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  1. Need Help If Avery cast vinyl gets wet, will adhesive still work when it dries?

    Yes........ Years ago I was applying Avery RS, a printed cut logo on a car hauler at Daytona. As soon as I leveled the first side it poured rain. Applied both sides with the rain like App Fluid. They were fine once the sun dried things out...
  2. Need Help New to sign making and need lots of advice!

    At the cost you are getting these for, you should stick with that. I guarantee you will lose money and more importantly, Your Time, by trying to beat that cost with producing yourself. That is a fantastic price you are getting. Only the volume you are ordering is giving them a profit...
  3. HELP - Opening Old FLEXI van files to take to Ai

    Got an old client van that I want to use the exact file that was used originally, to re-letter the van job. But I have not ran FLEXI or had a copy in a very long time. Anybody be able to Open the Old Files that I think have the layout I need, kill any live text, scale it down to 25% ( I am...
  4. Flatbed Printers..... The Cost of a Yard Sign?

    There is a place in Orlando, near here, that I think is cheapyardsigns.com or something similar. I have heard from other clients that they do 12x18 Single Color, Single Sided with half stakes, Qty 50, for $2.00 per. So could be more of my local school district tax dollars once again going to a...
  5. Flatbed Printers..... The Cost of a Yard Sign?

    The end user is a local elementary school. I had just completed around 500 signs for one of the local high schools, after developing some discounted pricing for yard signs strictly for my local schools, when this small elementary school contacted me. It could be possible that the shop printing...
  6. Flatbed Printers..... The Cost of a Yard Sign?

    Really curious if somebody out there could shed a little light on cost of flatbed yard signs? Would Qty 40 - 24 x 18's, single sided, full color, with the wire stakes included, be profitable at $1.80 per sign? I was shocked to hear another local shop offered that price to a client.
  7. Did you file for PPP?

    I have to ask, what paperwork did you need to submit? Last Thursday I filled out the small bit of info required on the SBA website. No emails have come in pertaining it. I have already collected the 2019 Business Financials, 2019 Personal and Business Extensions, 2018 Personal and Business...
  8. revenue for the Covid-19 cooties

    The curfews are to fight against possible break ins and looting. Not the viral spreading.
  9. Question Training to install Wraps

    I had been working in sign companys since the early 90's, when I first began wrapping in 2001. At that time, it was pretty much 3M only for any formal wrap training. At the time it cost 5K to get certified with a trip to Minneapolis. So after being trained, having my first large printer, and...
  10. Question 2020 Colorado Dis-Assembly Problem

    ...well I gt it figured out. On the Colorado Crew Cabs, the rear door handles use a plastic base insert for the small handle piece. That plastic creates a "suction" against the internal part of the door handle, so you have to pry it carefully away to get it to release.
  11. Question 2020 Colorado Dis-Assembly Problem

    I got a new 2020 Crew Cab Colorado back in December. Finally getting a few days to wrap it. But hit a snag with removing the door handles.... Fronts come off just fine, as intended, with the same GM/Ford way of handles being held in by One T20/25 from the door side access hole. However the...
  12. Discussion Getting Emails from "LocalVehicleWraps.com"...????

    A few weeks ago I received a simple email, from a Tiffany Powell - Tiffany@localvehiclewraps.com. The only message in the email was "Do you have time slots to wrap vehicles during the week?".......... Seemed like an odd email, I have never heard of the company before, looked up the URL online...
  13. Scissor Lift in Car Dealership showroom tile breaking

    You need a single man vertical lift. It will take a bit of getting used to how to use its small footprint in the space, especially at such a height, but it is totally doable and much preferred over setting up scaffolding or old ladder and planks. They do have them available that do not need...
  14. Need suggestions for material to use

    No vinyl and laminate film will last 10 years guaranteed. The only printable thing that will guarantee 10 years Plus would be HPL graphics.... High Pressure Laminate. izoneimaging.com But you are looking at a considerable wait time for production as well as a high cost. Approximately $42 per...
  15. Massive stencil needed, 25'x150' for roof top graphic

    Just divide and conquer(start cutting)....... Make a Plan AND Label Label Label Label!
  16. Discussion Have ya gotten the feeling......................

    In the early 1900's, a sign maker would take up to 7 days to produce a single 4x8 sign. (Atkinson's) Everything by hand....... Making their own brushes, making their own paints.......with real Lead. Hand cutting shapes. Making brushes from their work transportation's tail hairs and left over...
  17. Scratch resistant laminate

    Its always been my experience that small surface scratches tend to mitigate themselves in cast PVC products when exposed to heat/sunlight for enough time. Also, in 30 years, I have never heard of cutting vinyl backing paper up in a plotter........ Interesting.....
  18. Need Help UTV / Side By Sides / ATV Templates ??

    Yeah, I know a lot of the dedicated shops setup online have been making their own templates, been there, done that....... But I was hoping to find another source. I maybe do 5 ATV/UTVs each year is all, but get asked for a price via FB messenger practically every month. Just trying to get an...
  19. HP 360 Need urgent help for used 360 print test before purchase

    The print head alignment looks normal. That machine appears to have ran some serious material in its life........ About twice what mine has. Ask if they have had the Maint Service #2, or Maint Service #3, and how long ago were those? You want a yes on both with that much ink and substrate...
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