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  1. Surveys

    Your shop rate X hours needed for survey. Plus travel time to and from. Survey includes time need for filling out paperwork, organizing pics, etc If they don’t want to pay your rate, oh well! Not worth the time to work for little return on your time! I’m waiting for the day that everyone...
  2. Edge FX - thin white line in ALL prints....print head going out?

    Sounds like the dreaded “pixel is out” Having had an Edge printer for many years, this had happened to me before and no amount of cleaning or unplugging/plugging in will help. I hope for your sake it is not but that is what it sounds like to me
  3. Removing film off ACM

    Try warming the surface a bit. It might help.
  4. Inexpensive Window Perf Vinyl

    Send me some info on this. I have a client that is might just be what we need. Lower cost for very short term
  5. Wrapping up completed signs

    We ran out of shrink wrap on Thursday and needed to bundle up our clients signs (10 of those, 20 of these, etc) 1000 - 24x18 coro total Well weMy to the garbage and pulled out the cut off end of laminated vinyl from other projects and used that. Run it around the signs, pulled a bit of the...
  6. What to charge for installing perforated graphics?

    Just doing some quick math, $600-$700. Assuming you can get to it with minimal need for a ladder. Small step ladder at most. If you need something like scaffolding or even a lift. That would add to the cost I’d make sure that this is also allowed by your local sign code. In most cases...
  7. Newbie deciding when to take a leap

    Besides the printer I think you are missing a few other things Laminator Cutter (if current cutter is not big enough) RIP software Color spectrometer Work tables of appropriate size (if needed) Increase in inventory (cost associated) Maintenance and repairs (as needed) Waste ink (depending on...
  8. Suggestions Solvent to Latex

    I switch to latex about 6 months ago. I do not regret it at all. - We get great color - Production times went down Very glad we made the switch!
  9. Need suggestions for a material to replace 0.04" PVC

    .04 styrene as well. Cost should be less too
  10. Rant "Can you re-use my sign?"

    Suppose they want you to flatten the board out as well!? Lol
  11. Need Help CutContour does not show up with gradient?

    Not familiar with Rolands but do you have your cut contour path on a separate layer? We design in Illustrator and artwork is on separate layer(s) from our cut layer. Using Onyx we change the color from a process color to a spot color (using color pallet options) No problems
  12. Applying BritelineTranslucent vinyl

    Trans = dry application No matter what vinyl you use..... 3M Avery Oracal Brightline Etc
  13. clogged jets

    Welcome to printer ownership. Sounds to me that a new print head is in your future. Time to call out the HP tech
  14. Problems laminating UV Prints

    UV printer wrap = run away! I’ve tested several UV printer products and have absolutely nothing good to say about them.
  15. Backing reflective with ControlTac

    3M 780mc Printable wrap reflective
  16. 18' x 8' large graphic hanging from high ceiling

    Look into silicone edge graphics
  17. Looking for source for billboard banner

    have a client looking to do a billboard and I need a source for printing and finishing the banner
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