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  1. Wholesaler of small Outdoor Back lit Signs Needed

    I am looking to outsource three outdoor hanging double sided back lit signs around 16" x 42 ". This is completely out of our wheelhouse. Any suggestions of suppliers would be appreciated.
  2. UV Screen Printing Question?

    Does anyone out there have or run a UV screen printing shop? We use UV inks and screen print every day. I have a question concerning screen cleaning? How strict are you on having employees wear the proper safety equipment? What cleaning chemicals are you using. I would love to hear from...
  3. Vinyl sugestion for Valuejet 1604

    Hello, we started in the sign business a couple years ago. It was an extension of another business we have. We made good with a Summa DC4 and a vinyl cutter. Prints not handled with the Summa DC 4 we outsourced. We recently bought a used Mutoh 1604. The only vinyl I have printed on is...
  4. thinking of buying used Mimaki JV 3

    I am thinking of buying a used mimaki JV3 with a bad printhead. Any opinions out there?
  5. Trouble with PDF and File transfer

    I have Adobe CS3 (Illistrator and Photoshop) and Corel Draw 15. A customer is trying to send me a file she created in Power Point, it is a combination of Fonts and Images. I asked her to send it as a PDF. Everything is fuzy when I try to open the PDF. I was also having trouble since I did...
  6. New Web Site?

    Take a look at our new web site. www.hcgraphix.com On the home page click on "promotional products" and go to our sister site www.addatrademark.com We are getting into the promotional business as a supliment and we want the two to tie together with our logos and pitch lines. We will also...
  7. Cannot load Corel X5 from disk

    My wife ran the trial version on her laptop. She bought it and they sent her a box & disk. The disk will not load. You put it in the drive and get nothing. You can not even see the disk. The disk will load on desktop and other programs will load on her laptop. She has a Dell vostro 1700...
  8. font help

    Anyone knows this font? I took a picture so it is fuzzy but hopes there is enough to identify it. Thanks
  9. photoshop font outline help?

    When using Corel Draw and you want to outline text you use the outline pen tool and choose how big you want the outline. When using Adobe Illustrator you use the storke, you can make the stroke the size and color you want. But, what about Photoshop? I am having to re work a banner that was...
  10. Hot fix Rinestone source?

    We do a lot of things, wholesale novelty signs, custom print security signs, screenprint coroplast and have a Sign & Banner shop for the locals. Recently we bought an M&R I Dot DTG printer and have been using from local T shirt runs to printing our own product to sell in town to the tourest...
  11. Painted Substrate?

    I am still new at this and need some basic questions answered. Driving around town I see a lot of signs ( Mostly 4' x 8' ) that are painted MDO with vinyl lettering on them. My question is that wouldn't it be easier to just print everything on one large piece of vinyl and put it on the...
  12. Thanks Signs 101

    After several posts, an offer of help and talking to a couple of members on the phone I successfully installed my first Trailer vinyl. I got a lot of good advice from the forum here. The graphics are the customers choice except for the small logo which I made to match his big one.. I'm only...
  13. Cut Vinyl vs Print & Cut

    Being new to this business I was not around when cutters were all that was available. I understand that a lot of stuff can be done by layering different colored vinyl but now it is so easy to just print everything and then cut it out. But what about lettering? If someone wants some colored...
  14. Lettering Pricing

    Curious about what to charge for simple window lettering? I lost the first request for this to someone else. I really do not have a clue what others charge. Do you charge by the linear inch depending on how tall the letters are? Do you charge for time? Signs Up
  15. Help From Texas!?

    I have made a couple recent posts about 14' Wells Fargo Trailer. I received some very gratefull and good advice. THANKS! Anyway, I tried to install today over screws ( 3.5' x 8' contol Tac & 8519 ) This was my first attempt. Most of it was good. I screwed it up at the finish and had to tear...
  16. 14' Wells Fargo Trailer

    I posted about this earlier. We are about to put vinyl on a friends trailer. It is our first job like this. We printed on 3m Control Tac and laminated with 3m 8519. vinyl is 3.5' x 8'. It has been suggested that we take out the screws, put on the vinyl and put the screws back. This...
  17. Edges of Vinyl

    I did some full color signs 18" x 24". Some were coroplast and the others Maxmetal. I cut my vinyl slightly larger than 18" x 24", applied it to substrate, fliped it over and trimed the edges. If I run my finger across edge I can catch vinly and pull it up. Are there any tricks to getting...
  18. Cutting Substrates

    I do not have a panel saw. I see that Grimco has a "Fletcher-Terry Substrate Cutter". Has anyone used one of these? Are they as good as Gromco claims? But untill I can get one or the other, I will have to use my skill saw with a straight edge. What is the best type of blade to cut with...
  19. 2nd Tailgate What Do You Think

    I got crucified on my first try. So we simplified it and here is the second try with a new Logo.
  20. Trailer Application

    We are going to do the sides of a friends trailer. This is one of our first jobs, so we are in the dark. Each side will have a single piece of vinyl between 9sq ft. to 12 sq ft. I bought 3 M control tac but I bought Grimcos 3 mil Overlam called "Eclypse' Do you defeat the purpose of the good...
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