What are you laminating? That's an important factor. Maybe the most important. Some laminating films are activated by heat to create a seal. Called thermal laminating film, they can vary with the temperature required to activate them, and they're the perfect solution for durable documents that aren't heat sensitive. ("Activate" is when the adhesive melts and seals the laminating film.)
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But heat-sensitive documents such as select photographs and thermal or waxed-based prints, don&#;t like heat whatsoever, so you wouldn&#;t want to risk damaging them with thermal laminating film. That's where pressure-sensitive laminating film comes into play, also known as cold laminating film. As your photograph feeds through the laminator, the pressure of the rollers seals your film&#;s adhesive, rather than heat, to create that protective surface.
School laminating roll film activates at 280&#;300°F and is typically the choice when laminating porous paper stocks, such as regular bond paper, teaching aids and posters. School film is the most common choice of, you guessed it, schools.
Premium laminating roll film activates at a much lower temperature &#; 230&#;250°F &#; so it&#;s safer for older documents, coated stock and prints with heavy ink coverage. This film&#;s transparency tends to be a bit clearer and crisper too. It&#;s primarily the choice of businesses that utilize narrow format laminators, such as print shops and corporations.
If you want to learn more, please visit our website Cold Laminating Film Manufacturer.
Low melt laminating roll film activates at the lowest temperature of the three &#; 180&#;220°F. Available for wide format only, it provides high clarity and protection for heat-sensitive inkjet images. Dedicated graphics and print shops tend to be the only users of low melt film.
I'll agree with the other reviewer that commented on the thickness -- this doesn't seem like 3mil to me either.
But aside from that, the product and the application process were pretty much exactly what I expected. This is an adhesive film, so you have to be pretty careful applying it. A felt-edged squeegee tool was included in the package, and I used that in a manner similar to applying window film. Holding the film off the surface at an angle, work from one side to the other, smoothing the film down as you go to prevent air bubbles. I ended up with a couple anyway -- should have waited a day in case the film is gas-permeable (probably is), but I decided to poke both out with the razor they also included.
It's definitely not a gloss film, but I'm not sure I'd really call it "matte" either. It's a semi-gloss finish and has a small amount of shine under the light (which I was actually hoping to eliminate).
Overall, it's okay.