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  1. Problems with Zinsser Bullseye 1-2-3

    Our company creates hand-painted MDO signs. We stocked up and bought seven 5-gallon containers of Zinsser Bullseye 1-2-3 interior/exterior primer last March. The primer from two of the seven containers when applied to MDO (we use tack cloth to clean the MDO sheets and Wooster rollers to apply...

  3. How Long to Wait

    How long do you let paint (latex semigloss) on a sign (MDO or marine grade plywood) dry before you're comfortable applying vinyl lettering over it. Two days? Four? A week?

  4. How do I make a stencil?

    I've got CorelDraw Graphics Suite x5 and a Summa D75 plotter. How do I make a stencil? The stencil will be used to paint details on painted MDO. Thanks much!

  5. Software Recommendations, please

    Looking for software recommendations for a hand-painted sign shop that's going to begin using vinyl mostly for lettering. Our needs, as far as we can tell, are simple. What would be the best value and most user friendly software for us (we're going to buy a Graphtec or Summa plotter).

  6. Summa or Graphtec

    We're a hand-painted boutique sign company looking to add vinyl-lettering capabilities. We've narrowed our plotter choices to the Graphtec CE 5000 and Summa D75. The Summa is about $900 more ($1595 vs. $2495). From what we've read, it sounds like the Graphtec should work well. Thoughts on either...

  7. Bad MDO Boards

    Started using MDO for signs this summer. Went through a unit of 60 1/2-inch thick 4x8 sheets without incident. Also ordered six 3/4-inch MDO boards, from the same lumber company, for a pair of customers who wanted thicker signs. The two MDO 3/4-inch boards used for one of those customers...

  8. Caulk or glue

    For sealing the edges of hand-painted MDO signs is caulk or glue better? If glue, are all created equal or do any stand out?
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