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Sat Apr 13, 2019 12:02 am

I've seen the palboard, lightweight foam-core board, I reckon it will become quite mainstream,

Can I ask what 6mm composite might be used for? must be quite heavy!

Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:15 am

can you not just make a grey whic uses no magenta, or does that not work?

Thu Apr 11, 2019 10:55 pm

Some really nice work there Kevin, thanks for Sharing!

#scibblesdownnotesforfutureideas

Tue Apr 09, 2019 2:00 pm

Thanks Ian,

Hugh

Tue Apr 09, 2019 1:53 pm

Hi All,
Have used Signshapes a number of times in the past, particularly for one customer who has grey painted contour cut aluminium letters... signshapes are unable to offer the service at the moment and I gather not many people do!

Can anyone recommend a supplier please?

TIA

Hugh

Mon Apr 08, 2019 12:13 pm

I tend to always come in 5mm from the edge of the window rubbers, it's very difficult to properly clean next to the rubbers and as you've found, if it's too big you just can't get the edge down firm and end up trimming it back anyway.

H

Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:24 pm

Carl Morton wrote:Try stamps direct tell them you are trade and you will get a good discount. Traded 27 years with them and never let me down.

Thank you Carl,

H

Wed Apr 03, 2019 5:24 pm

As per title, looking for trade supplier.

thanks,
Hugh

Tue Apr 02, 2019 11:54 am

Hi Patrick, I’ve only used it for small jobs, the customer (ex customer) buys them directly from somewhere else who specialise, then only calls me an hour before the lorry is due to be shipped, or to finish a bit of wrap missed by whoever is wrapping them in 3m cokourflow!!! I digress.. Accuflow, I ...

Fri Mar 29, 2019 12:35 am

Will do ASAP. On site all day so do t panic if you don’t hear from me!

Thu Mar 28, 2019 8:33 pm

If I go it’ll be weds, a large ongoing rebrand we’re doing has just dumped a load of extra stuff in the mix to be fitted on 4/5th !!!

Thu Mar 28, 2019 7:42 pm

Hi Hugh, if our 260 died last week and I’ve now replaced! Still got the machine sat here which I will sell parts off! I do have all the printheads, part used inks which are 70/80% full, a new yellow & light cyan and 2 ink maintenance kits! Happy to do a good deal on all of that if you are inter...

Thu Mar 28, 2019 3:35 pm

Should the blocks of colour showing head position be solid? They look a bit grainy but the printed grids are fine - excluding the obvious .

Thu Mar 28, 2019 3:34 pm

Crikes... embarrassing!! Last time I checked I had three in warranty!!

Thu Mar 28, 2019 3:30 pm

Hi all, Couple of issues on the print quality, especially grey and now some banding in magenta. Looking at the following I need to replace heads 1 & 5,m for sure. Poss No.2, May change 3&4 too, as waaaaay out of warranty, was thinking they’re upsetting the grey but now I think it might well ...

Mon Mar 25, 2019 12:47 pm

Used to be the same down here at the local authority run tips, because so many people were dumping large amounts of commercial waste, they made a registration scheme which allowed you up to six tip runs a year - for non commercial waste only, ie, emptying your shed, etc., That stopped altogether a f...

Tue Mar 19, 2019 5:06 pm

I think I'm going to stick with the style I have for the cut vinyl but, remake the uprights, by spacing them at 120mm centres I can fit 20 part rolls per rack. totalling 60 rolls for 3 racks, rather than currently 3.5 racks for 40 racks. I think I need to plan the rest. working into the night to hav...

Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:49 am

My vinyl is mostly stored on horizontal racks, as pictured, but I find often that there’s an awful lot of wasted space on them due to spacing between slots, IMG_8192.JPG IMG_8194.JPG I would also like to make a bit of space so ... I rarely buy more than 25m popular colours (610) or 20m (1220), and m...

Tue Mar 19, 2019 9:33 am

thanks for the replies guys, unfortunately I got help up and couldn't order any in, I'll see what nasty stuff they have at the local window supplies place. I only need to fit around a dozen additional locators to some 800mm tall 5mm letters that I felt needed better support in the middle. Lucky I di...

Tue Mar 19, 2019 9:26 am

I'd simply roll with it, I don't think anything is taken away by the fade being there - as subtle as it is. Changing this may end up with other rethinks and loads of your time being taken up! If as Pane says, you don't own a printer and wish to do it in vinyl, you could possibly suggest it but, for ...

Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:29 pm

Hi all,
got some acrylic letters in that need additional locators attached, what glue do I need or can I use something like impact adhesive?

Thanks

H

Thu Mar 14, 2019 11:39 pm

thanks Colin,

much appreciated!

Regards,
Hugh

Thu Mar 14, 2019 10:42 pm

Hi all,
as per title, looking for recommendations for a supplier of swing sign brackets please.

thanks in advance,
Hugh

Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:57 pm

Easy mount all day long for me, plus you can ‘just’ get a 1500 wide panel in there to lay film on! Easy to use with some practice, I think I posted a video on here on setting up once, videos on you tube but I find they complicate things! Much easier just buying 1370, print and lam, no messing and ea...

Wed Mar 06, 2019 8:00 pm

HI all,
As per title, I'm looking for a supplier of branded lightweight awnings / tents / marquee things!

regards,
Hugh

Mon Mar 04, 2019 3:25 pm

Thanks Paul, I get that on some media - banner mainly, but I almost exclusively use the glossy vinyl profile for all media with great results.

However, on the last print I did it seems to have sorted itself!

Mon Mar 04, 2019 11:02 am

HI all, At the end of a long sticker print run, I've hit form feed and cut... it feeds but doesn't cut! I've restarted it with no difference. I've also had it do some test plots which always auto cut off, no cutting attempt at all. All I have done, saturday am, was to do a carriage rail clean, and e...

