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  1. Printing on Solvent Printer

    I have seen a roland printer that was converted to print films but we never had any luck printing films with the standard cmyk solvent printers. We have an epson 4880 converted to all black ink we use that to print our films for silk screening. Works great
  2. Clear printable vinyl for windows

    going to save this link and give this material a try. looks promising
  3. Clear printable vinyl for windows

    Mactac IMAGin B-Free JT 5999M BF Series Permanent 3.1mil Print Vinyl i haven't used this on windows yet but it does a pretty good job on equipment. i made 2ft x 3ft logo printed decals and with the air release it had very minimal visual issues with the adhesive. i would try a sample first but...
  4. metallic printing

    we have the roland xr-640. great machine over all. metallic leave a little to be desired. it is slow as hell as already stated. i probably use the metallic once a month and haven't had any issues (yet?) when you print silver it's great but when you print colored metallic you print the silver and...
  5. Sticking vinyl to a staircase?

    +1 to the above and don't forget the lam
  6. Sign Business as SIDE HUSTLE...

    can the wife handle phone, emails and any foot traffic then you do the work after your regular job ends
  7. double sided window graphics... HELP!

    or ... print 2 sided on a 10mil pvc and use a removable mounting adhesive or those adhesive dots (forget what they are called)
  8. double sided window graphics... HELP!

    good luck when ever the customer wants to install a large graphic by them selves..haha why not print a mirrored image on air -release clear then print the 2nd image on white vinyl with clear adhesive and mount together. mac-tac make a clear air release then use a standard 3.5 or 4mil vinyl
  9. Reflective blanks WITHOUT holes

    try harbor sales and wrisco they can make and cut the blanks you need per your specs
  10. double sided window graphics... HELP!

    what is the end result they are looking for? what don't they like about what you supplied already? what does the art look like and how are you printing?
  11. UV ink printing on corregated yard sign material

    we have a roland uv and it prints pretty good on coroplast but it will still come off if you get agressive with it. i know when we silk screen they have to use special inks that bite in to the plastic so the ink adheres better. it's a tough product to print on because the ink just sits on the...
  12. Bannerups Failure

    i always back it up with grommets for outdoor use, just to be safe.
  13. Does anyone charge for site visits?

    depends on the location (do i drive past that area, any tolls, distance). if they are in a rush and i have to make a special trip. how much work is involved. do i need to bring ladders to get measurements. i have charged $50 and as much as $100. generally the work is local and don't need to...
  14. Completed jobs and mistakes.

    Listen everyone loves a pat on the back for what they do right but unfortunately that doesn't always happen but doesn't mean you shouldn't't make efforts to make your division /unit/area (whatever you want to call it) better and if the job is that bad that you don't get the recognition or pay...
  15. Completed jobs and mistakes.

    mistakes do happen and always will from the bottom of the employees all the way up to ownership. sounds like you just need a better QC dept/person or if you don't have one get one. if you are putting out so many jobs wrong that the owner and customers are complaining then you as the manager...
  16. Trying to find a sign to match existing signs

    BUR-LANE, http://www.bur-lane.com/jrs JRS curved face sign frames
  17. Where to look for new business?

    and door to door isn't so bad. not saying you should rely on that alone but nothing wrong with that along with everything else. many times i have been driving somewhere and see a potential customer and stop in. nothing to lose. also try to find print brokers, they are free sales people for you.
  18. Installing 4 x 8 outdoor sign

    home depot, lowes..hardware store
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