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  1. Backup proceedure or program for the "uneducated"

    A good friend of mine runs http://www.gorillabackups.com It is an online backup solution; the best part is that it's a small company, and if/when you need support - you talk to an actual person. We use it for all of our companies' backups. Local hard drives will eventually fail. What would...
  2. Gerber Service is really upsetting me.

    My Gerber equipment is still running fine... When it last broke (sensor finally went out), they sent the part it needed right away. I think that is the only time I've had a problem out of it.
  3. Ford Police Interceptor?

    Here is the template linked in a previous thread, but now to 1:20 scale for the most part. The PVO template I have has the hood & rear quarter panel shown as a few inches longer each, but in my experience with Police vehicles, those areas are not usually covered with graphics. Once you...
  4. Using A&S Fonts in Indesign

    You can convert fonts to outlines in InDesign, at least I can. Same commands as in Illustrator. I've never experienced this font licensing error besides when exporting a PDF from Illustrator on a couple fonts, so I am assuming this is the same error if it occurs when you're exporting a PDF in...
  5. How to bill it...........??

    Are you mailing individual invoices, or how are they receiving the invoices? if you have to print an individual invoice for each, you're going to incur ~$.25 ea for printing costs, plus envelopes & stamps... How are you receiving the orders/PO's? Are they actually sending every individual...
  6. Printing substrates

    no, that's not how they did it.
  7. Show up at an install to find...a camera crew!

    At least the guys were dressed appropriately, with company shirts & everything. Our company is part of another company & sometimes I will "borrow" employees from the other half to go on installs; usually they're just wearing their mechanics clothes, lol. Nice commercial.
  8. Nissan Leaf Rear Template?

    Has anyone wrapped the rear of a Leaf here? I have the PVO template & it is not correct at all, the vehicle is quite a ways away from my shop; so I cannot go measure it myself; yesterday my installer called with the bad news that the vinyl was too small... so I'm getting ready to reprint a...
  9. How can I get this effect on the font?

    One thing not discussed is that you will first have to manually adjust your letter spacing so that your added outlines are not running into each other. Personally, I don't like the offset path approach showed above; I'm more inclined to use the strokes/flatten transparency/pathfinder tools...
  10. We made the news again..... well not me, but................

    Sounds to me like if they were hanging large banners, that the wind caught a banner and the guys didn't want to drop the banner (or it was tied off to the lift somehow) and it acted like a sail & brought the lift down.
  11. Questions about Phototex, non-typical use

    I did some removal and install on buses a few months back & we used a material I've never worked with in the past called "Metromark Transit Vinyl" IIRC. It was a great product for short term signage like this. It stuck well without much issue & removing the whole full wraps from two buses that...
  12. Race car wraps

    Start off with outsourcing the decals/wraps & if the justification (money) is there, then it would make sense to bring it in-house. Many here do wholesale work & would be glad to provide the service for a reasonable rate. Also, you are going to have to have staff with all of the different...
  13. Anyone Printing LG Film???

    I bought the last of our suppliers rolls here; they clearanced it when LG pulled out of the US. I love it for the price I paid for it per roll, but otherwise it's junk imo. I only use it for SHORT term signage, like yard signs. Even then I'm not too happy with the print quality. My installer...
  14. Business Cards with Raised Lettering

    It is called Thermography. While many here use the online solution (due to it being cheaper) for outsourcing business cards; I recommend calling local printers & seeing what they are capable of. Then, let them know what you're capable of. So, when they receive a request for something they...
  15. First stab at foam

    What about thicker material? I was contemplating making something with more thickness.
  16. Best way to seam a sign

    What material sign face? If it's polymetal, the most important part is a good straight cut & that your mounting brackets/studs hit at the edges of the verticals.
  17. WOW just wow!!!

    I can't remember the last time I cut vinyl for a coro sign... it's cheaper & less time to do a print. 10 signs @ $15 ea (economical vinyl) with digital printed text is not bad in my opinion.
  18. First stab at foam

    Where do you buy foam blocks to give this a try? Do any of the regular national suppliers carry them, or are there specific suppliers that I should contact?
  19. Payment terms sign

    "Please ask about our new financing option: 100% down and ZERO monthly payments! 0% Interest!"
  20. What kind of Vinyl Should I Use?

    What material are the garbage cans? Some of these require more aggressive adhesive vinyls due to the surface.
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