See outstanding image quality and great hiding power
This matte-finish, intermediate polymeric adhesive vinyl offers outstanding image quality and "pop". The gray removable adhesive is opaque for maximum coverage. This vinyl installs easily with a low-profile air release liner and provides durable print performance with over 10 years laminated display permanence.1
REACH compliant2
Offer a vinyl that complies with high health standards. HP Prime Matte Air GR is REACH compliant2—a regulation of the European Union adopted to improve the protection of human health and the environment from risks that can be posed by chemicals.
Save time with a reliable, total HP solution
Original HP printing materials, Original HP inks, and HP large format printers are designed to work together as a system to provide reliable, consistent, quality results that help save time. Prints produced with HP Latex Inks also provide a better approach with end-to-end environmental sustainability.3
Target customers | Applications | Benefits |
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Print service providers | Indoor and outdoor advertising | Outstanding image quality on this intermediate calendared vinyl |
| Point-of-sale, retail displays | Gray removable adhesive provides opacity to achieve consistent image quality on multiple surfaces |
| Window graphics | Air release liner enables fast, easy, and bubble-free installation |
| Exhibit and event graphics | Compatible with Original HP Latex Inks; also solvent, low-solvent, and UV-curable inks |
Technical Specifications
Ink compatibility | Compatible with Original HP Latex Inks; also solvent, low-solvent, and UV-curable inks |
Thickness (base vinyl) | 86 microns/3.4 mil per ISO 20534 Test Method |
Base vinyl | Polymeric calendered |
Liner | 160 g/m², double-sided PE-coated silicone paper with low-profile air release |
Adhesive | Gray, removable pressure-sensitive adhesive; 1 year removable |
Opacity | 99% per TAPPI T-425 Test Method |
Finish | Matte, less than 30 gloss units at 60˚ reflection |
Display permanence (Outdoor unprinted) | Over 7 years4 |
Display permanence (Outdoor) | Over 4 years unlaminated, over 10 years laminated with HP 871 and 831 Latex Inks4 |
Display permanence (Indoor home or office) | Over 5 years unlaminated, over 10 years laminated with HP 871 and 831 Latex Inks5 |
Display permanence (Commercial in-window) | Over 5 years unlaminated, over 10 years laminated with HP 871 and 831 Latex Inks6 |
Water resistance | Water resistant with HP 871 and 831 Latex Inks7 |
Minimum application temperature | 4 to 35˚C (40 to 95˚F) on clean, dry surfaces |
Service temperature | -28 to 65˚C (-18 to 149˚F) |
Operating temperature | 15 to 35˚C (59 to 95˚F) |
Operating humidity | 40 to 60% RH |
Lamination | Cold lamination; recommend using HP Matte or Gloss Polymeric Overlaminates |
Shelf life | 1 years unopened in original packaging |
Storage temperature | 21 to 24˚C (69 to 75˚F) |
Storage humidity | 50% RH |
Environmental | REACH compliant2 compliant and RoHS compliant |
Country of origin | Product of the United States |
Warranty Statement
HP large format printing materials are free from defects in materials and workmanship. For warranty statement, please see HPLFMedia.com/go/mediawarranties. To obtain warranty service, please contact Brand Management Group customer support at HPLFMedia.com/hp/en/contactus.
Footnotes
1 With HP 871 and 831 Latex Inks, over 10 years laminated display permanence for indoor home or office, commercial in-window, and outdoor displays.
2 See the HP REACH Declaration published at HP Printing Products and Consumable Supplies.
3 Based on a comparison of HP Latex Ink technology to competitors with leading market share as of December, 2013 and analysis of published MSDS/SDSs and/or internal evaluation. Performance of specific attributes may vary by competitor and ink technology/formulation.
4 Outdoor unprinted display permanence rating based on white background color change according to SAE J2527; outdoor display permanence rating according to SAE J2527; in a vertical display orientation in simulated nominal outdoor display conditions for select high and low climates, including exposure to direct sunlight and water; performance may vary as environmental conditions change. For more information, see HPLFMedia.com/hp/printpermanence.
5 Display permanence rating for interior displays/away from direct sunlight by HP Image Permanence Lab and/or by Wilhelm Imaging Research, Inc. on a range of HP media. For more information, see HPLFMedia.com/hp/printpermanence.
6 Interior in-window display ratings by HP Image Permanence Lab on a range of HP media. HP predictions based on test data under Xenon-Arc illuminant—calculation assumes 6,000 Lux/12 hr day. For more information, see HPLFMedia.com/hp/printpermanence.
7 Performance varies based on printer and print profile. Water resistance testing by HP Image Permanence Lab on a range of HP media and follows ISO 18935 method. For more information, see: HPLFMedia.com/hp/printpermanence.