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brown? Wow. I have never seen 3M and Lam go brown like that. Has some kind of mold or grease gotten between lam and vinyl? Does their kitchen exhaust blow directly on the sign? - Doug Vancouver

spray lam is lame Hi All, I would rather stick needles in my eyeballs than use spray lam. They have printers which add liquid lam like an ink. And clog badly. But some people are desperate to buy headaches. - Doug Vancouver

heat gun? Hi There, Wondering if the paint removing problem could be avoided by using a heat gun? Even letting it sit in the sun a few hours can melt the old glue and help it peel off. Please post results! - Doug Vancouver

and your point? Half right? Gee, you used three words: "biting incisive wit", so half of that would be, what, "biting in" or "cisive wit"? Clairvoyant would be the word you want to use here. But not really that tough to discern that, at this time, if political signs were vandalized, they were...

black mesh? Is there a black mesh you can start with, and use a white ink printer for layers? Letterman 7 is right. The paint will definitely come through the holes and ruin the prints. The "waste ink" comment is a great idea, too. Maybe you could roll on waste ink on the white back FIRST, and...

Anti-Grafitti lam Hi There, Sorry those Trump signs got vandalized. Just proving he IS good for small businesses! Yeah, the roll stock anti-graf lam was the way to go at the start. Spray-ons don't stand up to the job for which they were created. Good luck, - Doug Vancouver

OCE flatbeds Hi All, Having run several OCE Arizonas, I can add some info. The K1 inks are better. Adhesion is great. I tok a piece of printed coroplast, put in the freezer for 3 days. Took it out and folded it twice like a piece of paper. Not one single flake of ink came off, not one crack...

Music in the shop! Having worked WITH music and WITHOUT music, it is absolutely in the company's best interests to have MUSIC playing in the shop. Makes up for all the boring server names, and undecorated razor knives. - Doug Vancouver

Yes, true, the cartridge housing is a curved sheet of aluminum. It can get warped while changing, but is pretty easy to bend back into shape. Have not experienced any curing problems from an aluminum housing being bent out of shape. Usually, if it fits back together, it is pretty much in the...

streaking Hi There, Looks like the heads aren't sealing when they aren't needed, and drips hanging off the heads causing streaks. Too much pump pressure going out? Not enough vacuum holding it in? And yeah, this looks like a problem a bit beyond the typical operator. Calling a tech is good...

OCE / FUJI lamp problem Hey All, Some excellent advice above. I have run both makes of this machine, OCE + FUJI. BOTH have the same power supply problem. Stops mid print, have to turn machine off and on, printing resumes. Also, the bulbs are easy to change out, even from inside the older...

razor blade We use a box cutter razor, held at a slight angle, to scrape off ink deposits. Works great, just keep a damp cloth handy to wipe away the crumbs and flakes.

cmprssd air We have a compressed air line next to both our flatbed and our laminator. Just blow your problems away.

Oh yes, the tire tracks .... Hi There, I was at a shop that got a new HP 28500. Had those same tire tracks across most banner materials we tried. Even the sales/maintenance person had no idea. Two things: Profile: Sometimes the heat is too high and the pinch rollers leave an imprint, ie: tire...

banding? feed comp? Hi There, The banding in the color blocks might be from the feed comp. This is the command which rolls out exactly as much vinyl as you need for each printhead pass. Too little and you get dark bands, too much and you get black stripes with no ink. Should be in the manual...

heat and vaccum Gotta agree with other posters. Vacuum yes, but the heat would warp your material and cause this, too. Play with the temperature and you can find a spot where it's dry and flat. Good luck!

Use ladder and aluminum painter's plank Hi There, You can rent an aluminum painter's plank very cheap. It extends to various lengths, and can make an excellent flat standing surface for this job. I have made a quick illustration. Good Luck! - Doug

low quality lam HI There, Looks to me like a low quality lam, or the wrong lam altogether. Also, if this is a solvent print, it MUST be left at least 24 hours to off-gas before lamination. That's just the way it is. Some will say the same for latex prints. Good luck! Please post your...

wrap remove In the past, I have used one of the "jet engine" heaters you can rent. Just point it at the side of the truck, and let it blow heat. Peel off a corner and keep going. Job goes pretty quickly. - Doug Vancouver

AI files to size Yeah, we are making tiles in AI to get around it, but I would like the software to do it for me, as intended. Thanks for any tips! - Doug