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We let it off gas for 2 hours laying flat and then laminate. Some jobs sit out overnight and laminate in the morning. Never had any problems. EcoSol Max2 Inks - Roland XR640

It is all vinyl manufacturers. I was told the plant that burned down last year in Texas was one of only a few plants to produces a certain chemical used to make vinyl (and laminate). Translucent vinyls are the worst to find - if you need a certain color and it is in stock, order it then or you...

We are on our second version of our outside wall and it has been on about 10 months. Previous one was on for about 1.5 years

We use Grimco's Briteline MultiGrip. You can't laminate it, but it adheres to brick, block, concrete with ease. Comes in a 4' wide roll. We use or UV flatbed printer and our Roland EcoSol to print with great results. Removes easily too. Is basically a canvas with extra thick adhesive.

Warning bells went off as soon as I read that the vinyl was peeling away from the backer after being cut and weeded. Something was wrong at that point. We use Alron SLX all the time to wrap vehicles and for large logos - never for cut letters. Last year we used it with Oraguard 290 with no...

Surface needs proper prep. We use Solv S1000 Surface Cleaner Prep spray. https://tubelite.com/inx-solv1128.html There are others, like this one we have been meaning to try (I think someone else mentioned here). https://supply55.com/uv-adhesion-promoters/

Normal weed, cut between lines of text, let sit overnight (shrinks), tape down both left and right ends tightly, little bit of a snap/flick as you weed, and/or quick yank like pulling a table cloth out from under plates. Experience.... practice, failures, motivation (we can't go home till this...

We use Oraguard 290 Matte.

If you are using a matte lamination, then your printed piece does not need to be matte. We print on vinyl with our Roland every day. We do laminate using a matte vinyl and sometimes no laminate, but print onto a matte vinyl.

Not sure what kind of wall you are working with. But for exterior, Grimco's Multigrip is a really awesome product with years of removability. For interior, we just used General Formulations' Wallmark 226HTR - both high tack and removable (at least for the first year) - this stuff laid well...

Just did 3 like this yesterday. A felt squeegee works best. Fold 4 or more inches of wax paper back at the top of the graphic, crease sharply, and hinge at top using the exposed section to anchor. We usually have two guys on this and use a level on the side for alignment. Agree with...

Firesprint is on here and does this.

We had a CET and bought a new FluidColor about a year ago (R84F Turbo). Can't say enough good about the FluidColor and about their training. The company started out reconditioning machines and have taken that experience to beef up certain areas of the equipment. We have CMYK and White and opted...

196"wide X 78"Long X 56" high. In your workspace you will need another 2' all the way around the machine minimum. This is for one that prints to 4'x8'

The Issues I spoke of are not for one single brand. We have had a CET before the FluidColor. Both are based off the HandTop framework. There are many others that start with a HandTop frame as well. - Yes, vacuum holds material down, but if it is not flat it will not print clearly. We have...

To add: No need for transfer tape or time to assemble vinyl, most sign panels are done once printer is done. They can be fast and add ability to your shop. We make multi layer glass signs - like the glass on pinball machines - print directly onto wood, canvas frames, magnetic, PET banner...

EcoSolvent Inks, direct printing onto substrate. Can't say vinyl is all that easy on the environment or "green". I thought I remembered hearing about a newish board that uses recycled materials - can't remember if it was a foamcore type or a PVC.

Wrap cast vinyl $0.97 per square foot - $1.02 per square foot. Add 15% for waste (leading edge, no one prints all the way to the edge...) and you are at about $1.15. Now add ink cost - let's say $0.30. So $1.45 per square foot pure material cost without laminate or labor, overhead, depreciation...

I am wondering what this customer does for a living - I assume they do not race for a living or the expense would be less of an issue. So let's say they are a mechanic. If you take your car to them and tell them the price is too high will they lower it? Problem is they do not value your time as...

Same here. We keep 3M SCPS-55 premasking tape around for large format Etch films we apply to windows. But our house application tape is Conform RLA 4075 High Tack.