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we have this problem during the installation process where the overlaminate begins coming apart from the vinyl. Using Avery supercast kit. Any ideas?

How often do you laminate vinyl, whether it's printed or not? While laminating stuff like vehicle graphics will increase life, I've beed told the not laminating will also allow you to sell the job again in 5 years. Thinks like fund raising decals should probably always be laminated. What is your...

Hi all I have a customer who asks for vinyl stickers which can be written by pen on it. I guess it should be sort of uncoated .. but really uncoated... We use Roland sp-300v eco solvent ... If Orafol have something like that - it will be great cause we really love the local supplier here But...

Over the years I have outsourced my cut vinyl and graphics which have mostly been applied to vehicles or interior walls. I have ever had anything more than about 15" wide. I don't do a ton but enough to justify a piece of equipment, maybe used. Any suggestions? Should I print on my flatbed and...

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Hi all Till now we used to make really small stickers ( 5x2 cm and smaller ). Now we have a customer who needs 10x10cm decals. Before taking the order I would like to understand how those should be applied properly. We print eco-solvent ink on Oracal 3461 white vinyl and the decals will be...

Our company just added a new plotter, a Summa S2 T140. Beautiful machine. However, I was running a Graphtech before with Cutting Master 4. CM4 had an option for a weed border and weed lines where available. However, the software that comes with the Summa, Winplot, doesn't seem to have that...

Aloha, My company is a sticker company. We are using the DC 5SX. I'm looking for a alternative type of vinyl to use for stickers. I like the print quality of the 3M premium cast vinyl, But it is too thin and difficult for the general consumer to apply. I switched to the intermediate vinyl for...

Hello all, and thank you in advance for all the suggestions. I have been studying car wraps, and am quite comfortable on how to design the wraps. I am running into problems moving on to the next stage - printing from my design files. I have a Roland VG-540, and usually convert my files to pdf...

I've had several installs where my vinyl lettering will not stick without lots of tricky holding and peeling of the transfer tape. My research shows this has been due to certain types of paint, color and paint off gassing. The vinyl brand I use is Oracal 631 and 651. I don't really have any...

I just bought a a Graphtec CE6000-60 and I am wondering if I can cut the following: The vinyl is 6 mil and it’s liner is 5 mil and I would like to add a laminate which is 2 mil thick. In total it would be about 13mil thick. Is this too much to cut? I heard that 60 degree blades help with deeper...

Had a roll of IJ35C-10 (3M materials) last week that had issues with lines showing up on the sides of prints. Came out towards the end of the roll so I didn't have the box anymore with the Lot number. This is a new roll of IJ35C-10 and now I'm having the same issues. Hard lines showing up in...

I am placing a bid on a project and the customer wants candy cane striped fabric wrapped around part of the sign frame. I have been looking online and talking to suppliers about what kind of fabric could hold its color, remain weather resistant, and not tear or rip. If you have suggestions or...

In the Fellers catalog, it says that Oralite 5700 is NOT digitally printable. But, it doesn't say that about the 5600 reflective. I need to print black on gold, reflective and then laminate it for some truck doors. And, I'm not going to buy a whole roll of the reflective inkjet vinyl.

Hi! I need help matching Oracal 751 031red with a cheaper vinyl.. The 651 031red is NOT the same as the 751 031red because the process in which they are made (cast vs calendared) I have swatches for Avery, Oracal, and 3M, but wondering if anyone could help me find a cheaper one! I have...

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Just a general question , as we usually post on here. So we are trying to cut some logos out of sandblasted material we have and we have tried cutting it on two of our cutters and it is not cutting deep enough or really staying on track when we have it cut a second time; and we were wondering...

I am looking for a better application tape that i can roll up and ship that will not separate or have the lines across the print where the tape has kinda bubbles off the print. Right now i just at-65 clear as most everything i do here or local lays flat so that is not an issue. We had a...

ok so I'm trying to make some chrome metallic decals for a friend. but id also like to print on some colored chrome like red or orange as well. I see that there is a lot of different chrome colors for wraps is that printable material?

What is your most effective technique for representing clear glass on a layout drawing? When I don't have a photo of the window, I usually represent the glass as a dark gray. (or a gradient of blue & dk gray) This is the most consistently accurate technique I have found so far, but I realize it...