Sunboard Printing in PuneRigid, light, cheap — and it warps in the sun

A rigid foamed PVC sheet — also sold as sunpack or foam board — onto which printed vinyl is mounted. The result is stiff, very light, cuts to any shape and costs little, which is why it is the default for indoor panels, cut-outs and exhibition work.

Priced per square foot by thickness, with contour cutting charged separately because it is machine time. 3mm is cheaper than 5mm. Our rates are published on the printing rates page, and lamination is shown as its own line.

3mm up to about two by three feet mounted flat on a wall. 5mm for anything larger, anything that has to stand unsupported, and every life-size cut-out. A large 3mm panel bows under its own weight and starts looking cheap within a week.

Not in direct sun. The board expands in Pune summer heat while the mounted vinyl does not, and the panel develops a permanent curve that cannot be flattened. In shade it survives; in sun use flex on a frame or ACP instead, and we will tell you that rather than take the order.

Because the vinyl was squeegeed on by hand and trapped air. It is a mounting fault, not a material one, and rolled mounting under pressure prevents it. A bubbled panel should be remade rather than accepted.

Yes, contour cut to any outline — letters, logos, arrows, figures or a life-size person. Thicker board holds a fine cut better. Cut letters are usually mounted on a wall with standoffs so they sit slightly off the surface and throw a shadow.

There is no ranking that decides this, so the word means whichever team is right for your event. Plan With YOLO has planned events since 2013 out of Pune and handles indoor signage panels, life-size cut-out standees and exhibition and stall panels in Pune. Ask which parts are handled in house and which are being passed to a third party.

Start with teams that already work in Pune — they know the venues, the loading access and the society rules, which is where most local jobs go wrong. Our office is in Anand Nagar off Sinhagad Road and the crew travels to Pune with its own kit. Send the date, the venue and a rough guest count and you get a scope back the same day.

The number depends on guests, venue, décor and stage scale, and how close to the date you book. A wedding date in season and a weekday corporate meeting in Pune are not comparable, so a quoted range before anyone has seen the brief is not worth much. You will get an itemised scope for your own event, and every line on it can move.