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I love this stuff and looked at each one. Reading the history behind the logos and the companies is very interesting. Thanks for posting.

I hate them altogether. They don't help and are a pain to cut. When I worked in a large format printing company they had a hand-held die with a half-moon blade. You held it in place and struck it with a hammer. With one whack you had a wind slit. If you have to cut them by hand, by any method...

I love it too Rex, for the same reasons. Do mine in Illustrator. Flexi certainly has many tools that seem great for the job and I do use Flexi a lot. But having worked in Illustrator for many years and Flexi for only a couple, when it comes to node editing I still feel more comfortable with...

The acrylic around the drums does what a2z said, redirects the sound. It also helps to keep them from bleeding into the mics. Also, as a2z says, I would use the insulation panels. It's an inexpensive solution. To make it look better on the stair-side you could hang a nice curtain across each...

I worked in a glass shop for 11 years. When we took out a bad patio slider we slid it into the dumpster and blew it up with a sharp rap on the edge. No one ever asked for one, but we'd have gladly set it aside and it would be there for the taking.

Tough outing but you did the smart thing. I'd have been happy with myself just building something that looked like an airplane. You plane is badass and so is your entire crew. Not to make you feel like Cool Hand Luke, but I can't wait to see what's in store next.

iSign, another great idea I wished I'd thought of doing. Marlene, Yet another great idea. I guess we were just hung up on what the customer wanted which was for us to recreate the same thing he had. MikePro, we waited three days for the latex before the clear coat. Then another day for that...

iSign, they are right in town, about a 10 minute drive. Seams won't work as they are wall signs with one of them right at the entrance with a bout a 5 foot viewing distance. Also, they are lighted by spots. I don't care so much for the "chrome look" either. But these signs are replacing the...

The sticker inside the roll says "FDC Graphic Films, Inc. Outdoor Durable Series" and also has the R-Tape logo which says "R-Tape VinylEfx" and includes the R-Tape number E-3101. One of them must make the other. Maybe R-Tape distributes FDC, I don't know.

Mosh, I got what I could get. You learned not to buy FDC film. Did you learn then which one to buy?

Marlene, this is an outdoor sign. The R-Tape part number is E-3101 and claims 5-year outdoor durability. I hate using foils but his stuff cuts and weeds great. Looks good too until the paint out gasses 6 days later just to challenge my stress level. I'm going to cut 2mm PVC letters as Billct2...

Wow! That pretty much seals the deal then. Things like this is why I don't like working with water based paints. I'm an old sign painter. I understand one-shot and the primers I've always used for that. But these acrylics and latex stuff, not so much. I won't be able to get more foil until...

That's what I'm guessing. It's water-based latex that had at least three day to dry. But it's so humid here these past few weeks that I'm in agreement that the paint is the problem. I should have put this in Pat's "everything went wrong" thread.

The brand was "FDC Graphic Films" from Grimco. I suspect the paint as the problem as well. Yes, the letters are flat. I first wet sanded the flat surface with 400 then hosed it off well. Then applied the clear coat the next day. The following day I knocked off the small particles that had...

What a headache to walk into this morning. The attachments are showing bubbles in the foil I applied Friday. When it went down Friday it looked great. I stopped in the shop on Saturday and it looked the same. Like a freaking mirror. I was really pleased and knew the customer would be as well...

You could roll over them with a truck; I think they'd fold quite readily.

All the best of luck! I've been waiting for this since you first posted. Wish I was there to witness. ...and PLEASE, don't chop it up!

We hired a secretary who started out very well. We needed her 40 hours a week. She was going to school at a local college at night when we hired her. Within two weeks she told us she had to reschedule her schooling during the day and would be either leaving 2-3 hours early or starting 3-4...

GG, now that IS funny! Your twisted sense of humor for posting it as well. :)

I wish I knew what you were talking about.