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  1. Need Help Need pricing on a 26ft box truck wrap????

    Ever notice how your clients are killing it? The landscapers, plumbers, tree guys, floor guys and so on? That's because they don't play stupid games like the sign industry does. What's with us? Another perfect illustration of the race to the bottom in this industry. If you use 480 sq ft of a...
  2. Question "Stolen" Artwork

    This is the problem with this industry. Too many people doing design work for free, and the customers expecting it. Take this as a lesson and stop designing on spec. You are a PROFESSIONAL. You are invested in skill, expertise, experience and overhead. You MUST charge for your design. Up...
  3. Need a vendor for ADA signage

    check out SignCrew in pennsauken NJ. 856-665-3676 Ask for Joe
  4. New Printer

    Good advice here thus far. Whatever you decide on, before fully pulling the trigger, go to a demo site. Bring LOTS of your blanks and your files. Run YOUR jobs, in real life, just as you intend to once the machine is delivered, before you pull the trigger. You'll avoid being disappointed after...
  5. HP L25500 60" Printer for sale

    Selling up one of our HP L25500 60 inch latex ink printers. This machine was in our production fleet and experienced a power supply failure. After working with our tech, and looking at offers from HP we decided to upgrade to a new or printer. Great machine for a power supply swap to get...
  6. The right way to install a 24' x 12' aluminum sign

    Nice work Gino. We would build the same kinda frame, but down here at the shore it would be aluminum so it wouldn't rust up. We keep angle and square tube in stock. Easy to cut, and even weld with a spool gun setup. Added bonus, PL makes a great secondary bond beyond just mechanical fasteners...
  7. HELP! I'm Pulling my hair out trying to fix this overspray issue on my FB700

    carriage motion direction overspray. Steps that would help - Correct partially blocked jets that may be firing at an angle other than straight (deflecting) out by cleaning head or replacing, or correcting ink temperature/viscosity at jet plate, increase head firing voltage, Lower head, slow...
  8. Casino bus, removal and wrap! (my personal nightmare)

    You didn't mention it, but did you try to Remove primer with primer? In all seriousness. Terry cloth towel wet with primer and rub!
  9. Jesse Hill - J Hill Designs- needs your thoughts and prayers

    So what a small world revolves around so many of us. A snowboard buddy from Truckee, posted about an altercation Saturday Night in a downtown Truckee watering hole. Jesse Hill has been a regular, knowledgeable, and thorough contributor around here, and today he's fighting for his life thanks...
  10. The Sign Invitational.

    For sure, I'll stop by. You are cranking out some really nice stuff.
  11. Acid wash for trailers?

    Another go to is LA's awesome. Wet surface, spray on, scrub, let sit for 30 seconds and rinse. Try an adhesion test before and after, you'll be shocked at the difference on older trailers.
  12. Anyone switch to LED office/shop lights

    This is something we have been working on for a while, testing various Led solutions even a custom built fixture. We just received 6 of the big a$$ led fixtures to hang and test. At 16k lumens each, they put out a lot of light. Yes, they are expensive. We've tested - shop built 10' LED sticks...
  13. Re purposing old signs

    I see $400 on etsy or in the vintage store in the making. You should see some of the "repurposed" stuff clients are getting crazy $ for.
  14. Race Trailer Wrap. Give me your thoughts

    Good start and good on you for taking risks and doing this job and more importantly asking advice to improve your end product. You, your shop, your client and the entire industry will benefit. Enlarge the car. Have it bleed off the top and bottom. Remove or tone down the background to 50%...
  15. 42" Graphtec FC7000-100 Plotter

    This is the 7000 series Graphtec with the optical eye. There's a bunch of extra blades. We bought this unit new with two other graphtec plotters. It's hardly used since we use our 63" machines to cut the printed vinyl as we standardized on 54 and 60" medias. Literally been covered in the corner...
  16. Juki Commercial sewing machine DDL-8300

    Juki DDL-8300N Sewing Machine w/Table and Thread StandHeavy duty Juki single needle machine, motor, table and stand. Sews banner and fabric beautifully and works perfectly. We are converting our finishing to a feed table integrated system and won't need two machines. $650.
  17. HP L65500 / LX610 for sale - 104" latex

    104" L65500 running LX610 inks. Prints perfectly, in daily production. Under 300k sq ft printed. New printer on the way and need space. Prints banner and fabric beautifully. $14,000. Print in grand format latex for the price of a 60" machine.
  18. Pair of Agfa Jeti 1224 flatbed Printers for sale

    I have a pair of Gandinnovations / Agfa 1224 flatbed printers for sale. $19,000 for BOTH. New printer on the way and need space. Printer 1- purchased new from Gandi, excellent runner, in daily production. Printer 2 - purchased from original owner, excellent runner, decommissioned in prep for...
  19. Custom Halo Lit Sign. 3 sq.ft. with lots of WOW

    That sign is badass. The vac formed custom shape letters-wow!
  20. What's cooking?

    While certainly anomalous, situations like these do little to further the wrap industry and client confidence in the product overall. I (we I should say, it was arduous and my guys toughed it out) recently removed a wrap we installed 16 years ago. At the time it was 180c crosshatch, whatever #...
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