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Strange, I run the 510 Gloss permanent thru my 315 on the max heat setting (241) with only 200 ms delay and never have any issues.(I actually use the 3m ij180mc-10 profile) Its by far the best Calendered vinyl to run thru my machine at least. I have nothing but issues with Briteline vinyls they...

I don’t bother with any of the technical mumbo jumbo, give the customer laymen options. Just print a batch of test sample swatches and have the customer sign off on it. Avoid any potential headache. ALWAYS print a sample first. I’m also straight up and tell them to expect a variance I never...

Edge curl is more of a solvent problem on print to edge unlaminated stickers. Latex doesn’t seem to have that issue and it also doesn’t saturate the vinyl at all in my experience so it stays the same as unprinted vinyl which makes it much easier to handle/install. The thicker vinyls are always...

So I’ve got a customer that needs over 200,000 2” round stickers. Basically there’s 3 designs of 60k each and 1 of 30k I do lots of stickers thru my hp latex print and cut package but usually it’s 100-1000 the most I’ve ever done is 5000 at a time. I’m strongly considering subbing this out to a...

3m sells edge sealer tape, at least my suppliers do, another of my suppliers also sells an oracal version. Both are just optically clear cast overlaminate. I’ve done plenty of boats and always use this method. I do not trust the liquid version nor do they make sense to me from an install...

I design in illustrator, save as PDF then open in flexi and print/cut from there. Yes flexi automatically ungroups everything why is that a problem? Just setup/ layout everything exactly how you want it in illustrator first. Like if those are graphics you are looking to print, delete the...

It covers doing installs off site as well. Just seems so ridiculous the name “shop repairer” it’s like I’m putting stickers or vinyl wrap on a boat! I’m not doin not ships! Haha I do 3-4 boats per year, usually wraps. So it’s not something I want to pay an excessive amount of money on insurance...

Im just moving in to a commercial location and getting insurance quotes etc for my sign business. My insurer is telling me that not only do I need liability insurance but I also need a "garage policy" for working on vehicles as well as a "ship repairers" policy to work on boats!! Does this not...

Painted drywall, ij40c with lustre overlam has been my go to. Have not had a failure yet, knock on wood.... One thing to take in to strong consideration is the paint used on the wall. Oil based = no good. Also if the paint is too fresh = no good

3m 180mc (previously 180c) is made for cut lettering. It’s a 2mil cast film, not for wrapping. Your description doesn’t say which 180 your using? Oh now I see your using ij180, and that’s a print film.... there is a reason they call them cut vinyls eh

Oracal 651 removes clean within 3 years over here. worried about bubbles just use a wet install. Im surprised you haven't had lifting problems with 40c on cut lettering. the air egress calendered films tend to curl from the top. I myself prefer to install NON air egress for cut lettering...

I think you made the right choice! I would have suggested the hp latex 315 combo. The separate cutter absolutely without a doubt is more accurate and better in every way compared with any all in one unit. There are a few things I prefer the eco solvent for but not much. Print quality honestly...

Ya glass is "high energy" so it must not have been cleaned properly before applying. You should have no issues with any of the higher end cast wrap vinyls at all.

Id give them the option with different pricing for 3m 40c or 3m ij180mc, the Arlon 4600 would be an equal to the 40c quality wise. Ive used 40c on lots of vehicles that were flat and 5 years was enough time, haven't had any issues. I wouldn't use the 40c for doing contour cut lettering or...

Yes I am asking if it’s ok to use sw900 for cut lettering?

I usually use regular cut vinyl like avery sc900 or oracal 651 for single color cut vinyl jobs but I have a trailer that im doing with some large shapes in gloss black so im using SW900 wrapping film for them, customer is very particular and doesn't like the difference in color/ shine between...

Yes ive noticed this I actually printed 6 samples that were picked from different location on the photo and all gave different colors. I then found the closest match to what I was after. Still not really what I was hoping for. Its a pastel so hard to hit on my HP Latex.

All seams MUST be cut, its not a customer option if im doing the job! For those sprinters and similar if you dont cut those areas which lots of guys don't as they would rather live with minimal lifting than body color showing thru., you've got to make sure you seal that top edge, wether this be...

Ive done this with rasterlink/finecut. What I did was I created each set of files in its own artboard with there own set of registration marks.. ( illustrator) Then I ceated a NEW artboard that was the size of my vinyl and laid each file with its registration marks on that and saved as a .PDF...

Have a photo of a boat and im trying to achieve that color from. Its just a color I really like and want to be able to print as closely too as I can. So if I literally just print the photo that I got from the internet the color prints just like I want it, but when I use the color picker and...