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  1. Solvent smell on Epson S80600L's

    I'm looking to purchase (2) Epson S80600L's and put them in a room that is about 600 sqft. Our CEO is very concerned with the fumes the printers will put out and make their way into the drop down ceiling and into the office space. Will it be a concern in this small amount of space and what...
  2. Latex vs Solvent coverage per ml

    Just curious if anyone knows/has tested/share industry knowledge, what the ratio of latex vs solvent ink coverage is per ml? Basically, what I'm wondering is, if I wanted to print say 10 panels (58" x 110") of a solid color in latex and then in solvent, will I use the same, less, or more of one...
  3. Considering replacing our HP800’s with Epson S60600’s - Feedback please

    We purchased (2) HP800’s back in April 2023 and I can’t stand them. We’ve had BOTH of them already replaced by HP for numerous print quality issues. The new ones aren’t much better. The two new ones we have both struggle with telescoping take up reels, we are constantly dealing with banding...
  4. 2023 Road glide wrap

    Who's wrapped one? Customer wants to do a Gloss White vinyl wrap color change on his existing gloss black bike. Haven't a clue as to how long it will take, what needs to be removed, or how to price it. Any suggestions/tips?
  5. Vinyl material recommendation on recycled rubber

    A customer of ours is looking to have decals of their company logo put on their molded rubber barriers ( a few thousand of them). Problem is, we can't get anything to stick to them. We've tried IJ39, 3M's most aggressive material, and while it does stick to it, a high wind or some heavy rain...
  6. Cutting help - Esko X Kongsberg - Poor edges - Debris everywhere

    In desperate need of some guidance. We are trying to mil out some letters to be placed on a sign. We lack the experience to do this particular job but we took the job before the only person with experience left the company. We are basically running this with no experience and the quality...
  7. Summa F1612 Dragging/wrinkling through cut edge

    Just installed a brand new blade thinking it was a dull blade issue. Through cuts just fine in 1 direction, but coming back it wants to drag/pull the material as it cuts through causing the material to get wrinkles and creates a bad cut. Anyone have this happen to them before? I'm not sure...
  8. How long to you warranty wraps?

    3M IJ180CV3 printed from our old HP 365 Latex printer using 3M 8518 Laminate. We have a customer that had several vehicles wrapped from us over the past few years. Every one of them are having different issues. Some of them are definitely installer error with fail points, some are bubbles, some...
  9. Cut line shifts when table advances

    1) Our Esko X24 tabletop cutter cut lines shift when the table advances and resumes cutting. Can anyone provide any troubleshooting ideas on how to fix? 2) It also struggles/destroys cutting out small letters (~0.5" tall), is the machine even capable of doing small lettering? Or do I just...
  10. Vehicle wrap training options/recommendations.

    3M Lowen Avery Orafol & KPMF Any others? None of our 5 installers have any certifications. Their install times are horrendous. It's apparent that I need to get them trained/certified. 3 of our installers have been doing wraps for 5+ years but have no certifications. They can get the job done...
  11. 35' RV Full Wrap Install Time

    We are seriously struggling with install times on large jobs. We quoted 80 hour install time and we are currently on hour 119 with 2 panels on 1 side and 1 panel on the other side left to go. I can't babysit them and I found out after both sides had 2 panels installed they never even dry fit...
  12. Sharpie on laminate

    A customer reached out because their wrapped box truck was vandalized with Sharpie then left to bake in the sun. Any suggestions for how to remove the Sharpie without damaging the laminate/print? tyia
  13. 20' Trailer wrap

    What would you of charged for this design & wrap install? Customer comes in wanting a wrap for their trailer. Wanted the illusion of their car inside (like uhaul does with their roll up door). Everything was custom designed; the character, the flames, the font, etc. 3M IJ180CV3 with 3M 8900...
  14. 2" Green 3M Masking Tape 401+

    Our installers really like using this stuff but it's $18/roll. What alternatives/options do you guys use for your wrap installers that works just as good but much cheaper? Or am I just being too cheap with not wanting to spend $18/roll of tape?
  15. What would you use?

    Customer said this sign was made 2 years ago by another company and it looks like this. Wants it redone and were thinking of using 4x10 1/2" Luster Board but were not sure if we should print on it directly with our HP Latex R2000 or on IJ180CV3 with 8518 lam and either a) die cut the logo and...
  16. Seeking your expert knowledge

    I have a customer that is looking for a 40" x 72" black banner with their 3 color logo (red, grey, lt grey) printed on it on both sides. The customer would like to use the black fabric material that construction company's use for privacy that hang on fences to keep prying eyes out of the...
  17. Basic mechanics of the HP Latex 800

    We are printing panels for a wrap. My production team is sending the entire job from ONYX to the printer at one time, therefore the printer prints 12-15 panels at a time. We are noticing some droplets of ink in random spots on the prints. My personal educated guess is it is because they sent...
  18. Standard/common practice question

    We do a lot of commercial truck wraps and sometimes phone numbers & names are designed into the wrap. Every once in a while, we need to change the phone number or name on the vehicle and a new panel is warranted due to the nature of the design. How often do you guys print names, phone numbers...
  19. HP Latex 800 take-up reel telescoping

    HP Latex 800, 3 weeks old. We are printing a 58" wide panel on 60" IJ180CV3. Panels are 120" tall (for a box truck). 1st 2 panels printed fine, 3rd panel started to skew. We are seeing some telescoping on the take-up reel which caused the print to skew and now we toasted this panel. Has anyone...
  20. Choosing a RIP

    Recently been hired as the Department Manager of Mammoth Graphics mammothgraphics.com, a print shop that primarily does fleet decals & specialty vehicle wraps (custom box trucks & RV's). We currently have multiple printers & cutters, all of them are running on separate systems and were having a...
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