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  1. Gerber Edge FX Rentals

    Call your local supply distributor & see which local competition is using one. Call them & explain the situation; they will probably print wholesale for you while yours is in the shop. It may be scary to let them know your customers, but if they're good customers the competition knowing who...
  2. A few more vector based truck wrap examples

    VERY nice work.
  3. Copyrighted Artwork?

    Sent the customer an email, awaiting response.
  4. Real Gold Lettering for Firetruck? Help!

    I try to stay away from Sign Gold. We use products form Leo's Gold Lion & FirehouseDecals.com for our main offerings besides the standard 3M reflective. "metallic gold" is VERY vague when it comes to gold lettering on firetrucks. Most either have engine turn, brushed, florentine, etc, etc.
  5. Copyrighted Artwork?

    Unfortunately, this is just a small license plate decal order, their new vehicles do not use this patch design; we created their new vehicle graphics package and just finished their new fleet vehicles with it. (it uses the city seal) Now, they send me this afterwards. They already have the...
  6. Copyrighted Artwork?

    I have a client; a local police department, that recently had someone (Hopefully it was none of you!) do some hideous artwork for their uniform patch. The vendor did the artwork "for free" with their order of patches. (see where this is going?) Now, they want some small decals printed with the...
  7. How would you install this stripe on a transit?

    Install the rear panel with a vertical hinge around the door edge area, then lay the top& rear edge area on the door first, slit the door jamb like regular, lightly lift the bottom area back up, install down to the molding, cut around the molding top edge & rear edge slowly as you install it a...
  8. What would you do?

    Have at it. That's why I posted it here. I wish I could fit more wording onto it, but haven't figured out how to without taking up a bunch more space or adding a 2nd page. Adding the 2nd page would split the wording up and cause more paperwork for everyone, and adding more lines makes the images...
  9. Real Gold Lettering for Firetruck? Help!

    Actually, this process needs to be done with an Gerber/Edge machine setup. It is a thermal printer which prints/transfers a solid color foil onto the vinyl. Then you cut it to shape of the lettering, then laminate the piece, then cut the laminate to its shape (larger than the lettering to seal...
  10. Request : In need of one vector Image - Vauxhall Astra Coupe

    photo of the car? What collection do you have? Did you call Pro Vehicle Outlines to see if they have one on file? They have some that aren't in the collections yet in their system.
  11. Gerber FX - Jamming Vinyl

    I have had this happen a couple times. my "moveable" rear sprocket (the one that adjusts) doesn't slide well on its shaft. Whenever you load vinyl onto the sprockets (in the home position), you have to make SURE that the sprockets are centered on the corresponding holes. If the sprockets are...
  12. Question about heat presses

    we had an el-cheapo one at the last shop. worked fine for what it was in a circumstance like you're describing. I think they bought it from sign warehouse... it worked for the two years I was there, but if you're concerned that buying a cheapo one is going to turn into a nightmare when it dies...
  13. What would you do?

    Mis-communication is common in this field. Make sure it's all in black-and-white on the quote. Had a customer call in wanting a "sign" for above their window, after 5 minutes of "what material do you want this sign made of?" it turns out they wanted a banner... quite a funny conversation looking...
  14. What would you do?

    yes, make a formal quote form now, it'll save headaches in your future (could have saved this one). I'll upload mine for ya to steal if you'd like. Mine's not all that high-tech but gets the job done for me. I made it in InDesign, and just place the PSD/EPS into it and export a pdf for the...
  15. What would you do?

    kinda hard to follow your original post, but I believe the following happened: they called and wanted a "banner", but somehow later they decided to go with "panels", and possibly you printed the banner already? What are they desiring now as far as panels go? Alumacore/diebond...
  16. ID Needed

    Fonts didn't exist back then, I do not know of anything that close to the lettering in my stash here... it resembles Bebas kind of but not sure what else is close enough to modify.
  17. 3M Material (Need advice/Alternative)

    Regular 180C-10 has the cross hatches, 180CV3 does not, it has little air channels, but you cannot see the cross-hatches like you can on regular 180C. Yes, get in a habit of always laminating digital prints whenever you can. The thin-ness of wrap vinyl is for a reason. (so that it wraps)...
  18. Request : In need of one vector Image - Vauxhall Astra Coupe

    My collection from Pro Vehicle Outlines has one in it, it looks a lot like a Ford Focus coupe if it's the correct model you're after. The website doesn't list it, but my collection has it in there; 3 models for the year wagon, 4-door, & 2-door.
  19. Help with sealing the edge of vinyl on a boot.

    also known as a trunk or rear deck lid in the USA.
  20. Needing a MM for Media Backdrops

    If you have the frame system that supports this type of fabric, then see who sells the frame system & see who they recommend if they cannot print it for you. We use Creative Banner Assemblies for projects similar to this if we cannot print it in panels here.
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