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  1. When a potential client begins to introduce a new project.

    Robert, in my opinion, you came across as a psychologist in your post. Never really trying to provide anything but always posing a question. Questions that sound like you want them to search their souls for the meaning of life. Those are techniques use by psychologists hence, the association. I...
  2. Vinyl wallpaper peeling off

    Agree with Reveal1's opinion on the textile with some caveats. My experience is with PhotoTex printed on a solvent printer and it isn't abrasion-resistant without some type of liquid lam. If you install it without a liquid lam, make sure you use a soft buffer on your squeegee or you cun the risk...
  3. Things that make you go hmmm - Corel Conspiracy Theory

    A couple of possible fixes. 1. Whenever you have repeatable errors, shut the software down and click on the window icon and type %temp% and hit ENTER, and delete all the temp files it will let you. Sometimes bad data gets written to a program's working temp file and it references the bad data...
  4. Vinyl wallpaper peeling off

    77 gets everywhere, less is more. You will feel it collecting on your arm hairs as you spray...
  5. Vinyl wallpaper peeling off

    P.S. It's best to use a cast vinyl for interior walls. The calendared vinyl won't conform to the orange peel texture of the painted wall and because it has a higher shrinkage rate, it is more likely to fail. Also using a High-Tack adhesive helps as well. The first give away you're going to...
  6. Vinyl wallpaper peeling off

    3M Super 77 spray adhesive. Spray both the wall and the vinyl, let dry, then squeegee it back down. Be sure to mask off any areas you don't want the adhesive.
  7. Shutting down printers nightly

    I'm not familiar with that printer, but what does no air pressure have to do with shutting down the printer. I would assume the automatic head cleaning is an electrical function, and not air pressure related... If I had to guess, the air is used to raise and lower the rollers.
  8. 2 Missing fonts

    Payne's no luck Pools is https://www.findmyfont.com/index.php/fonts/font-preview?fset=Linotype%20%2F%20%28Commercial%29&ffam=Morris%20Sans%20Pro%20-%20Light&fstyle=&fsize=60&fid=b4fff5ed9b5a8eba5caa5f2c6a3999cf&wrap=2&text=POOLS
  9. Need Help How to make plate not see through

    you need to use translucent black if you want to block out the light. regular black vinyl will typically have a mottled appearance.
  10. Do you like your PC monitor?

    I couldn't operate without 2 monitors and once you try it you'll never go back. The first monitor is the primary design monitor and the second always has email and over or beside that is a browser, secondary design program, file explorer depending on what is needed at the time... If you...
  11. What Vinyl should I use for Trailer Graphics?

    My personal opinion would be to use cast vinyl with a cast laminate. Because we don't have freezing cold in Florida you could get away with a high performance calendared vinyl. Because we are supposed to be professionals, I take the cost of entire process into account for my clients sake and...
  12. Need Help Font cant match the S

    As others have said and it free. https://www.findmyfont.com/index.php/fonts/font-preview?fset=Google-Web-Fonts%20%2F%20%28Freemium%29&ffam=Montserrat%20-%20Bold&fstyle=&fsize=60&fid=5a6aef823dd8d1b22aacd78aebb653d6&wrap=2&text=USADEBK
  13. To Unwrap or Not Unwrap

    They created this predicament and if they can't accept and understand it, then "Run Forest Run! "
  14. To Unwrap or Not Unwrap

    CYA, Be the professional and let them know all the potential problem upfront. Show them the vinyl manufactures removal warranty - not exact words but clean removal up to 5 years on factory paint only. They are obviously way past the time frame and you don't know the quality of the paint or...
  15. Magenta in Yellow

    The sponge in the capping station is probably touching the head
  16. Price to Charge For Install Involving Driving and Staying Overnight

    I charge, the mileage rate for the vehicle, labor for drive and installation, a hotel room for each person, and $50 per diem per day per person. If someone else is providing things for me I inform them of the costs when I have to wait for a lift or graphics upfront. The lift is on-site for a...
  17. Font choices...

    Before I started my own install only business, we had a banner hung in the back of the shops I worked in. I was as tall as we could print and hem, about 50" and we printed outlines for common sizes of banners (2x4, 3x6, 4x8 and the 50"x10) On the banner we included letter heights - 2", 4" 6" 8"...
  18. Card my yard

    Material costs are cheap, but that looks like a lot of work considering each coro sign is an original. The only way to make that work is to have a bunch of premade letters and designs in limited colors. Then all you have to do is sort, install, and remove. It could be a good business if you...
  19. Need Help Identifying Font like Eurostile

    I think it is Eurostile and the chrome effects with the beveled outline is making appear to curve out in the middle and shrink on the top and bottom. Look at the bottom of the T.
  20. Need Help How to remove old liner off acrylic?

    Old liner is a pain but if you can get one side started wrap it around a dowel or broomstick and roll it off.
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