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While power outages usually cannot be predicted, we can be better prepared for them. Preparation for outages can protect your printers from clogging and other issues so you can avoid...
Whether you're looking for recommendations, how-to guides, or ways to improve your printing experience, we’ve got you covered with expert insights and practical solutions.
While power outages usually cannot be predicted, we can be better prepared for them. Preparation for outages can protect your printers from clogging and other issues so you can avoid...
When dealing with huge or highly detailed raster images, often times the “File Size” (the amount of data being transferred digitally) is a large number. This is a very common...
Permanent vinyl is designed to withstand weather conditions, UV exposure, and wear. It's commonly used for outdoor signage, vehicle wraps, and decals and its adhesive forms a strong bond with...
SignWarehouse technical support agents can give you good advice for the best use of your equipment. Their years of experience working with customers to resolve problems can help you to...
Managing your sign supply orders can be a hassle. This is especially true with the constant demand for vinyl cutters, large-format printers, and heat presses. Streamlining your sign supply ordering...
There's dye sublimation, laser transfer, print and cut appliqués made with a digital printer and vinyl cutter, direct-to-garment printing, and good old fashioned screen printing. These methods all use heat to cure...
Defective vinyl or problem vinyl is a complaint our Customer Support staff hears whenever a customer has any kind of issue with their vinyl.
We are surrounded by decorated wearables. Go to any mall or anywhere else you're in a crowd and notice all the business advertising, social slang, tour t-shirts, and other "merch"...
Calendered vinyls have their place in sign making, but cast vinyls are the proven choice for vehicle graphics. Why is this the case?
Heat transfer vinyl and dye sublimation are both great applications for making personalized business and personal apparel, drinkables, jewelry, signs, backpacks, and more. Exploring the differences and benefits helps you...
While power outages usually cannot be predicted, we can be better prepared for them. Preparation for outages can protect your printers from clogging and other issues so you can avoid...
When dealing with huge or highly detailed raster images, often times the “File Size” (the amount of data being transferred digitally) is a large number. This is a very common...
Permanent vinyl is designed to withstand weather conditions, UV exposure, and wear. It's commonly used for outdoor signage, vehicle wraps, and decals and its adhesive forms a strong bond with...
SignWarehouse technical support agents can give you good advice for the best use of your equipment. Their years of experience working with customers to resolve problems can help you to...
Managing your sign supply orders can be a hassle. This is especially true with the constant demand for vinyl cutters, large-format printers, and heat presses. Streamlining your sign supply ordering...
There's dye sublimation, laser transfer, print and cut appliqués made with a digital printer and vinyl cutter, direct-to-garment printing, and good old fashioned screen printing. These methods all use heat to cure...
Defective vinyl or problem vinyl is a complaint our Customer Support staff hears whenever a customer has any kind of issue with their vinyl.
We are surrounded by decorated wearables. Go to any mall or anywhere else you're in a crowd and notice all the business advertising, social slang, tour t-shirts, and other "merch"...
Calendered vinyls have their place in sign making, but cast vinyls are the proven choice for vehicle graphics. Why is this the case?
Heat transfer vinyl and dye sublimation are both great applications for making personalized business and personal apparel, drinkables, jewelry, signs, backpacks, and more. Exploring the differences and benefits helps you...
Everyone has a bad day now and then, but normally they don't have a lasting impact on us. But when your bad day negatively impacts your income or your reputation,...
ORAFOL 631 and ORAFOL 651 films have a reputation for durability and quality. Find out the differences and benefits of each type of film to make the best choice for...
Decorated YETI mugs are the hottest product in personal customization these days. Or, you could say it's the coolest thing going. It all depends on whether you're using one to...
Creating garment graphics from heat applied thermal film, aka “T-Shirt vinyl*”, is a pretty simple process, but it also has its quirks. Making the transition from cutting standard vinyl graphics...
This updated index now includes all of our articles about the hardware involved and how to use it. Now you'll find all our article about buying the right vinyl cutter, changing...
Looking for a way to express your inner artistry? Thinking of taking up a hobby to help you de-stress while creating beauty? You can create unique crafts and gifts by...
Do you ever feel a little envious watching everyone with a sublimation or laser transfer printer selling custom mugs and tumblers? Do you feel left out because you only have...
Anyone who’s been 'adulting' for a while knows life is full of tradeoffs. We give up some things we want to get things we need. If you pay less for...
This post will cover all the basics of laminating and trimming your digital graphics. We’ll examine why, when and how to laminate when to use film or liquid laminates, and...
