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We use Substance 3755 for our embossed stickers that aren't laminated. At 3.75 mil it's thinner than our typical laminated stickers which are around 5.5 mil, but it works pretty well. It's also air release, so customers have an easier time with bubble free application. Never had any...

If you have the ability to print white, printing white around all the registration marks should help. That's what we do. You can also try placing squares of matte laminate over the registration marks to reduce reflections.

Apparently a lot of the online sticker vendors saw a huge increase in demand during that time. My site being new and unknown got just a small amount of that, but it was enough to gain traction and start building a reputation. I figure the sticker mule thing propelled my business ahead at least...

I did exactly what you're wanting to do and launched my custom sticker website about a year ago. If you aren't an expert software developer who can design and develop the website and all the backend processes to automate as much as possible, you'd better have some deep pockets to pay people who...

Epson all the way. I just bought a second s80600 for our sticker shop. The colors we get from these printers are amazing. They are low maintenance and I will often start a print before leaving the shop in the evening and unless I forget to check the ink levels, I always come in the next...

I have two GFP laminators. While I don't use the heat very often, I'm putting 3-4 rolls per week through each and any lamination problems I have are user error. The laminators have performed flawlessly. It did take a while to figure out procedures for loading and switching laminates between...

We shrink wrap if it's 35 stickers or more, up to 100 per stack. Less than 35 go into recloseable baggies. Small orders (20 or less) go into flat envelopes, and any orders that will fit go into a bubble mailer. The rest into boxes.

I use Onyx, so I'm not going to be able to help with the RIP, but the s80600 will remind you daily to shake the white ink cartridge, so that's how often you should do it. To be honest though, I've let it sit over the weekend and printed white on Monday without shaking it and it was fine. You...

Shouldn't be a problem between sheet and roll. Also tool positions are only about .25" off, so if you're .625" off, it's not likely the cutter in the wrong position. Perhaps your tool offset or scan sensor offset got changed? You can also try a new print and see if you still have the problem...

Running magnetic through the printer could cause problems. When I had my s80600 installed, the tech recommended not running magnetic through it. It's better to print on vinyl and apply the vinyl to magnetic stock.

For stickers, I'd recommend eco-solvent. UV stickers don't look as good as eco-solvent stickers in my opinion. You can can see the difference in ink height between different colors when viewed at even a slight angle. It's a look I don't like. For banners and wall decals, it probably isn't a...

Can you explain how it helps the manufacturers to suggest for us to wait 6-24 hours after printing before laminating? The times listed may be on the safe side, but it seems like it would be better for their business to advertise less or no outgassing than to promote more if there was no need...

I find laminating UV prints with gloss laminate unsatisfactory. I use substance vinyl and laminate, and a GFP laminator with heat assist. I find the laminate conforms a bit too much to the UV print leaving ridges and valleys that are very visible when viewed at an angle. Laminating with matte...

Yeah, I'm very happy with the colors my Epson produces and usually send RGB files to Onyx. I know I won't be able to match every print between printers, but I'm hoping I can get CMYK prints nearly the same.

I've tried them all. So far, Wide Mimaki seems to give me the closest colors to my Epson s80600 (I know I'll never achieve the same colors on the Mimaki, but it's not even close at this point).