that get handled |
| Blueback poster paper | 115gsm | No | Sheltered outdoor | Pasted posters on hoarding and boards |
Questions we get asked
What sizes can you print?
A3 up to A0 as standard, and past A0 in one piece up to the width of the roll. Because it is roll-fed, a non-standard size costs no more than the nearest A size, so print the size that fits the wall rather than the size on the list.
What resolution should the file be?
Supply at 150dpi at final size for anything read close up. For a large poster read from a few metres away, 100dpi is fine. Anything upscaled from a web image will look soft no matter what the file properties claim.
Do they ship rolled or flat?
Large posters ship rolled in a tube by default, which is both safer and cheaper to freight. A3 and A2 can go flat in a board-backed envelope if they need to be pinned up straight out of the packaging.
Can posters be laminated?
Yes, gloss or matte, and it is worth it for anything handled or displayed near a doorway. Laminate stiffens the sheet, stops finger marks and lets a poster be wiped down, but it also makes it harder to roll tightly for transport.
Can you mount a poster onto board?
Yes. Face-mounting to foam PVC or an MDF block gives a rigid panel that hangs without a frame. Tell us the finished size and whether it needs to be ready to hang, because the mount and the fixings are chosen together.