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They have "MInnesota" letters, has to be Gemini.

Yea, I looked at the member list and he's still in the top ten of posters! He was a great member here. and oh yea, vinyl doesn't like a lot of latexes :rolleyes:

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How big is the sign and how is it going to be finished? That would make a difference in choosing the wood. I haven't done any woodburning since I had one of those toys as a kid, but I have done a lot of dimensional wood signs over the years and they can have a lot of issues with the weather.

"I have no idea how to paint with the translucent paint," Then don't even think about trying that, it's a skill that requires the right set up and practice. You can look at other alternatives like flex face and outsource but the big factor is your clients cheapness. Printing and overlapping is...

Yes, layered prints are the way to go. See so many washed out faces at night.

Little hard to tell what exactly is going on, am I seeing some serious distortion in that pic? Anyhow, how about "hiding" the seam in the design, have two seams run through the areas that have panels. Less noticeable than one long one in the yellow.

yea, photos and the new design would help. But when the job starts out with "I have no money for a 6'x20' illuminated sign face" it doesn't go well from there....and then I drive by a few weeks later and they screwed coro sheets over the old face.

I have a client that wants some decals to apply to HDPE panels which will be installed outdoors. Is this one of those plastics that vinyl doesn't stick to, like motocross/atv plastics? What vinyll would you recommend? Thanks in advance.

I print on Gerber Clear Enamel Receptive with good results

I'm with these guys, welded mounted brackets.

In the meantime outsource those jobs that really need to be printed,if you already aren't.

I know nothing about them, but what I do know is that you should be looking at what LOCAL support is available for whatever printer you buy.

You can also look at pre-finished panels. Wimsatt Building Materials - JH HardiePanel Stucco ColorPlus 4'x8'

We don't get many "walk-ins", I guess it depends on your location.We are in a more commercial/industrial location. Most of the "shoppers" that contact us call first.I would think it may be difficult to implement, are you going to lock the front door and put up a sign "By Appointment Only"? Or...

I don't think I've noticed it more than before, but I don't answer many tech questions about printers. One thing I have noticed, and this also may or may not be more than usual, is how many people post on a thread without reading (or maybe understanding) it.

First: How many people read the thread before they respond? Second: I provide an assortment of file types.For jpgs usually three, low, medium and high res.

If it were my job to reproduce that "logo" (which looks like it was built using clipart/images) and after I confirmed that the client didn't have anything better (because it was built using low res clipart/images) I would send it to the Vector Doctor and get a price to reproduce it correctly...

Here's how:" Thanks for calling, we charge $300 minimum for a logo redesign".

What would you guys recommend instead of MDO? Depends on the size and mounting method but we use a lot of ACM. I use a contrasting border and it looks very professional. Vinyl backgrounds, would be hard to cut and apply I think. We apply vinyl borders all the time