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  1. does anyone clear the edges of sign gold?

    Not my layout, but that sounds like wa-a-a-ay too much gold leaf. Gold usually is reserved for the main name and maybe a second line, while the rest of the copy is done in some complementary or analogous colors for a more cohesive feel. In my opinion, regardless of what the customer wants, a...
  2. Arlon wrap material will not print properly with Arlon profile

    Did you try using a 3M or oracal profile ?? That looks like totally the wrong profile.
  3. does anyone clear the edges of sign gold?

    Are we talking about a fire engine or ambulance...... or just two truck doors ?? I don't see how it would take hours to do ??
  4. Outbid by competition - fight or flight?

    He asked me for a 3' x 12' electric sign, so I quoted him on that. He ended up getting a cutout piece of acm. Quite a big difference. Like mentioned earlier. it's a p!sser when someone asks you to bid something one way and end up going in an altogether different direction and you didn't get...
  5. ACM OUTSIDE

    Now........ whodathunk ?? So hard to believe you have an EX. Sorry to hear that :omg:
  6. Outbid by competition - fight or flight?

    Good way is to be using a flatbed. No vinyl cost, less ink cost and no monkey time involved with everyone of the signs mentioned. No laminating and no laying the vinyl onto all the different substrates. You can easily save big bucks with a flatbed. Our first job, using our flatbed saved us...
  7. So.......................................................................

    Well, based on your post# 36, you had little or no level of trust for them anyhow. Anyway, you play the d!ck card very well. Keep up the good work, d!ckie.
  8. So.......................................................................

    Anything under $500 gets paid up front. Over that gets 1/2 & 1/2 when finished.
  9. Best vinyl for university table decals?

    What pete said........ you can make decals and graphics hold on under normal conditions, but you cannot make them vandal proof. Suggest making templates and painting the message onto the tables and then clearcoat over the top with 4 or 5 coats.
  10. Is it an ink problem or a UV lamp problem? I wonder..

    How many hours are on your lamps ?? Are your fans operating correctly ?? Normally inks won't dry 20 minutes later, if they are UV cured, unless you'd take them outside in the sun for 1/2 a day. Expired ink is not a good idea, either. Most inks have a shelf life of about 2 years.
  11. ACM OUTSIDE

    It costs much less cause it has 2 pieces of aluminum about .007" to .010" sandwiched around a piece or exterior grade plastic, so it only has 1/2 the aluminum in it. However, it is strong.
  12. Suggestions re-installing stud mounted acrylic lettering

    Ya like mucker, better ?? I've been called lotsa things over the years, but none of them ever really stick. Most of them are dead.......... now.
  13. So.......................................................................

    Great way to use commas. At least everything is on a toasted sesame roll with mayo..... ya just hafta figure out what filling ya want.
  14. Suggestions re-installing stud mounted acrylic lettering

    Ya know, you ARE thick. I just ignored that silly dig and tried to save your demeaning statement. You watched too many Godfather movies.
  15. Outbid by competition - fight or flight?

    Ya hafta remember, they probably don't hafta rent a boom and are more capable of doing this sorta work, therefore faster. Perhaps their markup isn't as high, either. edit: I've also often times have asked a customer where I went wrong with my quote and usually they are more than happy to...
  16. So.......................................................................

    My wife and I were at some casino a few years back and we went to the food court. Very nice and kinda upscaled, but the menus were all those digital boards about 30" tall and about 15' long, but the boards kept changing. There was so much writing on it and small, I had trouble reading it [as...
  17. Suggestions re-installing stud mounted acrylic lettering

    Ya don't hafta be italian to be musically inclined. Fishing line works, but not like piano wire. We have several wire removal kits, but the piano wire works by far the best. Piano wire is nothing more than a very strong steel known as music wire. It's tempered high carbon so it can take a...
  18. Outbid by competition - fight or flight?

    If you're bidding off a spec sheet, there's nothing much you can do if it's all legit across the table. If the overall quote is $20k or something, there could be some discrepancy in labor costs. However, if this is just a couple thousand all total, you're just higher without anything to...
  19. So.......................................................................

    Don't know how how I'll get some good lunches, if I don't know what the f*ck they sell ?? Now, here's another little added fun fact. When he was in, I asked him what kinda food and he said hispanic. Oh, that sounds good. He said, there's nothing around this area like it. I said right up on...
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