Knobhill

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  1. I quoted on a job yesterday for lettering a store front window aprox 5' x 8'. Vinyl size about 3.5' x 6'. I was second quoting the job. The first quote was for one color (white) substituting the customers graphic and font with standard in stock for $200 vinyl only, and $385 installed. It can be cut on a 24" plotter without paneling but applied in three pieces in aprox 20 minutes.


  2. Look around locally for a metal supplier. That way you can see the material in person. In the past I always bent aluminum framework myself unless it was a remote sign, then I just had a metal shop make the frame. McMaster Carr is one of the best suppliers I've dealt with. Next day shipping on specialty parts for custom control panels on sometimes a daily basis for years without an issue.


  3. It all depends on the size and the way your applying it. When I apply to a vehicle in layers the first layer goes down dry unless the surface has too many compound curves etc, then the next go wet using clear application tape. The clear makes it much easier to register the top layers. When pre-assembling to be applied one piece, best to use clear backer and clear tape wet. My 2cts