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Wait a minute, you are trying to print on a yellow colored vinyl? Good luck with the translucent eco-sol ink, but what you can try is setting up a density test print, and make yourself a profile.

If you can't razor it off, Rapid Remover does the job.

I knew a person that used a period for times and phone numbers as his "style". Most customers didn't even question it.

You got your first troll! Don't let it get to you, delete and move on.

Hopes and prayers for you Old Paint.

If you have the budget of 13k, I would suggest coming up with another 2-3k to be able to get whatever you buy professionally profiled.

Does Cafe Press do bumper stickers? Seems like the place to "test market designs". But seriously folks, the reason bumper stickers cost so little is because they print 10,000 at a time. The real trick is getting them distributed to 500 different stores. And managing the books for those 500...

Step 1- monitors need to be calibrated Step 2- Adobe and Flexi need to be working in the same color spaces-(ex. Adobe RGB for bitmap, US Web Coated SWOP for vector, Flexi color settings input profile and rendering intent) Step 3- get the printer calibrated and profiled for each material and...

Wait a few weeks to send the bill. If the worst happens, they will still have to pay their phone bill, water bill, etc... so don't get too worked up over it. Just continue to be the friend you have been.

Welcome back Arlo, hope you get feeling better soon.

Take the machine into maintenance mode and do a test print(The big single color strips) If those are goofed up, then a tech should come out and test the boards.

Lesson learned, don't promise a delivery date until you have all materials on on hand. You think that suppliers might have the same problem as you? Supplying a small sign shop that rarely ever does the same job twice! Talk about not knowing what is coming in and trying to keep inventory.

primer 94 on the window. Edge sealer is ok, laminate strip is overboard, imho.

With proper color profiling, the type of ink matters less. I have been using solvent ink, and it is just plain more durable. It really comes down to an economic decision for most people.

Are you going straight from the printer to the computer or through some type of hub or switch? If straight through, then you need to use a "crossover" cat 5 cable. Either way, the computer and printer must have different IP addresses. Something like ; Computer 192.168.1.4 printer...

I have 2 of those plastic folding leg tables sitting in front of the printer, they are 8 foot long. I just stack the prints as they finish. Banners, I use the take-up reel. The only media I worry about stacking is window perf, so I save some laminate carrier paper to put in between each one of...

Not wrong at all. Politely tell them that your files were created for your purposes, and if they want them for other purposes, they have to pay for you to prepare the files for other uses.

I have 2 computers connected to the internet, but my 2 production computers never have and never will. Why take the risk when I don't have to?

You could always tell them that ADA regulations force you to mount the sign on the wall.

It took a little redirection and tapdancing, but I made the sale.