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Yup, makes perfect sense. It doesn't need a lot of tension, but does need some to keep it from free spinning. If it slips the tension on the take-up will pull harder and start wrapping up like that. It's a balancing act. I've run tons of different laminators, and the good news is, once you get...

It shouldn't go that high on the roll. you need less tension on the take-up. There is no "exact way" because there are too many variables, it's all feel. There should be enough tension on the feed to just keep it slightly taught, but not too much, and enough tension on the take-up to prevent the...

I used to use clear release liners like that, they were common back when cut vinyl was the norm, before printers were commonplace, or affordable (god I feel old). If you needed outlines, drop shadows, and multi colored graphics with colored vinyl, they all needed to be aligned. One of the...

That's how I would do it. You already have the shape from round-2, paint the backing, use that as the shape for the new panel, and yer' golden. Next time they change it, tell em' to just call you to remove the vinyl (or panel), and when a new tenant comes in, you'll just lay a new one, which...

Will these be swapped out, or on permanently? If it's permanent, like logo's, or striping, just use 180, or any other good cast, and call it a day. It'll stick as good to vinyl as to paint, but like Boudica said, horizontal surfaces that never get a break from the sun will fade/ fail quicker...

Don't know for sure, but I did find this, there is a check box to enable/ disable bounding box. Otherwise it could be the container size.

End of the day, they're still regulated by a ton of three initial agencies who love to meet their budget by handing out fines no one can afford. Just turn em' over to a waste handler, pass the cost on to the customer, put the paperwork in a file so you can show you did your legal obligation, and...

Color change vinyls are solid colors, not to be confused with color shift vinyls that change colors. Doing a quick look at Vinyl Frog's website, there are too many things missing. Like life expectancy, whether it's cast, polymeric, calendared, mil thickness, stretch percentages, warranty...

They are regulated for use and disposal on the federal level. You don't want to be the last one known to have custody and not have any documentation of what happened to them. And like Notareal said, keep the documentation filed away. There are companies that take them for disposal or recycling...

Maybe they tried us because they owe us less than others & thought they'd get lucky. I still have some interior graphics for the last store we did.

We usually would too if that's all it was, but we were involved in new stores, updates, re-brands, and removals for them for a while. They paid a little slow, the usual corporate BS, but they paid. Then while doing signage for a new Fuzzy's Taco for them, they started falling behind with all the...

the kind of posts I hate making. Just a heads up to everyone, we've been doing work for the Starboard Group based in Florida off and on, and towards the end of last year we started having issues getting paid. They filed bankruptcy in November, owing us money. Today they contacted us to do a...

Just go with 3M 1080 or 2080 color change film, pick a stock color and go. It's all air release, comply, yada, yada, won't be much different than printed 180, just a bit thinner depending on what lam you used on the 180. No lam required, rolls are 60" wide, full roll is 25 yards, and you can buy...

I don't know what the solution is, but something has to change. When we have no people left with basic skills anymore, where are we going? Pretty bad when worn out, burned out, retired old reprobates like me have to go back to work to make up for no qualified people. Me too Johnny... :thumb:

Too many parents don't take the time or effort for much today. I pulled the last two out of high school and did the home schooling and worked with them on finding careers. One is in construction, and should have his own shingle out within the next year, the other does metal fabrication, both...

The way they run schools is one of the biggest problems today. It's a pet peeve of mine. Back when I went to school, in jr high alone we had wood shop, metal shop, and basic mechanics. I did drawings in 7th grade that went to national competitions, I had an advantage growing up in a body shop...

Thanks, I've done my share of production flatbed printing in the past on a lot of substrates, but not so much on powder coated. Just gettin' my ducks inn a row. Planning on using the Mimaki primer, but this is kind of what I was looking for, does it work over powder, or suggestions on good...

For Mimaki flatbed users, what sort of success do you have with direct printing on powdercoated metal? Good? Bad? Any particular inkset better for it than others? We currently supply decals for a customer to apply to their products, but they're working on something that would increase quantities...

The weight of the acrylic is probably too much for the two sided tape to not pull the vinyl loose. Can you do standoffs to mount them instead?