Recent content by signheremd

If you are in Maryland and looking for new equipment, go and see Tyrrell Tech - they sell and service and are respected by national competitors. If you can, ask for Tony, as he will guide you to equipment that best fits your needs. If you can afford it, I would suggest a printer and a standalone...

You can print on color on clear vinyl and then same on white translucent vinyl. then you can laminate the white translucent to printed clear and laminate the whole thing if you like. then apply this to the sign face and it will give you the standard look during the day and heavier ink at night...

Trimming out talented people saves money too... lol. Out our way a lot of dealers try to get rid of their older mechanics to reduce salaries. They weed out the talent and then car dealers want you to service with them as sales don't make enough money. Greed and no long term vision

I am not saying to buy from Grimco, for those just entering the conversation, but to know what is possible with them. They can be a good source sometimes. That said, this strategy of buying up smaller supply companies likely ends with jacking up prices to pay for it (so essentially your...

You don't have to act big and bad, just tell ask them if they can do better. It does help to have a comparable - maybe what you used to pay. And you don't have to use them, but I made the suggestion because some folks may not realize you can get better pricing if you ask. Somebody else...

You can talk to your Grimco Sales Rep and they will adjust prices.

How about Matthews 6428SP...

that vinyl is 5year Intermediate. Judging by the UV damage to the existing panels, I would say it will need to be replaced in 5 years and it will be cracked and baked dead. Vinyl will stick to the aluminum sides of the panels - just need to clean with Windex and follow with Isopropyl Alcohol to...

FluidColor is a good choice and price point is very good. They start out with Ricoh Gen 6 heads, so quality is not a problem. The vacuum on any flatbed printer is going to be the source of the most noise, but you need to use it most of the time to keep stuff flat. One of the advantages of...

We just use Avery Etchmark and put it on wet with Right On or Rapid Tac. We do usually mask the Etchmark. On a curved surface you just have to take your time and work the wet out. But a solid felt squeegee, like an Oshee, can be very helpful.

I'd run these on OraCal 3551 Rapid Air polymetric intermediate vinyl and use an intermediate laminate. Weed, trim out and ready to apply The Rapid Air (air release) is perfect for ease of installation and being polymetric it would be very stable. Other brands should have equivalents.

I suggest biting the bullet and upgrading. We previously used Avery reflective and it was much harder to lay and didn't like to lay in contour or stick to edges. We've been using 3M ever since some of our Fire Company repairs required it and now stock several colors in 3M - we no longer purchase...

Yes, we do use 600x1200 on large signs and 1200x1200 for most of our stuff. But 600x1200 actually comes out really well for us. So maybe needs calibration for that quality.

We have the XR640 and you hold the Sheet Cut buttom for 2 seconds and it beeps and then proceeds to go across the vinyl and cut it on the way back

We have the UCJV330 and love it. Instant dry, fast, high resolution, great color gamut, can print color white and then color on clear films and vinyl, easy maintenance. Only negatives are that the machine likes to go to sleep often if not running, and it decides to recirculate the ink for 15...