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  1. How do you guys make a frame for signs that go off the side of a buiding? Or buy a frame?

    I've done a few smaller ones with a standard scroll bracket that we have a mounting plate welded to the base and then do the old school chain guy wires. These were for older building where they wanted that look. Most blade sign applications I have a custom welded frame with an oversized...
  2. Thermal printing 2.5 mil vinyl

    We use a regular cast clear all the time, as long as you don't mix cast with calendared you will be fine. We do some small decals without premask, but for most we use premask.
  3. PVC Signs on Ribbed Pole Barn Building

    3/4" should be good. I get the aluminum studs and pads from my local sign supplies distributor. But you can get them from Gemini. We drill a hole just smaller than the stud, put a dab of adhesive in the hole and screw the stud in. We also usually put an aluminum nut threaded right up against the...
  4. PVC Signs on Ribbed Pole Barn Building

    PVC, how thick and how big? As long as they are large enough and thick enough studs like Gino said
  5. Clear coat for banners

    Thanks. I'm going to go with Clearshield, and thanks for the tip about original formula and pre fabrication Bob. THOUGH i am a fan of frogjuice for my edge prints.
  6. Clear coat for banners

    Yea, I was thinking Clear Shield, which we don't use a lot. I use Frog Juice on Edge prints but don't like the idea of doing something larger & double sided with it.Like you said it can get ropey and stays soft for a while. Plus I left out one detail, they don't want a glossy finish so Clear...
  7. Clear coat for banners

    I have a client who is insisting on a clear coat for some double sided street pole banners about 18"x36". I was thinking a liquid applied after they are sewn may be the best way to go. I know there are a few products out there but just wanted to hear from anyone who has actually used one of them...
  8. How would you mount this???

    I would use the VHB with Lexel. And yes it can damage the wall, but so could what you were already doing. An alternative material would be 3mm ACM
  9. Need Help Unethical Competition!

    Give Guerilla Wraps a heads up that someone is misrepresenting themselves. You've brought him to the attention of the city department so hopefully he's on their radar now. But other than that you have to just keep on running a quality operation and hope he implodes sooner than later.There will...
  10. installing 30' wide banner x 15' high banner in a hotel lobby

    What's the ceiling like? I would prefer to have pole pockets top & bottom and hang from the ceiling if it's a grid. Or even some eye hooks on the wall Less holes and it will hang fairly flat
  11. Billct2

    Merritt is good and they're in CT. I would try I www.wyldgfi.com in NJ, they used to be a member...

    Merritt is good and they're in CT. I would try I www.wyldgfi.com in NJ, they used to be a member here and I have been very satisfied with the banners and other stuff they have done for me.
  12. Printing on reflective vinyl with non-transparent foil. Yes? No? Maybe?

    As the others said Yes, I've done it many times, but if you are looking for the same effect as Transparent foils it will vary greatly with the color and never have quite the same look at night
  13. Advise and Opinions

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  14. Need Help Store owner taking back account

    If you developed a client and they now want to take it "in house" I think you should still get a percentage of the ongoing sales, especially since it sounds like you may still need to be involved. As for the inside sales person, do they get a commission? I thought inside sales was usually an...
  15. Suggestions How many of you are having this happening................... ??

    I used to have fun with them, sometimes. But now they are so damn frequent I just hang up, and half the time now it's a machine. If I'm bored my favorites are the ones that want to give a business loan. I feign interest and somehow let it slip that I have no intention of paying it back, along...
  16. Client wants to Puchase a (re)design

    "Copyright pending"? There is no such thing.
  17. Need Help Thermal printing on 651 matte / 631

    Agree. I don't think I've ever heard of any vinyl damaging an Edge, plenty that don't work.
  18. Client wants to Puchase a (re)design

    I agree with DrCas, artwork and design fees are two separate things. But in the clients mind they already paid. So I would charge a fee to "convert the files from production format" to whatever format they need, and try to only give them jpgs if possible. You can add the verbiage to your...
  19. Suggestions 25' x 8' Banner spec suggestions

    So one banner will be installed every month for 5 days at a time? My biggest concern would be the installation method to make the change out simple. There are some nice banner frames systems. I've seen some installed that used a wire top and bottom and bungees at the corners. We did one with...
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