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  1. Request advice from sign and display professionals

    for once why dont you start up folks make some intelligent decisions. Instead of you dropping all of this money on this equipment why dont you just get your prints on the web and try your hand there? equipment aint worth a damn after you buy it, resell is shot worse than a car. get your stuff...
  2. getting "can't open illustration. The file was created by a newer version of illy..."

    all you do i contact them and tell them to save back to your version, no big deal. there is no sense in wasting money upgrading because you cant open files.
  3. painting vs. printing

    painting is a must in high end signage. high gloss laminated prints have no place on high signage. It destroys the look. or dimensional PVC is always primed and painted with stain latex sometimes mixed with semi gloss for a better look. we still do quite a bit of painting using automotive...
  4. 250mb PDF Banner, to JPG

    It would help if you uploaded a pic of it. Even if yountook pic of it on screen and posted
  5. Sticking to your guns

    I would say its location. Where I live there is not much work, not many clients to choose from. This town has changed demographics and it sucks. Therefore if and when a job comes round we do not charge for art nor have we ever. I do not know 1 single company in this town that charges for art...
  6. Flexisign with GeForce or Quadro?

    i would say do a full format and reinstallation like you suggested. computers get crammed up over time. what antivirus are you running. AVG, NORTON, McAFEE those all suck. and although others think Im crazy I disable any microsoft junk trying to run on my systems, Defender, essentials, windows...
  7. Anyone letter on galvanized metal?

    slap some high performance on it and be done with it. if painting I would make a mask roll some 2 part epoxy on it and then my topcoat
  8. Flexisign with GeForce or Quadro?

    Are you running any other programs at same time? An i7 should handle this as well as that video card. Unless its not seated firmly or you need new one like you suggested
  9. Any body here do this?

    I used to and airbrush also, neither of which interests me anymore
  10. Polished Stainless Refurbishment

    Buff them out
  11. Changeable permit option on small construction site signs

    Forgive my comment for seeming like an attack but why does this concern you? are you the one to put permits on it
  12. First Time Channel Letters Job

    We get our signs from sign builders in bham. We design and they build it. We pick it up and hire a guy to install with me usually helping, well since I sold my bucket sign builders would ship to you im sure. Then call a reputable sign shop to install it and tack your money on
  13. USB Cable Hookup

    another signguy in town uses about 30' no issues
  14. 1/2" PVC joint

    What Z Signs said or you can take 1/8" pvc and use pvc primer and cement to glue both panels down to to for a flush fit. Make sure you use 1/8" on anchor areas to keep panel true to wall
  15. LED Channel Letter Wiring

    the thing with this pri$k is , if you go over his head you will pay the price. You do NOT question him. On this particular job he made the cobtractor put 3/4" plywood in the crawlspace behind wall and hang a light run on its on circuit. I AM NOT LYING. He will make the most hardended man his...
  16. LED Channel Letter Wiring

    We usually pass thru with flex behind wall and run tight clean lines after that. Some guys down here just do a messy install. I dont like that. on one job we had the inspector (guy is a notorius *****) make use run flex for every damn line! We had so many dam j-boxes and flex up behind that...
  17. Small sandblasted signs with colors

    You dont wanna blast that you need to route that out of pvc. Its too detailed and too small
  18. Let's say you bought a brand new printer and...

    Absolutely! Same as buying a new car thats a lemon. When you buy something new, it should be new NOT redone, rebuilt or refurbished. They should take that POS back and give you a new one if they dont i would bash them on every internet site you possibly can.
  19. Idea for racing logo

    No
  20. Fading to trucks origional color

    if you printed on clear, in this situation, you would only print the black shading. That way when applied to vehicle it would appear to fade into the stock color when you say these cars are wrapped you mean just the fade is wrap right?
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