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Is going over the existing vinyl an option? Seems like it's in decent shape.

Exactly. Regardless of how stubborn/dull the customer is, don't let them dictate what kind of materials you'll use. Vinyl on the glass or a 3mm ACM panel installed over frames.

Welcome from Winnipeg! You'll find lots of good info here - don't hesitate to create new threads with questions that you have. Feel free to PM me if you'd rather. I'm no expert but have been doing this for a while. Cheers.

We have a custom built 600x600 profile that we use for 99% of our jobs. When we can get away with it and need a bit of extra speed we have a 300x900 profile we use, but not very often. Which RIP are you using? Inkset & configuration?

Nice promo vid! Love the part about not sorting them........ would be a huge time drain to get them all in order and obviously kill any efficiency gained by fast printers and flatbed cutters.

Thanks guys, I've passed this off to a local dye-sub printer.

Any ideas regarding the material in the attached picture? Looks almost like a jersey type material. For reference, banner is 3' across in the picture. Bonus points: Any chance of getting something like this that can be solvent or UV printed, or is this generally only a dye-sub type deal...

Welcome from Canada, where the ADA codes are (almost) non-existent when it comes to signage. I feel like this will eventually be a great opportunity for sign companies with ADA capability once the standards catch up.

Not that I'm trying to convince you to get a Mimaki UV printer, but we print our retractable banner inserts on our UCJV on PET GB 13oz banner. Works great. Ultraflex and most banner "brands" have a version of it.

Ah, I found it! Hope Neato doesn't mind me sharing. This specifically pertains to logo design but could easily be adapted to suit vehicle wraps. Hope this helps, good luck with the difficult customer(s)! (And no, you're not the one that's in the wrong here. That customer sounds painful to...

Time to spend 10 minutes and come up with a customer design form. I'm sure there are examples online but we filled one out when we had our logo designed. I can try to dig it up if you like, we had received it from Neato. What do you like, colors, themes etc etc and make all fields mandatory...

Man, those are pretty cheap! Let me know if those don't work out Chris, I might have a local contact who has some kicking around. Used to print changeable ads for them a few years back.

Interesting. Hadn't thought of this ripple effect from the EV market. My friend that owns a tire shop will be pleased.

As mentioned, you'll be limited to Roland cutters if you're just working with Versaworks. With that said, doesn't the BN20 have a built in cutter?

Not to be a smart-ass, but do you think they would rather buy Chinese equipment than Chinese materials? On that note, to the OP, check most of the parts on your printers etc - guess what, they're also made in China.

I don't think you'll find much information here regarding manufacturing canvas. In the same way that you buy ink from the manufacturer, you'll likely find that it makes more sense to buy pre-made canvas rolls than to re-invent the wheel and figure out how to manufacture it yourself. Is it...

Awesome, thanks for the info!! I didn't see anything about the Omtech pro on their website, but the price point of the old/non-pro models is pretty sweet. I'll do some more research and see if this is something we should consider adding. Thanks again for your insight. :thumb:

Some good info here. I'm starting to lean towards getting a cheap chinese laser to play/tinker with and learn the ropes at a lower entry cost. Any brands/tips to check out/stay away from? Ideally looking to play around with laser cut acrylic letters and maybe some tactile stuff just for fun.

I'm not too concerned about accuracy, despite our ancient GBC laminator tracking pretty damn straight. This is why we still use it as our main laminator and why we have a brand new Mimaki laminator sitting in the corner, collecting dust. (Anyone wanna by a like-new, Mimaki laminator??) A full...

Agreed, more details/effort required to make proper recommendations. How are the signs intended to be used? Interior/exterior? Is it just sequential numbering required on the signs or any other details?