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  1. Fellers is too Funny.

    I have been emailing back and forth with Fellers and they can't seem to understand why I am made about Cheetah Wrap. "The focus of my anger is the roll of 3M Satin Pearl White that cost me $643.75 wholesale a month ago while cheetah wraps list it as $551.25. That is almost a 15% or $92.50...
  2. Fellers is too Funny.

    Thanks for bringing this up again. I am extremely pi$$ed. I just wrapped my stepdaughters new used car in 1080 Satin Pearl White. Fellers = $643.75 (my former wholesaler) Cheetah Wraps = $551.25 Screwed by Frank for $92.50 I personally got burned. First...
  3. Large run on Decals

    www.Stouse.com If it's not listed call because they can an will do it.
  4. Jesse Hill - J Hill Designs- needs your thoughts and prayers

    What a tragedy. I just ran across this on my Facebook page https://www.gofundme.com/2cehsqu4 and it says Jesse passed early Saturday morning.
  5. How do you deal with clients that want their files

    These situations are tough unless there's a posted policy and I think your right to say it is a lose-lose situation. I would at least charge a half or a whole hours wages to organize and burn the disk. Some of the things that would enter in the thought process on how much to charge would be...
  6. Contract regarding PHYSICAL Printed Proofs?

    There were a couple of points in the statement highlighted, but if your talking about holding your customer responsible for catching your typesetting mistakes, that seems a little crazy to me. That's like your mechanic making you look over the brake job he just did and sign off on it. Then you...
  7. Large Format Print Quoting Software of App?

    You can use expensive sign quoting software or make your own Excel spreadsheet. Excel is a powerful tool and can simplify quoting tasks. Here one I used to use for wrap printing and installation. You might be able to customize it. Make sure you think about each step in the process and all...
  8. Level or Parallel for parking garage signage?

    My pet peeve is that these decision should be made in the sales/design phase of the project. The installer should receive the proofs used to sell the job showing the location and orientation of the sign or signs. I don't produce anything so I end up having 2 masters, the company who hired me and...
  9. Contract regarding PHYSICAL Printed Proofs?

    WOW, I would be so mad at the other sign shop. It would be tough not to charge them, or take them to court and sever the relationship. They should have known better and taken care of all those details. Of course I wouldn't say that publicly until I evaluated the revenue that they brought in. I...
  10. Wall Graphics

    Are you sure they are using the same material. I get a lot of IJ40C which looks like it was UV printed without laminate for wall graphics. The calendared film is thicker and feels a lot stiffer than its cast counterpart even with laminate. If it is 3M IJ40c you can tell because the adhesive...
  11. Installation Guide

    The haze isn't the alcohols fault, it's the process. You just loosened all the dirt and spread it in a nice even but streaky film all over the window. By using a clean dry towel or the clean backside of your towel you end up polishing off the rest of the dirt. This will happen on large dirty...
  12. Getting fleet and commercial accounts

    Not to mention some commercial dealers offer rebates on graphics packages. I know at one time Ford used to offer their commercial customers $500 rebate for the graphics.
  13. Contract regarding PHYSICAL Printed Proofs?

    That sucks, I strongly dislike people without honor like that. I hope you can tack on a few $s to make it up in the next 3 months. Might try LegalZoom for the really good legalese.
  14. Contract regarding PHYSICAL Printed Proofs?

    There are instances that I can think of where you are at fault no matter what. You're the expert and you should know how to make a two sided coro sign with an arrow to one location. Both sides should point, as an example, North. If you print the same file on both sides one will point North...
  15. Installation Guide

    There are some good videos in the link below along with http://www.robivers.com/store/info-tools/ http://www.signs101.com/forums/showthread.php?132969-Best-Installation-Videos Nothing can replace hands on experience. I suggest asking all your material and equipment suppliers if they are...
  16. Getting fleet and commercial accounts

    Gino, Its just like pinstripes, rhino lining, window tinting and all the other dealer add-ons. The only difference is that the commercial side doesn't beat you up on pricing quite as bad and then add an exorbitant markup. The process and fees aren't really any different than the brokers in...
  17. Getting fleet and commercial accounts

    Most of the really large fleet work is printed by large national printing companies like Lowen and Vomela (parent company of about a dozen print companies). Typically they hire PDAA, 3M, or Lowen certified installers. For all others, a personal connections and/or persistence is the key. You...
  18. Does anyone charge for site visits?

    It's a balancing act for sure. Before you agree to a site survey you should be asking some specific questions, showing them some samples and ballpark pricing while reading their reactions. If your good at reading people the risk vs.reward gets a lot smaller and is worth it in the long run. I...
  19. the simple ones are the tough ones. Font ID please.

    That's strange that they changed both "R's"
  20. Guides / Walkthroughs on Routing Printed images with out a Camera alignment System

    That's what I was looking for, looks totally straight forward too, Thank You! Did you guys leave a margin on your substrates? Margins were built into the files and prints and not used on the substrate. The "L" shape on the print was trimed to the center of the hairline and installed on the...
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