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Hello, Thanks in advance for any suggestions you may have. This will be my first time installing molded plastic lettering on an office building. i have a few questions. 1). The building exterior surface is covered with stucco but I am unsure of what the core is made from and therefore not sure...

Hello, I have a client that needs reflective lettering on a concrete bridge. It could be paint or vinyl. I don't know of any reflective that would stick well enough to concrete (possibly semi-rough texture) and was wondering if anyone has used any type of paint mask that might stick to the...

So I have a customer who wants two aluminum panels on a marquee sign changed out and his logo added. The existing signage background is colored so I need to paint the panels the same before I apply the vinyl. The problem is that the manufacturer of the aluminum product seemed to think the white...

Hello, i have a customer that needs graphics on sheets of ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene). The problem is that its a textured material. He had a quote for someone to print on them with a flatbed printer but it was $40 a sheet. Does anyone have any suggestions? Its black now but needs to be...

Hello, I have a customer who would like a backlit sign done with a yellow background and red lettering. I was wondering two things- 1) Can I layer the red translucent vinyl (Oracal 8500) right on top of the yellow translucent vinyl or will I have to cut out the spacing on the yellow background...

Hello, I am wanting to make my own 3'x5' pennant flags out of banner material. However I am finding it difficult to find any resources on this. Has anyone ever done this or atleast know of any resources for this? My thoughts were to superimpose two triangular shaped banners and hem the two on...

Hello, I have a customer that is looking to purchase 1,000 or more small (2.5"x5") magnets. They will be custom die-cut. I have not had any orders for this before as I usually work mostly with signs and banners so and I'm having a hard time finding the best place to outsource this too. Any...

Hello, I am having problems with my graphtec ce5000-60 plotter reading the second set of registration marks in cutting master 2 via illustrator. I have set things up as I always do and usually have no problems. the printed job is 108" long so im not sure if that could create more possibilities...

Hello, I am trying to repair an aluminum back-lit sign for a customer and have tried to braze certain parts of the sign but with no success. I have never brazed Aluminum before and when I try, the "weld" from the rod does not want to adhere to the aluminum. When it cools, I can just pull the...

Hello, A Customer Called me the other day to ask if i could replace this sign which had been side swiped by a car. She wants it replaced with one exactly like it. I haven't worked with any Light Box / Back-lit Signage and I have searched alot on the net for this model but have not found anything...

Hello, Recently I was in a meeting with a prospective client that could potentialy make large orders on safety signs. The one thing that was of concern to them was that the signs had to be able to withstand the environment which contains acid and and various chemicals used to process copper from...

Hello, I was given this sticker by a client and need to reproduce them for him. I tried to adjust the contrast enough so the type can be seen, so I hope its readable enough. Im not familiar with this font and im wondering if anyone might have an idea what it is. Any help would be appreciated. Thx

So as I show this customer a Proof for what i thought was going to be a Simple Overlay on MDO, She says: " I like it", then points up and says: "but instead Can we Put that design on this sign? ( Picture of sign below) Problem is Ive never done a sign of this nature. I need to paint and patch it...

I have been wanting to change my logo and today I actually had some time to sit down and work something out. I wanted it Readable and somewhat simple. I decided to use the pen tool and anchor points as a symbol except with my own touch on it. Although the anchor points probably won't be seen if...

Hello, I have a client that needs several 24ft by 2in long stripes of cut vinyl. I am having difficulty keeping the vinyl from slipping off the push rollers while its feeding such a long piece.:doh: ive tried setting it as sheet and as roll and providing as much slack as i can but it still seems...

I recently had a customer request that I give him a quote on 3 8ft square road signs. Ive never done anything this large and Ive only seen MDO panels come in 4x8 sheets. He also wants me to give a quote for installation as well. What im Wondering is 1) Would 2 4x8 sheets mounted together on 4x4...

Hello all, this will be my second post on signs101 and I must say, I was broken in pretty good on that first post but after consideration it was a necessary evil and im ready to get saddled up and take another dose of brutal honesty. Okay so the blue truck is mine and it was mostly done but as...

Hello All, Our local newspaper recently Published a call to all artists to design a logo for the local farmers market that sets up here in town for about 5 or so months out of the year. Its a chance for individuals in the area to sale produce, and dairy goods to the rest of the community. The...

Hello all, I recently had a client call and inquire about making prom tickets for the students at a local school. I have never had an inquiry for tickets before. I asked if they needed a barcode but she said just numbers would do and she needs about 150 of them. Any idea on how to make these and...

I Just started my own sign business at the beginning of this year and so far I have been outsourcing my print jobs to another shop. Recently however, I have been contemplating buying a printer of my own. im sure this may sound cliche but I dont have much to spend and I came across a printer by...