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  1. Customer brings me artwork from another shop....

    all our clients must sign off on artwork with a clause that includes verbiage along the lines of... "please review and verify all text including phone names yadda yadda yadda... xyx corp is not responsible for any errors approved by client and is printed as per the clients approval. client...
  2. Which mild / eco solvent printer has the most durable ink?

    this is like one of those APPLE or PC which is better questions.
  3. MS Word not a graphics program -Oh really?

    ok kids lets get back on topic. WORD as a design program. VERDICT - STINKS WHY? as you can see on the video the results look fantastic. EXCEPT when you send a PDF created in WORD to print and run through a RIP and end up with transparency issues (white boxes around cropped items) and some time...
  4. Knowing what you know now...

    It all depends on your market area. If you are in a small town maybe there is a limited market for higher end work. @ Fred - I've been in small shops and large shops and I prefer dealing with one big guy and one big order vs 10 little guys and 10 little orders. Dealing with people and each...
  5. How to quickly align prints onto substrates

    did i miss something? .5 bleed and use your finger to align. finger is about .5 thick. it is not rocket appliances!
  6. Use of Logos on window art for the back of pickup windows?

    sure you can. no invoice, cash only, and pick up in the rear. :)
  7. Installing Printed Wall Graphic On Existing Vinyl Wallcovering

    3-4 months? use phototex EX.
  8. bad, yet stays in business..

    those guys are all "one trick ponies" they prey on uninformed buyers and could care less if they returned because they have a new new set of uninformed buyers the next day. they usually set up in a high traffic area where they skim a percentage of traffic and survive off that. not the best...
  9. Printing Traffic Signs

    yup you need a plotter GRAPHTEC FC8000-160 - $8K then you need someone that knows illustrator to run it - 35K/yr ~ maybe? depends on your available labor pool. like Mosh says "it is not rocket appliances"
  10. 3m IJ35-C with 8707

    heavy coverage black like that I would have used cast and let the print sit for 2 days before laminating. re rolling it loose after one day to be sure it is fully gassed out. also did you post heat it after install? The C in IJ35C means comply. The adhesive has the grooves in it. you must...
  11. GS6000 Green not printing?

    problem was the RIPs were not configured to use the green inks properly so the ink dried and caused head failures. most of the RIPS back then were just cmyklclm. a rip update was sent out to correct it. both colorburst and onyx had updates to correct this. EFI? not sure. sasha - if it...
  12. Gs6000

    so what are the symptoms?
  13. GS6000 Green not printing?

    actually it was more of a RIP issue than an ink issue. The RIPs were not properly configured to use the green channel. Colorburst sent an update and that fixed the issue.
  14. What NOT to do when Selling a 4x8 sign and installing it....

    Probably not a good idea to replace a site survey and detailed contract with a Google search. You will get burned most of the time. Site survey then always detail the work contract. we agree to blah blah and if blah blah happens and we need additional equipment then client is responsible for...
  15. Vinyl Wrinkling At Beginning of Application

    you have more pressure in the middle vs the edges. try holding your hands further apart to maintain an even amount of pressure across the squeegee edge.
  16. Your source and price for ink GS6000

    grimco.com
  17. Quality Installers?

    http://www.sgia.org/PDAA/
  18. GS6000 Green not printing?

    did it go out gradually or suddenly from one job to the next? if the latter then it could be a bad data ribbon that goes to the head. i believe there are two ribbons one for each head. if you swap them you can confirm if it is the ribbon as the color drop will move to another color. We had...
  19. What NOT to do when Selling a 4x8 sign and installing it....

    so you're asuming he was digging in Sarasota and not Cape Coral? It's funny when a Jersey boy tells a Miami native what to read to learn about where he's lived. Simply ridiculous. George Carlin said it best, "When you assume you make an..."
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