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Looks like the vinyl is THIN to me. Reflective is usually pretty thick, then adding a laminate would add more thickness. Probably the last (cheap) company used the cheapest reflective they could buy and spray laminated it...

I would use an Edge printer to do the Chrome with the metallic foils and do the same for the gold metallic foil on a police car. For firetrucks/ambulances I would recommend using Leo's gold products. Either way, you need to laminate/encapsulate them with a quality laminate. I use 3M 8519 lam...

I do a "save for the web" with the artboard so that the image file is an un-editable JPEG file. (so that no one down the road can steal the artwork and use it w/o payment) Then I place that JPEG into an InDesign Document template that I have set up and edit the few text fields that need changing...

It sounds like the standard "transparencies with spot colors" issue in the RIP. Illustrator even warns you about it when you save the document. Remove your transparencies or remove your spot colors. If you're going to be doing a print-cut with this piece, then you'll have to remove...

X3 the best thing you can use for a problem like this.

^ good advice. Put some cleaning solution on the capping station and see if it drains correctly or if the lines may be clogged. Park the heads on the capping station and put vacuum on the heads. (with a syringe or small hand-help vacuum pump) suck some ink through and do another test print. You...

Maybe it is different in different areas, but our regular dealers here are really pushing the HP latex's, but none of them have even mentioned to us that Mimaki has a Latex out also, and we run Mimaki's here now. I cannot see Mimaki competing with HP's price for purchase of a new machine. I...

I would assume that you'd have to enter to win... and that most do not enter.

http://www.signweb.com/ Congrats to many I know here!

switch back to gerber foils!

Add another vote for GFP.

QUALITY garage floor/cement coating. You can even put vinyl down before the final gloss coat is put on. I know this company locally, I'm sure there is someone local to you that does similar work: http://asefloors.com/photo-gallery/

That was what inspired us to print on ours.

welcome.... care to explain why your name is Steve if you're Jeff???

WAIT - you found people with a WORK ETHIC??? I thought they had all gone extinct!!!

It is also the official font of country band names...

We printed on Avery here with our Mimaki. It looks good and the material is holding up great after a few months on the truck. (we wrapped the tailgate to test the material out)

It's good to hear it's not just us then. I know the pay is good here, and there are benefits/insurance and always a steady paycheck. After talking to a few of the independent guys, they always seem to be broke; waiting on the next big chunk to come in a month later (to pay those late bills with)...

Just outsource your cutting until it returns. Does the machine have a selection to choose between swivel blade or non-swivel blade? Occasionally our old plotters here with get the selection changed and do as you're describing. I hear good things about this company: http://www.theplotterdoctor.com/

Your plotter does not have a swivel blade? If I'm reading this correctly, the blade is not rotating/spinning/pivoting correctly?