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We would print on GF 201 HTAP + 3M 8418G laminate and call it a day. Like Tex said, I wouldn't trust any of the painted/colored ACM sheets. Years ago we did some signs for a nail salon (first and last time) and they wanted to use yellow ACM. Those signs are now pretty much white and the...

Are your prints that tacky that bare hands will leave fingerprints.....?

Welcome to Signs 101. What kind of sign design do you need to outsource?

Yeesh. That was exhausting to watch. That guy is way too intense, looks like he's gonna pop a blood vessel.

Sounds pretty common for larger bids. We had something similar for a large local event last year, I respectfully declined. Asking for compensation to fill out their paperwork won't land you the job. Figure out if it's worth the effort. If you can make money on the job while being...

Same here. We work with a few other shops and I'm more than happy to do wholesale work for them if their printers are down or if it's something they can't do in-house.

Are you pre-cutting pieces then printing, or vice-versa?

Swing stage? Or a man lift on a barge.............

I think it's safe to say that 60" wide is the largest common vinyl size. Anything wider than that and you're looking at seams or going with some form of fabric/banner. There are times where seams are inevitable and the customer just has to accept it.

Hopefully they've figured it out by now, original post was from 6 years ago. ;)

Agreed. I've never understood laminating flatbed prints. If you want durable exterior prints, use vinyl and laminate. Whatever's happening there is really odd, you can clearly see the reverse image. Were the double sided signs packed super tight and somehow transferred to the next sign?

That budget might rule out most quality brands. Heat assist is nice to have, especially if you'll be laminating UV printed graphics. Pressure/thickness etc I wouldn't really worry about as all laminators will essentially do the same thing. You'll probably be looking at manual pressure/gap...

Not the answer that you (or your client) want to hear, but if they don't take care of them, and techs can't be bothered to keep their dirty hands off the vinyl, I'd say that's on them. Especially if you're using that material combo all the time and they're the only ones with issues. Got any...

Thanks for the info, much appreciated. That all makes sense so far. For the pattern, just pen plot on paper? I guess as long as you're using the same file, all your hole locations will all correspond with the actual letters right?

Budget?

Interesting, I've never seen Seal/GBC and cheaper be used in the same sentence before.

Yep! It works really well. Instead of paying $5-10 a sqft for the mat rolls, we're paying under a dollar. One thing I did find was that when routing PVC, the mdf dust gets embedded in the edges a bit and wasn't super ideal. Otherwise acrylic, ACM etc. all routes nicely on it. Just have to...

Even if they didn't have that typo that still wouldn't read right........... dummies!

We've recently started using 3mm MDF for a spoil board and I'm really impressed with how well it works. Vacuum hold down is significantly higher than using the expensive cutting mats, and using sheets allows us to quickly get set up for routing and makes cleanup faster. (Using a Summa F1612)...

Welcome to Signs 101! Nice site indeed, I might reach out regarding your rates/process etc.