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I like Valspar AC4400 but any automotive two part clear will work. As far as it sticking to vinyl there should be no issues. Works awesome with prints too. They don't need laminate since they're getting buried in clear. Did some prints for construction vehicles that got clear coated...

Bury it in high solids automotive clear and call it a day. More expensive but will outlast liquid or cast laminate.

Spot on. Different experiences. Not knocking the print quality or speed. A different RIP would help a lot too.

Hate to say it but if you can't find a decent HP tech it's time to get a different printer. One that is sold and supported in your town or the next town over. I bought my Mutoh based on specs but having a tech within 30 minutes put the deal over the top.

This right here^^^^^ Like Pauly said profiling with the X-Rite equipment is about as simple as it gets. The main interface will get you most of the way there but to really dial things in you REALLY have to understand your specific printer, ink limits, etc... It is not as simple as it looks on...

Some things about the Mimaki's: On board cleaning cartridge that when empty you're dead in the water. Also don't care for the automatic pinch roll setting on the cut print models. Sheet cut function takes way too many steps to use. My Mutoh has a button on the control that says CUT. Really...

See if you can find out what the F1 teams use to print their sponsor decals. Not kidding. I used to know what it was but had no call for it. IIRC it's way less than half the thickness of the cellophane on a pack of cigarettes. It needs to be so thin because regular cast vinyl is so thick(LOL)...

Update: Client wasn't sold on vinyl so I referred him to an old school "brush" guy in town. Sometimes you just gotta walk away and we'll leave it at that.

I run a Mimaki JFX 200 in the print lab. Not a speed demon by any means but it prints beautifully. Getting new heads in June after two years of hard use.

Software pricing sounds about right. As far as the rest of it get a timer. I used one for a long time to get a bead on now long roll changes, weeding, masking etc... would take. Can chuck all those times in a spread sheet and use that to make your estimating software "smarter". I'm going all...

If you're doing really small text I've found 3M Electrocut on the poly backer weeds great. Like Stacy K said though you need to have your plotter set properly. Handy tip when doing small text. Make a few extra lines and do the "rip off the band-aid" technique. Get your weeding started so you...

Maybe check one of the places that does striping for boats/yachts. Worth a shot.

My Mutoh with DX7 head prints crisp text at 0.060". Anything with a DX7 head or one of the Epson printers will print solid colors that look like cast vinyl. If you want better prints out of your Roland run it in Unidirectional. Slow but makes a better looking print. Can also cover up some...

Mixed bag for me. People seem to think because you're on CL you're givin' stuff away.

Looks like a tension issue. I would check the drag setting on the infeed side.

My experience plasma cutting aluminum is to start with new consumables. This focuses the plasma stream and keeps slag from forming on the back side of the cut. I have an older Miller Cutmate and get about 10' nice and clean in 0.125" to 0.186" thick aluminum. As soon as I see my cuts getting...

I'll use the high tack then. Thank you for the help. Sorry for the naming confusion. Where I'm at they call 'em RIB boats. Redundant but what can you do?

If you have Adobe CC use Portfolio. You're paying for it may as well use it. And it's the easiest way I've found to build a responsive site. All the heavy lifting(what makes a site work) is done in the background. Adobe also allows you to create up to five sites and will also host on the...

Client called about putting registration letters on a rib boat. Said he wanted paint since he heard vinyl didn't last. I told him I've only worked on two in thirty years and the first one over twenty years ago was stenciled and the one I did last year was cast vinyl. No call backs on the cast...

Sometimes there is no recovering a dried out print head. Time to buy new.