Mon Mar 04, 2019 10:57 am

I do graphics for a local toyota dealership, some of their stuff comes with the app tape / paper over-sized at the ends, and folded around to stick to the backing paper, thus not lifting up. It's a bit of a pain to undo sometimes but nothing insurmountable !

Mon Mar 04, 2019 10:54 am

I should probably get my head around this profiling lark, I tried a few supplier profiles for various materials, with often less than great results. I've since used HP Glossy vinyl for everything, with no issues at all.

except this grey!

Sun Mar 03, 2019 8:41 pm

So it’s a case of “it’s not you, HP, it’s me”!!

Sun Mar 03, 2019 8:39 pm

Welcome back Beej!! Been a looong time indeed! I’m sure I remember you from way back in the mid to late noughties?

Sat Mar 02, 2019 7:26 pm

Is it definitely laminate? Sounds daft but I once had a guy come in, he’s bought graphics on eBay and fitted them, several weeks later he’s asking why the laminate is peeling... turned out to be clear app tape which was contributed cut with the film at a guess, all the subsequent layers were peeling...

Sat Mar 02, 2019 7:22 pm

Thanks Kevin, I’ll give that a try.
To be fair, all heads are well past warranty, I think that cured it before but they’re otherwise still printing perfectly!

Sat Mar 02, 2019 1:02 pm

Corel draw 2017, onyx rip, ver 11 I think.
H

Sat Mar 02, 2019 12:12 pm

Hi All,

Not for the first time, I'm printing a 10% grey and it looks a very pale pink, what's going on?

I've noticed a 'colour variation correction'option in the print maintenance menu (currently off), what does that do?!

thanks in advance.

H

Sat Mar 02, 2019 11:59 am

Some nice bold and eye-catching work there Kevin! Nice!

Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:25 am

how about a composite with some kind of trim? black foamex will absorb a lot of heat, the edges may well fade quite quickly too.

just thinking out loud!

Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:32 am

Hi David, Cheers. Yea we thought all the same. But customer dictated the position and the fonts. Although script was a nightmare to CNC cut so next time it will be a flat out no unless it close the size of mcbains. Never noticed the S though. I can see it now. Does look off. Like the Coyote coffee ...

Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:10 am

Nice work David, as always!

ps, Loving the new incognito avatar!

Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:07 am

My workshop production areas are usually a steady 20-22°C 24/7 and I rarely ever see the mist anymore. At my old premises - which would vary from bloody cold to 15°C at best would fog up very nicely if I was printing long dark prints (black, Navy etc.), it's just condensation where the water is forc...

Wed Feb 20, 2019 12:17 pm

As Chris says... Bitmaps> convert the png to bitmap Bitmaps> Mode > black and white In dialog box select line art and adjust image until mostly black. Trace bitmap > line art > ok. Select object and break apart or remove white areas/ nodes, add outline and remove fill. You may want to bring in the o...

Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:50 pm

thanks but this can be deleted, found the thread I was looking for!

Mon Feb 18, 2019 5:37 pm

Hi all, as per title, I need to quote for half a dozen vans, one is a curtain side Luton, what digital film are people using please?

Thanks in advance.
Hugh

Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:28 pm

I'm sure temperature and even humidity play parts in this, I've been cutting around 40m of etch and 551 over the past few days with no issues... today...!!

Fri Feb 15, 2019 6:14 pm

Just been going through the same issue, oracle 551, smart-knife blade just a few days in (only cut 551 so far), started on 80g (Summa D140), 10mtrs in and struggling now, upped to 90, still troublesome, 95.. 100g now and ok, ridiculous!! Brand new, clean roll, blade has touched nothing, swapped out ...

Wed Feb 13, 2019 11:41 pm

Click the menu (bottom/left) and start typing UPDATES. Select Windows Updates from the pop-up menu. Then Advanced Options. You can set different times or turn it off there. Hi Neil, thank you, I saw that box earlier but can't see an actual "off button", I've turned them off for 35 days bu...

Wed Feb 13, 2019 11:11 pm

Hi all, trying to get some much need artwork completed for some big (to me!) projects, for the third night on the run, 10pro has restarted when I’ve gone to check printer or nipped out to the loo.. come back to find it shutting down and anything not saved to that point lost... it’s infuriating. Can ...

Wed Feb 13, 2019 10:29 pm

Hexis skintac 20,000 do a sparkly and very sparkly black.

Avery wrap films have some stunning sparkly / glitter films but the price :shocked:

Wed Feb 13, 2019 9:34 pm

I have some samples here that I'm certain came from Antalis, I've printed on the rose gold to reasonable effect on the latex, I've not pushed any boundaries but for the labels I made (to be domed) it was good enough.

Wed Feb 13, 2019 9:00 am

Well I didn’t know that [UPWARDS BLACK ARROW]️

Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:58 am

Hey Guys, Resurrecting this thread rather than start a new.. I'm now back to the point where I want to find a smarter way of working with files and so on, I work from home a fair bit in the evenings when I have a lot of artwork or bigger quotes to get done.. it's becoming a chore to keep backing up ...

Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:24 am

Gill Harrison wrote:Sorry admin but no one probably realises that we have a similar product and can do FOC samples,
Go to page 54
https://www.williamsmith.co.uk/downloads/7019

Well who knew!! interesting!

Tue Feb 12, 2019 4:27 pm

Rainbow Chrome,

pretty sure Coburns was a brand I used, possibly from eurpooint, thoguht try the usuals, spandex etc.

If you're talking about a wrap film the you're on the money already!

Tue Feb 12, 2019 2:28 pm

Hi Warren,
Try Kushy Face, James from 101 is there and they've helped me out a lot on a current job, they may be able to help you..

