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Two things is was not: No, it wasn't the parking lot of a strip club. No, it wasn't my own $100 bill but I was too drunk to notice. -Bud

It's true. I won't say where. I will say that I have been extra nice lately so I think some good karma is coming back my way. Anybody want to take me to Vegas? -Bud

ICC Profles for Latex Printer We downloaded the profile right off their website at www.lghausys.com. For your printer on this material they have 4 RIPs to choose from. Or, you can click here http://profiles.xrite.com/lghausys/b_xign/b_xign.htm and go righ to it. -Bud

This is a good question and I am curious to hear other shops answers. Out here in California, there is no lifetime expectation for a vehicle wrap. Usually our customer has an expectation of 5 years (if they've done a little research online) or no expectation at all. The warranty you offer...

Xign Pricing We love printing on Xign. It's one of our favorite products to print on. It's not even like a banner product, more like a film. We discovered recently that it is recyclable by our waste management company so we can just throw it in the recycle bin with our cans and bottles! Don't...

A "pressure bruise" is probably the best way to describe it. It's not common but does happen sometimes when the material isn't packaged/stored properly. You have the right to return it. But if you can make it work it may be easier for everyone rather than going through returns and credits...

Race cars are generally pretty curvy and LD383TG is meant for mostly flat surfaces. I haven't seen photos of the problem but I bet it was heated and stretched to conform to a curve and now the calendered film is pulling back (peeling) to its original shape. We use this product all the time...

We actually had the installation of the 4' x 8' signs as a separate cost. If we could do more than 4 installs at one time we would make a little money on the install, otherwise we would about break even. As we would put up the new signs we would bring back the old and re-face them. The old...

Ads on Wheels We have always had a very positive experience with them. They are a professional and experienced wrap company. We have performed installations for them for national programs. The communication is always good, layouts and vinyl are perfect, and payment is roughly 30 days. I...

The good news a couple months ago was a commercial real estate company that we had been trying to earn business with for several years called to say they wanted to work with us. They had merged with another CRE business and needed to change all their signage as a result. Their first order would...

Price of Xign We paid $239 for a 54" wide x 33 yard length roll. Not cheap compared to 13oz banner, but a fair price for a premium quality (and recyclable) banner material. -Bud

Waste Management Company Sure. It is Monterey City Disposal Service. Their web address is www.MontereyDisposal.com. If they can do this I am quite certain many others can, too. Check it out for yourselves. -Bud

We recently picked up some new business from a high profile, environmentally-conscious local company. They had an upcoming event that required thirty eight 25" x 48" digitally printed banners and wanted to recycle the banners afterwards. I called around to several suppliers to research my...

Imho I would recommend just your business name and nothing else. Save the rest of the information for your windows for your customers to read as they get closer to your business. -Bud

Take the high road- don't say anything to either man unless they bring it up. You'll be the better person, sleep better at night, and bank some good karma for another day. -Bud

Oracal 3268 is great- for shipping labels. Seriously, it is too thick for even the slightest texture. The walls needs to be perfectly smooth for it to work. The same is true for Oracal 3621. I have not tried the Avery product yet but I have had good things about it. We won't use the Arlon...

This is the only application I would use an Avery product for. Avery 1005EZ RS, easy-on, easy-off. Price is cheap through Proveer (less than $1000 for kit) and you won't pay $500 in extra labor trying to get a cheap 3M or Oracal product to work. -Bud

No-Curl Banner Material We reliably use a product called Xign for pop-ups and retractable displays. It's not cheap, but prints really nice both sides, does not curl, and has an elegantt matte finish. it's worked on at least a dozen different types of retractable displays. -Bud

Clean Removing Vinyl In my opinion you don't need a low-tack adhesive vinyl, you need a vinyl with clean removability. These are typically vehicle wrapping films. The Oracal products have a reputation for "aggressive" adhesives so these are not the best choice. Instead, use the 3M IJ180C...

+ 1 more for Oracal's 3850 translucent. We print on this one time (single strike), laminate with Oracal's 290 matte, and mount first surface to translucent white Lexan (never plexiglass). Then, so it looks good at night, we'll reverse print onto good quality clear laminating film and mount...