A sublimated 20z skinny tumbler sits in front of the Silverbolt MugPro5. Sublimation can be a great method for making customized items such as drinkware. It’s a fun and easy...
But for digitally printed apparel graphics, transfer tape can be a lifesaver. This is especially true of thinner solvent printable media like EnduraTex DarkJET solvent, EasyPrint, and Siser ColorPrint Evolution....
How important are your Vinyl Cutter Blades? Think of it this way. Your cutter may be a basic model or a sophisticated contour cutting, digital dynamo. All of that power...
In the early part of 2020, much of the world's population made sure they were gloved and masked. Why? Gloves and masks were touted as protection. It’s not just we...
As with any digital transfer process, there are a few tips and tricks for the GO UNO that can make the difference between a long learning curve and a quick...
MUSE vinyl cutters are delighting and amazing customers all across the country. The MUSE family of cutters is loaded with exciting features like Wi-Fi connectivity, custom LED platen lighting, a...
Mastering digital printing can be challenging. Getting it right requires learning about color gamuts, ICC profiles, and the features of your particular printers, cutters, and software. Some of these are...
Printing on holographic vinyl is the current craze in the craft decal market. The specific film in demand is iridescent silver vinyl. We call it Rainbow holographic vinyl and, it’s...
The MUSE M60 is the newest vinyl cutter from SIGNWarehouse. It’s a 60-inch vinyl cutter that is the perfect size for lots of large-format applications. Lots of customers have bundled...
You can enhance tracking and prolong the life of your cutter with the push of a button SIGNWarehouse sells all types of vinyl cutters. We offer everything from desktop cutters...
Not everyone who wants to start printing and selling T-shirts needs to cover dark garments. Sometimes you just want to put a nice color graphic on a cotton tee....
Here are a few different choices of masks and how to customize it. If in 2019, you had said that face masks were going to be a fashion statement in...
ORACAL 651 is the top-selling plotter film in America. That position is well-deserved. ORACAL 651 is the Wilt Chamberlain of sign vinyl. It was so good, it changed the rules...
UniNet iColor laser transfer printers are extremely versatile approaches to digital decoration. They excel at everything from decorating dark garments to printing white graphics on black and colored card stock....
One of the key ingredients to success in digital printing is the use of the correct ICC Profile. Using the wrong profile can cause color shifts and production problems. What...
Heat Transfer Vinyl (HTV) is the simplest way to use a vinyl cutter for garment decoration. Just as sign vinyl is cut with vector graphics to create solid-color decals on...
Have you ever seen wine glasses that are etched or a nice mirror with a frosted effect? You like that look, but you are not sure how to pull it...
There’s a lot of talk about essential business these days. When there’s so much changing all around us, it seems to me that signs are more essential than ever. Restaurants...
In a wearable tech world, you may well be familiar with the term ‘sitting disease’. Sitting disease refers to the various health impacts of a sedentary lifestyle. Research says that...
The enduraPRESS SD20 is a garment decoration workhorse. Our popular 16 by 20-inch swing away is the pinnacle of the enduraPRESS product line. It can handle jobs from full-size HTV...
The heat transfer films we sell for garment decoration are commonly referred to as HTV or “T-Shirt Vinyl”. That term is misleading for two reasons. First, most of it isn’t...
This year has been a particularly active one for severe storms, especially in the southern and southeastern US. Whether it’s caused by climate change, global warming, or flying monkeys is...
Decorated YETI mugs are the hottest product in personal customization these days. Or, you could say it's the coolest thing going. It all depends on whether you're using one to...
Patterned Heat transfer film or “HTV” is growing in popularity and seems to be an enduring trend. A visit to etsy.com or Pinterest shows a large variety of available printable...
The TransferRIP screening options are powerful tools that can enhance the look and feel of your transfers, and reduce your printing costs.
At SIGNWarehouse, we offer a lot of different types of sign blanks. A few of them are corrugated plastic, metal blanks and various license plate blanks. Every blank is...
Sometimes choosing an application tape can be overwhelming. I have been working with vinyl for almost 11 years now, and sometimes I still have trouble picking out the prefect one...
Have you ever wanted to recreate a crafty wood sign that you saw on Pinterest or Etsy? Do you own a small business and want to venture into a new...
Sometimes a job can hit a bump in the road over the tiniest little detail. It can take overlooking one setting and the job will not properly send to the...
LXI is our do-it-all graphic design and production software that drives Vinyl Express vinyl cutters, PrismJET large format printers and hundreds of other vinyl cutters. LXI offers many user-friendly features...
How to use WarmPEEL Universal If you’re in a real hurry and don’t have 3 minutes to watch the video, here’s the short, simple version. Cut in reverse with 45°...
