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Yup, y'gotta be good to yourself when doing quotes and as fair as you can be given the circumstances. On this particular job (I'm the OP by the way), I sent in the quote with a price for removing the vinyl based upon what I believe it takes to do the job and then a note saying that the estimate...

That's what I did and I never looked back. You'll be surprised how much you were undercharging and how much guessing went into everything. I have Cyrious for estimating but I haven't used it in years. It OK for beginning work but when the signs get complex its time to ditch the software.

This is just me but this is what I would do if I were you. I've been using Cyrious Software since it's early versions. I never updated it because I use it for record keeping only - I don't estimate off of it. A few years back I began development of a spread sheet for all of my more complicated...

I find its difficult to get the hourly gig from larger companies - at least the ones I've worked with. They all seem to want to know in advance so I do my best but always lean to favoring myself rather than doing the job on the cheap and losing money. I find that hourly is the fairest for...

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Hi Everyone, This one is new to me. I typically apply vinyl where there is no gap between the panels. The way the things are on-site is that I have 3-75.5L x 63"H glass panels that are spaced 1/2" from each other. The customer wants the company logo across the panels. Here's where I can use...

I'll take a different angle on this. If after marking up your product cost + shop time + installation + travel etc. your price is $630 then you probably have the right price. Now assuming that from what I've read from the others that your price is too high then 1) you are servicing the wrong...

Computer consultant is called in to help with a system bug. He spends about 10 minutes with the client and then the next day hands in his bill for $1000.99. Client says you were here for 10 minutes how could this be? Consultant replies: pencil $0.99, knowing how to fix the problem $1000. Here's...

Well, I'm confused. I'm using Flexi 19 which I've upgraded to through the years. It's a subscription version and yup, it's pricey. About $70 / month and perpetual support. When I purchased my Win 7 system years ago the version of Flexi I was using crashed upon my first Windows update. I rolled...

My plan is to do this on a hot sunny day. I'll bring my plastic and metal razors and go to town on it. After that there's an aluminum sign where I'm doing the same thing but I don't mind heating that up. Worst thing is when the arthritis sets in while I'm chiseling away. Then.... it's time for a...

It depends on your business. I went without one for years using hand cutting of posters. I always told myself that when the day comes where I have a huge - and I mean huge - amount of posters to cut then I would purchase a cutter. That day came a few years back. When it happened I went on ebay...

I have a habit of over-estimating my time. In another life I was a computer programmer. When I moved into computer consulting the client would ask "how long?". The rule of thumb is typically to take my number and triple it. I guess I never got out of that habit because I find I'm either right on...

The way I remember this is that each program mentioned has its own conversion engine so I would expect color shifting. Is that what you noticed? I probably would have let the customer know to convert on their side or expect color shifting.

There's more lettering going up as well as this being a part of a larger project. When quoting I like to look at each part of the job discretely.

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I just want to say thank you everyone for the responses. They were informative and entertaining - yup, even got a laugh with one of them. Looking at what it takes some here to remove vinyl I seem to be abundantly overestimating this job. I have the plastic razors that I purchased some time back...

I was leaning towards plastic razor blades and elbow grease. The letters are block, 17 inches high, with a stroke of about 3 inches. There are 16 of them and I was figuring for removal and adhesive cleanup at 30 mins per letter. I dunno, sound crazy?

Hi All, It's occurred to me that the way I've been removing vinyl from glass could be problematic. Since day 1 I've used a heat gun to warm up the vinyl and make it easier to remove. I'm quoting vinyl removal from 4 glass panels, each about 1/4 thick, tempered, exterior, approximately 6ft x 7ft...

It's just someone looking for a freebie for their startup company. What's wrong with that? Everybody on board the free logo work train.

I've had problems like this in the past where I'm waiting for the package. I would call the company and a replacement would be sent. You can trace it but ups will tell you the trace takes a week. Only once has the product ever been delivered. If this is time critical you may want to send...