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I don't do a lot of vinyl lettering / decals for vehicles. I have a job that requires printing a 4-color flame logo plus white lettering (company name and phone #) and a second job with the same 4-color logo plus black lettering. What kind of vinyl would you run this on? For lettering by...

I have a grommet machine that I use for my banners and 4mm coroplast. The same #2 3/8" grommets do not fit well onto ACM. What kind of grommets can I use for 3mm ACM boards where I can use my same grommet press. When we try it with our existing grommet press, the grommets do not fit securely...

I printed some decals on a clear stock (GF 206) using my HP latex printer. After printing, I put the material in my Summa cutter to kiss cut the labels. However, the Summa is having problems recognizing the OPOS marks on the clear material. The clear material has a white backer. I get a...

I've had my HP Latex 310 printer for about 6-7 years now. The brown belt just snapped during a job. I was able to find the part online. Has anyone ever changed out the belt on their own? Do I need to contact HP service to perform the service? What's the cost for an HP tech these days?

I got some die cut decal samples from StickerMule. How do they cut their clean die cut decals so cleanly around the edges? Do they use a flatbed cutter to cut each decal? I have a Summa roll cutter but I do not think I can get a cut that clean. My die cut decals always have a tick marks...

I have a project to install a 4x6ft wood sign into the ground (grass/dirt). I plan to use two 4x4 wood posts. My question is how far do the posts need to go into the ground? Is cement needed to stabilize the posts after installing the posts into the ground? I used to have a pro installer do...

I'm using a Summa cutter to do some circular cut decals. I'm printing onto a 6.0mil thick vinyl stock. Can you someone give me some suggestions on how to setup my Summa to Flexcut the decals? I currently have the blade set with a 1/4 clockwise turn and the Flexcut set to 350g. Increasing...

Has anyone ever tried printing desktop calendars on the wide format printer? I'm working on a job for 1000+ desktop calendars. Size is approximately 11x16". I'm considering running this on removable vinyl but not sure if there's a better way of doing this. After printing, I would use my...

I have a corporate client that wants to print artwork (they would purchase digital files from a photographer) onto wood or aluminum for their interior office use. I normally only use wood or aluminum substrates for outdoor signage. I would print on my HP latex on adhesive vinyl and mount to...

I'm trying to create a six foot contour cut 3mm PVC sign of a person. This will be a stand up sign. What kind of stand or holder can I use to make this PVC sign stand up by itself? Thanks.

I run a HP Latex printer. What's everyone's go to adhesive vinyl material for large wall mural graphics? I want to switch away from my current vinyl material and wanted to see what others are using or recommend. Also, do you normally use removable vinyl or permanent vinyl?

I've been getting more and more jobs for contour cut labels. These labels might be circle cut, square cut, rectangle cut or some other shape. The quantities usually vary from a few hundred labels to a few thousand labels. I print these on my HP latex 54" adhesive vinyl material and then...

I'm doing some vinyl cut lettering with my Summa Cutter. I'm using CorelDraw software. I'm trying to cut some script lettering. However, the letters overlap and one letter cuts into the next letter. See attached photo. I'm just wondering is there a way around this?

We run our prints on a Hp Latex. About 15 mins after running the prints, we run the vinyl through a RS cold laminator. The first foot or so laminates fine. After the first foot, the laminate wrinkles down the middle of the print. Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions on what might be...

I'm looking for a suggestion for basic interior wall lettering for a customer. Approximate size is around 30x60". Can I go with the Oracal 631 or is it better to go with the Oracal 651? Someone also recommended the Avery HP750 material. We don't do many of these types of projects. We would...

I'm working on a project of printing 120 dry erase boards (size is 12x16") on 3mm composite aluminum. Both sides of the board will be dry erase. Only one side is printed and the other side is dry erase but not printed. What's the best way to tackle this job? I was going to print on my HP...

I'm looking for a cold laminator that can help me do one-offs. I currently have a 60" Royal Sovereign laminator but I don't want to have to switch out the rolls when I have a one-off type job. Does anyone have any feedback on a manual cold laminator like this one...

I print wide format but I'm not very familiar with vehicle wrapping. I have a customer who bought an older model Sprinter van. The van is white and have some white vinyl logo decal on it (from previous company). Would it be more economical to wrap the entire van in either white or black or...

I'm working a contour cut vinyl decal for a client. The decal will be installed onto a glass door. The logo with words is fairly basic; not too many difficult cuts. I'm using CorelDraw and printing on a HP Latex and cutting with a SummaCutter (Flexi Basic rip). My question is, is there an...

I'm creating a 25ft outdoor banner for a client. What's the best color to use so the letters can be easily read from a distance? I was thinking of using white lettering on a royal blue background. Any other suggestions?