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We are making some large lexan signs for a backlit sign box. 117" x 60". The design is black with cut outs where the lexan will show through. Since this sign is so tall, what kind of vinyl would you use? Is it ok to apply and overlap a couple of 30" panels to accomplish this task? Or, should I...

Hey Everyone! We are hurting in the laminator department. What should I do? 2 years ago I purchased a GBC Spire III. We had some issues with it initially, but it's been a really good machine overall. Seems heavy duty. Metal components. Big rollers, etc... We print roll to roll all day long. We...

Hello! I have a customer that wants us to apply solid vinyl prints on the outside and on the inside of his windows. Our primary house product is General Formulations 201 which has clear adhesive. Will we see the inside graphics through the outside graphics or visa versa? Will I need some kind...

90% of the products that we print at our company are small vehicle stickers that we ship out all over the place. We've had some struggle with the HP Latex 360 having good up-close clarity and also some struggles with printing light greys and such. There is an issue because of the limited LM...

I'm trying to create my own custom profile on our glossy vinyl (GF 203). I'm using an x-rite i1 pro. I used the 360 to create the initial file but I did not let it create the profile. I had Caldera take over from there. I used Caldera to do the linearization, Ink Limit and now I'm on the profile...

Hello! I'm looking for a textured laminate that doesn't smudge. We've been using Rtape 5Mil Poly, but now we need something with a little more bite to it. We've tried the Oracal 250AS product, which is a floor laminate. It's about the right texture, but it smudges really easily. We need...

We have some lower window panels to wrap on a building in plain white. 56" x 27" panels. The customer wants every other panel to have text cut out of the wrap panel. Initially I was going to do these wraps with regular cut vinyl, wet install. However, because they are low to the ground, and...

Hello! We've noticed that we are seeing a haze in our shop lately after printing banner. We print Arlon 313. Looks like our temps when printing banner are 230F. Does anyone else have this issue? When we print on our regular adhesive vinyl (roll after roll), we don't see this issue. Although we...

I have a company that wants me to print and ship a double sided banner to them that will be going over a road. I believe it's a 36' x 4' banner. Going over a road has me kinda nervous in that if something happens and it falls into the road and causes an accident, who is liable? Of course, I'd be...

Hello! I just started sewing banners about a month ago. I purchased an Artisan 4420RB, Double Needle, Walking Foot, Lockstitch machine. I've been practicing and I've sewn quite a few banners with it myself, even made my first pole pocket banner with it yesterday. However, there are some things...

We got hired to remove some old cut vinyl decals from a truck and install some new cut vinyl decals. Kind of a rush order. i show up to find out that the truck has a matte black wrap on it and the decals are on the wrap. Someone has started removing the decals and its leaving a lot of adhesive...

Hey all! How well does the HP FB500 do double sided registration? Accurate double sided registration is something that will certainly be important to us in purchasing a flatbed printer. I like the idea of an Oce or Fuji flatbed, but new they are very expensive, and our company is on a tight...

Is it ok to put a clear finish over a vinyl wrap? A customer wants me to wrap a steel water slide, and then he wants to spray a clear automotive finish over it to keep it sealed and protected. Is that ok? Any particular finish better than another? Thanks for your help!

Hey Guys! I need your advice. I'm pretty sure our next printer needs to be a flatbed. Now that we have a flatbed cutter, it kinda makes sense to have a flatbed printer. We would have about $5k in just wholesale printing a month from one customer if we had one today. The problem is, I think we...

We currently have 2 latex printers, a 360 and an L26500. It's possible we might be getting an account to do a lot of poster printing. If this is the case, would it be better to get a cheaper aqueous printer like the Z6200? What are the pros and cons to printing on something like that for posters...

Hello! Anyone know of a latex printable barrier film out there? Seems like barrier films only come UV printable... but we only print latex. It seems silly that there wouldn't be some kind of latex printable version out there, but maybe there just isn't. My goal is to make double sided stickers...

Hey guys! Just got our Summa F1612 this last week and I'm really having fun diving into routing. I have a couple questions: - Are there good sources for purchasing sacrificial porous mats? Summa sells a roll of "milling mat" and it's quite expensive. Looks like a soft foam to me. They also...

Hey guys! Welp, we are bringing an F1612 online tomorrow. We purchased it with the router option. Our shop is small, and the ideal place to put the router would be about 10ft from one of our printers. Since we won't be doing any wood routing, should I worry at all about dust on my prints...

Hey There! I'm looking for a matte laminate without any texture. Something completely smooth and almost waxy looking. We brought in Arlon's 3420 Satin and that is too glossy. And our Oracal 210M is too textured. We need something almost between a Satin and a Matte. Something completely smooth...

Hello! I need to print some seasonal table top decals for a restaurant franchise. The tricky part is that it needs to be child/people proof so it needs to be somewhat difficult to pull up, but it also needs to be not too difficult to pull up when the season is over 3-4 months from now. Also...