Wall Printer Applications for Commercial ProjectsEight settings your clients already fit out, the effects they ask for, and the surfaces each one prints on

A WallPrintScale direct to wall printer lets a sign, print or interiors business add printed walls to work it already sells: offices, shops, cafés, hotels, schools, gyms, homes and showrooms, on painted walls, glass, tile, wood, metal and brick.

The machine stands in front of the surface, prints UV ink straight from the design file and cures it as it prints. Send one wall or surface from a job you are quoting, with the artwork, and we reply with the series and ink set that prints it.

Send one surface and its artworkSee the eight settings
Prints at 2880 dpi
3.0 pl droplets
LED UV curing
cured as it prints
CMYK or CMYK + W
white underbase where needed
1.5 cm tracking
bumps, joints and ribs
  • Full-colour character artwork printed on a white wall with an I3200 printhead, one of the wall printer applications for brand walls
    Brand wallpainted wall · CMYK
  • Blue sports car printed directly on a ribbed metal roller shutter beside the printer carriage
    Roller shuttercoated metal
  • Peacock and mountain mural with fine feather lines printed across a painted wall
    Wide muralpainted wall · CMYK
  • Illustrated sandwich printed on a light wooden board
    Wood boardcoated · CMYK

FIG. 01 · four prints on four surfaces · hover or tab to open a strip

Wall Printer Applications in Eight Commercial Settings

These venues are your clients, not ours. Each one already pays for signs, prints or a fit-out, so these wall printer applications add one more line to a quote you are sending anyway.

  • Geometric black, white and grey feature wall printed in an office interior

    reception · meeting rooms · corridors

    Offices and corporate interiors

    Logo walls, values text and geometric feature walls in the client's brand colours. On the GP200 and UP200, red-light positioning marks the start point, so the logo lands where the approved proof put it.

  • Tiger artwork printed directly on a ribbed roller shutter for a shopfront

    back walls · product walls · shutters

    Retail stores and chains

    A chain sends one campaign file and every branch gets the same image at the same size. Rolling out a new season becomes printing a file again, not briefing a new painter at each store.

  • Warm illustrated mural of a man on a sofa beside an armchair, a café seating-area wall

    seating areas · counters · entrances

    Restaurants and cafés

    Seating-area murals and counter walls that set the mood of the room. The work can run after closing: LED UV ink cures as it prints, so there is no wet paint left for the morning shift.

  • Impressionist garden painting with a gold frame printed directly on a lobby wall

    lobbies · corridors · lift lobbies

    Hotels

    Lobby art walls, corridor murals and a themed wall at each lift lobby. The interior designer's file prints with the same settings on every floor, so the top floor matches the first.

  • Classroom maths wall with a calculator, rulers and geometry shapes printed in flat colour

    classrooms · corridors · kindergartens

    Schools and kindergartens

    Maths and alphabet walls, corridor maps and bright kindergarten rooms. Flat-colour artwork suits the 8 m²/h Standard mode, which helps a contractor fit a whole corridor into a school break.

  • Ballet shoes logo printed on the pink wall of a dance studio

    front desks · training floors · studios

    Gyms, dance and fitness studios

    Front-desk logos, zone walls and slogan lettering. Many studios paint their walls black or navy; the CMYK + W ink set keeps brand colours bright on them.

  • Expressive guitar painting printed as a living-room feature wall above an armchair

    living rooms · kids' rooms · photo walls

    Homes and residential murals

    For decoration contractors already renovating the house, a feature wall or kids' room mural is added to the same contract rather than passed on to an outside painter.

  • Sports car artwork against red brush strokes printed on a showroom wall

    car, furniture and product showrooms

    Showrooms and brand spaces

    Displays change with every launch. The hero wall changes with them: print the next model's artwork over a repainted wall and the room is ready for the new line.

Shops, gyms and schools often want floor graphics in the same visit. The GP200B is the one series that prints walls and floors.

Floor graphics printing

Visual Effects in Wall Printer Applications: 3D, Photo-Real, White Ink

These are the effects clients ask for once they have seen one printed wall, and they turn ordinary wall printer applications into walls people photograph. Each comes from the artwork file and the ink set, not from extra equipment on site.

3D illusion mural of a dinosaur leaning out of a window, printed flat on a white wall, one of the most requested wall printer applications
3D ILLUSION3D illusion artworkWindows, broken walls and creatures that seem to step out of the wall. The depth is drawn into the artwork with perspective and shadow; the print itself is flat, so the effect is visual, not raised.
Tiger portrait with fine fur detail printed on a white wall
2880 DPI · 3.0 PLPhoto-realistic textureFur, skin and fabric hold their detail when the file is 300 dpi or more.
Pencil-sketch sports car with soft grey gradients printed on a wall beside an armchair
GRADIENTS · LINE WORKSmooth gradients, fine linesSketch strokes and soft grey fades that a brush or stencil struggles to repeat.
Light swan and cloud line art printed on a blue-grey painted wall
CMYK + WLight on dark wallsA white underbase goes down first, so light tones stay light on navy, grey or black paint.
Dinosaur graphic printed on glass with the UV lamp curing the ink on the carriage
COATED · WHITE UNDERBASEVivid colour on glassGlass is coated, then white goes under the colour, so the graphic stays solid instead of see-through.
Long map mural printed along a corridor wall, a school wall printer application, with the printer rail running beneath it
2.5 M × 6 M + RAILSLong continuous scenesPast the standard 6 m width, rail sections are joined and the artwork carries on as one file.

