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Thanks everybody for your replies. But I am still undecided as it seems there is a fairly even split on the pros and cons of Windows 10. It makes good sense to keep up with technology and really at some point we are forced to upgrade on certain programs anyway. I don't mind updating and dealing...

roughly $600

I would go with the ACM - it comes in a few colors also.

We use threaded metal inserts in the background and ACM panels for the tenant names. When you drill your screw holes in the ACM panels make them a bit wider to allow for thermal expansion. Use a screw cap or a washer to cover the enlarged hole.

I bought a new computer from Amazon with Windows 10. We had issues setting it up and I returned it. Computer guy said it had hardware quirks. So now I'm shopping for another computer and wondering if I should go with Windows 7 instead of 10. The short time that I was using Win 10, I hated it...

That's great. I placed an order with you this morning - please take your time on it - no need to rush. Thank you.

We've used United Visual in the past. But the last time we quoted a reader type sign it turned out that our customer could buy the same sign online for the same price that we were paying wholesale. It's unfortunate but that seems to be the way things are going on a lot of products.

Black acrylic is going to expand quite a bit if it is in the sun. Make sure you plan for that.

I recently installed SignLab 9 on a new computer. Prior to that I have been using this program for several years on my old computer. I had all my fonts nicely organized in folders in SL - script, serif, san serif, etc. I forgot about that set up. I still have the old computer. Is there any way...

The amount of time it's going to take to repaint these signs will far outweigh the cost of replacing with new aluminum composite signs, depending of course on your labor rate. Like was mentioned before, there's no telling how bad that wood rot is until you start working on the signs. I suspect...

I have often thought profit sharing would be a good idea. I'd be interested to hear how other shops have implemented this. We do mostly custom signs which can be hard to predict the outcomes for. And what happens when a job goes wrong and profits are lost - do you share the losses too? Can't...

I've seen that poll and it appears about 30% of sign companies are giving away free artwork. I've run into that a lot more lately and have lost jobs because I do not work on speculation. For one thing, good design takes time, I certainly can't just "whip out a sketch" of any merit. Unfortunately...

Think sign companies are bad, just wait until they deal with home owners associations or church purchasing committees. :D

As far as I know there is NO paint that will stick to new powder coated materials. As for PVC, we use it all the time outdoors and paint with latex 100% acrylic paint. No primer. Scuff surface prior to painting.

We've been using Enroute for several years. It a good program. Wish it didn't have a dongle though. We like to do toolpathing at home sometimes but if you lose your dongle in transit you have to but a whole new software program instead of replacing your lost dongle!! That's really expensive!

I hear that - we are really busy also and keep getting more jobs to bid with little time to bid. I've turned away a couple of jobs - where were they last year when we were walking around with our thumbs up our...;)

I tried some reflective paint that was sold in a rattle can - not sure if it was Krylon or Rustoleum. It's been several years but the results were not good at all. It was barely reflective. I would try the reflective vinyl - the adhesive is extremely aggressive on 3M Scotchlite.

I was at a local vendor's website looking at their products for purchase. I've bought from them for several years and they are a good company. I did not buy anything, just looked around. About a day later I get an email from this same company with an attachment saying "invoice". I figured this...

We use a lot of Excel brand PVC which I am assuming is similar to Komacel. Make sure you lightly sand or scuff the surface before painting so the paint sticks really well. We use something similar to a scotchbrite pad for scuffing. As long as your paint is semi gloss or gloss you should have no...

New client asks for a quote on one custom made street sign. So I give him the quote and he agrees to proceed with the job. I tell him I need 50% deposit. I get an email with a "Vendor Application" file to be filled out by me and submitted to his company. The application is 26 pages! They also...