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A 30" plotter is all you need for cut vinyl. The vinyl is generally available in 24" and 30" rolls. (15" is also available, but can be too limiting). We buy most of our vinyl in 24" rolls because there are very seldom any jobs that need taller lettering than that.

You could try Vinyl-Off, which is sprayed on top of the vinyl and softens it and the adhesive.

https://www.easysigns.com.au/news/details/why-does-the-artwork-for-window-graphics-need-to-allow-for-the-mullions The only way to do an installation of vinyl that covers the mullions would be to have extra letters to go over the mullions, at least if the sides of the mullions are covered, not...

The question is, if YOU get a deal or buy-out and save money, are you bound to pass that on to your customer? Isn't the deal meant to benefit YOU, as the middle man? Particularly in the sign business, where customers may purchase something every few months (or years), if one time you have an...

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Back to the 3000 4"x4" white decals. You said your client could order them himself for 20 cents each. What website was that from? I did a google search for die cut vinyl decals and the #1 result was stickermule.com. They retail a 4"x4" white vinyl decal for $0.401 each at a quantity of 3000...

If they are solid red, why did you print them?

That all sounds fine to you perhaps, but the fact remains: you left money on the table. And that's bad business. You might believe you are doing a great deed for everyone, but you're wrong. When you sell a product for your wholesale cost plus an hour of labor for taking the order, you have done...

What is the substrate made of? Did you use Rapid Tac? If you did, don't. Also, make sure you use pressure when you squeegee it on. That said, we abandoned using 3M 40C because the temporary adhesive is exactly that--temporary. We found it lifts much sooner than it should from most substrates...

That's Plasti-Dip sprayed out of a spray gun instead of applied with a brush or rattle can.

And that, folks, is why the internet is killing sign shops. And pretty much any other brick and mortar business. This guy is happy that he only made 6.67 cents per decal because he thinks the appropriate way to retail a commodity product he purchased at wholesale is to just charge for the amount...

You don't need a different profile for perf media. Just set up a separate media type in the printer for it to account for the thickness if you get head strikes. We use the same profile in the RIP that we do for the rest of the wrap.

Mount a hinge at the bottom of the sign, with another sign that covers the EXIT ONLY with DRIVE THRU. Put a latch at the top to hold it.

We use nitrile gloves. We buy them at the auto parts store. They are black. They are solvent ink-proof, and work for any other solvent we have thrown at them in cleaning, working in the shop, etc. We also use them when working on dirt bike motors.:)

We use Quickbooks Pro. I doubt you need a true POS system unless you are running a lot higher transaction volume than the average sign shop. Quickbooks Pro desktop version, to be more specific, is what we use. I do not have any need for cloud versions of such important software. I prefer to...

I use two suppliers, and find the templates to be generally decent (though not always perfect). The very best templates I have I have created using tracing paper, Scotch removable double sided tape, and a pencil.

Fellers sells 12" craft vinyl by the yard or roll. https://www.fellers.com/fellers-shopping/cat/sign-vinyls/sub/intermediate-plotter-vinyl/set/crosscut-crosscut

I doubt anyone here does ceramics. But maybe this web page will help. https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramics-monthly/clay-tools/decorating-tools/new-tools-new-possibilities-in-studio-ceramics/#

There are several online retailers of such templates. Google is your friend.

Did you try Western Graphtec?