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  1. Best Paint or Sealant for Adhesive Wall Graphics?

    We've found cheap semi-gloss paint is the easiest to stick to. It's the expensive stuff with additives for repelling stains and marks that tend to reject any adhesive vinyl. But if you have your choice before they even paint, NO paint is the best option. Primed walls are great for graphics. Make...
  2. Discussion Which would you prefer.................

    General consensus....OS and programs on SSD, file storage on HDD. BUT...they're getting bigger and cheaper, so not a bad idea to go full SSD.....just have a backup always writing to an HDD, preferably external.
  3. Searching for new cutter

    He LITERALLY said " I want a 24in cutter equal or better than the one I had go down".
  4. clear vinyl on drywall

    Try laminate...
  5. Flexi 12 installation

    Right click anywhere on the top of the screen in Flexi under the menu headings. There will be a list where you check which toolbars you want to use. Then you can move them arrange as you wish. Also depends on which workspace you wish to use. Under FILE, drop down to Workspace. It's probably on...
  6. News Grimco changes pricing!

    Exactly. Get in good with a Rep, and when you notice a price is too high, call them! Same with any other vendor. I've had multiple items reduced, and items that generally are low stock, they've beefed up inventory for us.
  7. Need a new printer - Besides latex

    I do similar stuff daily with no issues. It has to be a calibration issue with the plotter. Do you run your cutting with OPOS barcode? It's about 99.9" spot on for us. If I ever have an issue that it is off, it is usually a problem with the material bunching up or something while cutting. It's...
  8. Skewing, how to prevent it on a Royal Sovereign

    This is why I have wanted to start a petition to have all laminate manufacturers make laminates at LEAST 1/2" narrower than the media. Even maybe an inch....54" media = 53" laminate. That way a minimal skew isn't going to cause that dreaded overhang of laminate halfway down the print. I mean...
  9. Here's a new one on the 560.

    may have fixed it...we'll see
  10. Here's a new one on the 560.

    So suddenly this morning, I loaded a new roll of print vinyl on the 560. Went through the usual steps....when it was initializing, the head carriage moved as it usually does to scan the material for size. Well it returned and threw up a message saying "move the material 586.something mil. to the...
  11. Brushed aluminum sign a good idea?

    Not an issue, we do lots of it. We did an entire industrial park, all the building signs are full 4'x8' brushed silver acm with standoffs
  12. Vinyl with no markings on liner

    Avery 2903, 2923 (both have air egress). Briteline Duration vinyls form Grimco have no printing on the back either. We have customers that specify no printing on the back so we use them too.
  13. Need Help Omega or flexi

    Are you wanting just a RIP? Or design? Design and RIP? And the answers that are NEITHER of the options you chose cracks me up. Anyway, be more specific in what purpose the software is that you are looking for, as well as what machines you run. Then the HELPFUL ones here can move you in the right...
  14. Output method for LARGE file

    Sure PSD is the better file of all....but we're talking about COMPRESSION weren't we? PSD is the BIGGEST and has no compression options.
  15. Vectorizing an image

    Same thing I use for most everything for signs...Flexi
  16. 3M IJ-175 We're Lovin It!

    Anyone using this for other signage? Like long term outdoor flat signage (overlays on Dibond, aluminum, etc..)? I normally use IJ180, just wondering if this will be as good. With the $100 rebate on them right now, I'd like to snag a few rolls.
  17. Where to find grommets for thicker material?

    Thanks....I looked there and didn't see them. Now I do. And CRAP they are 3 times what standard ones cost.
  18. Where to find grommets for thicker material?

    That's what I need...longer barrels.
  19. Where to find grommets for thicker material?

    I need to procure some #2 self-piercing grommets (we have Stimpson machines) to use in 3/16" foamcore mainly. We seem to be doing a lot of these, and the standard ones end up crushing the material too much. I know they make them......problem is no one seems to sell them. Anyone have any leads?
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