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  1. chrome wrap

    We try and stay away from Chrome. It is extremely unforgiving, does not stretch and your installer better not waste at $2000 a roll. We rather make money printing and installing ad wraps and color changes, than worry about a hi maintenance finicky clients vehicle (chrome = who needs that much...
  2. Oh, I really went and did it now! In serious need of help or suggestions.

    We try not to put ourselves in this situation, without telling the client there is always a possibility for failure when trying to save money by moving a sign.
  3. Question ARLON SLX®/SLX+ CAST WRAP VINYL WITH FLITE TECHNOLOGY/ Vinyl Failing

    SLX is good for full and half wraps. Needs to be post heated well. Also anything 55 to 60 degrees you should heat the shop overnight or use a heat lamp to keep the surface less frigid. I highly reccomend you don't use SLX for cut graphics or decals, unless applying as an overlay to another...
  4. Declining jobs based on moral/ethical grounds

    It's your own call to make.
  5. Looking for feather flags on a quick turnaround

    WsDisplay.com - Good selection of affordable displays, bannerstands, feather flags and a ton more. Good service items you can sell to your existing business clients. 3-5 day shipping on many items. Use them alot.
  6. Best Printer for Full Print Wraps

    Our 360 has made us a lot of money. You have to change your $120 print heads first sign of purple/grey shift or any sign of banding. Also, keep your warranty and keep up on the maintenance. (Easy peasy) Other than that it's been great for the time and money spent. Still printing wraps 7 years in.
  7. offsite installations

    Vinyl installs offsite minimum $325 for an installer + cost of the vinyl on any small job. We prefer larger tickets Small jobs that take guys away from bigger wall wraps or sign installs, have to reap or are not worth the time. If they need it they'll pay. If not, toodles mccoy. We prefer to...
  8. HP color inconsistency on a print, gone from purple to grey--see pics

    Depps you ask for advice, but then don't want to believe what a seasoned printer with an HP 300 model is telling you. Take your print, and drop the colors into a new file of separate color blocks, then add a few more colors, and see how it prints. It doesn't matter if other prints are printing...
  9. HP color inconsistency on a print, gone from purple to grey--see pics

    So how many printheads have you changed. I told you earlier it is a print head issue. We run an HP360. Everytime we have had our greys shift to purple it has been a print head. Everytime. But what do I know.
  10. Wavy window perf when printing

    We had the same problem with our HP Latex 360, using Briteline. Switched to General Formulations Windowmark 70/30. Our perf jobs have been great ever since we changed.
  11. What hourly rate do you charge for jobs that require two people onsite?

    $95 hour single installer. $125 an hour two installers. We Include all time including drive to and from to calculate the charge. Goal is to try to bill a 4 hour minimum on jobs offsite to make it worth the effort.
  12. HP Latex 360 Missing Ink Cartridge Issue

    If it's not that, there's a switch connected to each of those inside the machine on the backside of the ink cartridge. They go bad. I've had two or three of ours over the years.
  13. HP Latex 310 coalescence issue

    Stop what your doing. Then run all cleaning cycles, print Knowles etc. Print the tests and run a test print. See how that looks. If that is clear it could be a bad file or the resolution the file is set to print at. That's what I'd try anyway. Good luck.
  14. HP color inconsistency on a print, gone from purple to grey--see pics

    It's a print head issue. Replace the printhead. Run the cleaning and tests, then check which needs replacing.
  15. Question Digital marketing a sign shop with no money?

    $2500 a month, web seo company. Get 150 -200 hits a month. 1st year did $100k in sales, 6 years later, were gonna do $900k+ this year. 6 employee shop.
  16. How to Enlarge shutterstock images for large wall murals

    Photo zoom Pro is very good. Also educating the client on their expectations versus quality and size of their photos. We try to have our client provide the original image, then inspect it and tell them the truth about how their print quality may turnout. Last, print samples on cheap vinyl...
  17. Alternative to banners in a school gym?

    Another option is dye sub on Expo cloth.
  18. What floor vinyl & overlaminate will last longest in elementary school tiled hallway?

    180 is cast vinyl. 3M 8519 is luster overlap, 8520 is matte lam, both are compatible with the 3M IJ180
  19. 3m Window perforated vinyl

    Try Windowmark 70/30 from Fellers in a 60 inch roll. Although considerably cheaper than 3M, it holds up well and prints great. Hope this helps.
  20. Need ideas for 69 Camaro wrap

    Two small seams at roof line. My apologies.
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