Sublimatable Keys - Engraving Etc. Forum

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	23 Aug 2006
To:	ALL	1 of 15

4670.1
Interesting concept. It's a new one on me. www.gocolorkey.com David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA

From:	Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY)	23 Aug 2006
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	2 of 15

4670.2 In reply to 4670.1

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.

Philadelphia, PA (Really Bensalem)

When you finally understand it completely... it changes.

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	23 Aug 2006
To:	Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY)	3 of 15

4670.3 In reply to 4670.2
Harvey, 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. David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA

From:	jeanettebrewer (JEANETTEBREWER2)	23 Aug 2006
To:	Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY)	4 of 15

4670.4 In reply to 4670.2
quote: I have seen these in Home Depot in Philadelphia with the Eagles logo. 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! Jeanette Brewer ENGRAVING CONCEPTS (formerly Brewer Sales) Epilog & Xenetech Distributor www.engravingconcepts.com

From:	Zippos (CARDSPLUS)	23 Aug 2006
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	5 of 15

4670.5 In reply to 4670.1

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

Cards Plus

Phone 800 231-9454
Fax 718 966-4250
E-Mail CardsPlus01@aol.com

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	23 Aug 2006
To:	Zippos (CARDSPLUS)	6 of 15

4670.6 In reply to 4670.5
Thank you Mike. My interest would be more, if they're customizeable through sublimation. David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA

From:	Ruben (QUIEROLEARN)	30 Aug 2006
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	7 of 15

4670.7 In reply to 4670.1

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)	30 Aug 2006
To:	Ruben (QUIEROLEARN)	8 of 15

4670.8 In reply to 4670.7
That cuts down on shipping charges anyway. Also you do not need a large inventory. Philadelphia, PA (Really Bensalem) When you finally understand it completely... it changes.

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	30 Aug 2006
To:	Ruben (QUIEROLEARN)	9 of 15

4670.9 In reply to 4670.7
quote: looks like he's just trying the waters. Ruben, Nothing wrong with testing the water, as long as he's there if the flood gate opens. :-) David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA

From:	Ruben (QUIEROLEARN)	30 Aug 2006
To:	Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY)	10 of 15

4670.10 In reply to 4670.8

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	30 Aug 2006
To:	Ruben (QUIEROLEARN)	11 of 15

4670.11 In reply to 4670.10
Ruben, 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? "My Karma ran over your Dogma!"

From:	Ruben (QUIEROLEARN)	30 Aug 2006
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	12 of 15

4670.12 In reply to 4670.9

David,

you caught me on this one :-$ ...

I just hope he won't drown on he's own waters (devil)

Ruben

From:	Ruben (QUIEROLEARN)	1 Sep 2006
To:	UncleSteve	13 of 15

4670.13 In reply to 4670.11

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	1 Sep 2006
To:	Ruben (QUIEROLEARN)	14 of 15

4670.14 In reply to 4670.7

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.

David L. Vernon
Lip Chip Solutions, Inc.
www.LipChip.com
818-363-8132

From:	Ruben (QUIEROLEARN)	1 Sep 2006
To:	LipChip	15 of 15

4670.15 In reply to 4670.14

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