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so i have these 1/2" cut out and painted acrlyic letters/logo i have to mount to a clear flat acrylic panel and add a base. i am figuring like 1/4" for the backer and 1/2" for the but not sure if that will be strong enough to hold. anyone think it needs to be thicker? also i was thinking of just...

just curious what everyone else does? laying cut vinyl on trailer and i cut the vinyl that overlaps the panels. i have found in the past from the movement of the panels the vinyl will lift and get dirt underneath causing the letters to fail. when i cut them you do get a little shrinkage but a...

not sure what i screwed up but lettered a truck last week and when i ran the lettering i only put DOT# not USDOT#. trying to get an exact answer online and can't find anything but is just DOT# acceptable or does the law require it to be USDOT# ?

this is a new one for me so have a question... if i am making a back-lit panel and using inkjet printable translucent vinyl should i still use translucent white acrylic/polycarbonate or should i use clear? not sure if the translucent white and the translucent vinyl will block too much light?

working on a large back-lit sign and just wondering what/which vinyl everyone would use in this situation. oddly enough never had to do a sign with this many colors and detail. would you use all translucent vinyl for this job or use standard colored vinyl for the backgrounds and just use...

anyone going by the NBM show at the meadow lands on Thursday and Friday? it's pretty much in our backyard so we will take a ride over and see what's going on

have to do some graphics on a van for a customer for a show. they will remove after a week roughly. normally i use oracal 3751 for stuff like this but they want to remove in a week and i have seen a few times this material will leave the gray adhesive when removing in some places so need a...

anyone ever encountered this before? avery carbon-fiber wrap film. installed on polycarbonate targa top. installed roughly about 6-8 months ago has a wrinkle just popped up in the middle for no reason. normally it's garage kept but long story short my daughters crap took over the garage for a...

have a job with 4x4 vinyl post and panel sign frames. customer wants to put 4x4 wood posts in the vinyl post for re-enforcement. i have always installed them just with the vinyl post and never had an issue (that i am aware of) anyway questions... do i get a 3x3 wooden post because of the ends...

quoting a job to attach a sign or banner to a steel storage container. it's stationary and won't be moving. figured i could just rivet aluminum panels or rivet a banner to the side. any recommendations on a heavy duty riveter? don't want to spend money on something that going to break after a...

i know it probably differs from state to state but anyone know what if any restrictions there are with having lettering/graphics for a business on a non-commercial vehicle?

have a couple of store windows to install printed window perf. 35" x 57" and 53" x 125". this is not your normal lam or not lam perf debate. i usually don't lam unless some weird circumstances cause me to. possibly like this. perf can be a little tricky sometimes stretching or ripping tough to...

noticing a change over the past few years. everyone is in a huge hurry for their jobs. not sure if they are waiting till the last minute to order stuff or just want to be a pain in my ass...haha I've been in the printing business since 1990 and when i started we had a 3-4 week lead time with...

customer wants to wrap an tanning canopy. matte black (i recommended they get them painted) any thoughts on tackling this project? the curves look like they may give me some trouble. also getting a material to stick to that surface(probably have to use a hi-tack vinyl)

have a customer that moved in to a new location and they took their old stud mounted acrylic lettering with them for the new location and i have to re-install it but i did not do the first install and apparently no one there has any info on who did it. any tips on marking and drilling the holes...

wrapping a box trailer and removing the screw/rivets for install. wondering if i should paint some of them to match the wrap better or just leave them white. doesn't look too bad from a distance and it blends pretty good in the graphic areas just not the solid areas

have a customer that wants a temporary window graphic, outdoor use for about 2-3 months. there is an existing logo/graphic on their window and they put this over the top. any suggestions on a good material for this. would you just use regular wrap vinyl? its for a holiday sale they are having...

anyone going to the sign show in AC in November?

any suggestions for temporary floor graphic vinyl for a trade show on carpeted floor?

let me start by saying wrapping vehicles is not my specialty i only do like 1 or two a year with that said.....when you wrap car/truck doors its always tough to get in hinge area of the door (real tight squeeze) so i googled this to see what others do and i saw a couple guys just cut the edge...