Size: 0.5m/1m
Material: Premium PVA
Pattern: Camo, or Customizable
Soaking Time: 60s
Water Temperature: 28-35℃
Activator: Recommended Tsautop Spray Activator
Application: Plastic, metal, ceramics, wood, stone, resin, etc.
Packaging: Sealed with PVC plastic and rolled on a tube to prevent moisture
The Camo Hydro Dipping Film is designed for users who seek personalized decoration and enjoy camouflage effects. This series of hydro dipping films offers a variety of designs and pattern effects, such as digital camouflage, jungle camouflage, and more. Each pattern is carefully designed to ensure delicate and realistic effects after transfer. Whether you want to blend into the forest or desert, the Camo Hydro Dipping Film can seamlessly integrate your items into the surrounding environment, achieving perfect camouflage.
Materials
We use high-quality PVA material with a thickness of 35-40μ to ensure the stability of the pattern, making it resistant to deformation and breakage. Printed with imported ink and an 8-color gravure printer, the patterns are consistent, richly layered, and vividly colored, even in detailed parts, achieving a professional-grade effect that meets your pattern effect requirements.
Features
Durability: The Camo Hydro Dipping Film is wear-resistant and anti-aging. The UV-resistant ink ensures it maintains its original state even in high-temperature environments, without fading or peeling, thereby protecting the surface of the item and extending its lifespan.
Environmental Protection: The Camo Hydro Dipping Film meets environmental standards, is safe and non-toxic, and can be used with confidence.
Ease of Operation: The hydrographic process is simple to operate, making it easy for both professionals and DIY enthusiasts to decorate various items.
Applicability: It can be applied to objects of different shapes, even irregular ones, achieving perfect coverage.
Application
The Camo Hydro Dipping Film is widely used in various industries, such as:
Automotive Industry: Adds camouflage style to car bodies, wheels, motorcycle parts, etc., showcasing unique charm.
Outdoor Equipment: Provides camouflage effects for hunting gear, military equipment, etc., blending seamlessly with the environment.
Home Decoration: Adds a distinctive atmosphere to furniture, vases, tables, and other items.
The Camo Hydro Dipping Film is suitable for various materials, including metal, plastic (PVC, PP, PE, PET, ABS, acrylic, etc.), ceramics, fiberglass, glass, rubber, hardwood, and more.
Service and Support
If you want your unique pattern, we offer customization services. Simply send your designed pattern in AI format, and we will create a sample within 7-10 days. Once the final effect meets your expectations, we will proceed with mass production.
We also provide training services. If you purchase our products, we will offer free hydro dipping training. You can learn in person at our water transfer printing factory or through numerous related videos we provide, allowing you to master the process at your convenience.
Process
The operation of the Camo Hydro Dipping Film is simple:
1. Clean the surface of the item to ensure it is free of any dirt.
2. Choose a suitable base coat based on the pattern’s color effect.
3. Lay the film flat in water at 28-35℃ and soak for about 2 minutes, then evenly spray an appropriate activator.
4. Slowly immerse the item into the water at a 45-degree angle, allowing the pattern to seamlessly adhere to the item under water pressure.
5. Shake slightly to remove excess residue, then take it out and rinse clean with water.
6. Let the item air dry naturally or use an oven to ensure it is free of moisture.
7. Apply a layer of clear coat on the surface to enhance the item’s durability.
FAQ
Q. How to distinguish the front and back of the water transfer film?
A: The front side (i.e. the printed side) is relatively smooth, while the back side is relatively rough and darker.
Q. During the transfer process, the water transfer film did not adhere to the surface of the object.
A: It may be that the activator was sprayed excessively or unevenly, the water temperature was too low or too high, the surface of the object was not cleaned, etc.
Q. How should the water transfer film be stored? How long is the shelf life?
A: It is recommended to store the water transfer film in a cool, dry, and ventilated place, avoiding direct sunlight and high-temperature environment. If stored properly, the shelf life is generally 6-12 months. It is recommended that you use it as soon as possible after receiving it to avoid long-term exposure to air and causing performance degradation.