Mon Feb 11, 2019 1:27 am

I’ve been considering getting another van, even though I’ve made a system to out 8x4 securely in the truck, been thinking of a smaller van (Vito/custom size) and this might just be the deciding factor!!

Thu Feb 07, 2019 12:14 pm

UAS (unique art services), there are others but these guys are quick, economic, and don't bombard me with emails every couple of days!

Fri Feb 01, 2019 1:54 pm

Hey All,

Still looking... those recommended so far have been screen to flat surfaces rather than garment screeners..

thanks,
Hugh

Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:22 pm

Richard Urquhart wrote:It’s brilliant but 3 door handles

I spotted that too, weird but, I guess most won't notice it!

Thu Jan 31, 2019 7:05 pm

Hats off to whoever did this!!

Thu Jan 31, 2019 6:34 pm

Chris Windebank wrote:been working with Graham at Sovereign based in Wales, excelent trade work, does advertise in the trade mags

Thanks Chris,

Have just emailed them.

H

Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:05 pm

Thanks Pane, will try them tomorrow.
H

Wed Jan 30, 2019 4:54 pm

Hi all,

As per the title, I'm looking for a trade screen printer, I've email the only two I had on my books with no response, need to get some prices out asap.

Kind regards,
Hugh

Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:15 pm

I've just been told that HP are to discontinue consummables for the 26500 soon, don't know how true that is but it looks like they want us to buy a new printer.... :rollseyes: I can't imagine they would do that, they still make bits for the previous first generation latex... I'm sure. If they were ...

Wed Jan 30, 2019 12:35 am

would be awesome for those correx site boards too, I've just done around 70 600x400 with an unlaminated 3yr mono on them... literally just finished them, this would've saved a good couple of hours trimming up!

Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:10 pm

Hey all, currently buying my L26500 ink carts (HP792) from Perfect Colours.. I’ve no complaints on the service etc. but I’ve just had an email saying the carts will now be £110 + vat each, just wondering where else I can try for a better price. You’d think with the amount of generic cheap latex 3rd ...

Fri Jan 25, 2019 5:35 pm

I've used spandex ever since RH went. Nobodys pricing has ever tempted me away, though I always use 551 as the go to...

Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:46 pm

that's cool Rob,

Do you know if it's affected by the heat in a latex at all?

Thu Jan 24, 2019 2:59 pm

I did this using some 1.5mm (?) phosoluminescent solid pvc sheet. printed onto clear and just laminated it on! I'm certain I bought the panels through a former incarnation of europoint but when I last tried to get some they didn't have a clue what I was talking about. I'm fairly certain it was an or...

Wed Jan 23, 2019 10:46 am

Can you not escalate to send the bailiffs in? It's what I've had to do and if they aren't paying a CCJ then you can move it forward. I don't know how administration works but if they're still very solvent and making good money I don't think they can go into admin', I assumed admin'n was when the com...

Tue Jan 22, 2019 7:26 pm

Eddie Watson wrote:Hi Hugh
Funny you should mention (Stafford) Atlantic Tech Services, the people who I bought it from.
No, there is nothing left for them to try really, apart from giving back our money.

Thanks

Ah..............

Tue Jan 22, 2019 12:45 pm

I wish I had some answers for you Eddie, I'm pretty sure anything I suggest will have been covered by yourself or an engineer already.. it sucks when things aren't working as you think they should. Stafford (Atlantic Tech) on here is often very helpful with advice, I think they deal with some latex ...

Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:18 am

HI Eddie, Welcome to the forums! I'm currently on HP latex and while I cannot help you on this, I was looking at Ricoh as a possible replacement later this year, so will follow this topic with interest. Have you had the suppliers engineer out to check things? I'm sure you have but that would be my f...

Tue Jan 22, 2019 10:18 am

this has had me chuckling as I remember the history lessons in the 'new block' in my school days, modern plastic seats and nylon carpet square flooring... rub your feet back and forth fast, lift them from the floor and touch your mate anywhere on bare skin and watch them jump, not only was the crack...

Wed Jan 16, 2019 11:02 pm

I can’t really help as I rarely use ai CS, could it be page size / desktop / workspace size not letting it scale up?

Lee, full scale is always easier to quote from, and saves any errors (like not scaling when sending to rip!) later.

Wed Jan 16, 2019 7:43 pm

Welcome to the forums Andrew!

#notaclueaboutflexi

Wed Jan 16, 2019 3:30 pm

Thanks Dave,
I'll work out what she wants it to say and get back to you!

Wed Jan 16, 2019 2:19 pm

David Hammond wrote:I have some of the rail and slider with end caps in the workshop. Used about 30cm of a 3m length.

where did you buy that from? I only need a small one, may point her to ebay :-(

Wed Jan 16, 2019 2:19 pm

Chris Windebank wrote:Simplex do these I am sure

https://www.simplexltd.com/

Thanks Chris,

I've used Simplex before and can't fault their signs, I just never know if I'm going to get what I think is a good price or if I should sit next to the defib machine before opening the email!!!!

Wed Jan 16, 2019 12:56 pm

Hi All,

A customer has requested I supply a couple of sliders with "occupied / whatever" on them, can these be bought in blanks from anywhere?

thanks in advance,
Hugh

Wed Jan 16, 2019 9:42 am

I found an old school Berol handwriting pen with a bit of tape went in snug and worked! I think that’s what it was anyway, years ago now!

Mon Jan 14, 2019 5:39 pm

Hi Guys We've been in Adobe Cloud for some time now and doing a bit of a clean out found all the old software disks from older versions (ie: CS5 & CS6 etc) Does anybody know what can be done with these? Are the licenses still valid and I can sell them or because they are old and were once regis...

