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What is the best method for prepping steel or aluminum posts? I would imagine painting the faux finish is the fun part. We typically use aluminum instead of steel on smaller signs because steel rusts quickly in this climate. We have had mixed results painting aluminum. Seems like it is labor...

We use sheets of cardboard to make a template out of. CNC the letters out.

I don't send a separate invoice for labor unless it is a significant amount apart from the sign cost. On a typical installation there is usually hardware, adhesives or miscellaneous products that are taxable included in the installation, which makes it all taxable. If I am designing something I...

We have painted the white vinyl posts. Scotchbrite scuff, clean then spray or roll using 100% acrylic paint. The paint takes a long time to cure so the scratch test may not work for a couple of weeks. Our dark gray posts have been up for about 6 years and they look good. There is some minor...

I usually separate the installation cost from the sign cost. I am happy to do only the sign and let the customer install. Regarding sales tax, I underwent a sales tax audit several years ago. The auditor told me that the State of Florida requires sales tax to be charged on ALL items that...

Sorry to hear that. I have been using my Dell XPS computers for several years without incident. I am getting ready to start shopping for a new computer and was considering a new XPS. I'll think twice about that after hearing your problem with Dell's support. I would return the computer after...

I have been wondering about the same thing. I have EstiMate on a 6 year old computer and would really hate to lose it. That's one of the reasons why I still keep the old computer. For my small business EstiMate works perfectly. I use it every day for creating quotes with customized messages and...

Holy Moly - that worked! You just made my day. Thank you!

Any old EstiMate users here that can help with a recent issue? I am getting a message "Duplicate Index Value. Operation Aborted." When I try to create a new estimate I get this message when I click on the "Customers" tab. The drop down menu is blank instead of showing my list of customers. It...

Did you reinstall the license files too?

Gemini told me they will have to continue to refinish it whenever it tarnishes since it is a lifetime guarantee. They said the salt air is tarnishing it. So they are expecting me to take it down every year and a half, box it up, ship it, get it back and re-install it? What planet does that work...

The plaque has been up 1 year and 7 months. I really don't want to take it down off the wall. It is very heavy, and I don't know if removing it will damage the wall. It would be better to fix it in place if possible. My main concern is that I don't want this to be an ongoing maintenance job like...

We installed a bronze plaque a little over a year and a half ago and it is starting to tarnish on the raised bronze parts. Because we are about a mile from the Atlantic ocean the manufacturer says the salt air is causing it. Can we sand off the tarnish and recoat with clear coat. How often...

Nice design. Looks like something I've seen before, make sure there are no copywrite issues...

I like Ronan's Aqua Leaf gold metallic paint. It is water based. It does require more than one coat to get a good coverage. I usually undercoat with a gold color latex paint and then brush or roll on two top coats of AquaLeaf.

I am using Corel X7. The tool is call Artistic Media. If you select this tool you have a few options on which type of image you can draw. Select the "sprayer" icon from the menu. This will give you several present images to choose from. When you draw with the sprayer you get a wide choice of...

I try to remember to ask for the "Vendor Qualification Packet and Contract sample" BEFORE I quote a job. In the past I have gotten stuck filling out time-consuming paperwork to submit in order to get paid. And now all kinds of forms, NDA (non-disclosure agreement), references, bank info, etc are...

My first choice is to use a steamer to loosen up the adhesive and peel off the vinyl. It doesn't work 100% of the time but it's worth a try. Home Depot sells them fairly cheaply.

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Regarding painting polycarbonate/acrylic with latex paint, we roll the back side of the acrylic with acrylic latex paint. From the front it looks perfect. The trick is to put at least 2 or 3 coats of paint on the back side to make sure there is an even cover, then when dried cover the entire...