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Would be a good guess but there are no sprinklers on the property. And the third image is from a backlit sign that is above a strip mall entrance.

So when you say it's an adhesive failure do you mean the adhesive is seeping through to the front of the vinyl and turned it black? Because none of the vinyl was separating or peeling from the ACP surface. It was still very firmly stuck to the substrate. And the discoloration is only on the...

Yes, they have all been replaced. The sign from the third picture is the only one that was around 10 years old. The other two photos are signs that were no more than 4 years old though so I can't deduce that it's simply an "old sign" problem. We replace old sign faces and vinyl constantly with...

So this issue is very rare to me but this is the 2nd time I've seen it in the 8 years I've been working in this industry so I wanted to see if anyone knows what is going on and if it's something we've done or that can be avoided... There is a discoloration/mold that seems to affect only the...

Agreed. They are really nice holographic options. https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/680101O/3m-wrap-film-series-1080.pdf

1300 and 1400 series lams on Avery Dennisons website says they both have 4 year vertical durability so I'm just going by that. And your installers may have no issues using the 1000 series - it is spec'd for conforming and vehicle wraps so it makes sense...but Avery claims the 1300 and 1400 are...

I'm curious why you need to paint the vinyl? It's made to be printed on so why not just do that? The paint is much thicker and would block the holes of the perf I would think but I've never done it so who knows... What colour do you need it to be? 3M sells a day/night perforated vinyl in...

I wouldn't say the 1060 is the "step up" exactly...it does have one year more durability according to specs but it's the least conformable option so it's a "step down" in that regard. The 1360 is slightly less expensive and is thinner and a lot more conformable so they suggest it for wrapping...

You get more of a stained glass look with transparent coloured vinyl but it's very see-through. If you want more opacity then use translucent or frosted which you can't see through at all aside from movement and shadows. If you want a more authentic stained glass look you could combine 3M...

Avery used to have two separate products for their vehicle wrap bundle lam and optically clear lam but I think they combined the products because they were essentially the same. The optically clear lam that comes in the bundle is made specifically for vehicle wraps (so it's conformable, uv...

I'm looking for a brand and supplier of Eco Solvent printable, blockout, adhesive vinyl. It needs to be cast and long term. It's for a backlit sign box and will be applied to the white acrylic face. The customer really wants to use a very dark full colour background pattern and it's going to...

Looking for any tips or ideas....We have a translucent graphic to print as part of a larger job that is fairly short notice. The sign face is 64" x 73" and we only have the capability for up to 53" printing. It has to be printed because the background is a CMYK gradient from red to orange and...

JTBoh's suggestion is a good work around so that you don't need a designer to do it. But as far as saving time.... font letter height and width, style, etc are never the same and can often be so wildly different that there is no "safe" calculation using anything constant. Especially just within...

You can get pretty close to both of those colours with just about any brand. Just make sure you use the right grade for the lifespan of the graphics. If the customer did not supply you with a Pantone colour to match or a sample of their colours then just get them to come look at swatches of...

I see. Someone F***ed up somewhere. I'd assume they have HP profiles somewhere since they state it in the product specs. I'd just call and email them. Someone can probably email you what you need. Good luck.

You said all the profiles were _ONX files... I went to Technical | Glass Apeel and downloaded the White Apeel profile for Roland and it gives me a zip file with a .rml profile and a text file with instructions to load the file to Versaworks. Which one did you try?

What type of printer are you using? I just checked their website and they have profiles for HP and Roland on there.

What method are you using to apply the transfer paper?

Looks like it might be 18mm Komacel...so gloss outdoor PVC.

A customer brought in this piece of scrap material to see if we could route a sign out of it but we'd need to order more of it to complete the job. Our CNC guy can't remember the name and I've tried searching but to no avail. It looks like some sort of PVC to me...the surface is white and glossy...