Full Version: Sublimatable Keys
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#1]
23 Aug 2006
To: ALL
www.gocolorkey.com
From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#2]
23 Aug 2006
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#1] 23 Aug 2006
I am not sure if they are sublimated. I have seen these in Home Depot in Philadelphia with the Eagles logo.
Either my browser did not download all of the pages or it is really a poorly done site.
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#3]
23 Aug 2006
To: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#2] 23 Aug 2006
I wasn't going to be the first to call it a bare-bones site. :-)
It's difficult to say if the whole key is sublimatable or if they're made with a small "white" window for sublimation.
From: jeanettebrewer (JEANETTEBREWER2) [#4]
23 Aug 2006
To: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#2] 23 Aug 2006
I have a keyring full of Dallas Cowboy keys (rather difficult now to figure out which key goes to which lock!) like this. My Ace Hardware guy is a good kid. He goes ahead & pulls out the Cowboy blanks when I walk up to the key kiosk!
From: Zippos (CARDSPLUS) [#5]
23 Aug 2006
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#1] 23 Aug 2006
David,
We happen to distribute the key blanks with logos of all the MLB, NFL, NHL, and NBA teams on them along with some Nascar drivers and Military. They are made by Kaba-Ilco who is the manufacturer of virtually all house key blanks sold in the United States and over 100 other countries.
The site you have referenced might be either key blanks by Kaba-Ilco, or they were imported by "gocolorkey" and they are painting them themselves or having it done by a manufacturer.
If you have any interest in the ones we have, just send me a PM eith your contact info and I will send you the brochure along with reduced pricing for forum members as we do with this and Zippos.
Mike
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#6]
23 Aug 2006
To: Zippos (CARDSPLUS) [#5] 23 Aug 2006
My interest would be more, if they're customizeable through sublimation.
From: Ruben (QUIEROLEARN) [#7]
30 Aug 2006
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#1] 30 Aug 2006
Hi David,
I was surprised to find out that this company is just behind my shop they are just a wall away :)
I just pick some samples to try and yes they are sublimatable but this is a one man company and very limited in products, looks like he's just testing the waters.
Ruben.
EDITED: 30 Aug 2006 by QUIEROLEARN
From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#8]
30 Aug 2006
To: Ruben (QUIEROLEARN) [#7] 30 Aug 2006
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#9]
30 Aug 2006
To: Ruben (QUIEROLEARN) [#7] 30 Aug 2006
Ruben,
Nothing wrong with testing the water, as long as he's there if the flood gate opens. :-)
From: Ruben (QUIEROLEARN) [#10]
30 Aug 2006
To: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#8] 30 Aug 2006
Harvey,
I can't complain about shipping :-) , I just hope it turns to be a good seller
Ruben.
EDITED: 30 Aug 2006 by QUIEROLEARN
From: UncleSteve [#11]
30 Aug 2006
To: Ruben (QUIEROLEARN) [#10] 30 Aug 2006
My only concern would be the life span of the image and color with it going in and out of the lock.
Could be lots of wear on the key itself and how does the coating affect the fit of the key?
From: Ruben (QUIEROLEARN) [#12]
30 Aug 2006
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#9] 30 Aug 2006
David,
you caught me on this one ...
I just hope he won't drown on he's own waters (devil)
Ruben
From: Ruben (QUIEROLEARN) [#13]
1 Sep 2006
To: UncleSteve [#11] 1 Sep 2006
Steve,
the key fits OK in the lock, about the life span of the image is unknown he show me one key that he carries on hes key chain with maybe 6/7 other keys in it, he says that he has the key there for over 9 months and yes it was scratch in the edges but not on the main image.
Note, I did press one and I find out the coating is a soft one since the paper stick to it, to clean it up I just soaked in water and rub it with a towel and the paper came out easy.
Ruben
From: LipChip [#14]
1 Sep 2006
To: Ruben (QUIEROLEARN) [#7] 1 Sep 2006
Hello Ruben,
I'd be interested to find out who he originally got the sublimated coated keys from. Using our sublimation coatings, we coated extremely large volumes of these keys (over two years ago) for a company who went out of business. I'm wondering if he bought their old stock of keys we coated for sublimation.
We are also looking about coating these products again toward the end of this year.
From: Ruben (QUIEROLEARN) [#15]
1 Sep 2006
To: LipChip [#14] 5 Sep 2006
Hi David,
He tell me that he import the blank keys from china then he coat them himself
Ruben
EDITED: 1 Sep 2006 by QUIEROLEARN