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You can order lidco squeegees directly from lidco but you have to by in quantity. I too love the grey lidco squeeges and they are $1.15 if you by 500. I prefer Monkey Strip buffers or Monkey Tails. You can put them on any squeegee. They only last about 1 wrap but at less then a dollar who...

Auto glass is typically Rain-X. Most of the dive through car washes use it or some Turtle wax equivalent. A lot of commercial building glass companies have a pre-wash that they run their windows through before they send them out to install. It makes them resist finger prints so they can...

If you install an air egress vinyl wet you will have these problems as well. All those channels get flooded with water and will take days to dry out. If your using glass cleaner to clean the windows, make sure it doesn't have ammonia in it. Ammonia reacts with and can affect the adhesive. If...

9 times out of 10, if cast won't stick, they used rain-x on the windows. Clean glass is an ideal substrate for vinyl and 3951 is more aggressive than most cast vinyl. Did you install it wet?

Any brand of cast vinyl with a matching cast laminate will work. Avery and 3M tend to be most peoples first choices. If you use a cheap calendared vinyl the graphic will shrink leaving an unsightly dirt ring. There are high performance version of calendared vinyl that try to balance price vs...

IR heater - These things have so many uses; use it to evenly heat the vinyl as you pre-stretch bumper corners, Post heat large areas, heat up vinyl for removal (wraps, cut vinyl, or window perf), heat up your install bay and or preheat or dry a cold vehicle. These things are awesome. Summit...

Most agents wouldn't tell you but you could ask for a once a year payment of $150 for unlimited additions. It was something you had to ask for. My new insurance company does it for free.

Be aware that unlaminated solvent prints will stick together if you stack them face to face especially when it is hot. Simple fix is to save the liner and use it as a slip sheet in-between.

Not a fan of attaching anything to a second surface vinyl graphic because it will pull off over time. Attaching it with a full coverage double sided adhesive will just delay the process. In the winter when they turn the heat on the face will slowly slide off the vinyl. If he absolutely has to...

I require the client to take it through the car wash the day before and then drop it off the night before. Just Like jwilde it goes inside to acclimatize the night before. It will take a minimum of overnight for the seams to dry out. I typically start some of the disassembly the night before as...

My experience is that a black background with large white/light text is where the problems happen. The black heats up quickly and the white doesn't especially in the cooler months. Double pained glass makes this less of a problem. The key is to never install graphics on cracked or chipped glass...

Order it from Lowen and save $36 https://www.lowencertified.com/assets/pages/product.aspx?pid=76295 You can try the Roller S or L but they don't work in as many different situations. You also have the TSA-2 which is even cheaper than the VCAT but it tends to impress the roller texture into the...

Fire Apparatus Regulations: At least 50% of the rear vertical surfaces of the apparatus shall be equipped with a minimum of 6" alternating yellow and red chevron retroreflective striping sloping downward and away from the centerline of the vehicle at an angle of 45 degree. NFPA 1901 Regulation...

Could it have been a printed graphic and because they didn't let it cure the solvent inks migrated into the paint? I have seen roofs where the inks bleed through leaving the image behind.

I agree with Gino. Signman315, if 2 installers take 4 days your getting robbed. I'm half a century and I can do one by myself in two 12 hour days. More power to you if you can get it, but your pricing is almost $17 a square foot. That price is higher than most charge for a standard commercial...

If it is a brand name and a slogan, you might want to think about cut vinyl. If the graphics are solid colors and it's only a couple of colors that will be faster and cheaper. If it has a gradient or a lot of colors print cut will be cheaper and easier depending on how large the graphics are. At...

They did develop a few UV inks that were elastic enough to wrap with, but they have some disadvantages. Where you have higher ink loads the vinyl doesn't like stretch as much or shrink back after being stretched or pre-stretched. If the wrong UV inks are used, it may look fine for a day or two...

Safety rulers are great as long as your table is perfectly flat...

I have a different perspective. Outside experience is extremely valuable if you know your sending them to someone who knows what they are doing. I wouldn't send new hires though, they should get on the job training. New employees are unproven and may not even stick around. Invest in your best...

Looks to me like it was a matte red chrome. I have no experience removing what is left, but I do know that the chemicals will have a hard time getting through the metalized layer to soften the adhesive. That doesn't look like fun...