Mon Jan 14, 2019 4:02 pm

I'm buying second hand and most sellers are reluctant to send by courier here. I'm still undecided what to do! :awkward: ah, maybe buy one where someone local can collect and then ship it to you? I always keep the boxes / packing from large buys like a new cutter but I guess most just discard them!

Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:17 am

I'm uncertain why a reputable supplier of Summa cutters won't ship to you in Spain, have you tried some of the UK sellers, like Perfect Colours? there are others of course, you'll find them on this forum with a search or three. I bought my first Summa cutter (new) on ebay 15 yrs ago, it came by cour...

Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:14 am

George Elsmore wrote:Hi All when I am editing text in coreldraw 17 it types an O with an upside down v above it and also I can add apostrphies it add other characters help please

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nó idéá whát cóúl'd b'e cáusing thát. Sóúnds r'eáll'y ánnóyin'g thoúgh!

Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:37 pm

depending on the size of the graphic, I usually just cut a piece of white (for the lam) that is jsut a bit smaller than the reg marks, then the machine can accurately read them still.

Tue Jan 08, 2019 5:19 pm

flat surfaces or are we talking curvy wrap material being required?

If it's flat, you could print onto whatever and use a textures laminate, metamark do them (wallart I think) as do hexis I believe.

Tue Jan 08, 2019 3:47 pm

I've been using Hexis high tack with no issues. Just ordered some MD5 high tack to try out, should be good for low energy plastics etc.

Sat Jan 05, 2019 10:48 am

My understanding on the Flat Rate scheme, is that you can't reclaim the VAT on purchases? So you cannot reclaim the VAT on your materials, rent, utilities, etc. You then invoice the jobs, with 20% VAT, but only pay the % they stipulate (perhaps 15%) and you get to keep the 5%? So you're paying the ...

Wed Dec 19, 2018 5:44 pm

Alex Crosbie wrote:Have you tried giving them a call? They’re always very helpful whenever I’ve had to call them.

They’ll usually send you any new outlines if they draw them after you’ve bought the disk

Only if you specifically ask for them. I've never been sent a file just because it's been added!

Wed Dec 19, 2018 4:30 pm

Same to you and everyone else on here!

I've a few more days yet, the xmas at home before a few days shooting and new year in Devon with the out-laws :smiles:

Wed Dec 19, 2018 11:32 am

Thanks Joe, the 3m is quite different to those you've mentioned but thanks for taking the time to answer.

regards,
H

Tue Dec 18, 2018 4:28 pm

Tue Dec 18, 2018 12:11 pm

Hi all, as per the title, my customer loves the 1080-M229 Matte Copper Metallic, but they want it in a gloss. Does anyone know of an extremely close match in any other wrap / vinyl swatch? I'm not actually wrapping with it, just a couple of 1.8m high letters on a newly painted transporter, so I coul...

Fri Dec 14, 2018 7:44 am

Hexis do a pre-pasted, I’ve yet to install it because I don’t want the mess!!

Currently have large wall graphics in the office using Metamark and Avery self adhesive, not sure I’d use anything pre-pasted #messy!

Tue Dec 04, 2018 12:35 pm

Howdy Pardners, for this reason I largely avoid high street installs, my local high street has narrow and uneven footpaths which make working off anything but a ladder impossible or impractical at best. Scaffolding is often not a sensible answer as the working height of the old end of town facias is...

Sat Dec 01, 2018 8:53 pm

was it a hair salon or barbers? They're the worst as you can't clear the mist off quick enough, if it's cold outside your own breath with be your enemy! I've done it using lots of Isprop to clean and then held in place using 2" clear parcel tape (not the brown stuff) and squeegee it down, usua...

Fri Nov 30, 2018 1:39 pm

As per the title, I have a couple of signs to make for a customer, one being a reverse printed window graphic with 6 A4 pockets in so they can easily replace menu's, notices as required.. I thought I still had some in stock form a couple of years back but, for the life of me cannot find them, or rem...

Fri Nov 30, 2018 1:36 pm

was it a hair salon or barbers? They're the worst as you can't clear the mist off quick enough, if it's cold outside your own breath with be your enemy! I've done it using lots of Isprop to clean and then held in place using 2" clear parcel tape (not the brown stuff) and squeegee it down, usual...

Sat Nov 24, 2018 4:00 pm

Over £3k in materials but that sounds more like cost at £50ish or more per mtr, plus fitting , I’d say at least £8k.

That kind of chameleon tvr style paint would probably cost more.. though I suspect it’d last longer!

Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:30 am

Morning David, look at it!!! Every door has beading around.. lots of doors, small gutter over each, slide out pods, inside locker drawers, all wrapped straight onto bare aluminium (new built body), I only realised it was a wrap when I went to lift and reapply a domed chrome decal and it lifted a bit...

Sat Nov 24, 2018 1:19 am

Hats off to whoever it was that wrapped this beastie!!
Avery supreme colorflow no less. I just did a few small bits on it and turned down any oppo to do future wraps, not for all the tea in China!

Sat Nov 24, 2018 12:42 am

I’d rather spend an hour with a walk-in that 20mins on a web enquiry!

I know what you mean about wasting fine in small orders, I try to ensure they know right away what the design fees are!

Sat Nov 24, 2018 12:36 am

How about one of those wall mounted poster displays you see in music shops with all the band posters you can buy? Or similar thing, folds flat against a wall. That crossed my mind actually, not sure where I’d get one though? I could print onto an 8x4 composite and put on an outside wall.. !! Phill,...

Fri Nov 23, 2018 7:23 pm

saying you'll do something and implementing it are very different things! I know everyone says don't do a thing without a deposit but I think that's a little hard to do. Joe Bloggs the builder may well have £500 in his pocket with your name on, if you don't give him a rough idea of what he can have,...

