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  1. Pricing this out

    Oven cure makes no difference unless you're talking about powder coating or the new UV cure paints. The carrier solvents need time to leach out, the oven can speed that up but only at 120 degrees or better. Usually paint shops keep their booths at 80 or so just to stay in the cure reaction...
  2. Need Help Roland VS540 printing random blue lines

    if its in the same spot all the time in the carriage axis and is a printed defect (not a head strike), it could be caused by the main flex cable, with a weak spot in the middle and some static seeping in.. massage it. next time post a better high res image.. a scan of the defect is more...
  3. Not looking for "something for nothing"

    vinylmaster has free demo and says they drive it.. :: VinylMaster Demo ::
  4. Where would you open your next wrap shop?

    its all about data folks.. Sorry Phototec but i disagree - Growth will attract new vendors just as most of you are thinking, but there's no way to guarantee that you're the only new vendor. In fact you could have ten new vendors in one year! In any rapidly growing market there will be...
  5. Bubbles When Layering

    this is a squeegee technique problem, and even the best of us do it once in a while.. use a roller brayer like they sell for hobbies and crafts. it will act like a laminator roller. 12" Roller Squeegee Brayer | Image1Impact try to match the brayer to the graphic. if if the graphic is too...
  6. Suggestions 3M Thermal Transfer Imaging Films

    Walled Garden on that machine. The media is 3M electrocut 7725, but youre on metric there, a one meter roll, hard to source in the states. youre at $1/psf. pretty good price for that film.
  7. Pricing this out

    Comcast pays from $100 to $250 per install from my experience, but that was years ago. So a body shop? Its likely insurance work, so I'd bump it by $100 or more. its a one off. Removal will be easy, Comcast specifies 3M. likely under an hour to strip.
  8. Need Help Trying to Print Double sided Banners

    first - note if your banner is reverse or straight feed. does the toilet paper come of the top of the roll or the bottom. it must feed the same way both times. the last print out is the first print rolled up. this way the roll is just "flipped" with top to top. Take up reels will do the...
  9. Realistic Flames for print

    @jfiscus nice!
  10. Need Help Light cyan shadows?

    depending on what rip youre using.. if you opt out of CMYKcm then you'll need to reprofile all your media. Yes you can run the machine on CMYK only. I have for years.. matches my screen print decal work better that way and cuts ink cost by 25%. The variable dot that the epson heads produce...
  11. Tutorial for installing a new encoder strip for an SP-300

    macmedia gets some rough treatment in here sometimes, but he usually has these items. MacMedia International also get a new sensor I recommend replacing the sensor at the same time, since the encoder is mangled, the sensor likely is as well. Its also easier to do both at once.. PULL THE...
  12. Any Ideas on a font?

    The only time I go font hunting is where I will need to do more than just the logo in that style. If they wanted a phone number to match it then I'd spend time to go looking. Whatthefont usually. But this is a hand drawn logo. Can almost guarantee there isn't a font of it. Just scan or trace...
  13. Suggestions New Latex Printer. Either Mimaki or HP

    I would not trust the printer tech to know much about inks and media. Follow the guidelines from the vinyl manufacturer. Dry to touch isn't the same as fully dried when it comes to eco solvent inks. Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk
  14. Roland SP-300 error message carriages are discontented

    have you had any material get stuck in the print area? or a head strike? or a rat get in there? the encoder is above the print area and behind the head assembly.. well protected and shouldnt come loose or get hit. the encoder module is located behind the heads, and it too can get dirty. Im...
  15. Reflection Print

    How I've done these - get clear low tack app tape.. design a small bleed into the top print/cut lettering (.005" or less) this is to accommodate any placement errors. gives you wiggle room. print and cut that piece. no laminate. weed and tape.. print the entire design onto clear - both fade...
  16. Printing on clear vinyl

    i imagine your customers apply these themselves? If so- Im sure you'll have a lot of returns and disgruntled customers from installation problems - wrinkles, bubbles, not sticking, stuck too quick.. jeez the hassles I've seen from clients with a sticker.. And a clear decal just seems so cheap...
  17. Secondhand Mutoh SC650

    the Keyspan usb to serial is by far the best. aftermarket ones have given me grief. If you're trying to run a serial device on usb, get a keyspan. otherwise install a serial card.
  18. Roland SP-300 error message carriages are discontented

    just clean the encoder strip with Isopropyl alcohol.. unless there was a physical strike the encoder is usually just dirty..
  19. Cheetah wrap & Fellers - Update

    for one - cheetah sells carbon fiber for $50 less.. nice way to reward the signcos that helped fellers get big..
  20. Any Ideas on a font?

    sarcastically - it's a dead match to "daughter-art.ttf" "nephew-art.ttf" or "myeyesarehurting.ttf" - just kidding.. why not take a close up pic and trace that for $50 and be done.. ?
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