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  1. Help- my 5500ps is dying... what to replace it with????

    I use the same materials in my z6100/6200 as I used in my 5000/5500

  3. Gerber Printhead SWAP - How difficult? "Recalibrate"?

    I know I wouldn't try it. I'd buy a used/refurb first.

  4. Help- my 5500ps is dying... what to replace it with????

    We replaced our 5000/5500s with HP z6100 and z6200. Both are very similar to the 5000s and have take up reels. You can find them as refurbs with warranties or go with whatever the latest version of the z series is. You may also consider the HP latex printers, much more versatile.

  5. Translucent paint for backlit sign?

    Translucent paint is not that easy to get right, especially without a lightbox to spray on. I wouldv'e started with new faces to begin with. But it sounds like it may be simple enough to sheet the background with translucent vinyl, then cut out the letters and drop them in (with a little trap)...
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    Projecting sign fabrication, what substrate and how to finish edges.

    Yep, I'd want something that big to have some serious fasteners, preferably lots of bearing surface on the wall and thru bolts with interior plates. When we build shaped signs like that with dibond faces we often use HDU cut offs to make the edge solid. If you've got good metalworking...

  7. Painting Pressure treated posts, just had a failure

    If the posts need a more finished look we use some type of post wrap/ cover either store bought or shop made

  8. GF Etch vinyl when it's on, it's on

    It was that hard to remove with a razor scraper?

  9. Fax it to you? Seriously?

    We still use ours.

  10. long lasting print on coroplast

    I've had "temporary" coro signs last five years, last thing I worry about is how long coro will last.

  11. Completed jobs and mistakes.

    Maybe it's not productions fault, maybe it's management/ownership having unrealistic expectations. " I get my *** chewed out every time something is wrong and there's ranting and raving about it, despite every other job and item going out perfect and in a timely manner.(We usually have 1...

  12. Printing yellow on reflective

    Can you print a white basecoat first?
  13.

    How would you install?

    So race track owners are just as cheap as racers

  14. Completed jobs and mistakes.

    and all of your bosses decisions/projects are 150% right, yea that's it.
  15.

    Prints Fading, Possible Solutions

    Screen print on yellow vinyl

  16. Split blended shadows

    I've always done it with the darker color closer to the letter as though it's "deeper" in the shadow.

  17. Design Files...free to client?

    No and I don't see any need to specify that my design files are my property.
  18.

    Underwater Signs?? Vinyl/Laminate that will hold up underwater?

    How about a welded aluminum angle frame with a flatbed printed ACM or even 3/8" coro sign bolted in place. The sign can be switched out whenever it starts to show wear.

  19. ShopVox - frustration beyond imagination - no way to list labor as non-taxable.

    It's all taxed here.
  20.

    Pricing Help for a Hand Painted Sign

    Your sketch doesn't look vintage do a little research on hand lettered signs from the era you are recreating

  21. Large sign face install with bucket truck

    When we had a bucket we also added a couple brackets sticking out from the bottom of the bucket so one guy could hold it while going up.
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