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Recent content by Kbrecken

  1. Need Help Greys Printing Blue

    Ladies, Gentlemen, I don't want to debate Colour Management, RIPs, and or best practices, what I will engage in are possible solutions to a problem that can be resolved, Gray balance is and always has been an issue across multiple platforms, it is at essence the backbone of all visual...

  2. Need Help Greys Printing Blue

    For me, having been a scanner operator back in the day when scanning was a thing, when digital photography and colour management didn't exist, it's all about the numbers and the viewing environment, which is key ( aka: 5000k / light booth ) So the trick is to find the CMYK recipe that produces...

  3. Tips for getting color raster prints to print more true to what's on my screen? Illustrator/Caldera

    I see the age old question is alive and kicking, my advice is to sign up for a online Colour Management course and learn the basics, X-Rite has some excellent resources to get you started, check it out, https://www.xrite.com/

  4. Need Help Greys Printing Blue

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  5. Need Help Greys Printing Blue

    File 2 - of - 3

  6. Need Help Greys Printing Blue

    you might find this file helpful, RIP & Print with & with Out Colour Management (ICC-OFF), File 1 - of - 3
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    Vinyl suggestions to apply on acrylic

    I use 3M 8150, wet mount,

  8. Media for subsurface acrylic application

    3M 8150, optical clear, permanent, wet mount

  9. Possible bad batch of 3M 180CV3

    I had a similar issue with 3M 180mC-53 Cardinal Red, for a fleet of transit buses, the adhesive was peeling away from the vinyl when installers tied to pull it off to reposition, epic disaster, 25 rolls from same lot number all had to be sent back and replaced, I lost 3 weeks of labor, because...

  10. XC-540 in storage for 4 years just brought it back out

    she be toast, don't revive it, bin it and let her rest in pieces,
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    Wall mural on tile - wall of pain?

    3M8624 might be worth looking at, be sure to pair it with the proper lam and install requirements, https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b00026373/

  12. What grommet press does everyone use now?

    I've had one of these for quite some time, https://www.signworldamerica.com/Automatic-Grommet-Machine-3-7-16--s/1972.htm, it has served me well for over 8+ years, not too shabby of a machine for only $6200.00 US but this year I'm replacing it this year with this one, see attached, $13.875.00 Cdn,
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    3M 180mC-53 Cardinal Red - adhesive issues

    Just had a major set back on a fleet graphics install project, turns out all of the 25 Rolls 3M 180mC-53 Cardinal Red vinyl I bought is flawed, the adhesive is not sticking to the vinyl, anyone experiencing the same or similar issue with 3M Cast vinyl? The 3M lot number is M2324201
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    CLEAR ACRYLIC WITH CLEAR DOUBLE SIDE # application error#HELP ME!

    can you try instead, after printing direct second surface to the acrylic, apply a cast vinyl barrier film or a medium gray cast vinyl to act as a blockout layer, then apply a few pieces of clear VHB tape, to mount on the wall,

  15. Outdoor sign substrate

    I'd go with .5" Krezone, not sure what they call it in your area, but it's essentially Good 1 Side plywood with enamel paint, I don't print direct cuz I once shot one across the room when I forgot to raise my head height on my UV flatbed, I decal / mount with 3M IJ35C + matte lam
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