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I don't think they are necessary either. In Kansas City, most of the suburbs didn't allow a PH#. With signs limited to 10% of the storefront, 95% of the business owners never asked. I did a google drive down one of the streets in your town and there appears to be very few sign ordinances. At...
Calendared vinyl starts its life as a big ball and gets rolled between multiple rollers. The space between the rollers gets smaller and smaller until it gets to the desired thickness, then they add the adhesive and liner. It's natural state is that big ball and it want to shrink back. If you...
If you use Corel macromonster.com has Noisia Applications Color Spectrum Pro that will help you create a set of color swatches containing all of the nearby CMYK variations. I have it and it works just like the $200 program Nazdar tried to sell us.
Sometimes it is more accurate to start with a smaller bit on textured walls. The larger bits tend to walk more when starting the holes. Also bring a larger" bit for the few misaligned holes that won't allow the letter to sit flush.
If you have a leaf blower, bring it. They work good for...
You don't want to set your heat gun to 200 degrees for post heating or you will be there all day trying to get the vehicle and vinyl up to temp. As long as the vinyl is in contact with the vehicle it can take a tremendous amount of heat. If you have bubbles or loose edges, that's where you will...
If you or your customers are having trouble getting old dry erase marker off a dry erase board or dry erase laminate, use a dry erase marker to scribble over the area you need to clean then wipe it off. The solvent in the marker will dissolve the residue.
I installed some second surface graphics that had a light background and big dark text on old storefront windows. The large black text with the light background created some hot spots with the summer sun and one window cracked. The window could have been compromised before the graphics were...
Here is a good video that talks about curing prints and shows some of the effects that solvent has on vinyl - 3M - Cookie's Tip - Curing Prints
3M - Cookie's Tips has lots of good videos for all skill levels.
Other good vehicle wrapping video resources on YouTube:
Geek Wraps
Ritchie...
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