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  1. Have you done a Mosquito Joe transit?

    Just curious, I have been asked to work up a design for a Ford Flex in lieu of the Transit. Has anyone done them? It's pretty much a color change with green on the bottom and text, are these done in one wrap piece or trapped with yellow and green then vinyl applied to the rest. Do most of you...
  2. Laptop vs Desktop

    I know I will get a lot of desktop answers but I'm thinking about switching my main to a laptop, anyone do this? Currently I have a mid grade Dell with a Dual Core AMD looking at some core i5 and i7 laptops so I can bring work home if need be. Are the hard drives as stable? It would be a dell...
  3. Tear Drop Flags

    Looking for recommendations for custom tear drop flags, preferably a wholesale printer...been having customers ask Also, any recommended supplier or printers for full color water bottle labels? Looking for the poly type that are usually on them, full adhesive stickers just don't work
  4. Gold Leaf + iPhone

    Nothing special, had some leftover 23.5k gold from a job, thought it turned out pretty cool looking.
  5. 42" Seiki Vinyl Cutter

    Anyone know anything about these? It's a little older takes a serial cable, it worked when I bought it 6 months ago. I still have yet to hook it up, I only paid $50 just wondering if anyone uses one and what program to use for cutting
  6. Cheap Customers

    I have a larger customer who is a nice guy, always pay on time but must always beat me up on pricing. I quoted him for about 180 sq ft of cut vinyl and install around $6.00 sq ft which is low as it is and said that was too much. Also expects to get 2.5x10 ft hemmed, stitched and reflective...
  7. Customer Design Logo

    Customer wanted to design his own logo, I give him credit for trying....but how am I supposed to use this for signs, vinyl...ect? It was designed in....MS Paint. New business, wants to save money...I think this might be a freebie on the house for me to design a clean copy...I just can't use...
  8. I need practice!

    I've done a couple partials, easy stuff on flat side trucks. Now that I have the software with vehicle templates I wanna get my feet wet a little more. I've learned techniques online and reading. Nothing beats the good ole hands on experience. I just want to know what I can start wrapping to...
  9. Design by another Shop

    How do you handle these situations, honestly. I respect the designer of the artwork and that is their piece unless they have turned over rights and has been paid for. I had a customer call last week wanting stickers made, she forwarded me a design and it was a PDF from another graphic shop. He...
  10. Merging Objects

    I assume this can be done, as you can see here I created this sign layout with a rectangle, rounded corners and 2 circles. As I show when I send to a cutter or make a PDF those lines are still there where I overlapped them. Is there anyway to completely merge those and make them one piece...
  11. How To: Scam your parents to get money

    Ok, so for several months we offered UPS shipping to customers. I am in a small town, there was kind of a need for it, not apparently as much as I thought. I did the ASO program where I got paid for packages, ect. I no longer do the UPS because it is a PITA. Anyways.... Several weeks ago I...
  12. Customer Database, Alphabetical order

    I have tried a google search and not sure what to use or if excel will do it. I have names, address and numbers I captured in drawings, events...ect. I want an employee to enter all this info in but do it piece by piece and then order by last name or city if possible. This seems to be a better...
  13. Plastic sign letters

    Looking for a supplier for the plastic sign letters that slide in the tracks. Not sure the name of them, Grimco has 7" tall and I need 9" tall. Only place I saw with them was sams club for $58/150 letters
  14. Noob Question...how do I do this?

    I come from a background of digital printing, paper printing, business cards ect. I've always used indesign but haven't made a double shadow like this. I need help making this in corel or illustrator. I can make a regular outlined number, I can make it look like this. I want to know the proper...
  15. Mr. Clip Art

    http://www.mr-clipart.us/store/ Anyone use them for templates? Seem cheap, I haven't done too many I need a template for so I would buy individually for now. Or even a company in the same range I could change vehicle colors. Thanks!
  16. New Store Sign, Chrome?

    Long story short, when I started the business I rented an office space with a guy, he is no longer here. I currently have my sign and his sign above the store front, both 3x5 I am removing his and making myself a new one. Now it is a 3x5 with blue background, name, website, phone...crap I don't...
  17. Knifeless Tape

    First time using the stuff, turned out pretty good. Hand cut around the emblems and lights. Use Oracal 951 metallic dove blue
  18. Straight Vinyl + Curved glass = Arch

    This just bug me, I haven't done much glass and looks like the designed needs curved up to look straight. Does everyone do this? Is there a formula to figure out how much you need to bend the image? I know this is probably a noob question but I just want to know if there is a way to do this...
  19. Pricing Parking Lot Signs

    Having some issues with pricing a job. I had a customer ask to install 5 parking lot signs in an existing asphalt lot. I called one of my customers about making the holes for me and he gladly said he would have an employee cut the holes, install the posts and put the concrete/asphalt back...
  20. In Stock Vinyl vs. Ordering

    I have been fighting this issue for a while, finally asking opinions. A customer came in today wanting some matte black vinyl on his vehicle, which I have none in stock and haven't even ordered it. His graphics were about 6"x40" and on both sides. Just lettering. I called fellers and I was...
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