The materials I use are the top in the industry, Avery and Oracle are the main vinyl film used in our sign business with a minimum of 6 years on most film and 4 years on metallic in direct sunlight with out shrinkage or fad. High gloss, intermediate-performance PVC film; Intermediate opaque films, High Performance opaque films, Reflective & Translucent films, Metallic, Specialty & Digital films. Most vinyl film thickness is 3 mils and the adhesive is a solvent polyacrylate, permanent adhesive.