Silver-Sheen Parade Banner (130gsm Silver Satin)

Silver-Sheen Parade Banner (130gsm Silver Satin) — A metallic-coated satin that reads as brushed silver until the light moves across it, specified for parade & podium.

A fine metallic coating over a satin base produces a reflective surface with genuine metallic character rather than a printed imitation of one. Colour printed over the top picks up the metal beneath, so shades shift subtly as the viewing angle changes — an effect that is impossible to reproduce on a standard white ground.

Ceremonial work is seen close up, often carried by hand, and frequently photographed for the record. It needs presence at arm's length as well as at distance.

Metallic silver

The metallic silver ground gives printed colour a reflective depth that a white base cannot produce, and the effect shifts as the viewer moves past it.

Best for

• Podium and lectern front banners
• Hand-held parade banners
• Marching band banners
• Parade sashes and ribbon banners
• Pageant and award backdrops

Key advantages

• Genuine metallic coating, not a printed silver — the effect changes as you move past it
• Printed colour picks up the metal beneath for depth an ordinary ground cannot match
• Strong reflective presence in window displays and lit décor positions
• Opaque coated body with no show-through
• Distinctive enough to carry a display on the material alone

Specifications

Choosing the right specification

For anything carried rather than hung, weight is the deciding factor. A satin or taffeta stays manageable across a long procession where a heavier cloth becomes genuinely tiring, especially for younger participants. Have the carrying hardware in front of you when you order — pole diameter determines the sleeve, and a sleeve that is a centimetre too tight is useless.

How ordering works

• Send your artwork — Upload print-ready artwork at any stage — we check scale, resolution and bleed before anything goes to press and come back to you if something needs adjusting.
• Made to your size — Every panel is cut and finished to your dimensions. Tell us the finished size you need and how it is being fixed, and we will allow for hems and fixings correctly.
• Printed by dye-sublimation — Colour is transferred into the polyester fibre under heat, so the image becomes part of the cloth rather than a layer sitting on top of it.
• Finished and shipped — Hems, eyelets, pole pockets, silicone edge and other finishing are applied before your order is folded, boxed and dispatched worldwide.

Related specifications

This is the 130gsm version. Other sizes and weights in the same fabric are made to order — tell us the finished dimensions you need and we will quote them.

Technical detail

What to expect from service life. Indoors and out of direct sun, printed polyester holds its appearance for five years or more. Outdoors, published ranges for dye-sublimated polyester run from roughly six to twenty-four months depending on how exposed the position is, with the shorter end applying in high-ultraviolet regions such as the Southwest, Florida and the Gulf Coast, and in coastal or high-wind locations. Sheltered and north-facing installations reach the longer end. Coated and tarpaulin-grade constructions extend beyond that band because the coating carries the UV load.

Best suited to

Reflective display where the material itself is part of the effect — window graphics, metallic event décor and premium retail feature panels.

Also in this range

For even, controlled light in photography settings, our matte knit and blockout ranges are the natural partner.

Not sure which fabric is right? Order a free swatch pack and see the weight, texture and finish in your own hands before you commit to a full run.