Fri Nov 23, 2018 6:45 pm

Chaps and Chapesses, Afternoon! Ok, for a long time I have had a CMYK and a pantone to CMYK chart, both 1220x1220 printed, mounted on foam and fixed to the walll, I recently got rid in favour of wallpapering a large section. the idea being that as the chart is printed onto my preferred vinyl, using ...

Fri Nov 23, 2018 5:44 pm

Hugh Did you plaster the boards as well or just paint the boards directly knowing you were going to apply the graphics? Just painted them initially, it's a dividing wall between us and my landlord. the matt emulsion was just to make it look brighter until I decided what to do! The print behind the ...

Mon Nov 19, 2018 7:58 pm

Phill Fenton wrote:And I thought I was the grumpy one

I learned from the best Phill!!!

Mon Nov 19, 2018 3:13 pm

ps David, Look at it this way, instead of simply wiping down the vehicle and applying graphics, a dirty van usually means at least an hour to find the car wash stuff, get out the hose and wash the vehicle.. then you've the inconvenience of having all the graphics that are taped and ready to go being...

Mon Nov 19, 2018 3:08 pm

I need to look into this charging for washing vehicles. At what point, and how do you tell them? Being in a delightful part of Manchester, I'm sure some won't like being hit with that out of the blue. I ask (politely inform) customers to thoroughly wash the vehicles with hot soapy water and rinse b...

Mon Nov 19, 2018 2:30 pm

These are done straight onto our plain white painted (Matt emulsion) plasterboard stud walls.. mix is Avery and Metamark wallpapers..

Mon Nov 19, 2018 2:26 pm

I agree with David and Kevin, Stand firm, if he stood over your shoulder the whole time and left happy, then I can't see there's any problem. I only generally do checks on new or expensive vehicles that are clearly in good nick, customers are required to wash the vehicle thoroughly before bringing i...

Thu Nov 15, 2018 8:53 pm

feels like this place sometimes!! Just be sure that you're insured ./ covered for vehicles left inside the unit overnight! My customers have the option to leav it inside but I do tell them it's not insured in the building.. my liability covers me for damaging while working on, and my motor trade wh...

Thu Nov 15, 2018 7:08 pm

feels like this place sometimes!! Just be sure that you're insured ./ covered for vehicles left inside the unit overnight! My customers have the option to leav it inside but I do tell them it's not insured in the building.. my liability covers me for damaging while working on, and my motor trade whi...

Thu Nov 15, 2018 11:00 am

Sounds good David,

Another tip.. as long as the customers isn't a painters van full of thinners, or some such combustible, put a heater in the back of the van and leave it half an hour, longer if it's panelled out, nice and toasty for bot removal and fitting!

Wed Nov 14, 2018 2:29 pm

I've not tried the steamer method, wish I'd had it on a couple of toyota warranty roof wraps of late... 3hrs removal and 60 mins to fit new!

Fri Nov 09, 2018 4:54 pm

Very nice, I didn't know you could weld aluminium, can a normal MIG welder do this and what type of stuff do you need? pretty sure you need a TIG welder for Ali, don't think mig works as it relies on electrical current. the soldiers I made were just old composite signs I'd taken down from an arena ...

Thu Nov 08, 2018 11:06 pm

David Hammond wrote:Love it Hugh!

Were they printed on Black reflective?

Not this time David, I nearly did but opted to use white reflective, by day the design has a smokey filter over it so it’s fairly dark.

Thu Nov 08, 2018 7:12 pm

Made these reflective silent soldiers..

Wed Nov 07, 2018 4:19 pm

Hi Martin,
I can do it on Metamark Md100, a 3yr mono.

also carry MD5 + lam if you need poly. If the file is ready to go I can print today and ship tomorrow.. Assuming David isn't already helping.

01323 818181

Wed Nov 07, 2018 9:06 am

I had the same, I told him to skip the bullshit and asked where I should send him my money to

Wed Nov 07, 2018 9:03 am

I’ve had the same issue on customer supplied cmyk.. all four channels at 100% “because it looked blacker on their screen”!!
Check it’s 100% on K only.

Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:22 pm

That was the biggest issue Phill, I was already busy when I naively agreed to squeeze it in and try to meet their deadlines, i did most of my other work but ultimately had to take it to some colleagues who luckily had a slot become available through vehicles being delayed on the continent! trying to...

Tue Nov 06, 2018 12:33 pm

Hope you managed to turn a profit on it in the end, very frustrating when a project gets away from you no matter what the reasons are! I think we still made reasonable money as a % of cost, but the stress levels.. not sure there's a cost you can attribute to that! However, the lessons learned are j...

Mon Nov 05, 2018 10:51 pm

Those who are Facebook friends will have seen this a couple of weeks ago but for those who haven’t.. Total nightmare of a job!! Initially taking the job on at fairly short notice.. and working to a relatively short deadline, it soon went from easy to very difficult and unrealistic. Spent a lot of ti...

Wed Oct 24, 2018 10:39 am

Most of it is peeling off with a bit of work- not that I have time to waste on it! Heat press is fine, 30+ yr old Adkins press .. laser gun says temps fine. The sister film used is not bother, only have this tat as I bought it with an order from Ralawise. Suspect just lint from manufacturing or ware...

Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:53 pm

Hi all, Anyone seen this before? Just cost me about 4mtrs of film and £40 of wages for this.. not to mention potential re-ordering garments. Xpres easy peel (something like that) awdi hoodie.. Seems like an unusual amount of fluff on the garment is preventing the vinyl from adhering.. followed destr...

