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  1. edges of material lifting on painted drywall

    I've just installed several linear feet of dry erase material with an permanent acrylic adhesive. I've used the 3M test kit prior to the install and everything was fine (paint have been there 3 months prior to the install). The install have been made a little more than a month ago. Now, I have...
  2. Adhesive in cold weather

    So just for a follow up. I've installed my two signs using two strip of VHB tape and some Lexel (the specification of the lexel said it work up to -18 celsius or 0 fahrenheit). The outside temperature was around -8 celcius (17 fahrenheit). I've heated the sign and aluminum surface with a torch...
  3. Additional Pinch Rollers

    Wait! So you do contour cut all the way through the backing paper without using the flexcut option? How do you do this? I'm very intrigued.
  4. Drilling Into Acrylic

    We use step drill too and never had a problem. Even if it is a newbie doing it.
  5. Cordless Heat Gun

    Hi have the milwaukee that I use for touch up only. But I have to say that this Ridgid with the butane is interesting. 31min is impressive. I assume the heat built is faster too since it's butane operated?
  6. Best Paint or Sealant for Adhesive Wall Graphics?

    We do tons of dry erase vinyl. We always ask for an oil based primer or use Zinsser Gardz. We prefer Gardz because it's water based and it dry within 3 hours. So you can install the next day compared to oil based primer that you have to wait 6-10 days in average. The dry erase vinyl is...
  7. Suggestions Entry level hybrid UV printer

    do you have an idea of the price for the pro 16H? Also, did you had any problem with ink adhesion on acrylic for reverse prints?
  8. XY Cutter

    That chinese one seems interesting. At almost 1/3 the price of a fotoba XLD. I will have to make more research about this one.
  9. Suggestions Entry level hybrid UV printer

    I've had the same feedback. This is why I'm looking for another option.
  10. Suggestions Entry level hybrid UV printer

    I've got a friend of mine that is looking for a hybrid printer with specifications similar to the Mimaki UCJV series. Something that would be similar in speed with white and clear ink. The rigid substrat will be mostly acrylic, dibond and coroplast. The first model coming in mind is the Roland...
  11. Four day work weeks?

    We are open 9-5 M-T and close at noon on Friday. We normally still there but production goes faster without anyone at the door or calling. A friend of mine have a shop that all production crew work 3am to 1pm 4 days a week and the sales/design team work 9-5 5 days. The production team asked...
  12. clear vinyl on drywall

    In my case, it's just cut vinyl. But I always wondering how it would look and install on drywall for printed film. Do you mind sharing what material you used and the technique? Did you premask it?
  13. clear vinyl on drywall

    I've tried a piece of laminate on my wall. Since the material is so thin, it is hard to not have imperfection in the material. I would be more confortable with ''regular'' vinyl. And since the liner is white, it will be easier to align my design. The overall size is around 8ftX8ft, so I will...
  14. clear vinyl on drywall

    We do lots of vinyl/mural install on drywall. So we know how to test the paint.
  15. clear vinyl on drywall

    Oh! so then you can answer one question. What's the color of the liner on this material? White or blue like if it was a white vinyl?
  16. clear vinyl on drywall

    So I've got a customer that want me to install clear cut vinyl on his painted drywall to make somekind of a spot uv effect on the wall. First question: Does anybody have done it? Second question: what material should I take for this? I was thinking of Avery HP 750 clear material for this...
  17. Adhesive in cold weather

    You did not had concern about problem like cracking glass or any other damage due to sudden temperature changes?
  18. Adhesive in cold weather

    Unfortunately, it could take a week or two before I will do the job. The signs are already made and up on post. The customer want to move them on the building and install other signs on the posts. But it is a good idea tu une LEXEL. I always have a tube with me. But does it work in cold...
  19. Adhesive in cold weather

    That was my first idea, but I had concern because the material would be cold fast. The temperature here are already between 32 and 14 fahrenheit. Did you ever tried it with VHB tape?
  20. Adhesive in cold weather

    I have two aluminum signs (18in wide X 24in high X 0.81 thick) that need to be mounted on a building. The surface of the building is painted aluminum. The customer don't want any holes on the building. I would normally use VHB tape, but I have a concern about the temperature that is now below...
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