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  1. What type of vinyl is this on these sign panels?

    Looks like Duranodic vinyl on the black... Avery and 3m both carry in translucent
  2. HELP! Lots of head strikes on 1324

    Mutoh head strikes I would recommend backing off the heat settings as well with banner material specifically the cheaper or thinner banners. Experiment using the lowest heat you can while still getting a good print.
  3. Mounting formed plastic letters to metal building?

    Just installed some with wire standoffs...standard item from Gemini attached picture shows how these work. buy all the wires long enough to stand off the building...cut the ones that hit the ridges
  4. replacing panel in marque

    we use a pair of duckbill vise grips and some scrap coroplast. I would be afraid you could break a face with regular or needle nose vice grips ....if still no go then can you push from other end or remove from the top or bottom?
  5. Want opinions on banner design

    Can you make it "pop" more?
  6. New to perf printing - any do's/don't's?

    You might have to play with your heat settings some to keep the material from buckling causing head strikes.
  7. sign wizard 6.5 problems

    Is your plotter showing up in the Plot Manager? If it is running on USB to the computer or through a Comm port USB setup as USB Comm is probably Comm1 Might just have to re-setup the plotter in the manager
  8. Alternative to 3m VHB for mounting 1/4" PVC interior wall lettering?

    The banner tape will be an embarrassing call back by the customer - then they will not trust you that the "new tape" will hold better than the old. I tried this with some small 1" letters on a painted sheet rock wall....not good
  9. 70 inches of daylight balanced LED's installed on printer for under $17

    Thanks for the TIP....we just did this for our printer and its a fantastic upgrade
  10. sticky backing on arlon dp 8000 contour cutting problem

    Printing this stuff on the Mutoh's we pop out a roller on each end so the rollers don't get close to the edges of the material and don't use the material guides. When cutting don't print anywhere close to the max width so your rollers on the plotter can be set inside the edge. As far as the...
  11. Cartridge recycling?

    yes...sorry at Staples.
  12. Cartridge recycling?

    FYI - I received the $6 per cartridge yesterday....its triple rewards week or something like that. maximum of 3 at a time and maximum of 20 per month...regular rewards is $2. I just bought 1 ink cartridge for our desktop inkjet and qualified...
  13. Wrapping the Chrome on a New Tesla

    thanks for the feedback.....I am considering "punting" on this one. Its not like its the chrome trim on an '95 F150 so perfection is important
  14. Wrapping the Chrome on a New Tesla

    I have a customer wanting to wrap the chrome parts of the door handles, trim and mirrors on a new Tesla. They want to change all the chrome trim around the windows and at the bottom of the doors to black carbon fiber. Does anybody have experience wrapping the chrome trim on this car or others...
  15. Flexcon Busmark material

    We installed some recently for a marketing company at a local retail location for wall and window wraps. The installation is so fast and easy its great. Thought about using for other wall wraps. Just not real sure on the longevity. We installed an extra graphic on painted sheet-rock wall in our...
  16. Flexcon Busmark material

    Does anybody have experience printing and using this material. What all applications are you using it for? Were you able to print well with eco-solvent? What laminate should be used.
  17. X7 updates and issues

    I am not having any problems with the fonts with the latest update. The preview of the fonts seems to be better or at least different than before the update. However I am seeing a random problem where the rectangle tool doesn't work. many times I will open a new window and create a rectangle to...
  18. RANT: Hey there "Signs of the Times" magazine (ST Publications) WTH???

    Here is one of my Grandpa's old copies...dates back to 1938. Cool little old book with my Grandpa's hand written notes - I wish it was better preserved.
  19. Semi Truck Trailer wrap printing

    Sorry Fred....I agree and hope to get direct responses from my post and purposely provided limited details to avoid quoting in this open forum. I am looking right now more for somebody with the capability...If you would prefer me to re-post to Merchant Members only Outsource section let me...
  20. Semi Truck Trailer wrap printing

    I have a customer with a fleet of Semi Truck trailers they want to wrap. They are handling the installation and just want to buy the printed vinyl.... Without getting into all the details is there anybody that would be interested in bidding the printing. Printing will be ordered in groups of 10...
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