Mon Oct 22, 2018 1:34 pm

I buy in a 220g poster paper from either colourbyte or or Plot It, one or the other, in 1500 wide, costs a few quid a mtr with delivery. works fine on my latex.

Mon Oct 22, 2018 1:32 pm

Iain Pearson wrote:I told you to swerve that job . . . [emoji15]

stable. bolted, horse. :smiles:

Mon Oct 22, 2018 9:07 am

It may or may not have something to do with the paint, uncertain. Having spoken to other though, it appears they give the paint more prep than typical rags and chemicals.. will update..

Fri Oct 19, 2018 9:07 pm

Possibly temperature Rob, however.. even though it was half in/out the workshop, it was still 20*c at midnight!

Most of it is fine, just these recesses, I’ve used 970 lot and never had issue but this .. arghh.

Fri Oct 19, 2018 9:05 pm

Thanks guys!
Gil, messaged you!
H

Fri Oct 19, 2018 4:18 pm

Hey all, :bangshead: :bangshead: :bangshead: using new stock of oracle 970RA colour change wrap and it's failing in recesses.. particularly the wheel arches and even around edges of the main side panel (61 plate LWB h-roof sprinter), everything had been cleaned and cleaned as per and a final clean w...

Thu Oct 18, 2018 11:53 am

I've just printed some maps (ordnance survey style) for a local large farm estate office, they were supplied to them by the estate agent, we're pretty rural and I know that estate agent sells a lot of land so probably have an account with the land registry or OS, I would guess your customer needs to...

Mon Oct 15, 2018 11:40 pm

how tight are you rolling it? I never roll larger decals on a core, too small, let them loosely unroll to naturally fill a 150mm sq box, like that the vinyl comes in..

Mon Oct 15, 2018 11:25 pm

Whilst I found it a bit of a pain, I did an insurance job a while back that involved around 30 pieces of vinyl... or maybe it was the toyota dealership job I did on a GT85 factory decal kit? !!! Either way, they cut up the pieces square, then applied tape.. leaving about 25mm extra each end and fold...

Sat Oct 13, 2018 12:59 am

If your paying staff to wrap it you need €1200+. If it’s a one man band he probably could do it for €700 but has very little out of it & when he gets busy for being cheap has no margin to pay staff. Or else it will be like many wraps I see when done cheap vinyl used & all the grooves cut ou...

Tue Oct 09, 2018 4:14 pm

Any chance you could give me a ring please Iain? have to ring the shop as no mob here..

Tue Oct 09, 2018 2:03 pm

Thank you for trying Martyn, much appreciated!

Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:51 am

Hey all.
Looking for recommendations for a wrap installer or someone who can wrap and spare some time.. preferably someone you have used (or you) and are happy wth their work, don't think I'll get this van done on my own by friday night!

thanks
Hugh

Mon Oct 08, 2018 11:09 pm

Have charged fairly, still not cheap and making good margins, four days when I’m already ten behind won’t hurt eh?!’

Mon Oct 08, 2018 7:01 pm

yup, thought as much, I ordered an extra 5mtrs (two drops) only to be told they want the roof doing too.. :yikes: I can't even get on to the roof!! Seriously now.. if anyone wants a bit of work this week, days, evenings, all night, get in touch asap as this is currently like DIY SOS with just one gu...

Mon Oct 08, 2018 3:01 pm

Hi all,

just done a quick working out on a colour change wrap for a lwb hi-top 61 plate sprinter that's arriving imminently... I've not wrapped anything this big and it's coming in at around 37m of material, does that sound about right?

Thanks H

Fri Oct 05, 2018 1:33 pm

Can anyone recommend any good reliable insurers ideally that know the graphics industry? Thanks in advance Rich I've nothng against Sign Elite but they came nowhere close to what I pay through my broker, I have commercial combined with (I think axa) that's tailored to me, also a motortrade policy w...

Wed Oct 03, 2018 6:08 pm

Student versions of Draw don't support macros but if yours is a full version the gms folder should be in the draw folder. I seem to remember coming accross this before so I just created a GMS folder and put the file in it. Close Draw first though. Explore the features this macro has and I think it ...

Wed Oct 03, 2018 1:06 pm

Can’t see it!!

Wed Oct 03, 2018 10:03 am

Q1.0

Where is the GMS folder? :blushing:

Wed Oct 03, 2018 9:59 am

I'm going to have a look / a go, expect many questions!!!!

Wed Oct 03, 2018 9:55 am

Oh come on, admit it, we've all done it... Haven't we? We designed it. Customer approved it. Printed it. Customer was delighted with it Other companies on our estate loved it. It was the customer's wife who spotted it :bangshead: Wives are the bain of my life... customers wives I mean, Either their...

Wed Oct 03, 2018 9:37 am

Totally understand what you mean Darren, while the product does 99% of what i usually need, and I refer to it almost daily, I often cannot find the correct truck configuration, often I just do it by measuring them and using a photo..

Mon Oct 01, 2018 6:30 pm

Jean Oakley wrote:sorry to see you go Hugh, youve contributed alot to this forum over the years, good luck for the future x

Not me!! not yet anyways I hope!! I have to admit that september has been the worst month for about 2 years but that's what the overdraft is for!!

Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:47 pm

Sorry to hear this Ewan,
as others have said, it must've been a hard decision.. one I'm sure many of us have considered at one time or another due to the often feast or famine nature of working alone.

All the best for the future.

H

Fri Sep 28, 2018 1:42 pm

I did PM you on this as we couldn't respond in the previous thread (you posted in the wrong forum!) if I were you I would simply invoice them for the completed job - referring to the fact that the website is ready to go live, and has been for some time, as per their requests. Explain that the invoic...

Thu Sep 27, 2018 11:27 pm

Hexis skintac hx20000 is another good option.

