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  1. taking photographs ready for printing

    not sure if this is the right threat, so apologies if its not. i have a client who wants us to take some photos of his model hot rod cars for us to then print. whats going to give us the best results? i had thought of this>>> putting a white sheet over a box for the back ground and having it...
  2. oval shaped magnets

    we get asked quite abit for round or oval shaped small magnets. the sqaure ones we cut with a standard ruler blade type set up, real easy. the oval/round ones we sub out. however, what would be a good way for us to do it? would the only way to do this be a die cutting machine? if so, what should...
  3. matte clear foil

    anyone use the matte clear foil on an fx?? we have tried to use it and all we get is the error message "mismatch foil type" and it will not let us use this at all. any ideas?? its an origanal foil from gerber so not an after market make or anything.
  4. major printing issue on an fx

    we print on metallic silver polyester alot and we need to print multi colors. ever since we have used the polyester, no matter what manufacturer we have used and we have used oracal(orafol), fdc, gerber and avery, all silver metallic polyester material, whenever we print onto it we get major...
  5. the new seal el 54" laminator

    just been looking at the videos online showing laminating and mounting on the new seal el. anyone on here have one and if so, is it really that easy to use?? basically the guy was loading the lam, attaching it to the roller, cranking down on the handle to lower the rollers and then putting the...
  6. vehicle prep

    what do you guys all use to prep a vehicle before applying graphics? i have been using the rapid tack stuff and was speaking to another sign guy this afternoon. he says he uses xylol and then wipes that down with alcohol solution. is this method any good?
  7. cut alignment problem

    ok, i have a cut alignment problem on my vp540i. i have laminated a print, reloaded it into the printed, done a auto detect on the crop marks....nothing. so i took the lam off over the crop marks incase it couldn't see the marks, again nothing, all i get it crop mark detection error. ok, so i...
  8. dinosaur and animal vector art cds

    can anyone point me in the right direction to get some full color vector art of cartoon dinosaurs and animals. had a quick look on google but only found the standard realistic art work, i need cartoon type stuff. thanks
  9. any daige solo laminator users in the raleigh NC area?

    we have a daige solo...yes i know, not the best laminator we've found out! anyways, for the life of me i can't get this thing to laminate anything, any length at all without it getting creases........absolutely ridiculas. its still under warrenty and i'm thinking of sending it back, however...
  10. floor graphics question

    just been talking to our local rep regarding some sample material to show some customers as they are wanting floor graphics. he said you can use standard material(calendered or cast) just standard stuff and then use a heavy special laminate made for the floor graphic as it will be thick/tuff and...
  11. versa works color chart question

    i want to print the color chart out on some static cling i got in. i have afew other color charts printed up already for the other materials i use, however, my tech did that when he installed the printer last summer. i bring up the color chart but when i go into vw to change the profile it...
  12. raised lettering supplier

    sorry if this is not the right place to post this! i need a wholesale supplier for raised lettering....got a couple of jobs that have requested these.
  13. Creases in window perf

    i just loaded a new roll of perf i'm trying out and its getting really bad creases in it when its in the machine. its actually lifting off the backing paper and its creasing all over where the head will pass. any ideas as to what i can do to stop this from happening?? if i try and print as is...
  14. name tag blanks

    anyone know of a supplier who does name tag blanks? need diff sizes/colors etc. have looked online, asked suppliers but can't find any wholesalers. thanks
  15. epoxies etc resin

    has anyone used this>> DC-7156R CL its the "soft" base resin from epoxies, etc. we are currently using the "harder" resin. we have a sample pot of the "soft" resin but we always get "sticky/tacky" edges! we need to use the softer more flexable resin for some clients but just can't cure it the...
  16. velotex express sublimation printer

    anyone on here got one of these or know anything about them? any good? prices? etc etc. thanks
  17. applying static cling

    whats the best method when appling static cling on to the inside of a window so when you view it from outside you don't see any streaks from the squeege? thanks!!
  18. static cling profile in versworks

    does anyone know which profile to use in versaworks to use on our vp540i ?? its white static if that makes any difference. thanks!
  19. versaworks prints...

    using versaworks and when i print something for example a banner or whatever, say a 3 x 5, when i pull it up in versaworks its one way, but when it prints, its another way! for example, you pull up the image in versaworks, you have the top right hand side showing in versa, then when it goes to...
  20. poster profile

    is there a "generic" profile to print onto poster paper? i was given a sample of some poster paper from one of my reps but for the life of me i can't remember what the make/ref is for it. and the rep is out of town for the holidays now...so, i tried to do a sample print on my roland vp540i in...
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