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I've never done it. I worked for a short time in a shop and they would rabbit and glue two panels together. This was on a large donut shaped sign but didn't have a lot of surface area.

I have a potential job to mount a bunch of 2-3" Laser cut letters on a large panel. To give a rough idea, let's say it's 400 letters. The letters will be either 1/4" or 3/8" thick with 3m 468MP tape on the back. It will either be mounted to printed vinyl or a painted surface. My best idea...

You have three choices. The first is to give up your files and move on with life. Life is too short. The second is to simply say "Our company policy is not to release print ready files. I apologize for the inconvenience." Third, you can charge some sort of fee to release the print ready...

How would you like it if you had a regular customer that emailed every few weeks for an order. The subject "ORDER". The message "I need a sign. 2ft x 3ft. how much? How fast? tnx, Johnny Jammers" If you want good advise, you need to tell people what you're doing. Otherwise you're going...

If you're going to ask a question about what seems to be every project, it would be a common courtesy to provide some actual details.

Rule of thumb is 100-200% on materials + time x shop rate. Shop rate varies heavily but most try to make between $85-125/hr.

If you buy an existing, established business and stay in the same location, you have a very good chance of keeping your customers for at least 1 order. After 1 order, all bets are off. They might not like your face, your personality, your design work, your quality. But generally speaking, if...

Bad idea. They are made of PVC. Lasering PVC is a big no-no.

A fiber laser probably would be best but even then you have to understand there is setup involved. Also some materials either can't or shouldn't be engraved. With so many variables, the job will have complexity. What they're looking to accomplish isn't a small ask.

Typically.... The most valuable way to sell your business is to sell it as a whole, fully functioning, business where someone steps in and just keeps things moving along. The next most valuable way to sell your business is if a local competitor wants to buy it while the business is in good...

The panel is typically textured on one side and smooth on the other. I haven't looked at the stuff in a while, but that's how it was produced last I looked at it.

I'd never let someone from the outside train my staff. To me that's crazy talk. If I'm training someone with essentially 0 knowledge, I'm going to tell them how I want things done and they're going to follow my system for better or worse. If I'm training someone with some knowledge, I'm going...

You're marketing training, but have no employees. You're marketing management and sales, but haven't told anyone what they're buying. You're marketing a general knowledge of the sign business, but proudly announce you don't use computers. From the outside, it looks like you're a talented...

Treat yourself like a customer. Find 5 logos you like. Pick some colors you want. Decide what's important. What do you want to say in your logo? Once you get that info, you'll probably be able to mock up 1-2 designs that look okay. Then often if you post on here and people are in a decent...

Look into Acrylic DTM paint. It's a bit like a hybrid of an enamel and a typical paint. Really good adhesive properties.

If you're willing to switch to 1" white exterior PVC I might be able to help you out.

Why is vinyl a good idea but paint isn't? Let's just pretend someone takes a rattle can and sprays some graffiti on it. Okay. You go into the janitor's closet, pull out the left over paint and you fix the damn wall. Absolute worst case scenario, they call you up. Otherwise the town/school...

This is the type of job where it's important to ask a bunch of questions and be able to give a bunch of info based on experience. From what I can tell there are three options to handling this job. 1. Do what you do. Let them know the seem will be visible up close. 2. Buy some sort of banner...

You're really limiting yourself by requiring a gloss edge. Considering it's going inside, I'll go with Trupan/Ultraboard. If you prep it right, you can paint it to look as good or better than acrylic. A 4x8x12mm sheet is about 25-30 lbs I believe. Acrylic is about 90lbs I believe. Trupan is...

I'm baffled as to why people have no desire to make money. It's materials x markup + hours of labor x labor rate. This is the guide for pricing. It's always been the guide for pricing. It will always be the guide for pricing. Markup fluctuates based on market value and risk. Labor rate...