Thu Sep 06, 2018 11:38 am

I keep the expensive stuff in bags too, I recently saw an online demo where they said to run 500mm through every time before printing.. on reflective wrap at £40pm+ I’m not gonna waste an inch!! [img]http://www.uksignboards.com/mobile-gallery/ce7643b1adb01758f384ecdeed67441d.jpg[/img][img]http://www...

Sun Sep 02, 2018 8:52 pm

I have racks like this.. I’ve plans to further improve them...

[img]http://www.uksignboards.com/mobile-gallery/c9675703102eae6f2214dbeb42efb0ba.jpg[/img]

Fri Aug 31, 2018 2:51 pm

I have something similar.. also terms on the bottom stating that use of the layout / image without permission will result in an hourly charge for the design, consultation etc. Plus a wedge for transfer of copyright to the customer.

Fri Aug 31, 2018 2:48 pm

I print my own up to 1.4 x 3m, after that they go to Venture!

Sun Aug 19, 2018 9:18 pm

How noisy is your cutter? I can’t imagine it’s any louder than a TV and certainly my quieter than most w/machines and dishwashers.

Fri Aug 17, 2018 10:37 am

Great news, Perseverance pays off in these cases, these people generally rely on their debtors giving up!

Wed Aug 15, 2018 4:05 pm

wrap all or wrap to the nearest gap. ie. the vehicle you've done above, fade it out to the leading edge of the door and stop there,

Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:45 am

Hi Hugh Did you use the overlap method or did you splice the joins? What is the result over time? The customer really wants it spliced... I've only done a couple of jobs (but supplied quite a few more) , I always overlap, as does my trade colleague who buys from me, this is for self adhesive. My un...

Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:34 am

Can't say I've had vinyl fail, other than one attempt to apply some lettering to a matt black wrapped that turned out to be almost 60°C - even after 10mins out of the sun!! I have really struggled with the last batch of oracal application tape though, just won't stick to anything, bought a cheaper s...

Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:53 am

looks good!!
I find any major busy main road is a good place to park up, or near the entrance of a large industrial estate. Just don't park in the high st. You'll end up with all those naff "fifty quid shop signs"!

Fri Aug 03, 2018 6:43 pm

Just curious.. I have the same cutter, what are you cutting at 25g? I’ve never cut anything under 55!!

Fri Aug 03, 2018 2:39 pm

I wallpapered our 'dog room' using the avery canvas finish vinyl / paper. self ashesive and pretty high tack. I had to scrub something unpleasant off of it the other day, and I mean reallllly scrub, I was very surprised at how resistant to abrasion it was! unlaminated (air would get trapped anyway?)...

Fri Aug 03, 2018 1:36 pm

You need to ensure your LEDs are giving off the full spectrum of white light as many don't. e.g some are warm (red end of the spectrum) some are cold (blue end). I'ts always best to check colours in natural daylight Thats a good point, I only installed lights to check the quality of the print / dif...

Fri Aug 03, 2018 12:37 pm

technically we all need waste carrying licences, even though it's our own waste when returning from an install. I got stopped once for a vosa vehicle check and there was some bod going on about waste licences, I argued that the two aluminium trays and handful of composite panels were not waste as th...

Fri Aug 03, 2018 12:19 pm

As per the title, I'm looking for the CMYK values for the MOT blue.

thanks in advance,
Hugh

Fri Aug 03, 2018 12:11 pm

:-)

[img]http://www.uksignboards.com/mobile-gallery/98c54f57c7a17f6326465cd30a24c583.jpg[/img]

Mon Jul 23, 2018 10:49 am

Well done for running such an amazing site all these years Rob . It certainly is an extremely valuable resource for my business. I have had many questions answered which has helped my business to thrive. In the early days there was no social media, so a lot of the input was in the off topic pages p...

Sat Jul 21, 2018 1:10 pm

Carl Jackson wrote:
Hugh Potter wrote:How did you get on?

Sorry Hugh, it’s been a chaotic couple of months. See recitification method above!! [emoji37]

My god, that's horrendous, I#ve never had this situation arise, except on very old stored graphics, what a nightmare for you!

Fri Jul 20, 2018 3:17 pm

I do maybe 50-80 mtrs a week of mixed media a week, not much really.

When looking for a latex I looked at 2yr old printers with tens of thousands of mtrs on them, I bought my 4yr old with just 1800m2 on it!!!

Thu Jul 12, 2018 1:34 pm

These days if it happens I suggest to them that unless they own the copyright for that design / layout, ie. purchased it from the people who designed it, that neither I, or any other sign maker should be quoting on that design. I offer to do an alternative design if they're not happy with it but sti...

Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:16 am

Stafford Cox wrote:Mo at P&P on here does t-shirt printing and a nice guy too. ‭01622 831750‬.

Thanks Stafford,
I know Mo well!! I do plenty of garments in house but am unable to do screen, have a price now anyway, thanks all.

Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:13 am

Hi Matt, I presume this is exterior? Is the sign suspended within a frame of being fixed? If it is being suspended in a frame then you could potentially use 4mm foamex, but I would certainly cover it entirely as foamex (especially the generic cheap stuff we tend to buy these days,) will be filthy fr...

Wed Jul 11, 2018 2:45 pm

More likely the rest of the paint has faded and the bit under where the vinyl was is still fresh...It should polish up ok it could be vice-versa too.. have had it once where I removed vinyl.. it had been fitted at some point onto an everyday transporter camper van, then another owner had obviously ...

Wed Jul 11, 2018 2:08 pm

Is your corel installed on hdd or solid state? I noticed that after installing corel (for faster opeing etc.) on my 1gb solid state, that it saves things really slowly, I'm sure this is because it uses disc space to 'work', I'll move it when I get a minute. Sometimes I get the odd file that is a tot...

