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Edges look great! I'd consider some clear edge cap as customers will be handling these much more than typical signs. Event signs always get more abuse. A clear protective edge cap would be a nice gesture for your client, but I'd charge for that. The old signwriter's pricing guides used to call...

Check your PM.. its only a freaking sign!

$500 is a fair price IMHO its only a freaking sign!

Google them. I've had good results from one particular vendor, but others here haven't recently, so I won't recommend. I've seen prices from $240 to $1550.. so shop. There are some other threads about that. its only a freaking sign!

It's a total experiment... If you're sure they haven't seen ink, then just run eco solvent cleaner thru them. But first replace the manifold seals. Can't stress that enough. It's not a thing I'd be doing, heads aren't that expensive. its only a freaking sign!

Upgrade to flexi. its only a freaking sign!

I've had a "designer" supply black and white jpg text for a truck wrap. The customer was elated when I told him we could reset the text in flexi in under 10 minutes and plot it in black vinyl to save him a grand. He never went back to that designer and we got all his advertising work for two...

Your cyan and k heads are very dirty. Your magenta and yellow look correct. The red output looks fine, just bad k channel. 1. Wipers.. when were they last cleaned and when last replaced? 2. Cap station.. same questions. 3. Drain pumps.. do the cap stations drain if you fill them with...

On the west coast most shops charge 50% deposit, have a minimum order of at least one hour labor, and invoice at the time of the order so the client has " skin in the game". This locks in the price, the work, and eliminates changes that don't get paid for. Many shops use a contract with the...

You'll need to replace the manifold seals with eco solvent resistant ones on those 10600 heads. Whether they'll work is an experiment. Haven't ever crossed from a water based unit to solvent, but I'd soak overnight and manually flush with a mild cleaner and water mix till it's clear, and then...

Dx4 heads have two ports on top, and the jet plate on the bottom. Input and output. All the inkways in between are sealed. Any leak from the intake ports could be a bad seal. Any leak from the jet plate, aka membrane, or other part below the input ports are fatal failures. Can occur when the...

The manual should have a step by step outline of each service need, and the follow up repairs or adjustments to get back to function. If confused PM me a copy of your manual and your question. its only a freaking sign!

Yes I've replaced my own. Even rebuilt and revived dead heads. Do the recalibration following the steps in the manual. Its well explained. Yes it worked out fine. But having the manual is critical. A service tech from a Roland dealer went off memory and killed one of my machines by...

The manifold is NOT a repair that Roland even addresses, you're basically disassembling an item that wasn't intended to be disassembled. For starts You need to remove the head to do that. It's a major repair requiring recalibration and not a newbie thing. For a new owner I'd not try it. Better...

Get the service manual. It explains step by step. It isn't just unscrew screw in.. there are alignment and calibration of both axes to do. Too much to guide you through in this forum. its only a freaking sign!

As a trade we have some issues that are part of this. We don't take on apprentices any more. We guard our shop techniques from prying eyes. We don't interact with our competitors over issues like design, codes, pricing and future workforce. I understand this. Secrets are advantages. And with...

I revised my answer and included the 3M bulletin. Full instructions in that. In my experience clear over clear is as noticable as a washed out single layer and color shifts are unpredictable in both. Not so with a reduced white. Yeah you lose some brightness, but you gain proper color in...

From your initial moving. description I doubt there's any head damage. Except for those annoying manifold ports. They are the bane of my existence. Dampers have filters in them and they're usually an annual service item. But transit can dislodge ink globs from the lines and quickly kill the...

heres a great doc for you.. http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/49875O/4-26-making-backlit-sign-faces-all-imaging-methods.pdf?&COrrrrQ- Do not print on two clear layers and put them over each other. That'll ruin the daytime appearance. Ive had great results with the 3M method since years ago...

VanderJ +1 for best concise answer. Replace your system battery if you think you're losing alignment settings at power off.. its only a freaking sign!