#vinyl

For years we've been using 3M IJ40-r vinyl for a majority of our vinyl prints including wall murals. We liked it because it's a good versatile vinyl we could use for many types of applications. Now that is's close to $500 a roll when it use to be under $300 it's eating into our margins too much...

Like the title says. Pictures included. The vinyl was installed December 8th (22 days ago) so it isn't an issue of curing/settling. I don't know yet what my installer used to clean the glass and/or if he tried to do a wet app but I figured I'd post this here anyways and see if any experts could...

Hello all 6 months into my printing business , I’ve slowly built up from labels , decals, floor graphics and now I’m onto signage . Regarding foam pvc board and static. I’m laminating printed vinyl onto foamalite by hand and coming across the problem with the static attracting dust and bits...

Hi, I just working on estimating a window perforated graphic job. I was thinking about $10 per sqft. I do not want to kill my customer. About 150 sqft. Thanks

We're closing shop after the unexpected passing of our shop owner. We have 8 rolls of pre-masked reflective gold (680-64) that are 1" x 50yd. We ordered these special from Feller's to reduce the time in production and installation of vehicle graphics kits for specific sheriff's offices...

We have been a family run vehicle graphics company specializing in law enforcement vehicles for nearly 30 years in Florida. However, we have decided to close shop after the unexpected passing of our father who ran the company. We have posted previously about selling our inventory of specialized...

Hello Group! I recently had to install printed vinyl on a painted wall, but the vinyl won't stick. Apparently it is a painting issue, since I have done other installations on walls without problem. Some time ago I had the same problem adhering vinyl to plywood. Since the part was small, I...

Good day everyone, I have been in the Embroidery business for 25 years and have always done small sign vinyl and stickers using my cutter or BN-20. I not interested in getting into the sign business but need to serve my customers they want small runs of stickers of one color vinyl jobs...

Hi, my Roland SP-540i wide format printer is leaving these lines when printing, in general. It does not do this on some vinyl materials (Orajet 3169 RA) but does it on others (Orajet 3258 and Avery 1105). I have tried to reconfigure feed calibration and calibration with no luck. Any help? TIA :)

The new Dodge Durangos have that unfortunate compound curve about mid door. Yesterday I successfully applied a fairly large panel using Oracal 751...it tested me. I have others to do, so my question is...would using the Avery 950 Supercast aid me in my endeavors?...Second question....I like...

Happy spring everyone! We are so glad the sun is finally out that we are running a spring special. We are offering our buy 10, get 2 free squeegees for the rest of April and all of May. Stop over paying for squeegees!! Our squeegess are Lidco teflon blanks with Ultrasuede wet edges just like...

Client wants to copy existing graphics they have at an office in NY to a new office here in NC. They have sent us photos but have a very hard time explaining how the graphics appear in real life. Working with what we have as far as files and photos of the existing vinyl we have figured out that...

Hi, I have been using Substance vinyl for my football helmets but I do not wish to keep heating them up while applying and I don't think my customers do too. I know there is convex, and I will probably switch to them, but what about 3m? do they have any vinyl thick enough for football helmet...

I am planning on upgrading from my SP540v soon. I want to get either the VS540i or the TruVis VG540. In GBP I can pick up the VG for 1000 pounds (1300 or so dollars) more. So $11,000 VSi vs $12,300 VG. Both are in used condition. I was aware that the VG series was too new at the time and as...

Hi, does anyone have a good brand they use for window decals/ window stickers? I am looking and would like to know if anyone has any suggestions on any vinyl brands for window decals. Thanks

Hi! My name is Laura and long story short of it, I have this beautiful vinyl cutter for sale that has only had about 150 feet of vinyl ever run through it. Why do I have such a massive cutter? Well, I needed a new cutter and my husband decided we should go big...I didn't agree, but here we are...

One of the units that we wrap (photo attached) has been wrapped and peeled 50+ times now and the stock protective finish/varnish has been completely removed and we are struggling to get our vinyl to stick. The current method is to spray a little Gorilla Glue adhesive before wrapping but its...

We printed on the Seal SolvoPrint™ Easy Dot vinyl using our HP Latex 260 printer. We installed a 40" W x 20" H print on some elevator doors at a hotel. After 3 days, we removed the cling and it left a residue on the elevator. What type of products can we use to clean up the residue? We tried...

Hey all, I've been a graphic designer/vinyl installer for about two years, largely self-taught. First post here, thought I'd solicit some opinions. I've got a job coming up installing some etched glass cal, Oracal 8510. I've been told that wet application is preferable for this kind of...

So, back in the 90s when I got back into this business full time, the person I worked side by side with was giving me some tips about the "best" way to weed vinyl (I'd previously done hand painting and very limited cut vinyl with a Sprinter). In her opinion, I was wrong from the get-go because...