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trace the original onto two dibond pieces, add graphics, and then stick onto existing with vhbtape&silicone. ezpz

yeah, after reading the replies about the cable it makes much more sense. headstrikes have a smear to them, but that definitely looks like a singular firing of the printheads at that moment of the motion.

easiest place to start is by searching "bimbo usa .pdf"

post a picture of your print-platen area without media in it.

salesman/foreman coordinate site survey, that info needs to go somewhere. easier to put it into a drawing, that the customer has approved, and installers can go into a job with all the necessary information to get to work & waste little time onsite. if you don't like paperwork, then just have...

you're in California. raise your prices, cut your costs ...or move your operations across state lines.

+1 to above stated IJ180c-10. slightly annoying how that pattern shows through the surface after application, but its good stuff. ij35/40c is cheap and reliable, but will not conform. we only use it on flat stuff.

such things I remedy by simply applying the un-weeded media to the substrate, gently applying, and then weeding-out the negative afterwards before finishing with a hard squeegee&heat. ...sometimes weeding out the letter centers first before premasking step to save myself the effort of plucking...

short runs this has never been an issue, but full-roll or multiple-roll runs I just takeup the whole print onto a roll and then hit it with the bandsaw. i've simply placed teflon tape in places where the sticky overhang laminate would touch anything before making its way to the roll. issue I...

Arlon and Briteline(grimco housebrand) are my current favorites. cast/calendared, all good stuff. we still use a lot of 8508, but we don't treat it like its a "true cast" like 8518-8520 that we could wrap a car with. flat stuff only, indoor use or inside of a frame outdoor.

there's a chemical resistant coating on that side. maybe an orbital or some MEK to break it down? idk, at least you're painting it so it could be worth a shot to beat it up a bit. i believe the intent is to reverse-print on one side and to have the protection on the "face" for antigraffiti...

+1 to optically clear overlam. gloss/lustre works in a pinch for our handicap signs, but its a major difference when you up it to optically clear for more POP. satin/matte dulls the reflection bigtime, but is a cool effect to mix&match on some stuff for vehicle graphics.

not a fan of relying on adhesives for overhead panels. one kid whacks it and it comes down with a mighty chop i'd be framing it in some sort of cabinet, with a frame for the polycarb, that's bolted into a supporting structure. if you're uncertain about painting the polycarb, try painting a...

tell them its a minimum order of 25 rolls or you'll have to upcharge for wasted print/lam media....or tile it

i use a stomp shear, with a piece of scrap dibond at the crunch point to keep it from stomping on the finish of the panel. still, the edges get rounded a bit at the cut but it doesn't take away from the quality of a dibond sign. i still like cnc routing it better, panelsaw would be identical...

tires aren't inherently dangerous either, but we don't just simply toss em in the dumpster. agreed that red tape sucks, but I'd rather not be the guy cutting checks for fines when I get caught in the act.

I mean, if you're already buying non-OEM 792 printheads then why not trust the ink they supply as well?

huge fan of going local for this kind of thing. much easier to dropoff&pickup, than to add packing/shipping or wait for samples/proofs/etc. find someone with a UV flatbed near you and develop a working relationship, and then start buying time on their machine for days at a time.

got my head spinnin now thinkin about the kinds cool signs I could make with Tritium scraps encapsulated in resin. I'm already living under a 5g tower, so what else could go wrong?

id imagine every region has someone that deals with hazardous waste disposal. Just get a quote from your local ADCO and add it to your exit sign replacement quote.