Recent content by Frank Linson

We also had an issue with the matte laminate on a boat wrap, using the Roland Tru Vis ink system, the newest Roland product. Found the issue was the inks aren't compatible for 3M or Avery 1105 or the respective laminates. Check your printer against the vinyl company for ICC profiles, and if they...

We don't use Onyx but the difference from CMYK to CMYK LC LM can be startling and it's due to the ink quantity and color value of the light inks. Our Roland XC540 does way better with intermediate colors than the old Vp 540 did, and it was a 4 color printer. If you run 4 color it doesnt output...

I have a 4 month old Roland VG640, after 10 years with a XC540, and baby I've never been more bummed. Roland was told there is a compatibility issue with cast vinyls, to include ink cracking and de-lamination. We encountered the laminate issue on a boat, going by the dealer recommendation of...

Dale, I see issues here, it will need cleaning and abrasion if done with automotive, and since it looks like bb gun pockmarks those will need filler, which you'd have to break the surface to get to stick. then fill and sand, then paint and refinish the letters which dont look too big. 1" is too...

The banding issues you talk about show up with cmyk black input art. be sure you have rgb files to send to print. May work, may not. We print with Flexi so it likes rgb input. We sometimes have to change the art files sent us as the Illustrator black is never true black, it's grey and bands...

Really old sign guy!

Ericka, There is a small black rubber/plastic square button stop that has broken just like mine. it is a limiting device of some type, (which I haven't found what it does), except mine also made a loud bang as the carriage returned to the "finished" position to the right. Without it it will go...

How about the old corrugated plexiglas we used to get in the 80's, any manufacturers out there? My Los Angeles suppliers are too young to know and give me that blank silent treatment. We are on the west coast. Have a sign that is about 20 years old and has a 3" vertical square corrugation of...

Thanks 2CT Media, Never thought of any alternative for Fords and their Military Grade aluminum!

Great tips from all. We run a dirt sprint car, has no rivets but the late models need the rivets taken out. Mylar chromes are not at all used over rivets. take out the rivets, they will shake loose anyway, if they don't get totally rubbed off in turn 1 or 4! Before air release chromes, we had to...

When you get done and warm the vinyl could you, after squeegeeing the lettering, use a steamer to warm the lettering, then put a backing sheet on the lettering to squeegee over? It would have the lettering set, but not have any flame just hot steam, then a paper overlay so as not to slide the...

Thanks for the tinkie laugh! hahahaha

Ok, all you 'next day application guys', who I used to also be. We had a van painted with Glassurit white basecoat/clearcoat. It was December 2007. That January we were asked to do a frisket (Hexis grey paint mask film actually) which we have done often, for an airbrush artist to apply fancy...

Are you infact in Maine? If so look in the Signcraft magazine or Signs of the Times service guide for wholesale sign makers. You will need a UL approved shop unless you are doing a bootleg build. If you were on the west coast I could get you several names.

Sean is a tool but we have used their products and have had to send stuff back as well. They are hard core sales people, so if you have an aversion to dealing with them, get caller ID or set your phone to not accept the number, new phone systems have that option.