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Hey All, I have a question about cut pressure, when I am cutting vinyl decal I usually try to have just enough blade to make sure it does not cut the backing paper and my cut pressure will usually vary depending on how new the blade is. What my question is do I want to keep my cut pressure as...

Hey All, so we are currently using a 3rd party ink in our roland xr-640 from rite-media and our suppliers have the Nazdar inks which they tell us are better and we should switch over. we havent had any issues with the rite-media inks and they are already cheaper than the roland inks. I am...

Hey All, I have been having issues where when I print and cut anything longer than 8' the cut tends to be off and I do not understand why this would be as the printer found all crop marks fine and I would think it would adjust the cut if the print was screwed or anything like that. ive been...

Hey All, I am wondering how people wrap that space between the box and the cab. Do you take the box off to get right in there with the wrap or do you wrap what you can? Just wondering the best way about the whole thing. I have done a couple and really took my time trying to wrap as far as I...

Hey All, so I have noticed vvivid vinyl has 2 different printable material now which have been sold out every time I check their website. Is this because of the price tag on the 2 bundles or is it a good material than can compete with the avery and 3m. just wondering if it worth buying a roll...

Hey All, We have been trying to a find nice inexpensive vinyl to use for vehicle decals. We have used IJ35c , MPI2923 and orjet 3169 and paired each with what our suppliers have said is the correct pairing. All seem to have failed within months. (small curling around edges) we figured out that...

Hey All, we have been having issues with some of our prints failing within the first month after install. The edges have been curling up and dirt and water have been causing them to left more. We were told it was due to over saturation so we changed our print profile. It continued to happen...

Hey Guys an Gals, I have a client wanting a transparent vinyl as their design is a but intricate to cut out of vinyl. Wondering what people use? Would printing on a gloss lam then laminate it with the same lam work? I don't do to much transparent vinyl prints so not sure what is out there...

Hey All, I am stumped by this issue so I am asking around to see if anyone else has come across it. I recently printed and installed some window decals for a client and within 2 weeks the decals are pealing up. its orajet 3169 RA paired with 210 oraguard laminate. 24hr gas out period. Printed...

Hey All, I have come across this Drytac product that can be installed up to -20 C and I wonder if anyone has had any experience using this product. We tend to slow right down in the winter since we can't do too many window graphics outside in the cold but this vinyl seems to be a game changer...

Hey All, I am looking at getting a new intermediate vinyl for Fleet graphics and I am just wondering what do others prefer. I have heard IJ40c is great for long-term graphics while being easy to remove down the line. I have also come across Averys MPI 2105 and Orafol 3169RA which I believe...

Hey All, so I keep running into this issue when I print on our Avery MPI 1105SC material with a rich black. It seems as if the ink smears when it goes around the take up roll but only when I print rich black. every other colour I print is fine. I have been using the corresponding print profile...

Hey Guys, I am looking for some new Vinyl Suppliers in Canada. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Hey Guys, I have been having quite a bit of jobs lately come back with the edges curling up. We clean every job with iso and we are using 3M IJ35c with a drytac uv laminate. I am wondering if this combo is just not compatible but our supplier has said that it should be fine. Does anyone have...

Hey All, I was wondering what people use for masking material when it comes to die cut graphics that require to go over slight contours and sometimes rivets? I have been using regular masking but seem to struggle every time. Does anyone have any solutions or different options?

Just seeing what product people prefer to use for an inexpensive calendar UV lam. I have been using a couple different ones seeing which ones work best. Ive have used a rite-media, briteline, and now using a drytac. Does anyone else have other recommendations?

Ive been having some trouble with cutting silver metallic vinyl. sometimes it cuts all the way through and sometimes it doesn't. Lots of trouble on the corners of letters and things like that. Any suggestions on why? Blade angle wrong?

Hey all, this may be a dumb question but can you laminate a matte vinyl with a gloss laminate?

Hey Guys, wondering if anyone has used the new ContraVision HD Performance 60/40 perf vinyl. I have recently done an install with it and it left marks where I squeeged and small bubbles have appeared (its been a week since the install). and every other perf material I have used, these marks...

Hey, we are looking to purchase a new or used flatbed application tables like the Rolls Roller or Rollover. any leads would be greatly appreciated.