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Very cool map! Interesting to learn i am in a moderate UV area. (Ottawa, Canada) Texas and the rest of the deep south though .... Ouch.

Like i mentioned before in other threads. I use 210 on a regular basis. Signs have lasted 6 to 8 years and apart from about 1/8" shrinkage along the edges, The prints still looked good. Either the south has received bad batches of the material or the sun is really beating down hard...

You should instruct your client on what's best for their needs. Saving them money is also a noble gesture. No need to use cast vinyl for regular flat signs that need a life of 4-7 years. Using cast for everything just shows you don't research your choice of materials very well. You are...

You don't know what you are talking about. I have been using Oracal 3651 and 210 lam for many years for standard flat stock signs. Signs that i did many years ago are starting to be taken down for updated branding for my customers and those signs still look good. 210 lam is not a cheap...

Just want to say thanks for this thread. Just learned about the Wrap Institute and watched 45 minutes of videos while having supper :thumb: I would consider myself at an intermediate level and loved watching their videos. Already knew allot of what i saw but as usual picked up on some new...

Avery has a 1.5 mil cast laminate that makes it real easy to conform your print on those hinges! It's like rubber so it is great for full wraps. No good for contour cutting through a plotter though FYI.

Everybody has to be offended at something .... Or at least pretend to be in order to get some free publicity!

I'd go for a pair ... I've been using 3M Blue tape since about 4 months after i bought my VS540 (a couple of years ago).

If that's what you expect from designers then you must be disappointed very often. Clients order designs from a designer and then send the artwork to multiple production houses whether it be magazines, sign shops, web content, tv and so on. To think that a designer will design with output...

Designers don't design with final output in mind. They design art and it's up to the sign person or whatever reproduction method is used that have to convert the files according to the output machine. It can be annoying but it's part of your job and not the designer. Opening files in...

Around here there is not a big market for Sheep. But maybe for you it's a nice option to have :peace!:

It certainly makes sense for that purpose! :thumb: That's not how sign permits work around here though.

I don't know about the 3M vinyl but i wrap with Avery 1005 and also use it for print/cut vehicle graphics. To make sure it sticks properly i always flash it with a torch after it is installed. (but don't squeegee over it after you heat it up!). I would try it if i was in your situation.

My city sign permits are based on square footage of sign in relation to square footage of building frontage. If i were to put up a star, the square footage would be based on the "square" space the star is taking up. (the square or rectangle exterior boundaries). On top of that if i was...

I'm looking forward to hearing the reasoning for this. Especial when you are printing or cutting a flat rectangle shape of material no matter the odd shape of an object.

That's what i do also. Height x Width / 144 = sq. ft.

1/16" Styrene works as well. Best to be cut by a laser but it can be cut by hand depending on details.

Laminated cast vinyl will outlast direct flatbed printing by a long shot. Cut vinyl will drastically increase production time. There is to much weeding involved. Digital print is way more efficient.

I don't like printing on calendared vinyl and wrapping it around edges of boards. The vinyl will shrink and crack along the edges and look worse over time than a standard edge lifting. Do it right with cast vinyl and don't worry about the edges at all.

I would use a 2mil. vinyl for your panels and not have to worry about the vinyl shrinking or lifting.