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are you using a homemade 'light box'? or a professional exposure unit? either way get an exposure calculator, document your results so that you can duplicate them every time by following the same formula.

for the others that will read this post as time goes on and are researching purchasing a printer i am going to add to this. when i encounter a client who is looking to purchase a printer because they are not happy with the quality of the prints they are receiving from a wholeseller i have yet...

i have hand pulled a squeegee MANY times in a three piece suit at client locations. there are messy printers and clean printers, it just depends on how cautious and clean you are. i also know a uv screenprinter that has uncured ink in his car from being so messy and lazy...

the way i practiced when i was a young man was on a piece of glass. the old timers would start me out painting straight lines and then the halves of a circle and then eventually the alphabet. in the beginning i would literally trace over their letters by putting them on the backside of the...

i dont know how it will work in comparison but i have always used scratched/dirty otherwise unsellable sheets of pvc for my sacrifice sheets and the majority of my clients use the same thing. some suppliers will save the sheets for you and give them to you but i've never paid more than a couple...

the Maniac isn't in the business of failing I can say that much for certain..if I was a betting man my money would be that this baby flies

too cool..way too cool

to the OP i am sorry you dont want to hear that you have the wrong tool for the job. as someone mentioned it will show you what you can't do but what i think you will discover first is that the price of materials (coated materials) are going to put you into a situation that you simply are not...

now i would just be concerned that he knows where you live and where the car is from any information that was in the vehicle as well as any keys that may have been in there or automatic garage door opener. call me paranoid...but like i always say just because you are paranoid it doesn't mean...

just to be clear in my opinion no business plan is complete without addressing marketing. i am exhausted and really shouldnt write this post half way because of how serious of a topic i believe this is but i a rough outline of a somewhat complete biz plan would include. statement/ summary...

you might still try sprayway graffitti removal, can't remember the product number off of the top of my head. but yes there are graffitti laminates (usually tedlar) that allow you to remove graffitti without damaging the sign.

uhm the big red flag for me here though ... is that it is being MAILED on a roll. a 30" X 14' roll of 3mm lexan is a SUBSTANTIAL roll and it is NOT going by mail. I will guarantee you that lol. the roll will be bigger than you can put your arms around you don't simply roll up 3mm lexan on a...

ok so let me confuse you a bit. even when i sold sign supplies i never heard anyone ask for 3,6etc milimeter komatex everyone says 3mil 6 mil just easy. but then people get confused when they stop and think for a moment ok "3mil PVC sheets" are definitely thicker than "3mil vinyl"... so for...

a real business plan top notch samples of the type of work you want to be known for producing top notch portfolio of the type of work you want to be known for producing quality self promo/marketing/advertising package (business cards, brochures, postcard/mailer, etc) i see it all the...

this statement of yours shows you have NO idea what in the world you are talking about. I sold my sign company years ago and now I work with a very select few sign companies who are serious about building their companies into profitable self supporting non owner reliant businesses versus what...

think before you ink

nationwide i have seen entry level wages from minimum wage to $10 , where as $10 in some southern states brings in experienced help and on the west coast i couldnt find ppl to sweep my warehouse for $10 per hour. i think the more important question is making sure that they are earning...

i have two clients that have converted old box style ambulances into mobile sign shops both of them have banks of golf cart batteries and i have been on site with one of them on a working project where they were running twp computers, plotter and printer, illuminated work table, a/c , shop...

that is the style i am referring to signage. and yes LEDs have their challenges and for most cases signs i think there are much bettter solutions but for this instance led would be the only way to go. i know denco used to offer the led 'ropes' that could be added on to but there are many options

well i have made more halo letter signs than i can remember but never for a boat..but i would imagine the techniques involved would be somewhat similar but i would definitely have a few concerns. for a halo sign usually what is done is the raised letters are routed out of acrylic (lets just...