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My first choice is to use a steamer to loosen up the adhesive and peel off the vinyl. It doesn't work 100% of the time but it's worth a try. Home Depot sells them fairly cheaply.

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Regarding painting polycarbonate/acrylic with latex paint, we roll the back side of the acrylic with acrylic latex paint. From the front it looks perfect. The trick is to put at least 2 or 3 coats of paint on the back side to make sure there is an even cover, then when dried cover the entire...

We use subs for some sign installations. We get a copy of their liability insurance and Work Comp. I would like to have some sort of "contract" that covers us from certain liabilities, namely lawsuits. I've had a blanket contract drawn up in the past by a lawyer but it seemed like overkill. Is...

We do a lot of PVC signs and letters and have found certain brands of PVC are much better to rout than others. The denser the material the cleaner it routs. We have been using Celtec by Vycom but our current supplier, Tubelite, has been bought out by Grimco. Grimco only sells Palight PVC which...

A natural wood background is beautiful, but high maintenance if used outdoors. In Florida the clear coat would need to be redone probably every 6 months to a year depending on exposure to UV. There are new building materials that look like natural wood but are made for outdoor durability. Or...

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I bought the EstiMate CD's long before the program went cloud based. I still use it all the time. It's so convenient to be able to create an estimate that includes the product type, cost, customized messages to the customers, terms of sale, purchase order numbers, etc. Then I can export the info...

How are you installing the sign - is there some sort of framing behind the ACM to keep it rigid? What is the breakdown between the cost of the sign and the cost of the installation?

We have been asked to quote installing stainless steel fabricated letters on a stone monument that will have cascading water falling behind the offset letters. The letters are 18" upper and lower case, 1" thick. There will be stainless steel studs connecting the letters to the stone wall with a...

V carving wood with a CNC router will result in a lot of splintering unless you use the right kind of wood. We have found Poplar is good and not super expensive in our area. Our method for this type of sign would be to sand wood as smooth as possible (with the grain), stain, seal, mask with...

Thanks!!! You just saved me a chunk of time searching through fonts...

Thanks. I have seen it before but already been looking through most of my font...

I've been using EstiMate since the beginning of time. It connects with QuickBooks and is very easy to use. I never did the subscription, still have the CD. It is great for creating and emailing simple quotes, storing substrate and materials costs, creating packing lists, writing terms for...