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We buy it direct from Ultraflexx, if you go to their website there's a page called clearance items, then go to odd-size rolls and they have all of their products there, just oddball lengths (115', 99', etc.), heavily discounted. I just bought about 30 rolls of Jetflex 13oz today (which is...

I think this applies to everything. I'd love to use all American made materials in our shop, I'd kill to, but that's not reality. You have to use the right material/supplier/company/etc for the job, and that's just not always the American made one. The only time I've ever had anyone ask what...

haha, the hand dryer (push button receive bacon) cracks me up every time I see it!

Some people will argue this, but in my opinion, banners are a commodity, temporary, budget product to begin with, using ultra-premium materials isn't doing you or your customers any favors. That's not to say that there are cases where using top-of-the-line material isn't warranted. I won't use...

reverse print it on clear vinyl, laminate it with white vinyl, apply to the backside of laser-cut clear acrylic (have Gemeni laser cut it if you don't have a local source) and you've got a killer looking and very durable display.

I learned on 3951RA too, but I can't imagine trying to wrap something with that without the RA adhesive, that stuff is like superglue aggressive.

Actually just installed a wrap with this same vinyl, didn't even realize it was the LTR stuff until I saw this thread, it prompted me to look at the roll. It's definitely different than the regular EZ RS, bubble city and really hard to get them out. We love the regular EZ RS, but if it's all...

that. is. awesome.

General Formulations is good stuff. We've used their print vinyls and colored vinyls for years and have never had a problem. I like their plotter vinyls (both cast and calendered) butter than anybody else's, it cuts and weeds perfectly. Their products have been more consistent than any other...

If you're sure the money is there, there's no excuse. Unwritten rule number one when it comes to having employees is you do not f*ck with their income. Complain to management, if that falls on deaf ears, follow Fred's advice and complain to the government. If your boss is responsible for...

Agreed. In this economy, money problems are likely, that's just a fact and that's not necessarily "bad". It happens. The right thing to do is to be upfront with the people that are affected by it. If you try to pretend like everything is fine or just ignore the problem or the people you're...

How do you know the owner is not having financial difficulties? Does he say he is not or can you prove it? There's no excuse for it either way, but if money is tight, he should at least be up front with employees, that's your livelihood and he should respect that. Is he using a payroll service...

Exactly. We tried to do it ourselves for 8 years and it's just too hard. It's hard enough running this business without trying to market it as well. Marketing is a full time job. A lot of sign people make the mistake of thinking because they're in a marketing/advertising RELATED industry that...

Seth Godin is a great writer, most of his books are about branding in general, but they're great. He's got a blog that I recommend everyone read daily. Aside from that, if you have the budget, I highly recommend you hire a professional marketing firm to manage your brand and marketing efforts...

Dude. Run like hell from Resource Imaging. They are your competition. They use their demo equipment and supplies inventory to sell direct to the end user and cut you out. I posted a thread about this a year or so ago, they're bad news. We lost a huge wallpaper job to them, they undercut me by...

My only complaint with them is they seem to take longer to deliver than they or their catalog says. I've gotten into the habit of more or less adding 50% to their times.

Good to know, when my dealer gave us the rundown on profiling they told us to re-run it through preflight to turn off color management. I wonder if doing that extra step affects the final profile or if it's just redundant?

Anybody know of a good source for interior backlit poster frames? I have a client looking for about 50 of them around 20"x20", but they don't want something that protrudes off the wall too much.

That doesn't surprise me about the Bantex, their 18oz stuff is so stiff you can pretty much throw any heat at it and it stays flat as glass. It's thinner banner that's the trouble. We print on Ultraflexx 13oz, which isn't paper thin, nor cheap crap material. It can handle a tremendous amount of...