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  1. Need Help How to measure and remake the retainer

    Hi All: One of our customers is asking to have two new sign faces on below poly sign, we only use the regular EX7 for sign retainer. Can any one tell me how to measure the size and remake a new retainer for this kind of sign? Thanks
  2. Need Help Vinyl on carpet

    Hi All: One of our customer orderd some floor decal from us for a event show , but they did not tell us that the floor decals were going to apply to on the long pile carpet. so we supplied they removable Avery 2933 matt vinyl. they called us on the first day to tell us all the decals peelled...
  3. Need help, any idea how to bend the back panel?

    Hi All: My customer is looking for a sign like below, how can we bend the aluminum and wood panel perfectly like below and mount to the wall? Many thanks!
  4. Need tips for replace 30'W 3'H sign face and potential 50'

    Hi All: One of our customers is asking us to replace a sign face 30' W x 3' H, we only have two installer, the sign cabinet is 8 ft above the ground, is it possible to pull and plug the sign face from the side? the longest sign face we have replaced is 22', i am wondering if it possible use the...
  5. Need Help Vinyl on the awning sign

    Hi All: We have a customer want to have their new logo on the awning, this awning was provided by landlord. I went to the site to have a survey, the awning material is vinyl awning not fabric awning. i am looking for some advice to install the vinyl on this awning. First question: this awning...
  6. Premium calendar vinyl or cast vinyl

    Hi All: I found Avery and Orafol has some premium calendared vinyl, they are still calendared vinyl but last longer and can be used for simply curve vehicle wraps, the cast vinyl seems all target for vehicle wraps only( at lease in my understanding). so i am wondering is there any one who use...
  7. Polycarbonate sign face broken??

    Hi All: We just had one project on going, this is a 5' by 12' sign cabinet, we will need to replace the sign face. i checked the sign face before i give the quote, it was polycarbonate 4.5mm, But the wired thing was that when we took it off and try to roll it up, it just broken to several...
  8. How to cut out the decal?

    Hi All: We had many small decal jobs every week, those are normally rectangle, we have tried many different ways to cut the decal after plotting, some times we just increase the pressure of the plotter to cut through the vinyl then pick up the decal, but we found out the plotter blade became...
  9. Do you clean the stucco after changing the channel letters

    Hi All: We have several customers want us to replace the previous channel letter with new letters, but the previous signs had been installed for long time, so when you remove it, the ghost stay in the stucco. it looks not very nice and normally customer would ask us to clean it even we told...
  10. PVC signs

    Hi All: My customer is asking for several the PVC signs, however we will need to put the magnetic strip on the backside, i have noticed that PVC surface seems not ideal for adhesive, we tried VHB tape to mount the magnetic strip, but still can be peeled off by hand, any tricks or tips on how to...
  11. LED sign installation

    Hello everyone: We have a LED display panel project, however the supplier only supply the panel not include the supporting rack, i did checked other LED project in my town, it seems this is not standard way to support the LED panel, some of them just use L bar which looks not so good, some of...
  12. Need Help Is coro-platics sign profitable?

    Hello everyone, we are having more inquiry about 500- 1000 coroplatics sign, we never win any of them, the pricing goes down to $4-5 sign, we don't have flat head printer, only print on the vinyl and apply. the coro itself is cheap but the labor involved is high. if more than 100 signs, we will...
  13. How to pricing the rental equipment

    We are a new sign company and has no bucket truck, we have to rental the boom lift or scissor lift for installation, but those equipment we only need for 2-3 hours but the rental company charge for the whole day, i will have to add the rental cost into the installation. compare with other sign...
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