If you and your customers love the look of Siser Glitter, but aren’t crazy about the feel, you'll be happy to hear that there’s a softer way to...
In our Introduction to Logical Color WarmPeel Universal heat transfer film, we also mentioned Logical color GlitterSOFT. You may have wondered what GlitterSOFT is. Part of the logical aspect of...
How to use WarmPEEL CP Stretch If you're in a real hurry and don't have 3 minutes to watch the video, here's the short, simple version. Cut in reverse with...
How to use GlitterSOFT If you're in a real hurry and don't have 3 minutes to watch the video, here's the short, simple version. Cut in reverse with 45° blade....
How to use WarmPEEL CP If you're in a real hurry and don't have 3 minutes to watch the video, here's the short, simple version. Cut in reverse with 45°...
The OKI PRO 8432WT and 711WT laser toner printers produce soft, vivid full-color T-shirt transfers on light, dark, and colored garments. The white toner in the printers acts as...
Sublimation is a versatile and appealing garment decoration method. It’s also a great way to decorate hard surface items ranging from cell phone covers to ceramic tiles, mugs and...
The PrismJET VJ24X's metallic ink capabilities of are pretty cool features. Lots of customers use them to create dazzling prints with chrome-effect spot colors and metallic underlays. You can give...
A standard Heat Press or Cap press is a perfect solution for decorating basic items like shirts, caps, and mouse pads. The heat press sandwiches the item between the...
Like all of our Endura brand sign supplies, EnduraMAG magnetic sheeting excels by offering brand name performance at the SIGNWarehouse price. Sign makers across the country love EnduraMAG sheeting...
There are two basic ways to make more money in business: sell more of your wares to existing customers, or sell your existing wares to new customers. If you...
If you're using an iColor 500 or 600 and would like an even bigger envelope of applications, we have good news for you. I know it sounds crazy because...
VCR200 is a new product ideal for motocross graphics: dirt bikes, ATVs etc. Adding a specialty vinyl for motocross decals begs the question; why can’t I just use my standard...
Have you ever struggled to weed a graphic cut from thick material like Glitter T-shirt film or sandblast stencil? If so, you may not be making full use of your...
The pre- treatment coating on certain fabrics can cause problems when you try to heat press. Sometimes, even when you followed all the instructions, heat transfer vinyl can fall off...
How do you make a good thing even better? Add accessories. Accessories make a good thing better. We offer several accessories for heat transfer and t-shirt printing. We now have...
One of the many applications for vinyl is as a flexible, movable chalkboard. As more people discover adhesive backed vinyl as an interior décor option, interest grows in using...
Many who joined us for the Digital Drinkware Decoration Webinar wanted tips on dealing with the uniquely curved surfaces of mugs and tumblers. Last week, we showed you how...
The topic for this article comes from our Decorated Drinkware webinar. Lots of attendees wanted to know how to design graphics that 'look right' on mugs and tumblers. The...
We present "Wall Graphics & Lettering: The Writing on the Wall", an ORACAL Wall Graphics Webinar. John Coley and I were joined by ORACAL Graphic Products Market Manager Craig...
We’ve added two new products for garment decoration. These are EnduraTex DarkJET and DarkJET Solvent. These are made for the application of inkjet printed, heat press applied custom graphics to...
We've offered Dry erase vinyl for several years now. And for most of that time, we've received fairly persistent questions about printing. The market yearns for printable dry erase...
Last week, we talked about the features and advantages of UniNet Premium Laser Transfer Paper, which is the preferred companion product to the iColor 500 laser transfer printer. Using...
We have good news for garment decorators using laser transfer printers. Some GO UNO and OKI 711WT and 920WT owners have been asking for an easier-to-use transfer paper for...
One of the challenges of making contour-cut decals is alignment. Making professional quality decals requires getting the cutter to trace the outside of the printed image as closely as...
We received a question this week that comes from the craft & hobby segment. A customer asked one of our technicians how to create "Chevron text". This is a...
Now we will discuss one of the most popular of our specialty vinyls. Holographic vinyl comes in a considerable variety of metalized adhesive backed films. Most of these offer stunning...
Success in business requires repeat customers. Repeat business require customer satisfaction. For vehicle wrap installers, customer satisfaction depends on how the wrap looks a few weeks or months after...
At some point in your signmaking business, someone will ask for reflective signage. When that time comes, you’ll need to understand that reflective sheeting has unique properties and challenges. This...
Last week we showed you how to print directly to the PrismJET VJ24 from standard graphic design applications like CorelDRAW using the bundled Windows driver. This week we'll take...
