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The only reason I use 8518 is when other laminates are out of stock. I've only gone through maybe 4 rolls of this material but every roll has had the cloudy splotches.

It will be exactly that, "the guy said I was on my own for installation". I have it in writing and it was the terms that both of us agreed upon. As for, "The customer isn't licensed to fix this sign", this isn't true. In Washington State, an individual is allowed to install their own signage...

Thank you to all the responses! I've always wondered how these were put together. I wasn't sure what this was called until seeing these posts.

I am making a new face that the customer can figure out how to install it. I was trying to gather information to share with him and I've always wondered how these kinds of signs were put together as I've never had the pleasure of working with these. I'm not making trips back and forth and I'm...

The customer is really nice. I don't think they are cheap but they can't wait months to get a new sign cabinet so we are trying to fix this as best we can for now. This couple bought the business about 3 years ago and I know their rent is insane. They don't own the building nor do they own the...

I didn't go to the location to take a closer look. If I had to guess, it looks like the plastic that was glued to the acrylic failed by cracking and falling apart. I only see remnants that were glued on the back of the acrylic. The sign has been up for 20+ years.

We had a big storm the other day and this sign got blown out of the cabinet. The bottom cabinet doesn't have a lip to hold a sign in. The sign that fell out looks like it had "mounting material" glued to the acrylic and then it slipped over the cabinet and was screwed in. I'm sorry as I know I...

I wait for sunny day and lay down a 4' x 8' piece of cardboard. I pour the waste ink on the cardboard and let it air dry for a few days before throwing it in the garbage. That's what my distributor recommended.

I agree with the bad cap top. I have a JV33 and I had issues the very first time I replaced the cap top. The print head and the cap top weren't lining up and I kept losing a channel. I ended up shimming something in there to move the cap top over just slightly so there was proper suction. I...

I also used this material quite often. I've had some issues lifting on the top edges of this material. Have you seen that? I was thinking it could be water sitting on the top edge and then freezing. Laminating is a must! I use the 290 to laminate.

I've used NorthStar Flags and have had good results.

I've laminated metallic vinyls to help them last longer.

I've tried to make calendared vinyl work on vehicles and it just never does. Maybe you can outsource these stickers to a vendor that can supply with cast materials?

I had this problem with my Mimaki plotter. I replaced my blade holder and it seemed to fix the issue.

It was a lot funny and a lot pathetic.

This web site is named Signs101. Of course people are going to ask questions. The name of the website implies that it is for entry level questions. "History. The slang sense of the number "101" originates from its frequent use in US college course numbering systems to indicate the first or...

I have had plenty of customers that are so cheap that they want to reuse shitty panels. Yes, as a sign professional I know better but if I don't do what the customer asks, they'll go to my competition and have them do it. A lot of people take for granted the areas that they live. Not everyone...

I say throw the other sign guy under the bus ASAP and contact the business that the sign belongs is for and explain the situation. They may still want that sign. If that guy hasn't responded to you yet, he won't most likely walked away from the whole deal.

I used to have a customer that would call me once a month and ask if I could send his logo to random places. Some of these places are my competition. I did it that quite a few times. I finally told him that I'm going to send the file to the other companies and I'll send it to him so he has a...

Don't forget the blisters.