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I'm making a couple of styrene signs that will be mounted flush on either side of a trailer. The size will be 28 X 24" - horizontal format - and I'm getting ready to order .03 styrene. Will that thickness be appropriate for this project? The trailer is used for parades, etc. and the signs will...

Can someone please tell me what this is called or who carries it? I'm supposed to do some dirt bike stickers and the customer asked about it. (I'm doing cut vinyl, not printed.) Thanks!

I installed a backlight sign a couple of months ago into an existing frame, replacing the old sign. The customer just asked me if metal gutters were available to keep water from running down the face of the sign and discoloring it (their old one was discolored from many years of this and the new...

Do you use a form of some kind in which the customer gives you written permission to install a sign and releases you from liability for future problems? I can envision all kinds of potential problems without such a form...Like the customer's landlord finds out you drilled holes in his wall and...

I'm doing a sign for a liquor store and it's the kind that has clear brackets mounted on it so that one can create messages with the changeable letters. I'd like to find out where to buy these brackets so that I can include them in my bid. My problem is, I don't know what these are called so I'm...

The Rapidtac II application instructions say that the last step before removing the paper backing from a vinyl graphic should be to saturate the backing with Rapidtac II. But I'm thinking that since Rapidtac II is designed to help adhesive bond better, would that not create more of a bond...

I was liking the wet application, I did a whole big sign on polycarbonate without any problems, but today I tried it on the rear windshield of my van and it was nearly impossible to get the vinyl to stick. I squeegeed and squeegeed as firmly as I could, and it seemed like there was no adhesive...

I've made a few signs so far, including a fairly large one and everything is going fine, but today I had to peel up a graphic that I had just applied and I was startled to find how easily it came off. Once I got a corner up I was able to just pull it off with very little effort. So I was...

I'm doing a backlit sign for the first time. I have all the materials ready, and my question is should I apply the vinyl to the inside or the outside of the white acrylic? I'm thinking it has to be on the outside so you can see it in the daytime, but I thought I'd ask just to be sure.

I just finished my second window sign, and this one required removal of the old vinyl graphic. It had been on the window for many years and I was having a heck of a time trying to remove it with a "little chiseler" and some solvent. I heated it with a heat gun and that helped quite a bit, but...

I have a roll of 3M Controltac and I'm doing a two color sign in which the green must overlay the white. So the white vinyl has a white backing. With white on white you can't see the decal against the backing to line up the second color. I ended up solving the problem by doing it on a light...

Hi, I'm doing my first mounted sign using Sintra for the substrate. It's about 5 feet by 2.5 feet and will be bolted flat to a brick wall. My question is, will the 3 mil Sintra be sufficient for this or do I need to get the 6 mil? Looking at my supplier's inventory, it appears that they sell a...