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  1. Problem Customers- What would you do?

    I utterly ignore them. I dont explain how difficult it is to work with them cause I'm sure they treat everyone the same way. Money does not replace aggravation people, it matters not how much you overcharge them
  2. Settings Changed Unexpectedly

    and to add to that my flexi version 10 chooses to cut a damn weed line on everything and now when I go to plot it cant find plotter and I have to go in and tell the comp to find the damn program.....I have done nothing to my computer nor the flexi program
  3. What's your biggest signmaking mistake

    Oh wow this could take all day. Back in early years. First off dealing with low end roundtrackers. Dealing and trying to please those that "need it now" or fall for the "Bruce, your the man and I know you can get this done for us" yeah, I dont fall for that crap anymore. Back in the day I...
  4. Contracts avoid the horrorshow

    in this situation whats a contract gonna do? nothing. They are broke, they are gone and your still screwed, the contract wont change that. Happens everyday in every facet of business. My advice, DO NOT go into a business venture with anyone. Be responsible for yourself only and not others. If...
  5. price to replace neon with LEDs in channel letters

    we have done a couple of these retro fits this year last sign was 24" x 15' single copy. ripped all neon out, and replaced with LED and reinstalled. the Extra I charged on doing this was $700.00 labor this was NOT including the power supplies and the LEDs. We have nothing to go by and had to...
  6. crtique please

    You need to work on center justification, colors are great
  7. 10 Trucks (30 decals)

    Cut vinyl and digital print $1200 for all vehicles
  8. Playing around with something new.

    lose the pink splatter IMO and change font on screenprinting. I do like the layout its a little busy for my tatse but acceptable
  9. Sign and Gemini letter installation help

    IF i was doing this I would use 1" pvc as a stand off and hit the low areas of the oval sign on the gemini letters its a hit and miss I would rather install a background for the letters cause what looks good on galvaized material anyway? Sliver or galvanized is either dark grey or brite white...
  10. Wall mural

    Flat is fine is your doing a digital wallcover as in wallpaper. I myself have placed laminated prints on walls and they just fall off because of contraction of the material. Depnding on the sign you may wanna go wallcovering
  11. oversized aluminum panel sign

    heres a job that aint gonna happen. Post pics please. If it looks like billboards I have scaffolded on I would assume not only are the clips bad but so are the panels. that being said it would need all new aluminum framework and aluminum panels. next thing to look at is the frame that your NEW...
  12. Florentine Silver for a Boat

    You can use florentine vinyl outside IF you coat ove it with a high solids clear. I did my dogs headstone and lettered his name in florentine gold in 03 and it still looks great
  13. Roland GX-24 plotter sucks

    I bought one of of desperation when my old ve died it was a POS I didnt have it one week before it went on ebay. Constant babysitting and would cut over 10' without screwing up
  14. Anyone able to do this

    damn cool. There is a company that deals with polymers and transaparencies like this. It aint cheap either. I would start here http://www.novapolymers.com/ and they will lead you to a distributor. I dealt with them on the designs attached. They came out looking awesome and were perfect for a...
  15. optically clear mounting adhesive

    we just installed some 3M optically clear vinyl on some windows. Before we started we did some test samples of dry and wet we found it was best to put on dry and it was a bi**ch! All i gotta say is optically clear when you peel backing off but NOT once its on window
  16. Help with this sign layout

    Nope that aint gonna work
  17. Someone stole my design

    I dont care if I do a layout for someone and they do not get charged by me, it is MY ART! It is my design and my creativity. The only time I charge for art is when I am asked to specifically design a logo. If I am bidding on a sign packge you damn right Ill spend time laying some art out. As far...
  18. Someone stole my design

    Thats because they are selling the logo or the art. I always do free art its how I get my business. Ive said this before ill say it again. If a customer contacts you and you want a "design fee" they will say thanks and go to the next guy. You will get NO WORK at all. I have never know any...
  19. Airport sign falls down-kills boy

    I spoke with a salesrep from a large birmingham sign co that did the signs ine airport but they sais they did not install these units. Its horrible for sure
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