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  1. paint masking

    Gino's tip is the way to go
  2. Vinyl won't stick to glass

    Windex and other glass cleaners have silicone as an ingredient to aid in the cleaning process by lubricating the surface to keep the towel used from sticking/binding to the glass. The silicone obviously keeps the vinyl from adhering. Pro tip - use IPA for cleaning glass but never on acrylic...
  3. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

    Merry Christmas and best wishes for an Awesome New Year!
  4. 3D Sign 9' in diameter (wholesale supplier?)

    www.foamcraft.info/;
  5. Hot Stamping/ Tipping - Topcoat

    you will be fine. Like a lot of things in the sign business hot stamping is part art and part science. Merry Christmas!
  6. Hot Stamping/ Tipping - Topcoat

    We stay within a range of 175 - 200 degrees celcius
  7. Hot Stamping/ Tipping - Topcoat

    sorry for my delay in responding. if you are having trouble with foil adhering to letters then i would look at the other variables; temperature; adjustment of the pad to the sign. We rarely have trouble with foil adhering to letters/numbers that can't be fixed by adjusting those variables
  8. Project Managers

    I'd be glad to help
  9. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

    Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you and to all of the great folks/subscribers to Signs101.com!
  10. Hot Stamping/ Tipping - Topcoat

    If you are having problems getting good coverage on pictograms you are experiencing a very common problem. Hot stamp work great on raised copy but not on large surfaces as is common on pictograms. We have tried everything that was recommended by our hot stamp foil vendor and by Nova but they...
  11. ShopVox Refuses to knowledge QBO updates, and blames me for the connection not working.

    Honestly, I have never heard that people have a great experience with any business management programs working well with Quick Books. We tried connecting CASper to Quick Books back in 2004. We gave up after a ton of communication issues and have never looked back. We use ShopVox to manage...
  12. Got to thinking................................

    I was a Sales & Marketing exec. in the Furniture Industry. I was 43 in 2004 when I bought an existing Signarama in Greensboro, NC. Grew that to be the #1 location in the world and made the Inc. 5000 3 years in a row. Bought the Graphic Components business in 2010, sold Signarama business in...
  13. Need Help Flat cut acrylic installation 6mm thick

    You will want to find something like this in your local market. Here is a link to Gemini website Dimensional Letters, Logos & Plaques | Gemini
  14. best sign related injury :)

    Was thinking of all the things I had to do on an install and walked right off my crane truck. Luckily landed on my feet. Another time I was doing an early morning install on a kiosk in a mall about 200 miles from my shop. In a hurry because i had to finish before the mall opened or spend that...
  15. Where is the equipment sold?

    This is the best site for equipment that i have found. For Sale | Signs of the Times They have an Accubend as the first item at this very moment :-)
  16. Trade only distributor selling to retail.

    Every company has to decide if they are fish or fowl. You can't be both. If you tell your customers that you are wholesale then that is what you have to be.
  17. Suggestions New Shop Equipment

    Multicam - Approx. $80k, Graphtec Plotter - $6 - 8k and HP FB/RTR - $100k. Buy the best equipment you can afford as support and resale value will be much better. Plus once you get rolling the equipment cost will be small part of overall cost but better equipment will allow for more uptime and...
  18. Can anyone help me find this sign hardware?

    here is another option - Component Signage, Inc.
  19. Question Full lit, milled acrylic letters: Looking for a resource/mfg

    Try AI Innovations. Very reliable wholesale vendor. Here is the link to the relevant page on their site - Slimbrite Letters AI Innovations - AI Innovations | Wholesale Signs, Channel Letters, Awnings
  20. Banner Ups vs. Grommets

    In my retail days we would use grommets thru banner ups for digital banners. worked great
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