haumana 1,220 Posted February 7, 2020 @arty-rc had the formula of L+W divided by 2=$ for single color vinyl. What are y'all thoughts on single color (white) reflective. Since I'm a hobbyist, I've never had a request for reflective until now. I had bought reflective material in various color a while back, and made stuff for personal use, never customer. I can't even begin to wonder what the cost of reflective it now days. The job is straight up text, (6 pieces) 22" x 3". I'm more inclined to do a trade, but I think he is wanting a realistic retail charge on this. Installation is not included, the customer will be handling that himself. Mahalo in advance! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted February 7, 2020 last roll of reflective I bought was engineering grade for my printer - was $1200 for a 30" wide roll - so prices were 10x higher than standard 651 vinyl. that was for engineering grade 3m with comply Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haumana 1,220 Posted February 7, 2020 5 hours ago, Dakotagrafx said: last roll of reflective I bought was engineering grade for my printer - was $1200 for a 30" wide roll - so prices were 10x higher than standard 651 vinyl. that was for engineering grade 3m with comply ouch! Hmm, I think my customer will definitely want to do a trade, but I will try to give him a retail cost on it. Wow, 10x pricier. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted February 7, 2020 1 minute ago, haumana said: ouch! Hmm, I think my customer will definitely want to do a trade, but I will try to give him a retail cost on it. Wow, 10x pricier. there are cheaper reflectives but I always went for quality over price. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haumana 1,220 Posted February 7, 2020 I'm guessing I probably have the "cheaper" reflective. It's unbranded with a yellow backing. Weeding it wasn't difficult, but it was tearing very easily. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted February 7, 2020 reflective can tear easily anyways but the 3m engineering grade is thicker than others I have used - I do have a 54" roll of green in the basement that I could never cut with a plotter - I use it for house number sign backing with white over it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites