FrznFire07

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    Moving on....

    Hello there fellow forum-ites! I have enjoyed being a member of this forum now for several years. Most of you have known me as the lead designer and production artist for a sign company. However that has just changed! My wife and I are proud to announce that we have a started our own company, Spunky Graphics, LLC. We still do vinyl work, including vehicle wrap design & installation, however as we are starting out small we are focusing our product offerings to paper products (business cards, labels, brochures, etc...) promotional products thru a local distributor rather than a national conglomerate like Kaeser & Blair, Graphic Design, Screen printing & Embroidery thru a partner as well as Web Design, SEO, and Social Media Training, & Online Profile Optimization coming soon! Our expanded vision for our company is to be a business concierge. We want to help new and existing business navigate the advertising world. We see so many business throwing away money at useless advertising and promotion that only benefit the sales person. And then of course on the flip side, businesses that don't advertise at all and need to learn how to promote badly. We want to show businesses how to track their advertising so they know whether or not its working and how to adjust. I have really enjoyed being a part of this forum and I hope to be more active in the coming future. The knowledge base and experience of many members here is second to none. So I really look forward to sharing my knowledge and experience and of course I hope to continue to do business with all of you!
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    Moving on....

    I love to help you! Just give me a call or shoot me an e-mail!
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    Moving on....

    My number is (970) 946-8537 Email: Info@spunkygraphics.net Currently all my paper products are 10% OFF for new customers, DESIGN INCLUDED Business Cards: 14pt double sided full color 250: $60 10%off ($54.00) 500: $65 10%off ($58.50) 1000: $75 10%off ($67.50) Prices include design and shipping to your doorstep.
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    flexi 10 issues

    yeah i have ver 11, and it gives me all kinds of crap, lol. Glad to see they're fixing the issues. Hopefully we'll upgrade next year.
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    flexi 10 issues

    I use flexi quite extensively, they have serious issues with effects. Transparencies and shadows tend to be wrong almost every time. your best bet is to import as a TIFF file and then import your contour line separately. For whatever reason Flexi just can't understand gradient/transparencies/shadows. As for you cuttable object, is it a vector line?
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    Strange vinyl issue

    I have to agree with Wildgoose, we use Oracal 751 on vehicle all the time, and our temperatures range from 90-100 in the summer to -20 in the winter. and the vinyl never does this even after years. Even if there is an existing split in the vinyl like an accidental cut it just pulls a little showing the surface underneath. Just replace it and keep him happy.
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    What type of printer do I need?

    Ok, I've been curious about a latex printer. What kind of longevity do you see with the ink compared to Eco-Sol? Does it stand up better/worse outside? What benefits are you seeing over an eco-sol printer?
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    !!!!!!Back lit sign help!!!!!!!!

    it depends on how bad the ghosting is whether or not you'll see it. You can cover with white like you suggested, however that will dull the light just slightly since the light is passing thru another layer. Also even though you're covering the old image with white, you'll see it most at night time when the sign is lit. Best is usually to take the panel down hold it up to the sunlight and let the customer decide whether or not they can live with it.
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    Printed rack cards

    For anyone who's interested here's our 2017 price list for our most popular paper printed products. Business cards prices include design! Paper Products.pdf
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    Printed rack cards

    we do rack cards, business cards, brochures, etc. how many are you looking for? here are our basic prices: 14pt double sided, full color, 4"x9" Rack Cards 500 - $90.00 +tax 1000 - $100.00 +tax 2500 - $170.00 +tax 5000 - $240.00 +tax prices incl shipping to your door. Design Fee $25-$75 unless you provide art.
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    !!!!!!Back lit sign help!!!!!!!!

    Yea we reuse old litback panels all the time. if it's a printed graphic it should be pretty easy to remove and the substrate should be in good shape since it's completely covered. Acrylic or Polycarbonite last a really long time.
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    !!!!!!Back lit sign help!!!!!!!!

    Acrylic is more brittle in the cold right? I only ask because everything up here is polycarb but I know acrylic is more common in other parts of the country. and you're definitely right about Polycarbonite yellowing, we actually cover our panels with white to prevent it.
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    !!!!!!Back lit sign help!!!!!!!!

    as far as I know you need to purchase it from a supplier, but honestly your in SoCal, so there has to be a sign shop close to you that would sell you raw materials.
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    !!!!!!Back lit sign help!!!!!!!!

    Remove the retainer on one side of the sign and just slide the panel out. What size is this? 24" x96"?
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    !!!!!!Back lit sign help!!!!!!!!

    it's possible it's acrylic. usually the material is polycarbonite though. The polycarbonite slides into a retainer that is part of a metal sign cabinet. Polycarbonite is extremely flexible so when they ship it, it usually comes in a roll.
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    !!!!!!Back lit sign help!!!!!!!!

    The white plastic is called Polycarbonite. usually 3/16" thickness. it comes in rolls so you'll have to cut it down to the size you need. Use a fine tooth blade in a skill saw. Denco sales is where we get ours, but most sign substrate distributors sell it. It's relatively inexpensive. They sell it in 50"and 100" heights and then whatever length you need. If the sign you are replacing is over 36" tall, you need to check the cabinet to make sure it allows for a hangar bar. This prevents the polycarbonite from flexing too much due to the weight and height of itself. As for the vinyl, yes use translucent vinyls. if you are using cut vinyls I recommend 3M or oracal as you already said. yes the color will change at night, best thing for you to do is get a color chart and then put the samples over light and you'll see what happens. If you are going to print it, there are several methods but to do it correctly you need to print a layer of clear vinyl first, then a layer of white translucent. This is so the color doesn't wash out when it's lit up.
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    Our latest wrap!

    So i wanted to post several more pictures, but my files are too big so please check out our facebook page to see the rest of this wrap. A big thank you to primal decals for the template. https://www.facebook.com/designasignpagosa/
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    water repellent?

    We tried to do some Carhartt Jackets a little while ago and we were told it couldn't be done because of the water repellent coating. We came to the conclusion that you can only embroider them. But I am really curious to see if anyone else has had any luck?
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    vinyl removal

    yea we get customers all the time who bring in a banner and ask "how to much to re-purpose this?" I've come to hate the expression re-purpose, it ends up being way to much time and money. Anymore we just tell them we won't strip their old banner, if they want to bring in a CLEAN banner to use that's fine but other than that, just no.
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    vinyl removal

    we re-use old banner all the time, we do time/date/place changes and so on. One of our oldest banners that a customer still brings us every year to hang over a street is 12 years old. RapidTac makes a Rapid Remover, citrus based adhesive remover, that works better than Goo-B-Gone. Makes it pretty fast to change letters. Unless of course you are trying to strip everything off of the old banner than that is just a waste of time/money. But hey if they're paying!
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    Workflow questions

    not that we have found, unless you buy a better RIP. I believe ONYX will do it, but it's really expensive.
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    Workflow questions

    We use illustrator for the same reasons, Flexi is just buggy. A note of warning however, if you use textures/effects/shadows etc... flexi doesn't like them or doesn't always understand them. Due to this, anytime we design with effects in illustrator we convert to hi-res jpg or tiff as our print files. This cuts down on flexi RIP issues. import your files into photoshop and raster them from there. Then import to Flexi. It sounds like more work but in the end your prints look better.
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    Stahls vs UsCutter

    We've been using Stahls HTV for about 10 years now, we use primarily the Thermo-FILM. Its a decent enought HTV, very durable. But it's kinda thick and at times more difficult to weed. So my question is, how many others have tried Siser Easy Weed and Stahls Thermo-FILM? Is there a big difference? how durable is it? I see Siser Easy weed has some specific washing instructions, Cold, turn inside out and so on. Stahls has this as well, but we've found it's really not neccessary for Thermo-FILM. Is this true for Siser products as well? Does anybody use Siser Easy Weed on athletic products? we do alot of youth sports shirts for the town, and if I can make it a little easier, and a little cheaper for us, all the better.
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    .080 Corner Rounder?

    We need a corner rounder that'll cut .080 Aluminium, it's getting expensive to sand each one down with a belt sander, works great for a few, but we have some large orders coming up and it's takes too much time. So we found a corner rounder thru accu cutter, but they are expensive ($700). I'm just wondering if anyone knows of anyone that might have one for sale used? Or does anybody know of an alternative? There doesn't seem to be many of these that are quality. We are willing to spend the money but if someone has an alternative that is cheaper or perhaps a used one it'd be nice.
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    2 color decal runs

    $50 for the 6"x 39"? or the 200 decals?