Same machine on every surface. Preparation and ink set change.

Ordinary painted walls print as they are. Smooth, non-absorbent surfaces such as glass and tile are coated first. Dark or clear surfaces take white ink under the colour.

Wall Printer Applications by Surface: Preparation and Ink Set

Ordinary walls need no treatment; glass, tile, metal and acrylic are coated first. Every print has a UV-cured, water- and UV-resistant finish. Results are application-dependent, and sample testing on the client's own surface is recommended before a large order.

Highlight
SurfacePreparationInk setTypical work and conditions
Light painted wallNone; dry and flat is enoughCMYKMost brand walls and murals; the wall gives the white of the image
Dark painted wallNone; dry and flat is enoughCMYK + W underbaseA navy reception wall or black bar wall carrying a bright logo
Textured plasterHead follows bumps and dips of up to 1.5 cmCMYK · + W on darkDual ultrasonic sensors read the wall ahead of the head, so texture prints in the same run as smooth paint
BrickJoints within 1.5 cm print in the same runCMYK · + W on dark brickExposed brick in cafés, bars and loft offices
GlassCoating before printingCMYK + W where white is neededOffice partitions, shop windows and hotel glass doors
Ceramic tileCoating before printingCMYK · + W on dark tileRestaurant, kitchen and washroom walls; the head follows grout lines within 1.5 cm
Metal plate and shuttersCoating before printingCMYK + W on dark metalRoller shutters, cladding and container sides; ribs deeper than 1.5 cm get a sample print first; outdoor work within 10–35 °C and wind up to force 5
AcrylicCoating on the smooth faceCMYK + W on clear sheetSign boards and display panels
WoodDepends on the board's finish; smooth faces are coatedCMYK · + W on dark woodWall panels, display boards and doors; other finishes are confirmed with a sample print
CanvasSurface preparation may be requiredCMYK · + W on dark canvasCanvas panels for hotel corridors and lounges
  1. Bottle of coating used before UV printing on smooth surfaces
    Coat smooth facesGlass, tile, metal, acrylic and lacquered wood get a coating first, so the UV ink keys to it instead of sitting on a glaze.
  2. White UV ink bottle with the cap marked W WHITE, used for the white underbase
    White under dark or clearCMYK + W prints a white underbase, then the colour over it. If your projects include dark walls, glass, clear acrylic or dark metal, order the CMYK + W ink set.
  3. Sample on the client's surfaceFor a large order, a sample print on the client's own glass, tile, board or metal comes first. Sample prints can be arranged on request.

Real Prints on Brick, Canvas, Iron Plate, Paint and Wood

One test set printed the same UV artwork on several materials side by side; the wood board is a separate job. Read them against the table above, then confirm on the client's own surface.

  • UV print on a red brick wall from the five-material test set
    Brickjoints ≤1.5 cm · + W on red
  • Painterly cat printed on canvas from the five-material test set
    Canvasprinted direct · CMYK
  • Colour bands printed on an iron plate from the five-material test set
    Iron platecoated · + W on dark
  • Character artwork printed on a painted wall beside the machine, part of the wall printer applications test set
    Painted wallas it is · reference
  • Red sports car printed on a wooden board beside the wall printer carriage
    Wood boardsmooth face coated · CMYK

Wall Printer Series Matched to the Application

Every one of these wall printer applications prints on all three series. The choice comes down to how your jobs move between sites and whether floors are part of them.

GP200lightest · highest precision
Detail-heavy murals and brand walls on jobs that move from site to site.
Image partition printing and red-light positioning; packs into seven small parcels and one person sets it up in about 10 minutes.
GP200Bwalls + floors
Shops, gyms and schools that want walls and floors in the same visit.
Turns from wall to floor in about 2 minutes without moving the rails; 2.5 m print height as standard, custom up to 4 m.
UP200cost-effective column
A steady run of standard walls in offices, hotels and homes.
Column and rail build with power-loss resume and automatic printhead cleaning; 2.5 m print height, 3 m available.
Compare the three seriesPrintheads, ink sets and options

Wall Printer Quote for the Applications You Sell

Send the project details here or by WhatsApp, and tell us which surface you want to see printed first.

What comes back: the series, printhead and ink set for that project, and a note on any surface that needs coating or white ink. Sample prints on your surface can be arranged on request.

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