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Had a couple Royal Sovereign and they were ok but are very deep and had a second sets of rollers that could be a pain... This is our current Chinese "AUTO LAMINATOR" it works great...63" pneumatic roller pressure (came with compressor)...its set more vertical, takes up less space and has a...

On the VG2 with CMYKlclmlkO we just use "Generic Vinyl 1" to get the brightest reds but its not the same on VG3... I went with CMMYKlkOG inkset on my VG3 which I like but find it has the fewest available profiles... I found a 3M profile but it had problems printing nice black, then used Arlon...

I find Styrene or sintra get brittle and/or turns yellow over time in the sun and shatters on impact in the cold. Needs to be installed in a frame or with VHB tape as drilled holes usually crack after some heating and cooling. Not sure which would actually last longer outside...I find coro will...

Get a 54" Roland or other solvent printer...solvent inks only need laminate for long term out door or applying gloss/matte finishes.. Lots of cheap solvent compatible art canvas (and cheap used 54" printers) out there that needs no lam... First time Ive heard of laminating canvas with anything...

Its one of those things...kind of a PITA job that I could have finished in the time it took me trying to find a way around doing the job.

I would start to look at your profile and then check your Rendering Intent in Versaworks and try a few different ones and print small samples...see if you can get one that prints less saturated...one of the rendering intents might actually be called Saturation so you def dont want that one on...

I am pretty sure 3M does not recommend any graphics below the waterline...I believe this is something you/they would have to test on your own with no warranty...I have done plenty of boats in 3M 180 but usually stay pretty much above the line...some dip in a bit at the back but no real...

If money is no object you could install a 6mm sheet of ACM or outdoor plywood with lots of countersunk screws/bolts on each side as structure then VHB a nice sheet of 3mm ACM overtop with your graphics showing no visible screws at all. Note: assuing the VHB sign stays in place it will likely...

The only things helped by applying wet are stoneguard and translucent. Use air release vinyl for everything else...it is easier and saves more money being fast to install than other vinyls save being cheap. If you plan to keep your customers you might also want to use removable vinyl. It helps...

Why not?

Sounds like a special level of hell...they are super useful for signs but those tables should have a bottom roller mounted on one end for r2r...

I would be hesitant to put a huge square footage of vinyl from any brand I didnt know on a bunch of trailers going down the road...if it fails no vinyl warranty will pay to strip and reapply, its a gamble... If you are in business long term and they want to rebrand the trailers you have to think...

Depends how important...even with wet edge squeegees I find you can still put fine scratches or whorl lines in high gloss lam if you are pressing hard enough to install properly or going fast... If its a lustre finish lam anyway I wouldnt mask but with high gloss lams I like mask as you can be...

Ya I think we get you are buying the blanks not cutting them but it amounts to the same problem. I think what everyone is getting at is, you may not be setup to cut the blanks but if you want to do this at scale you will have to print or be able to cut some sort of template or jig to accurately...

It doesnt seem like they can even keep a speed advisory sign board powered by solar around here and it isnt even lit most of the time... when I go past in the morning it is usually not working...not sure how much power the speed reading function takes or what size battery they leave for it but...

I had a problem with some missing toolbox items like the Dimension tool that I remedied by changing to another workspace...it had changed to the touch workspace or something so changing it to the Illustration or Page layout Workspace brought the missing items back...I had to build out the new...

Before you ask for head replacement (which it could be but that is something a tech would have to tell you) -During manual cleaning mode - take a syringe and fill your capping stations with cleaner fluid and see how long it takes them to drain -If the cyan is slower to drain you likely have a...

Hmmm, ya I guess you are either going to have to build a multi-layered vinyl sandwich of something like ij180 then black 2080 vinyl, then ij180 with textured print... or get out the big cheque book for a bulk order of custom vinyl... I just didnt really think 3M did smaller custom runs of vinyl...

You should use IJ180 with the thicker 8509 laminate meant for IJ40C...we can apply laptop sized decals or bigger lammed in 8509 with no premask...only problem is 8509 is only luster finish and they discontinued the gloss version but there are other thick lams...try a thick laminate before you...

IJ40 and IJ180 are totally different calendered/cast vinyls but essentially have the same adhesive properties already with air release and slideability...formulating vinyl is 3Ms business, you are talking about funding/formulating an entirely new product line at a multi-national company...I...