Fri Jul 06, 2018 12:18 pm

Thanks Chris, I hadn't, no.

Kevin, Had totally forgotten that! I've messaged you through your website.

H

Fri Jul 06, 2018 12:17 pm

I'l often get 2-3 quotes for bigger jobs but a dozen? and for a cheap job anyway? it'll cost them more in time running around!

Fri Jul 06, 2018 10:51 am

Hi all, have had no luck in the sub-con forum so asking here now for recommendations, Local customer of mine needs 30 black tee's for a pre-event, promotional shoot next weekend.. I can't print white and these aren't suitable for textile vinyl. Either looking for someone to print the lot for me at a...

Thu Jul 05, 2018 6:52 pm

Doesn’t make sense to me!

Thu Jul 05, 2018 6:51 pm

David Hammond wrote:I know PFI Sign Solutions/GB Signs in Trafford Park do a lot of Road Name Signs, they're pressed metal signs and stove enamelled.

Thanks David,
I’ll try them tomorrow.

H

Thu Jul 05, 2018 6:51 pm

David McCarroll wrote:Hugh, I would have def thought this would be a job for William Smiths. Hope this helps.

Sadly not, only aluminium with rails. Needs to meet the council spec’s..

Thu Jul 05, 2018 2:04 pm

Hey guys, Trying to put together some prices for a local developer who's at the stage where the need the street signage in about 2 weeks ago!!! I've quoted for aluminium with 3M reflective print to face etc. but, my local council have specified : aluminium plate, BS colour with white letters, high f...

Thu Jul 05, 2018 10:38 am

trouble is, we all have our own areas of business and as such, we have to put mark-upson materials etc. in order to be profitable and cover all the overheads... It wouldn't bother me if they sold the products with a healthy mark-up on them but they don't, devaluing the product price and reducing our...

Wed Jul 04, 2018 3:07 pm

Found out that Tradeprint also do the same, a client of mine told me they use them so basically just cut me out the loop. that's very disappointing if they do, I use tradeprint a lot, no point bothering if they're dealing with the public at the same prices. I'd sooner support a true trade only supp...

Wed Jul 04, 2018 12:21 pm

Forget it, not worth moaning about!! ok, for those that messaged me asking what.... avery.co.uk/stickers - came up on my facebook feed.. I guess Avery labels is different to Avery Dennison, I don't know, hence why I deleted my original post.. If they are linked in any way, I think it pretty low that...

Fri Jun 29, 2018 5:07 pm

I'm with Phill too. I post photo's on facebook and instagram of jobs we do but, I do also have a shred of common sense.. I do a lot of printing for a handful of other local sign makers, brushies and print shops (banners, posters, stickers to wrap, etc. etc.), I obviously don't post photo's of that w...

Thu Jun 28, 2018 10:46 am

Hi Hugh, my heart is broke with our designers making the print the exact size of the board eg 2440x1220. They are both expert photographers and can merge 10 images together to make 1, yet can't seem to add bleed to an 8x4 sheet! Width is perfect just length an issue. Feed calibration has been menti...

Thu Jun 28, 2018 10:45 am

I'm not sure a sticker would last very long before getting damaged when the curtain is opened up. May be a better option to get a heavy duty banner printed (or proper curtain) with the eyelets in the specified locations so it effectively replaces the curtain. One upside of this, is that the customer...

Wed Jun 27, 2018 1:22 pm

thank you Martyn,

I'll keep that in mind!

H

Wed Jun 27, 2018 11:39 am

Panic ye not.. it seems they want privacy from one 'orangery' to the outside patio that adjoins another function room, looks like a frosting job!

Wed Jun 27, 2018 11:28 am

Hi all,

One of my regulars (large 4* Georgian hotel) is enquiring about window film, I presume some kind of solar film, is this something I should look at doing myself, or should I sub someone in to do it - or even pass it up?

TIA
Hugh

Wed Jun 27, 2018 11:01 am

Hi Dan, I pay in the region of £1600 a year max, that’s £5m PL, combined commercial insurance which covers everything and tools whether in house/van/site, working at height, with heat guns and more.. that’s around the £700 mark. Will vary on your equipment /insured value. I also have a motor trade r...

Tue Jun 26, 2018 2:44 pm

been through this a number of times... magnetic just get ripped to shreds in no time. solid composite, ali or steel that are fret / routered / plsma or waterjet cut don't conform to the very soon bashed up skips that are repainted, resulting in overspray / blow-through, cut vinyl stickers A, don't l...

Tue Jun 26, 2018 1:15 pm

I can only relate this to a similar experience I had early on with printing.. without thinking I was creating a page size the same as my media width, this meant that the rip was reducing the size slightly to fit it on the media, other than thinking "I'm sure this looked bigger on my proof"...

Tue Jun 26, 2018 12:53 pm

some good ideas there Rob,

just a bit of a shame that I just sent about 40 tubes to the recyclers!!

Tue Jun 26, 2018 12:51 pm

Hi Hugh, Yea. For me anyway. Tried dropping you a email at the time but never got one back. Thought you had maybe got them. Sorry Chris, just searched and can't find an email form you but thanks for trying! I can at least now see their website again! Will go back to them as they were very good. A r...

Tue Jun 26, 2018 9:51 am

As David above says.. Hexis do the tyre vinyl, was looking at it yesterday thinking I should mention it!

https://online.hexis.co.uk/Product-Deta ... ew-Digital

Tue Jun 26, 2018 9:49 am

I’m still searching for the magic key on the keyboard that you press to make a thumbnail jpg file into a fully vectored eps, anyone know where it is? My customers swear blind I have one I have a forward button to unique art services.. get used more than anything else. Are they still working? last t...

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