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Body shops use a "wrap" of clear self-stick material that would be almost perfect. They use to to keep out the elements for autos in their yard while waiting for parts or the insurance underwriters to make a decision. Not cheap but he will only need but a roll. I used to have the name...

Spend a few minutes at: http://www.etch-o-matic.biz/ It will give you some good ideas. I am not saying go with them. But use their principles / ideas and your own equipment. Actually, you could easily spend an hour at that site going through all the pages and videos. Steal the ideas.

When I was a child (for most of you, your parents weren't born yet) there was a TV ad (back when the major cities had a mere 3 channels) where a guy was selling something (suits or cars) and his spiel was "we lose money on every sale but we make up for it in volume." In a way, the original...

Bet all the Summa printer-owner folks are having their chuckles right about now.

If I were casting, I'd choose bronze in a heartbeat. It's more durable and will last multiple lifetimes as well. Pure brass is so easily tarnished it's incredible. Take a tour of the EU and note all the beautiful brass statuary. It is all green and blue (and now ugly). No amount of...

I am not familiar with LXI, that's why I prefaced my remark as I did. In any case, no matter what software is used, the sig. has to be vectorized. If he were just sending faxes and the like, a bitmap would be ideal if saved as a WMF file so it can be scaled slightly as needed. There...

Boy, do I feel embarrassed. Ifran is my default viewer and aside from scaling an image or two I have never even looked at it for its other uses.

I guess if you can't muddle through the Fed's easy-to-read forms then places like Legal Zoom (who are being sued once again by the Bar) can be of help. But if you can fill out the LZ on-line form then you can certainly fill your federal app just as easily. Plus there has to be 100's of Web...

Don't use LXI but it is a very simple matter. I asume you now have the sig as a bitmap/raster image. Trace it and turn it into a vector. Save it in whatever format LXI can import. Eps is sort of universal.

That is a DIY thing at the federal level. Fill out the form, (get it from the Web site) include the graphic (if there is one) and attach the check. That is, assuming you dabble in Interstate Commerce and can prove you do. I do my best not to. You can also register as a Service Mark. You...

I have to ask and I may be stepping in it ... but what the hell is "renos?" Sounds like a Canadian thing.

Two months ago I went to a friend's shop wanting to borrow some 24" Oracal king blue as I didn't have that color. He uses Oracal almost exclusively and he tossed me the roll he had and said "keep it...it sucks and doesn't stick worth a damn." Since then, I have heard that from another shop as...

They want the slits because that's what they were told once (many moons ago) that slits were ABSOLUTELY necessary. Even though gvt. funded studies carried out by universities, under contract, has proven the slit theory to be false. All you can do is ask them why and what studies have they...

I did one last week and I am quite sure I used PDF Blender....a free program.

I used Aura Badge for years working doing political campaigns when buttons were fashionable.

A properly engineered across-the-street banner (or any outdoor banner) should never include slits. All you have to know is the engineering formula for banner force (which has been published numerous times in several trade mags) to build it properly. According to studies, wind slits do...

My kid used to do elevator installs and I buzzed him on that. While neither of us have enough data such as inside or out(?) all he could come up with is "what is the fire resistance rating on the graphic?" Each jurisdiction is different so do check with the state agency that regulates...

How far south is SW Florida?

Forget the posters who tell you to pull a permit. That is absolutely insane!!! Few, if any, jurisdictions require a permit (which could take weeks or months to get plus a hefty fee) to change out graphics on an existing sign. Follow Craig's advice. Inspect the sign panel. If it is...

You have a dilemma that can only be resolved by practicing in your shop beforehand. 1/2" overlap...do you slice it in the middle and then try to peel apart 2 layers of vinyl that may be stuck to each other? Or do you try and follow the edge of the underlying piece? Maybe leave a 1/2"...