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This is very similar to another thread I saw on here this morning. The main issue here seems to be the need to define boundaries. At my last shop, our policy was that if they paid for design work, it was theirs. If they just paid for the sign (no art fee), then the design was ours. Their logo...

This is not useful in situations where surrounding horizontal lines are not level. I had a string of installs a few years ago where I had to make judgment calls on whether true level or eye level was correct. The frame I was installing on was not squared up properly. In the end, the deciding...

At my first sign shop, our policy was that if we have been PAID to create their file (or if they provided us the original anyway), then they are allowed to have a copy of it. If however, we were not compensated for the art creation (which my boss did every once in a while), then we retained the...

The main time I see the laminate bubble up before application is due to heating/cooling. We're currently running the Oracal 6mil clear bra overlam through our Versacamm to cut it, and I haven't figured out how to turn the heater off. No problems with the cut pieces as of yet, but if I leave it...

website I agree on the website. For a designer, it doesn't display your product in a prominent way. My first thought is you should have a portfolio on your website. If I was a sign shop owner looking to outsource design, I'd want to know what you've done. I don't see that on your website.

I've used this pricing method in the past. With some clients, I've also told them it's a specialty product that we don't normally carry, so we'll charge them for the roll and they keep the extra. With some customers this gives a value-added factor to the sale, since they can have us cut THEIR...

Out of curiosity, how long did it take you to wrap that? I've done vehicle wraps before (mostly partials), but never something with so many complex curves.

I'm not talking about sweet talking the boss to humor him and get him off my case.. I'm talking about speaking human being to human being. The boss said that customers are laughing at him. That would make me mad too if it happened to me. It about acknowledging what happened - someone screwed up...

It sounds like the issue is not that there are mistakes happening. It's that your boss is getting embarrassed in public by them. One thing that might help (depending on your boss) is to acknowledge his feelings of frustration and embarrassment, and assure him that you don't take it lightly. Most...

The thickness of the clear coat would depend on the thickness of the material you use. Do you have your material picked out?

Have you tried contacting commercial construction companies? At my last job we had an ongoing relationship with an engineering company. They sent us all the signage that they could. If you can get a network of engineering/construction contacts, that could serve you well.

In my experience, you pay for what you get. If you buy quality at a DEAL, ​you get a great deal. If you buy cheap, you get cheap. I'd rather buy something I knew was decent quality than order something cheap without knowing what it was. I'd expect this to cost me money in the long run. As...

Customer: "I want you to do this as cheap as possible." Sign Man: "Here's your quote" Customer: "Why is the install price so high? It's just a sticker, how hard can it be?"

I've had tons of difficulty with matching grays in the past. My experience says match it in the lighting conditions that they will be used in. If they'll be outdoors, they need to be color matched outdoors. The kicker is that whatever lighting conditions you have outside will change. It could...

I was thinking more about their life insurance coverage.

Great idea. I think the install should be easier than a car, since a canoe doesn't have as many complex curves. It would make a great display piece. The main issue I see is the vinyl getting jacked up from normal use (if you're fully wrapping the bottom) - being scraped up on rocks, sand, etc...

Welcome to the community. I started in the sign/wrap/print industry back in 2010 with zero experience or knowledge. (I was hired for customer service/management background). Based on my experience, you'll make mistakes and screw things up, and you'll learn from those experiences. As long as you...

I'd be interested in hearing some follow up evaluation after you've had some experience using it on jobs. I'm looking at lifts in the future, as we're working our way into more wall signage, and reviews are always helpful.

Personally, I would want to avoid the windows. But that's because I don't like having my vision obscured. That said, this is a van, which has limited visibility out of the back anyway. So, it's a bit of a moot point. Laying this out for a customer and keeping it simpler, I'd probably recommend...

Yes, Oracal has a ton of profiles for CMYK, but none for the light color setup. I'm thinking about testing out running one of these profiles, but I need to figure out a good test artwork piece. Right now I'm just running labels with no real color depth.