Hey guys, I have been in the planning stage for building a custom cabinet for home for a long time. Finally things are progressing, I have commited to parts, ordered and am in the final design stages.
While I haven't created the artwork for my cabinet yet, I visited the local print shop to get a rough idea on printing cost for vinyl for sides, control panel and marquee. While I was there, I saw an amazing copy of 'Han Solo in Carbonite' which they printed directly to a standard wooden door from a home. It looked great. I asked them about it and they informed me that can print directly onto wood, so long as it has a flat edge to feed through the printer. The inks they use are commercial and rated for outdoor use even in our.. fun? Canadian climate.
All they would require would be my artwork. If I don't want the wood grain to show through, they (or I) can pre-apply a white primer. This process is almost half the cost of having the vinyl printed.
Has anyone heard of this before, and had any experiences, good or bad?
Thanks in advance,
Scott
From Canada, eh.
PS I attached an image of the Han Solo door to this post for reference.