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We use Insl-X brand STIX urethane primer for all of our HDU work. This stuff sticks well to nearly any surface and on the can, there is a photo of it being applied to ceramic tile. First coat, super thin, second coat thicker, and third tinted and mixed partially with our background finish...

We stopped buying them from Gemini and now buy them from McMaster-Carr for a fraction of the cost. I've literally ordered them after 4pm PST and had them arrive THE next day on our normal noontime UPS delivery.

Yup. As a born and bred Chicagoan, vote early and often! Worked for JFK. LOL

I have known him for nearly 40 years and can attest to his undying support of our trade and the countless time and effort he expends helping others in it and in his life in general. He has had a running "design workshop" column in SignCraft magazine for as long as the publication has existed...

Hey all, An industry giant and one of the most unselfish, generous craftspeople in our trade, my longtime friend, mentor and colleague, Bob Behounek has been nominated for an award by NASCAR for his work raising money for charity. He is a total gearhead, car and racing lover and is a finalist...

I think my little buddy was just joshing around a bit. Plus, I'm not a merchant member, nor was I phishing for an opportunity and wouldn't. I respect the rules of the site. I was simply stating the facts about our experience at our shop. That copout about tracking accuracy dropping off...

It's important to add that most better quality print/cut machines would do more than adequate and accurate cutting to prints from properly set up files when they are aligned correctly back on the printer after laminating. Which is not that difficult to do. We have an 11 year old Roland vp-540...

The ink itself is pretty inert and if you pour it into kitty litter, once the solvents evaporate, you can just throw it away. Most communities have drop off days for chemicals and industrial wastes in small amounts. Our community accepts it for free, so we bring it there, but I've heard many...

You don't have to tell me about its lack of good design or reliability. I still can't understand why our predecessors wanted or needed it. Gerber is notorious for rushing products to the market and then not owning their design flaws and lack of good service. The extended service contract alone...

If anybody wants a seriously solid table that is already set up for a vacuum setup to hold material down, several of us here have now defunct Gerber ION Solara flatbed printers that are essentially scrap at this point. Mine has a 65"x104" table, side rails that likely could be adapted to hold...

Ours has a giant rainbow colored "Q" on its button.

True to a point, but if I had a dollar for every customer who told me a sign only needed to last two years and I saw it out there 5 or 6 or 7 years later still in use, I'd be typing this from my retirement island. Everybody has their own systems and processes for how they do things. There are...

The front smooth sheathing on MDO is a kraft type layer bonded to the last veneers of the board. MDO's much more durable cousin is HDO which was invented as a marine grade and very water repellent plywood to construct some types of boats. I STRONGLY recommend a good coat of Ronan or other...

But you are so much more than just an experienced designer. Many construction industries have stand alone full time estimators, a function you are now providing. Most construction industry jobs in larger shops have positions where permit applications and submittal drawings are stand alone...

Especially in this allegedly robust, low unemployment economy.

She needs to rehearse more frequently. LOL Face it, peeling vinyl in large quantities is a lousy, underappreciated job. We try our best to get clients to remove their own, but many have tried and are willing to pay full freight to get it done. I've found that having a few different lengths and...

We've had our new CJV150-130 for less than a week and are really impressed so far. When you set up a job, you get to choose which of the six rollers you want to use and the hold down pressure each applies to your media. I assumed that banner material would get crushed a little and show astripe...

With a touch of Wag The Dog on top.

Can you think of a single sign related company outside of suppliers like Gemini that have more than 100 employees?

Then you've never gotten a project from Caost Signs, blah......blah.... Signs, .............. zoink graphics, etc. etc. etc. etc. We get hit up by lots of 'em and rarely do a thing for them.