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Just curious what the going rate is for installing Textured wall graphics by the sq/ft? Is it close to vehicle wrap installation pricing? I know there's a few different factors involved. I have an install coming up where I'm installing about 1200 sq/ft I'm being paid by the hour so I'm not...

What is everyones opinion of the difference between wall graphics printed on solvent vs. UV ink. I've been installing alot of UV printed wall graphics lately for a client and I find that they are thick and do not take any tension at all going around objects. Small specs of dirt in the paint...

I have the chance to grab 2 JV3's that have been taken out of service. Are the parts worth anything? Is it worth the time to take them apart?

I've done a few partial wraps lately. All with 3751GRA-290G. After the graphics are laminated they curl like crazy once out of the laminator, apply heat why installing and forget it. I knew this was going to be an issue, and now the graphics are lifting of almost flat surfaces around the edges...

Be gentle, I know it's not perfect and I'm by no means a designer by any means. I just needed to get a basic website online while I get my business started. http://www.atlanticgraphicinstallations.com

As an installer what would you charge for a mall hoarding wall? I was thinking 1$ a sq. ft I have 2 walls to quote on 1 being 12'x23' the other 12'x43' so that would be 276$ and 516$ Company is willing to provide me with the scissor lift so it's strictly install. I could get both done in...

So I got a call from my old work they wanted me go in and help with the flatbed, Train a new guy and try and help with the colour. From what I understand they're switched to a 3rd party ink, Now the colour is off. I told them to call who they got the ink from and get them to send them new...

Give you the short and dirty. Worked for my parents for the last 13 years in the sign buss.. Had enough not with the buss but with working for them. So I quit, got a job working in the Oil Patch doing something completely different at 3x the $$. On my flight home one Xmas eve I get a text...

So of course I have/had a rush job for the end of the day today (not going to happen) it's a partial wrap on a ford. Anyway I start printing everything looks fine then then the printer starts to band, and the color shifts and it looks like my magenta head/heads are dropping out. I run the test...

It's annoying to say the least. I keep getting a window that says " the image is in a read-only file location, A new output location must be selected" It seems to be completely random when the problem happens. anyone one any suggestions?

I've tried 5-6 ones everything seems to hot banner buckles in the machine doesn't feed out properly, getting head strikes and the banner seems to stretch on one side from over heating I can get a print out. Anyone have any recommendations?

I've been using ONYX for the last 10-12 years.. the last 5 or so I've been using Production house 7 I think. Recently I got a new printer and it came with Postershop 10.. In the Layout tool is there now way to make sure your file is at 1:1 or 100% without having the size in front of you. In...

came in this morning and the printer gave me a "Funnel not detected" error. after I figure out what the funnel was. I removed it cleaned and re-installed it twice.. problem is still there.. Anyone have any ideas?

I need some input here on use of personal vehicle as a "shop vehicle". Right now I use my personal vehicle as the shop vehicle, I take to installs, use it to take trips to the dump, take it on over night road trips and out of town jobs. This has slowly become the norm over the last few years, I...

One showed up at my shop on Friday, it's a barely used one. Showed up in a van still has the ink in it. problem is I don't have the power setup to plug it in. What's going to happen with the ink? does the printer cycle the heads to keep the clean? whats going to happen I have a feeling the...

Hey guys I need to find a supplier for some aluminum. I'm looking for 5/8"x 5/8" x 1/16" BRUSHED aluminum angle, Like the stuff you can find at HomeDepot in 3-4' length. I need about 1000' of it. Anyone have any ideas? prefer a supplier in Canada if possible. Thanks Bill

So we got a contract with the city to do all their vehicles. 1st job is to re-stripe a fire truck.. We jumped through the hoops did the measurements, matched the colour and we were off. So today as I was leaving to go do the install my boss says to me.. "Oh there might be abit of white you'll...

Anyone ever use this stuff? http://ags.allgraphicsupplies.com/Shop/Products/ViewDetails.aspx?pcode=RM-PFBG-54+++++++++++++++++++++ We normally stick with 3M or Oracal. but a local supplier has this Bundle on Cheap.. I have a couple of flat 5 tons to do. 24'x8' per side no rivets. might be...

Figured I'd post up a few recent jobs.. nothing fancy.

I have a customer that has a set of Pocket Fender flares on his truck. You know the kind that stick 4-5" and they have a rubber gasket between the flare and the truck and each screw that holds the flares on is a 2" deep hole. I tried to explain to him it wasn't a good idea to wrap these and to...