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Assuming you know how to laminate a 60"x120", to apply such to your substrate I have a suggestion. Place substrate on the laminator table. Center the roller. Two or more people needed, next align the four corners so they are even - tape the two sides. Drop the roller about 1/3 or the way down...

First question is did you post form heat the vinyl immediately after installation? What you describe sounds like either it was not post form heated or that it was not heated hot enough. We have used Arlon SLX, Briteline WrapCast, 3m IJ180, GF 830 and Oracal 3951 all with great success. We have...

No. But have used the Arlon SLX and it is great. Using the General Formulations AutoMark 830 and like it just as well. 830 is a great wrap vinyl, very conformable and easy to use. It is a cold stretch, so no need to heat it when you need to stretch it to conform. But for a box truck OraCal 3551...

Have you tried GSG? https://www.gogsg.com/2397885/product/gerber-280-reflective It looks like they sell by the yard (we don't have an account, so did not verify).

rVinyl is one of the few that sells small lengths of vinyl. Not by the yard, but they so have small quantities like 2 yards in many vinyls. https://www.rvinyl.com/Reflective-Sign-Vinyl Other than that, build a price for a 10yd roll...

We don't off gas Acrylic, unless it is rollstock. So Rollstock Acrylic and Polycarbonate

Polycarbonate needs to off gas for 24-48 hours before you apply vinyl. Both DChorbowski and weyandsign are right. There is another similar thread from last year with lots of information, just look up bubbling vinyl on translucent faces.

Cut it back or remove the sealant and clean with alcohol. If you cross over the sealant, the vinyl will not adhere and water will end up getting behind and cause more of the vinyl to lift.

In addition to all the good above recommendations, on some plotters you need to extend the blade out slightly so that it is out as much as the thickness of the material being cut. Otherwise, the blade holder hits the material and the blade does not reach deep enough to make it to the wax paper...

Bidi Offset is the Bi-Directional offset, which is the adjustment for matching left and right pass printing (spraying ink one way and spraying the next segment on the way back. What you need to do is a full calibration. So possibly: Heads Vertical, Nozzle Alignment, Heads Offset, then...

I would say something along the lines of, "We do 90% of the work in house. We do use some business to business vendors to expand our offerings and to help our customers have access to more business solutions at a fair price. The advantage of working with us on those items is that we have access...

That looks like it was squeegeed too quickly. First clean the panel, then use Rapid Tac or Right On to lay it wet, as you squeegee make sure you advance only one third of a squeegee width at a time, feel for bumps/air bubbles and firmly push those to an edge, once it is down let it set for a few...

I am not sure what happened, but haven't been able to find Komadur or Vycom which we have used in the past for outdoor hanging real estate signs. UV stable, solid core plastic. Anyone know why it is no longer available? Do you have another material you suggest? The beauty of the two brands I...

If you direct print in case like this then you must use a UV laminate. The light that is reflected back off the water increases UV exposure dramatically. If you use vinyl, then no need for laminate.

You are supposed to weed reflective immediately after cutting as the adhesive tends to bond back with itself (on the other side of the cut). I have used Oralite 5600 and really like it. A few tips: make sure your cut weight is heavy enough to scar the wax paper, but not so heavy it cuts through...