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  1. Need Help Any Suggestions on Printable Dry Erase Material

    We print onto IJ180cv3 and us General Formulations 111-54 dry erase over lam an never had any issues.
  2. Logo Resolution Problems

    There is a lot of great advise on this thread. Pretty much everyone is saying the same thing. Tell them you need a vectored or better quality version. When I have to do this my price was $75 and hour with a 3 hour minimum charge. They usually found the logo very quickly. If it's a larger...
  3. Expert suggestion for Large Format

    There are many many many different types of printers you can go with. It all depends on what your looking for, experience, market, and of course budget. I would suggest not getting a two in one machine (printer/plotter). If your printing you can't cut and if your cutting you can't print...
  4. Need Help FlexiSIGN PRO 10.0.1 image import help

    Just save as a .psd for your raster images. As far as the .eps files, why would you needs a transparent background? Also is it masked? Sometime Flexi doesn't like mask's and you might need to release the mask. In general Flexi doesn't do will with transparent.
  5. Need Help Need icc for pvc glossy and pvc matte for roland fj-52 converted to eco solvent ink

    Isn't Rolands native rip versaworks? Also good icc profiles are generally specific to manufacture and media so while a generic 'vinly' will work your end product can vary wildly and you should create specific icc profiles for each manufacture and their media. For example the profile you use on...
  6. Need Help Need icc for pvc glossy and pvc matte for roland fj-52 converted to eco solvent ink

    Are you unable to create one on you own? Would need to know what material as each icc is material specific. The material manufacture should also have them on their site for you to download.
  7. How can I get a PEARL Colour

    I think that gerber makes a pearl like foil and/or over lam that you can use to achieve something close to what your looking for.
  8. Need to outgas?????

    Yes you should let it out gass. The amount of time depends on your set up, coverage and amount of ink but I think for most solvent or eco-solvent they say to wait at least 8-12 hours.
  9. Need to outgas?????

    I think that gerber makes a pearl like foil and/or over lam that you can use to achieve something close to what your looking for. *sorry wrong thread
  10. Need Help Dedicated software / program exist

    There might be some apps that you can do this with but for the most part, if you want print quality decal your going to have to learn the software. While it looks daunting and complex, break it down into simple shapes and pieces. Start with the general vehicle outline than do the tires, and...
  11. Need Help Which 3M

    You can but you'll price yourself out of jobs unless your able to absorb the cost. It's not a bad thing to be able to have a small variety of stock. In digital print materials alone we keep several different types in multiple sizes. We also have to deal with logistics of living in Alaska as well.
  12. Need Help Which 3M

    You might be better off asking something like "hey I'm looking to wrap a vehicle, whats the difference between the materials that I can do this with 3M, Avery, or Oracal.... any suggestions. I'm using a XXXX printer." This will help people give you more specific answers that will help you...
  13. Suggestions large window graphic issue

    I don't use Oracal much and I've never heard of 610 series, but how did you apply it? Wet or dry? Are there bubbles? Could it just be the adhesive? Do you have any pics?
  14. Need Help Which 3M

    We use 3650-10 for most of our flat signs because it's less expensive than IJ180 but is still a cast material. I think that our screen printer also uses it so that's the main reason why we carry it. We've never used 40C if we need a calendared temp film we rock the IJ35. I've heard great...
  15. Question Laser beam

    Graphtec already has them built in in addition to a camera that auto reads the registration marks. What plotter are you using?
  16. Need Help Which 3M

    There are thousands of different materials many overlap into their purpose. Each manufacture makes brochures that give the info your looking for. If you reach out to you local dealer they should have them. What your asking is kind of a vague. Can you be more specific? Are you looking for a...
  17. Employee Morale

    No, I think basically just don't be a dick.... and pay a livable wage.
  18. Recommend window perf to be used in HP 560

    So the higher the pass count, in theory the lower the heat. Since a lot of window perf has plastic backing, the heat seems to mess with it more. So I would look at using the edge guards, decreasing the vacuum, increasing the number of passes, decreasing your curing temp. Try these setting...
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