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...and somebody has ducked with it....no reason the 'L' would be so short, and not have the bottom slanted the same as all the other letters.....(gotta love when some clueless newb decides they are a font designer)!

Signstein is right...this is largely a design issue. And why is it a banner, if it's up 'all the time'? Never taken down or rolled up? Sounds like perhaps the date area could be a rigid panel on 10mm coro or similar?

Trusting a digital template for 30 vehicles? ...well....I'm betting you're gonna try one first! If you have access to the same vehicle, why not trace your own? I draw a 1" grid on some 4 or 6" premask, whatever it takes to encompass the curves, apply to the glass..... draw or cut a line where...

If nobody has mentioned it, when using a vinyl stencil, it can make a huge difference if the first coat MATCHES the background colour! Obviously, paint that bleeds under the stencil will be nearly invisible, and seals the voids. Your topcoat of colour will leave a nice crisp line, with minimal...

Body shops often source a 'repair' kit from the original supplier....saves you getting yards of material that you're not going to use again! Of course, they can be very pricey, but you just pass those costs thru, and do the installation? ....one way to go....

I think the question you need to be asking is: what is the objective? I'll bet the month after they frost this window, they will invariably decide they actually want to 'see out a little bit'. Or, whatever copy or graphic you print on it, will become dated, and they will want to change 'just...

since nobody mentioned it; I've screenprinted thousands of shirts, caps, etc.....mostly plastisol ink, heat cured, some transfers etc. You can run a batch of green shirts with a white print, it goes perfectly...then some shirts out of the same box just don't take the ink! The fabric is from...

I'm sure someone will ask what kind of laminator, or did I miss that? I do a lot of Diamond-grade reflective, and have not seen this, but my process is 'cold'. BUT....the stuff has an amazingly slippery backing sheet. If you bottom roller is slipping as it tries to drive the sheet thru, then...

If you're trying to educate the client, even after they've chosen a colour that 'matches' their sample, walk them thru your fluorescent lit office, then the sodium lit shop, to the LED lit print room, outside into sunlight. After they've seen the multiple different colours, ask them where they...

I guess the big question; how many are you doing, and how pretty does it have to be? From your pic it appears they are viewed close-up, and can be touched, so high quality is necessary....but you want to avoid having to file and sand and cleanup every corner .....for hours! Although I've used a...

A 'little' rant; I've had my HP365 for about 6 months, and am sooooooooo tired of their BS already....and nothing major has gone wrong! I'm not a 5-year old.... if I just put in a perfectly good cartridge, and its super-brain 'senses' that it's old, or purple, or empty, there needs to be a 'I...

Lots of skilled folks can do it...but trying for the perfectly straight print, perfect lamination, and perfect alignment applying to the ACM is not reasonable for most shops. Build some tolerance into your design...as you say, it's an outfield sign, viewed at 100 yards. some ideas: Applying the...

Frog juice......

If you're doing something, and halfway thru say...." this is just stupid!" you're probably right! Even if you are making money at it! If you find a faster, easier way, do NOT discount the job more than a few percent! You should reap the rewards of your ingenuity! ....one more idea....even...

Not specific you your cutter...but.....Default 'page size' in the new setup might be 99", or 99 feet! or 99 metres! Check what might have changed...always an issue with updates!

I would approach 2x3 cm differently than 2x3 inch, or 2x3 foot! What's a 'large quantity' to a one-man shop ( 100?...10,000?) .....probably is not to you guys! :)

Welllll, this may not be a lot of help, but my VS540 would print, laminate, read the registration marks, and cut pretty well for the first 5 years....then NOT! I would run two sets of the identical job, ( just for ease of handling & laminating). I would put one back into the machine to cut, and...

Just FYI ....the examples that were NOT airliners, were experimental category...thus, very few regs apply on what you can stick to them! If they do have to be paint, you could still offer design and stencil cutting services to the paint shop....but as some others have noted, it's a specialized...

totally agree.....the HP videos are pretty good and comprehensive....he even addresses some of the common faults, and provides tips and workarounds! ( tacitly admitting that the machine isn't good at everything!) I usually skip the first and last minute, and turn the video speed up to 1.25 at...

Not an expert.....I've only done a few....but we used horse-hide glue. Did you have success with the same glue, and water ratio, and sandblast grit, and same glass type before? Hard to nail down if there are multiple variables. Got it VERY hot before applying, then after partial drying, hit it...