Water Transfer Printing (also known as hydrographic, immersion printing, camo dipping, hydro imaging and cubic printing) is a surface decorating process where elaborate graphics like wood grain, carbon fiber, camouflage, geometrical designs, etc… are applied to a 3-D product surface. Water Transfer Printing process is extensively used to decorate items that range from entire all-terrain vehicles and car dashboards to small items like bike helmets or other automotive trim. Films can be applied to all types of substrates including plastic, fiberglass, wood, ceramic, and metal.
We like to let our product speak for itself. Some of world largest clients are automobile, Camera, electronic manufacturers who demand highest standards of quality and durability. Many parts we manufacture spend the majority of their lives in direct exposure. The clear coat we use is automotive grade, designed to withstand nature and time.
Top coating is an important part of the paint process. It assures optimal results for scratching firmness and longevity.
Use a high quality clear coat for the final finish. Whether its flat, matt or gloss the final coat should be durable enough to protect the part. Once the clear coat has dried you need to inspect it for defects. Most minor defects like orange peel look, or debris in the finish can be wet sanded and polished out at this stage. There are a few exceptions to this.
24-hours of training is conducted and historically it takes an additional period of two to three weeks to fine-tune the production line.
The essential components are: (1). The ink film with selected design/pattern. (2). Patented activator (3). A hand sanding device (4). A spray gun and air compressor (5). Primer, the selected base coat paint, and clear coat (6). The specifically designed water transfer printing system (7). A device or fixture to hold the item while it is being dipped (8). A constant water supply, drainage system, and an aerated room
It require tanks (manual / automatic ) , washing station , oven, spray booth to finish the process of Water Transfer Printing .
Yes, after transfer with PVA film on the decorated part, it needs Washing machines to clear over the subject.
Yes, it better dry by the oven, it is because dust will cover the subject while it dry by nature, the oven temperature should be around 50-70 degrees for the plastic material.
We recommend 0.8~1.3Ømm , not over 1.3Ømm , for activator it require high quality Precisely spray gun to work with it.
We recommend adding more water tanks to soak the decorated part for ink to more stable on the decorated part.
Normally ABS doesn’t require any base coat, but to match the design, it has to paint the base color to match the art.
Yes , when you did the Immersion Printing, it comes with a defect spot or the result unacceptable, it can remove by the activator or the chemicals, but the fast way is to repaint the base coat to cover it.
We have Marble, Wood, Camouflage, Animal, Waterdrop, Flower, Flag , Cartoon, Carbon fiber, Flame, Cloud, Geometric, Skull and other design film patterns for your choice.
We produce hydrographic film with width 50cm /60cm/ 80cm/ 100cm/ 130cm.
Our standard film width is 100cm, max width 130cm.
Yes, but shipping and importing activator is very difficult, because it is dangerous, explosive,flammable chemical liquid. However, we prefer offering your activator formula, you can make activator by yourself in your country.
Yes, you can send us AI/PDF design, original film sample, or work piece that has been printed.
We are a 20-year WTP experience manufacturer in China.
Yes, We can produce and offer films, activator, base primer, clear coat, other chemicals, WTP machine, a hydro dipping process, technology, and training.
You can select film picture models from our dropbox,
or we send you film booklet ( N.W 15KG, 13x18cm each pattern, more than 10000 patterns).
Outdoor for more than 8 years, indoor more than 20years.
Yes, we have lots of customers all over the world such as Europe, Middle-east, Asia, North America and South America, Africa, include Building materials company, cosmetic company, Electrical company, Toy company, Auto company, crafts company, Household goods company etc.
Yes,Our company have 2 water transfer printing production lines in Zhejiang Province and can transfer various articles .let your China supplier send dipping products to our factory, we finish all processing.
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Hydro Dip Camo Patterns 80008B 
