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  1. Equipment financing options and terms

    Vehicle financing doesn't actually help your business credit score as well. It's kind of an easy one that I'd initially thought would work in my favor, but I found out later it didn't have any impact.
  2. Equipment financing options and terms

    They'll fall back to your personal credit and likely want you to sign personally to cover the loan amount if your business defaults.
  3. Bad UV printer and taking advantage of the Capital may screwup our business

    Yeah, I was going to say the same thing. The Vanguard I'm familiar with has the same overspray from the head misting functions with no ill effects on performance.
  4. Need Help Wrap removal on an aluminum tank truck

    If you're busy, I wouldn't take the job. No matter what method you use, it's going to basically stink no matter how it's taken off. We've done citrus paint remover and a hot pressure wash to blow it off when I was doing fleet work. I know that method works, but it's going to blow all that...
  5. A Very Organized Sign Shop

    We've been reorganizing and updating our shop and table layouts. Thanks for posting this. Give me some great ideas for some of our tools I have to build stations for.
  6. site surveys

    We definitely charge, whether they're next door or if there's travel time involved.
  7. Suggestions Need tips on cutting half inch foamcore with CNC

    There's also the Donek knife you can put into a spindle if you don't have a dedicated knife cutter on that CNC. Toolstoday.com should have them and which variation to get on 1/2" thickness.
  8. Cutting coroplast sign board

    You can definitely CNC coroplast. You will likely get some fuzzies along the fluted sides, but we do it all the time. Printed or unprinted. The trick is to use a brand new tool - preferably cut with the image side down and ramp the feed rates up.
  9. Polishing the edges of acrylic

    We definitely get much better/less bubbly glued joints with diamond edge polished edges. Our plastics distributors can provide parts already DEP'd to us. The EF-200 and blackstone in general has really nice equipment.
  10. CAN SOMEONE SCHOOL ME ON ROLLING AND PACKING UP LARGE FORMAT PRINTS FOR SHIPPING, any videos or tutorials out there?

    Dave you could always get a roll of newsprint and layer that between the prints to help with scratching. It'll make rolling them up a little more difficult as they'll slide easier, but it should give some added protection on the printed faces. Uline has rolls of the newsprint.
  11. Which vinyl should be good to avoid these failures

    Cast vinyl/lam and proper installation.
  12. Polishing the edges of acrylic

    We use an oxygen and hydrogen bottle setup. I can look up the kit we bought for the regulators and torch setup. It's something we use sparingly, but I know as soon as I return the bottles of gas, we'll land a big job that required heaps of edge polishing. Flame polishing can and will craze if...
  13. Cutting Tactile Letters

    You can try peeling the current adhesive side backer, mounting laminate or vinyl backer that's got the paper backer side and tape down in place with hem tape. Not sure if it'll still stay in place, but it's worth testing.
  14. Is this an alignment issue?

    If it is alignment related, you can always check by running something unidirectional and see if the problem persists. If it's fuzzy in unidirectional, I'd think it would be static related. If it's clearer than I'd look at alignment.
  15. What goes on first PPF or Vinyl wrap?

    It honestly depends on the finish of the color they want. Ideally I'd want PPF over the wrap which is manageable if they choose a gloss or matte finish. Satins pose another problem as there's no satin PPF that I know of.
  16. cleaning UV ink off acrylic

    We always found isopropyl or denatured alcohol to help.
  17. Need Help White undercoat not lining up (Onyx Thrive 12 & Arizona 318GL)

    The CMYK and White are definitely not aligned. Trapping will certainly help, but I'd still run any alignment calibrations on the printer first.
  18. Using PVC for an exterior dimensional sign

    komacel is the outdoor grade PVC that vycom makes. Harbor sells it. It's got a smoother finish on the front and back and has less air blown into it so it's denser and less susceptible to warping. It's pretty common for outdoor signs in the Northeast.
  19. Gasketing contour cut material - tips?

    We've laser cut or CNC cut templates of the shape in the past in SBS/Styrene/1/8"acrylic to mask areas for small or complex parts. Not sure if that's a possibility.
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