In our introduction to the PrismJET VJ24 24" eco-solvent printer, we mentioned the unique benefit of the bundled Windows print driver. Since this is a new feature not found in...
Why do we need a special guide for wall graphics? Experienced sign and graphics folks need to understand that interior wall graphics pose unique challenges. If you start with the...
Printed 20 mil DigiMag media on a filing cabinet Most of the interest in our ground-breaking PrismJET VJ24 printer comes from people thinking about applications for which you don't need...
There are countless applications for sign industry equipment and processes that have nothing to do with signs and banners. I've already written about decorating drinkware. This time I'd like...
Reading bulletins from vendors is one of the ways we keep abreast of what's going on in our industry and bring you the latest information from sign equipment and supplies...
From custom racing stripes to commercial fleet lettering, vinyl vehicle graphics have long been a mainstay of the digital graphics industry. As more aspiring young sign makers get into...
In Part One of the Basic Guide to Digital Printing, we talked about Ink Options. If you're shopping for a new printer, the first consideration should be what kind of...
SignWarehouse testing of clear tape with matte vinyl. Of all the FAQs we receive, the most Frequently Asked Question is about Transfer Tape: "Which tape should I use?" We have...
The newest trend in custom vinyl graphics is decorating drinkware; applying vinyl on mugs, cups, and glasses. Etsy, Printerest, and related web sites have lots of examples of cute...
Can a sign maker design a graphic that is too big or too small to cut? According to emails we receive, the answer is yes. Some common problems encountered...
Application Fluid: Guidelines for Use What is Application Fluid? Why do some sign-makers say you should never use it? When should you use it, and when should you avoid...
Vehicle Wraps: Cast or Calendered? Car wraps like this one on a Mini Cooper are ideal opportunities to use an ultra-calendered vinyl As vinyl manufacturing advances, more choices come to...
A frequently asked question from customers regarding laser engravers is how to laser cut plywood or MDF without scorching the substrate. Laser engravers can be used to engrave or...
Here's how you can use a feature in the Flexi Sign Pro Production Manager to clone your printer and bring order out of chaos. By using Duplicate Setup and Default...
When your vinyl sign cutter starts cutting erractically, you’ve got to get to the bottom of the issue, literally. The problem is a damaged cutter protection strip (also known as...
A search of our blog using the term “wall graphics” reveals seven previous articles about this topic. We've covered the basics of how to successfully apply vinyl graphics to...
Clipping a virtual art file and ‘pasting’ it into a digital sign design is quick and easy, but can also be more challenging because of the various digital technologies used...
We frequently get questions about preventing bubbles when installing vinyl on smooth flat surfaces. This can especially be a problem in installing reflective vinyl. The trick is getting the tape...
Not all old techniques should be jettisoned for new technologies. In the sign industry, old techniques like using tape hinges and application tape can be used with the modern technology...
Every business can afford to pinch pennies and one great way to do so is by finding free tools on the internet that are just as effective as pay versions....
When prints don’t come out like they should, the tendency is to blame the printer or the media. Quite often, the source of the problem is in our processes. The...
In constructing banners, it’s easy to get through the entire process without giving much thought to how you’re going to hang it. But the method of hanging your banner can...
A few weeks ago, a customer called with an unusual problem. He was decorating a cotton shirt with a multi-colored graphic and having trouble aligning the layers. It appeared that...
Whether you are buying material for vinyl signs or digitally printed banners, choosing the right banner weight and quality is important.
Betty Boop impulse buy sold at your local car wash In an interview published by Modern Car Care, Rami Lalena, President of R.R. Lalena Corp. in Maspeth, N.Y., said, “Seventy...
If you use the internet, you use Google search. Simon Mackie, of Gigaoom, put together this list published in the New York Times. Many of these I didn't know about....
One of our more popular items for sign making is our line of Endura cutting mats. These matte white ruled cutting mats are quite handy for making sure your corners...
Three tips to help you use your PrismJET - ValueJET wide format printer more effectively. Plus a handy tip about reducing head strikes.
SignWarehouse received this email from a customer asking about pricing... "We are having some difficulty quoting our customers for vinyl logos. We sometimes hear that we are too high and...
The higher surface temperatures make the vinyl’s adhesive more aggressive and therefore, less repositionable.
At times, ambitious sign makers want to purchase a ValueJet printer and run it from the back of a bread truck as a mobile print shop. This is not a...
Schein Holographic vinyls are eye-catching, metallized films that add punch to digital signage. Because of their dazzling surface qualities and traditional short-term outdoor ratings, metallized holographic films are generally used...