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have a job to make decals for these plastic flower pots and i am having trouble with the label it self. i cant get the shape correct so it lays straight and flat. i thought about knotching it in two places so it gives relief. i was hopeing someone had a formula of some sort on how to get the...

have a job for a customer they are moving into a new building and i am doing the signage but they want me to remove the old channel letters. here is the catch the old tennant would like them back so they asked me to remove them in good condition. i basically told them i would do my best but no...

I am getting so tired of getting art work from customers and they send you one type of file and if you can’t open it or you don’t have a font they get all pissy. They tell you I never had this problem before or you’re doing the job you should fix it (well then you are going to pay for it) You...

new roland arrived today. probably won't have time to get it set up for a couple of weeks...boo!!! i think roland should be paying us now, this is the 5th roland machine we have bought. (buy 5 get 1 free??) can't wait to start running it

fellers salesman stopped in today. which he does from time to time and he gives me a card every time so i looked at it and it has franks face on it. really even on your salesman's cards ??? he is everywhere, do they put a print of him in the urnial so they can have target practice...haha

got a zapper two weeks ago and got to try it out this past weekend this thing is awesome! i had 4 trucks i had to remove hood lettering approx 15" x 48" and some small stuff on the sides. normally removing this manually it could have taken me three hours (old vinyl cracking and faded) with the...

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are there any customers that can give me a week to do a job. we are busy as hell right now so i am not complaining but it seems that everyone needs their job yesterday. normally depending on how busy we are a digital job is 5-7days and silk screen 10-15. if it's a larger job we add days...

anyone going to the nbm show in phili next week?

i have a broker who i do a lot of work for and one of there customers who i have done some small wrap projects for in the past has a sprinter they want to re-wrap. anyway anyone ever remove a wrap from a sprinter just trying to get a rough idea about how long it might take? i know the age/how...

i am quoting a job for a fire truck. they have some cut letters they want on the top front windshield. they requested wintow perf. anyone done this before? not sure but won't that look like crap and how long would that hold up? they are only 3" letters so it's not like it will block the drivers...

we have been running our uvj for a few months now and it works great but as a lot of people on here said the roller feed can cause you parts to be off a little. i am printing an .060 styrene job two sided so this is where it needs to be accurate. printed the first sheet and it was off left/right...

i am quoting a job for a good/regular customer (broker) remove and replace existing sign. i might have to no bid this one, i don't have the equipment for this one. for starters it is a carved and painted sign so i would have to sub that out that's not a big deal but now the install that's a...

i am doing this 24ft trailer as per the pic and i am trying to figure the best way to cut the vinyl for install while keeping the most efficient use of the vinyl (3m 180c) the pic show the lay out with 30" material (i am waiting for pricing on larger roll so i can do it with less strips) is it...

i don't know any details yet but one of our screeners has quit or fired, not sure exactly how it went down (apparently he was working another job and leaving anyway) either way we will be looking to replace him we screen nameplates, decals and overlays(alum., polycarbonate, vinyl and polyester)...

customer has large window graphic they want, 3 parts 48" x120" they wanted static cling, which i can do but i am trying to talk them out of it because i think that it will be a horrible install and that big i don't think they will get the best results. the customer is going to do the install on...

we use a lot of razor knives. we probably have about 6 randomly placed through out the shop and office where they would be used. maybe it's just me but am i wrong that it bothers me, everytime i go to reach for a knife the blade is exposed. what the hell! i guess people are ok getting stabbed...

i recently read an article in one of the sign mags about a sign install and based on what i read it appears that they put the dry cement around the post, tamped it down then put the dirt back over it and they claim the water from the ground mixes in and hardens the cement around the post. does...

printing chrome on uv machine on a long run could reflect the lights up in to the heads and dry them out. true or false?

i guess the guy at the warehouse doesn't wear gloves while trimming my material. he got his finger prints all over it