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Glass is probably the smoothest substrates you will ever work with. Basically the graphics are "aquaplaning" over the glass. With glass, I always use a wet application to get the best - bubble free- finish. But what I do differently is to "hot" the fluid up with a decent mix of methylated...

Why make life hard? If this place is not 24 hrs, leave the face up there and if vinyl, strip, cut back the face, clean with spirits and replace. Helluva lot easier and quicker overall than removing, taking to shop, (running the risk of breakage) and redoing / reinstalling. 2 guys two sides...

"We screw up we reprint for nothing. They screw up, they pay full price to reprint." SPOT ON. If I go to a restaurant and they bring me the wrong meal - they replace it. If I order the wrong thing - they don't offer to replace it and give it to me for 50%. For God's sake people -...

"He'd like to see a stylized tractor in there" Mc Donalds do not have a hamburger, KFC do not have a Chicken, Nike do not have a shoe. Millers do not need a stylized tractor. It's a LOGO. Signs say what you do - not the logo. Convince (educate) your client of the difference. Top...

I think many underestimate the human brain and the way it can and does function. Many are talented in the arts, music, engineering. Many have compassion, many seem hard, and everywhere in between. The brain is a very complicated and very powerful "machine", able to assess, digest and...

"Huh... I've not yet had any of my clients be rude but at the moment I'm dealing with one who nitpicks every little detail. But the only client I fired was based on I started getting the little 'picky' jobs - like running an hour out to a site to change the price on a sales sign. We had a good...

16 employees and 2500? I don't think you need our help. Seem to be doing just fine but at least you recognize how a lot of money in also means a lot going out. Simply do the math - scenario 1 with your gig, scenario 2 without. See which wins - long term. You may not be able to get "a...

Welcome... also from Sydney. Concentrate on what you know - Photography. Unless you intend to really churn these out - a printer should not really be an option - at this stage. Unle$$ you are loaded. My advice would be to find someone that can print on a quality non curling (edges)...

Could be Jilly.... just rambled it out...lol

Gold is gold and paint is paint. Educate the poor poor soul.

Judging by the irreverant angles, kerning, lines etc I would say hand created, ie. no base line, centre of "e" is straight etc etc etc. Cheers - G

Add mud to the bottom of the van behind the wheels... and have the nozzle cleaning it...lol Design works for me at first glance. Would still make the door logo larger.

12 years versus 6 months. HA !!!!!! The grass is always not greener on the other side. Should have stuck with what was making them money instead of seeing signs as a way of making a fortune in a hurry. Wish 50% of those in the sign game with the same approach would also "shut shop" and...

Oh... and btw.... if you are "rebranding" - think about what you do and how well you do it... in the market that you want to target. Let the name reflect that. If you are prepared to rebrand - look forward to that rebranding lasting another 8 - 10 years and being instantly recognizable...

V & C could mean "Victor and Charles" - says nothing about vinyl and crafts. The lay man would have no idea what you are talking about. IMHO - back to the drawing board - particularly if you are into the "craft" side of the sign game. Best wishes - G

Can be done - but there are some "conditions". Depends on what you want it to look like. I would use these steps: 1) Spray / roll the cedar with your finish coat. Allow to dry completely. 2) Apply a "removeable" vinyl 3) Route through vinyl with (either) a V bit (or small bit - make...

Just for the heck of it why not make it a project over time and recreate it out of timber or hdu in 3D - say two or three layers to 2 or three inches thick with paints, stains and 23 karat gold - instead of vinyl and ink. Great design and would be a great personal challenge. Cheers - G

Personally, I think you are putting the cart before the horse. A router does 3 things and three things only. Goes forwards, backwards, up and down. Simple. Various machines will do it faster, possess more "grunt", have vaccuum beds, blah blah blah. But a router alone is useless. A...

OK so you don't use crappy clip art. You draw your own crappy clipart. I still refer you to this: http://www.goldenstudios.com/americana/am_thumbnails1.html THIS... is how it is done and done professionally. Man, I am REALLY trying to help both you, and the industry as a whole...

Ok... I tend not to attack someone personally... but for f@ck$ sake STOP finding crappy free clipart and trying to make something out of them. There are some real talented people out there that create basic vector - ready for you to "dress" up. They save you a lot of time and definately a...