Just In How We Make Over 3 million Decals and Stickers a Year at FireSprint

[artofacks1]

Thanks for sharing, do you have videos on how you developed such a large list of clients?

 

[ikarasu]

Yea 99% of stickers I print on the colorado I don't laminate. 6 mil matte vinyl with gloss print looks so good. Everyone loves the stickers But there are customers that want laminated because they heard it's better even though in practice on a handout type sticker it makes no difference.

Wouldn't laminating give it more UV resistance? Even if the inks super good at lasts 10 years in laminated... Laminate should add a few years to that.

Haven't looked at how fade-proof Colorado ink is... But I feel like I'd laminate everything with a UV laminate just because.

Good way to turn it form gloss to matte if nothing else.

 

[Pauly]

Thanks for sharing, do you have videos on how you developed such a large list of clients?

The answer we all want right?

It's all Marketing.
Advertising, Social media - being social.
E.g, how do we know FireSprint exist here ?
1. they advertise on the forum
2. they're very social.

 

[jharler]

I find laminating UV prints with gloss laminate unsatisfactory. I use substance vinyl and laminate, and a GFP laminator with heat assist. I find the laminate conforms a bit too much to the UV print leaving ridges and valleys that are very visible when viewed at an angle. Laminating with matte laminate works well, it's only glossy that has this problem. I just had an expert in to create profiles for my UV printer, so I'm pretty confident that ink limits are accurate.

Does anyone else have this experience or any advice on how to avoid the problem?

 

[FireSprint.com]

Thanks for sharing, do you have videos on how you developed such a large list of clients?

We talk alot about our beliefs in how we believe our business grows in our FireHour.

We’re not afraid to break even or even lose money for a year while we invest in growth.

We do our best to listen to our clients and find alignment between what they ask us for, what they actually buy, and what we feel we’re good at producing.

We are constantly trying to simplify our process both inside and outside.

We invest in our people. For example, we take 20-25% of our team to printing united every year. We Let them make mistakes and grow.

And yes, we found a wonderful, specific, group of customers. We promote to them like crazy by trying to give them value added content.

 

[FireSprint.com]

Wouldn't laminating give it more UV resistance? Even if the inks super good at lasts 10 years in laminated... Laminate should add a few years to that.

Haven't looked at how fade-proof Colorado ink is... But I feel like I'd laminate everything with a UV laminate just because.

Good way to turn it form gloss to matte if

So we laminate to maintain sheen consistency and thickness. Most sticker buyers expect either a full gloss or a full matte sheen on their product. They also feel that a thicker sticker is more valuable.

The UV ink from the Colorado’s really doesn’t need laminate.

And yes, the Colorado can print in matte or gloss, but a laminate gives us a more consistent look. I.e. matte ink on matte material doesn’t look the same as matte laminate.