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  1. Yellotools Blackmamba

    Mine looks very nice on the side of my tool cart. I use my bar magnets all the time
  2. Flatbed Ink peeling like vinyl??

    Ink vs adhesion to Coro. As others above have said, Coro = 6mo or so. Look for a UV printable digital line from your distributor(s)
  3. Wall wrap installation pricing

    Holy Crap! Did I miss that! My bad, thanks WB! ........ If they are printing their material, make sure what it is. Drywall install - $2.00 - $3.00/sq.ft. (1 installer) Textured wall - $3.00 - $4.00/sq.ft. (depending on surface - 1 installer) Using proper material and installation tools...
  4. Question How to save art for vehicle wraps?

    Most of the time we break our "manually" in Illustrator. This allows us better yield, better layout, less seams. Otherwise when doing a wall paper type breakup, we do it in our RIP software.
  5. When you hire the "budget" sign company...

    Amateur Hour at the Sign Shop! I sooooo love stuff like this! Gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside know there and complete and utter idiots out there that put up stuff like this. Makes my job easier to sell them on my company! We just replaced some lettering on a van for a local company...
  6. Wall wrap installation pricing

    Vehicle wrap install... Based on the vehicle and the complexity of the wrap. $3-$5/sq.ft. Doing bumpers, mirrors, etc will be the $5 per Also do they want things like the mirrors removed. When we install for others we use the 5 minute rule. If it can't be taken off in 5 minutes we work...
  7. 3M wrap material

    IJ180cv3 with 8548G lam for just about everything. IJ380 with 8548G lam for vehicles like sprinters. The micro-comply adhesive is very much the same as cv3 just have to be a bit more careful on cutting of channels and might take just a bit longer for that bubble to be removed because you are...
  8. Murals falling off of drywall

    With the low VOC paints that we use now doing wall murals must be done with the correct material. What ever brand you ultimately decide to use I would recommed following the 3M wall testing procedure. Google search for their instruction bulletin. Sorry not at my shop right now other wise I'd...
  9. Installing vinyl without application tape

    Top hinge Pull backer off a few inches Apply that area Continue with the rest I'd recommend some sort of low-friction squeegee. I love a squeegee with 3M PTFE tape applied to the edges. Your squeegee just slides over the print.
  10. Mounting canvas prints 24″ x 36″

    I've used www.stretcherbarwarehouse.com 18" piece is something like $3.35 and 24" just a bit more. Order extra and make some for your shop too! Also get a canvas pliers for stretching. Easier to get a good grip on the canvas and not create wrinkles as you pull
  11. Ink not adhering to panels

    Checkout ITNH, Inc. Purchased a sample pack of their promoters.
  12. Ink not adhering to panels

    What type of printer? What ink set? Most likely, your substrate is not be UV print ready. You will need to use an adhesion promoter. There are different promoters, general, glass, plastic, etc. I've only had to use promoters occasionally as we use UV print ready substrates to start.
  13. Whats method you guys use for hemming mesh banners?

    I purchase from a wholesaler or send them out to be sewn
  14. Need Help Lamex Overlam for Wrap?

    Hope you found someone else to print for you. I would never use Lamex and as mentioned before cast with cal lam.......just open the window and throw your money out, you'll get better results!
  15. New Guy newbie

    Welcome
  16. Printing on reflective vinyl with non-transparent foil. Yes? No? Maybe?

    Yes you can You loose light reflection debending on the opacity of the foil. if you had transparent foil the color will shift given the white point of reflective vinyl
  17. Wet application?

    NEVER EVER APPLY AIR EGRESS VINYL WET! You may think the fluid is out but it is not! Wet application on other vinyl is ok but dry Is always best
  18. Last minute change on frosted install has me panicked - please advise!

    All the above PLUS..... You should look at the windows. I'd bet that the edges are beveled. If this is the case that turns that portion of the glass from a high energy surface to a low energy surface. When I've done installs like this the vinyl is trimmed back to the edge of the bevels
  19. New To Digital Printing And New Here

    Welcome. From Wisconsin.....
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