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One of my good clients was asking about wrapping his fleet moving forward. Right now we do pretty much a full wrap, but with one color cut vinyl. Anyway, he said he was researching wraps and saw someone had a 6 year warranty on wraps. AFAIK, there is no Ink/vinyl/lam combo that is warrantied...

I have a client interested in Carhartt Rain Defender sweatshirts, which are a cotton/poly blend with a water resistant coating. I emailed SanMar, and they said For heat transfer, we recommend using low cure transfer products and the garment temp should not exceed 300 degrees. A special adhesive...

If a tenant comes to you for a sign, and tells you "I have permission from the owner to install this sign", do you go further and require written permission? If so, is that something you reach out and do, or do you have your client ask their landlord? I'm working on a project where my...

Many of us have had mediocre experiences with Signs365, but I want to give them a huge shout out this week. I had ordered something from a different vendor whose turn around is normally 3 days, but right now its more like 7 days. I take full responsibility that I should have confirmed this...

Our E250 Cargo Van hasn't been working well for a LONG time. Apparently our mechanic just dealt with whatever code popped up, and didn't actually look at what the problem(s) were. I'm kinda annoyed by that, but I'll get over it. We finally took it to a Ford dealership for an estimate, and its...

What material are you printing on for backlit exterior graphics? We try to always use cut vinyl on light boxes, but this job needs to be printed. We are not retrofitting the existing structure to use flexfaces or other systems. The last time we did a similar job, we used Arlon DPF6500 and it...

I'm doing a SEG sign for an event in NYC. The venue isn't accepting the fire certificates on two different fabric materials i've submitted. Have you run into this problem? The venue is asking for things that don't exsist and clearly either don't understand the flame certs or can't read.

Can you recommend a vendor who does tradeshow / fabric displays (turnkey). I need a 16x8ft wall including framing. With quick turn around :) Thanks!

My partner and I are not seeing eye to eye on the time it takes to prep for installs. Can you please tell me how long it takes for you to prep (in shop) for the following types of install? Vinyl Storefront Window lettering Post and panel sign Banner installed on building Gemini Letters...

As I said earlier, our laminator rollers need some love. I found someone to recoat them, but they will be out of service for 3 weeks. My dream is to have a laminator table, but our volume doesn't support us purchasing a $20K machine... so I just found this...

Hiyaaa. I have a job with an exsisting client that looks like it might be too big for us to handle on our own. For those of you that broker these big jobs, who do you work with? Do you have any tips or advice for me? The project is for a used car dealership. We are removing an old sign, like...

It looks like we need to either replace or refurbish the rollers on our laminator. What do I google to find someone who can mill them locally? I have a US Tech Laminator and I haven't even reached out to them to find out replacement cost or availabilty. I assume its going to be expensive.

What is with taxi drivers? A person took over a company we've been working with for the past 8 or 9 years. The guy comes in at 3:30 on Thursday with a brand new design is SHOCKED when I tell him its going to be $x amount for us to set up the design and then $x amount for every taxi. He owns the...

What would you use to wrap a temporary construction wall made of plywood? The wood is unpainted, but the client is willing to paint if necessary. I'm leaning toward something like GF Concept 201-OAPAE or Avery 2923 Easy Apply. I know the wall needs to be painted to use the 2923, but the...

I can't find the original heavy font, obviously I'll alter it to match this design. Thanks!

How do you store your working files? We've always stored them on a local computer and backed up on a detached drive. We also have a cloud back up. I'm thinking of re-doing how and where we save our working files. I bought a new computer last week and I cannot connect to the folder where...

My client currently has a 6ftx15ft sign on the exterior of their warehouse space (corrugated aluminum siding). Its 25ft up, so we are just looking at it from the ground, and it appears to be an aluminum pan frame with aluminum faces. We need to either replace the faces, which I know how to do...

I have this idea to install goosenecks on the top of a post and panel sign... but i think I might be imagining this product. I've photoshopped the general idea of what i'm looking for. (this is the profile view) Am I crazy? Does something like this exist?

I'm quoting some stud mount lettering on exterior wall tiles. The building is new construction and I'm not 100% certain what, exactly, the tiles are made of because its not complete yet. The client said they are porcelain tiles, but it could be anything. Is this going to be a typical install or...

Finally, I don't know why it took them this long to produce a helpful reference document. Now if I could just get the new color chart that I ordered 2 months ago, we'll be back on track...