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  1. Question Roland VS-540 Prints going into the ditch

    I've swapped mine 'bout a month ago for like 75% better print test results than yours. I'm quality-oriented so when I couldn't recover 2-3 lines missing in black and some issues with Lc, I called the tech and got hit by the invoice (...) In Canadian dollars it cost me 3888$ (including labor...
  2. Need Help Creating a template for a side by side or utv

    Have you looked at: Side by Side Templates
  3. Ideas for wall wrap

    Here's some examples
  4. Ideas for wall wrap

    I like trompe l'oeil graphics. They create that "what? duh!" effect. People need to look twice before opening the door. They have to be determined according to the type of business, the space, the lighting...
  5. Need Help Looking for vehicle template

    You'd better buy a pre-cut kit. Take my words, you will save at the end of the road. Vehicle templates aren't designed for that. They are just a general guideline to work graphics positioning, not for accurate PPF. I do graphics and PPF for over 20 years.
  6. Scaffolding for over cab installs?

    Mine's been imported from New Zealand but here's a mfg in US that does the very same kit as mine X-Deck by Safetec lightweight work platform Scaffold ladder | The X-Deck by SafeTec | Safetec® The other one is from B.C. Canada (the bigger ones on my last pictures with rubber wheels) As soon as I...
  7. Question for pro wrappers...

    Today I have an old lady in the shop but a famous one. The owner ask me to wrap the red sections with new film (we have selected Avery Gloss Carmine Red) The exterior (rear quarter panels - doors) are pretty simple but he wants the inside of rear fenders done (which weren't done on this...
  8. Would your shop take this wrap job?

    The older I get, the better I get at saying NO / I'LL PASS. My friends in the sign business just keep on telling me I can't decline a job... "Why don't you sub it?" "why don't you get someone design it?" BECAUSE MY EXPECTATIONS ALWAYS SEEMS HIGHER THAN THE RESULTS I GET. o_O I've tried few...
  9. Scaffolding for over cab installs?

    When on the road at client's place, you do what you can... when I'm working at my shop, I lay down on the floor of my mezzanine up to waist line and with my reach (I'm 6'2"...), I can cover most of the jobs...
  10. Scaffolding for over cab installs?

    My kit works like that...
  11. Scaffolding for over cab installs?

    Here's the Top-Of-The-Line one...
  12. Scaffolding for over cab installs?

    My kit fits in a Grand Caravan... about 45lbs each (20 for the connecting plank)
  13. Scaffolding for over cab installs?

    I work alone here so I have had to find ways to do it by myself. I've bought a set like the one pictured along with connecting plank (8ft). Works great, lightweight, portable, can be connected in-line to make a 16ft catwalk when striping the top of a Sprinter or in "C" to wrap-around the cab...
  14. Scaffolding for over cab installs?

    Some of the new engines have plastic cover on top (valves cover I mean, not other parts labeled NO STEP on 'em) and it's possible the break it if you're heavy and put your feet right in the middle. Make sure at least you position your feet near the edges...
  15. Dealing with Fellers

    I tried... I beg Oracal Canada to cut it's 25yds into 5yds-20yds but they didn't wanted to so... I wanted THAT specific color so I've been kinda "forced" to do it. I haven't saved a dime, trust me o_O
  16. Dealing with Fellers

    Does anyone, non-US resident, has bought from Fellers? 'Had waste tremendous time trying to spend my hard earned money there, like if didn't want to do business with us up here. I first been refered by Oracal Canada as I only needed 4-5yds of their Nacre Metallic wrap film and they only...
  17. BEST FILM TO USE FOR COLD LAMINATOR TO AVOID BUBBLES

    When using laminate film with synthetic liner (such as Oracal 290GF or 3M 8518), you'll get NO silvering, and very li'l with their 290G. You'll observe more of it using calendred ones, whatever the brand. With the right settings (pressure), the silvering goes away pretty fast (half day laying...
  18. Authorized GM Signage

    Sometimes the dealer may just want to scratch your back after you've spent $70k on a brand new Denali pickup, don't you think? I don't think they want to cut corners or save few bucks... If you buy 'em a vehicle, maybe thay just want to let you do some work in return
  19. check this out

    Being in business since '89 (yeah, 'turning 28 this summer), the worst brand for splices is Avery in my case. Never got splice in 3M / Gerber cast I use a lot or Oracal's. All the boxes coming in are labeled "0 splice". Haven't seen spliced rolls for decade. In my early years, there was a...
  20. Need Help Roland SP 300 Printhead Replacement

    I did it myself in 2007... the head rank # is capital in all the sequence Took me like 2.5 hours to swap everything* inside the printer and go back to "fresh out of factory" quality. *heads (2), cap station, dampers... the kit included everything up to the li'l o'rings, wipers... 'Wish I...
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