Fine Art Coatings

Clear Shield

• Use Instead of Film Laminates
• Contains State-Of-The-Art UV Inhibitors
• High-Performance
• Highly-Flexible
• Waterproof
• Will Not Yellow
• Use On Digital Output: Solvent Based Ink, Electrostatic, Thermal, Pigmented Ink (non water-sensitive)
• Excellent for Non-Water-Sensitive Inks, Media, Materials, and Products
• Easy Clean-Up With Soap And Water
• Available In 4 Finishes: Gloss, Semi-Gloss, Matte, 200 Satin
• Packaging: Quarts, Gallons, Five-Gallon Pails, 55 Gallon Drums

ClearShield®: clear liquid laminate for non-water-sensitive ink/media combinations

ClearShield® is your first choice for all non-water-sensitive applications. We created ClearShield® using state-of-the-art resins and ultraviolet inhibitors that protect the substrate, ink, and the clear coating itself. These non-yellowing clear coatings have excellent exterior durability and are highly flexible.

Use ClearShield® on most substrates, including waterproof canvas, vinyl, banners, fiberglass, wood, metal, plastic, and paper. You can apply it over solvent-based inks and most water-based paint systems. ClearShield® is available in several versions. This chart gives you information about each product.

ClearJet

• Use Instead of Film Laminates
• Contains State-of-the-Art UV Inhibitors
• High-Performance
• Highly-Flexible
• Waterproof
• Will Not Yellow
• Use on Digital Output: Piezo, Electrostatic, Thermal, Pigmented Ink, and Dye-Based
• Excellent for Water-Sensitive Inks, Media, Materials, and Products
• Excellent on Vehicle and Fleet Graphics
• Formulations for Specific Application Methods

No Clean-Up Aerosol Spray Cans

Type BR Brush & Roll Formula

Type S Ready-to-Spray Formula

Type LL For Liquid Laminating Equipment (Custom Manufacture Only)

• Available in 2 Series

ClearJet

ClearJet Fine Art

• Available in Different Finishes

ClearJet - Gloss and Semi-Gloss

ClearJet Fine Art - Gloss, Semi-Gloss and Low Gloss

• Packaging

Aerosol Can

Type BR: Quarts

Type S: Gallons

ClearJet® : clear coating for dye-based inks and water-sensitive ink/media combinations

Use ClearJet® on most substrates, including canvas, vinyl (enamel receptive and non-enamel receptive), banners, fiberglass, wood, metal, plastic, and paper. ClearJet® is designed for water-based inks and can also be used on solvent-based inks when applying by aerosol or spray applications.

Series FA is made to penetrate the canvas, making the ink/media combination more flexible, not cause discoloration or color shifts and not react with the ink jet receptive layer of most fine art substrates.

Clearcoatings / Liquid Laminates

Clear coatings, also called liquid laminates, are an inexpensive way to protect billboards, prints, fine art, signs, banners, awnings and other products. Liquid laminates are cost-effective, easy to apply, and do not require extensive equipment. The cost ranges from 3-20 cents per square foot

Clearstar liquid laminates feature the most current innovations in ultraviolet light absorbers and light stabilizers that offer protection for many products. Use liquid laminates for:

• digital inkjet output
• printed and airbrushed products
• traditional signage and graphic art applications

Our clear coatings, ClearShield® and ClearJet® , are premium grade, high-performance products. We created them specially to:

• protect inks from ultraviolet exposure
• protect inks from abrasion and marring
• provide resistance to chemicals and water

Four major benefits of clear coatings...

Clear coatings protect ink.

In digital printing, inks are applied as a thin film that must be protected from a number of hazards:

• abrasion and marring
• wind, rain, and wind-borne particles
• water
• handling
• UV exposure (fading)

ClearShield® and ClearJet® give you the protection you need.

Clear coatings enhance the color.

Clear coats enhance the visual appearance of ink. They heighten the color and increase the color density.

Clear coatings protect e-stats and thermal transfers.

ClearShield® and ClearJet® protect e-stat printed materials against abrasion and are flexible enough for banners and for vehicle graphics. They will contour for application over rivets.

ClearShield® and Original ClearJet® protect thermal transfers.

Clear coatings benefit traditional materials, too.

Traditional materials like painted surfaces and vinyl signage also benefit from liquid lamination. Clear coats cut down on peeling by sealing the edges of vinyl graphics and lettering.

Liquid laminates can significantly increase the life expectancy of plastic. Vinyl is protected without losing its flexibility. Clearstar's coatings also enhance the visual appearance of many products by enhancing the intensity of colors and making signs and banners look more unified and smooth.