• I want to thank all the members that have upgraded your accounts. I truly appreciate your support of the site monetarily. Supporting the site keeps this site up and running as a lot of work daily goes on behind the scenes. Click to Support Signs101 ...

Search results

  1. Window Perf Lamination

    I alwys put optically clear lam on just to help with install - it can be easy to tear when it's not on there - I use Nglantz House brand - works well
  2. How would you install?

    Sometimes yes, I know what they are trying to do, they want to start updating little by little and getting this up there isn't a permanent fix for them, it's just something up for the time being.. It looks like a paper pattern pounced is best option.. thanks
  3. How would you install?

    I know. but all I'm doing is providing the patterns - it's up to them how they want to prep and paint, I've informed them, it's outta my hands at a certain point
  4. How would you install?

    The mask I told them pry wouldnt stick because of how hold and flaky the paint is already up there.. They dont care - and they do want to take the cheap way out.. I am not painting just providing patterns.. Thanks J and Gino
  5. How would you install?

    I am doing a paper pattern for for the track walls and pouncing that.. just didnt think that would work well on this.
  6. How would you install?

    Our local racetrack whats to paint the back of one of there grandstands.. i suggested wrapping and framing with a banner or lots of substrates, but they are dead set on painting there logo on there.. I told them them that it might not work that well etc. etc. So if you were to apply paint mask...
  7. Is this a 3M problem or am I just a hack installer?

    I talked to Justin Pate St the NBM show in Indy today and he told me to always use 3M 480 series lam for deep recesses and channels... 180 and 8518 will always want to pop.. He also said to use Avery 1460 opposed to 1360 lam for Avery in deep channels.. He said it's mainly about the laminate...
  8. Half Cut on Mimaki CG130FXII - need help!

    I do perf cut all the time and at around 250 3" x 3" at a time. I even perf cut 22" circles i use a 45degree blade and I use the same blade and holder for cutting regular vinyl. No adjustments except the tool condition setting Attached are pics of my settings and a recent perfcut sticker
  9. Signmaker from Indiana

    Welcome from Elkhart, IN
  10. Toaster Cover (Sign Bag) Supplier

    I don't know how to sew, so those bags seem like they would be hard to make - do you make them without sewing? Try IndyImaging.com
  11. Contour Cut Pricing

    Get a Mimaki Vinyl cutter I have their lower cost machine in the CG series and do perfcut/diecut all the time with it - Graphtec's can do the same..No need for a flatbed cutter unless its magnetic or the really thick reflective - I don't use that so I'm not sure what it's called And if your...
  12. flatbed cutter vs. router

    Check out Laguna MT http://www.lagunatools.com/SmartShop-MT-CNC I have never used
  13. Problems with single sided laminating: what am I missing?

    Next time I Lam I will shoot a video
  14. Problems with single sided laminating: what am I missing?

    i only use about 4 inches of secondary paper -
  15. Problems with single sided laminating: what am I missing?

    No matter how long the print is - I hand roll it and put it on my hangar bar - I tap the end of the roll so it is all straight first.. Just in my experiecne when I have it tensioned and taped to a roll holder it moves or its not completely rolled straight it will pull sideways and get creases...
  16. ColorMunki - Corel and Versaworks

    Ohhhh.......:banghead: Well i will change my Corel Working space back to adobe 1998, I will keep the monitor profile changed in versaworks still - Thank you.. I have no clue about colormanagement -I was having issues with some blues and thought this would help me see the color more naturally...
  17. Problems with single sided laminating: what am I missing?

    I have always hated laminating - I can get the tension setup good but I would always "F"UP when actually laminating.. Then I got a trick that works for me 1.) Put laminate on roll holder 2.) Put empty core on takeup holder 3.) load laminate how your machine should be and tape laminate to empty...
  18. ColorMunki - Corel and Versaworks

    I decided to buy ColorMunki Display - to create a monitor profile and to get me started with colormanagemnet without a huge investment. The ColorMunki was very user friendly to get setup and create a monitor profile - Everything on my monitor looks very natural now. My question is I design in...
  19. 3m vs Avery Wrap vinyl

    i love installing with 1005ears lays down beautifully and bubble wrinkles come out so easy on the stuff - it does seem thinner at least to me than 3M. You can pull the backing off and get it into position just fine but it sticks rather good after you put some pressure on it. but your still able...
  20. I'm in a magazine! :)

    I read that article when the mag showed up not too long ago.. Congrats
Top