A Basic Guide to Buying Vinyl Cutters
A professional quality plotter can make your dreams realities. A bad equipment decision can lead to frustration and failure. The most common start-up sign shop mistake is buying based only...
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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.
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What is the Difference Between R Series and Q Series Vinyl Sign Cutters?
What is the big difference between the R series Vinyl Express cutter, which sells for hundreds, and the Q series Vinyl cutter that costs thousands? What is special about the...
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A Basic Guide to Vinyl Express® LXi 22 Vinyl Cutting Software
If you want smoother performance, need the latest device drivers, or want to enjoy the productivity gains of the exciting new features, LXi22 is for you.
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3M Tape Primer 94 and Vehicle Wrapping
What is 3M Tape Primer 94, and why do some say it's a must for installing vehicle wraps? 3M Tape Primer 94 is an additive that's used to keep ControlTac...
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New Generation of Print and Cut Technology - Roland BN2-20 & BN2-20A
SIGNWarehouse is proud to welcome the Roland VersaStudio BN2-20 & BN2-20A printer cutters to our growing equipment line-up. Roland is one of the sign and graphics industry's leaders in advanced...
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Think Your Vinyl Is Defective? Try These Tips
Defective vinyl or problem vinyl is a complaint our Customer Support staff hears whenever a customer has any kind of issue with their vinyl.
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What is the Best Vinyl for Vehicle Graphics?
Calendered vinyls have their place in sign making, but cast vinyls are the proven choice for vehicle graphics. Why is this the case?
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Glitter Vinyl on YETI Mugs
Decorated YETI mugs are a hot 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...
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A Basic Guide to Vinyl Signs, Decals, and Graphics
So you’ve got your brand new vinyl cutter all hooked up and you’re ready to start making signs and vinyl decals. Congratulations! Now what? If you need a basic primer...
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Vinyl Cutters, Vinyl Decals, and Substrates Index
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...
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A Basic Guide to Buying Vinyl Cutters
A professional quality plotter can make your dreams realities. A bad equipment decision can lead to frustration and failure. The most common start-up sign shop mistake is buying based only...
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What is the Difference Between R Series and Q Series Vinyl Sign Cutters?
What is the big difference between the R series Vinyl Express cutter, which sells for hundreds, and the Q series Vinyl cutter that costs thousands? What is special about the...
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A Basic Guide to Vinyl Express® LXi 22 Vinyl Cutting Software
If you want smoother performance, need the latest device drivers, or want to enjoy the productivity gains of the exciting new features, LXi22 is for you.
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3M Tape Primer 94 and Vehicle Wrapping
What is 3M Tape Primer 94, and why do some say it's a must for installing vehicle wraps? 3M Tape Primer 94 is an additive that's used to keep ControlTac...
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New Generation of Print and Cut Technology - Roland BN2-20 & BN2-20A
SIGNWarehouse is proud to welcome the Roland VersaStudio BN2-20 & BN2-20A printer cutters to our growing equipment line-up. Roland is one of the sign and graphics industry's leaders in advanced...
20 inch Cutter 20 inch Printer Best Cutters Color Printing Desktop Printer Desktop Vinyl Cutter Eco-Solvent Eco-Solvent Ink Eco-Solvent Printer ecosolvent Hybrid New Sign Maker New Sign Making Business Printer Product Reviews Roland Sign College SignWarehouse News Start A Business Vinyl Cutters Vinyl Cutting Vinyl Decals Vinyl Graphics -
Think Your Vinyl Is Defective? Try These Tips
Defective vinyl or problem vinyl is a complaint our Customer Support staff hears whenever a customer has any kind of issue with their vinyl.
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What is the Best Vinyl for Vehicle Graphics?
Calendered vinyls have their place in sign making, but cast vinyls are the proven choice for vehicle graphics. Why is this the case?
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Glitter Vinyl on YETI Mugs
Decorated YETI mugs are a hot 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...
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A Basic Guide to Vinyl Signs, Decals, and Graphics
So you’ve got your brand new vinyl cutter all hooked up and you’re ready to start making signs and vinyl decals. Congratulations! Now what? If you need a basic primer...
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Vinyl Cutters, Vinyl Decals, and Substrates Index
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...
Article Index Blades Index To Vinyl Cutters Index To Vinyl Decals Index To Vinyl Graphics Index To Vinyl Lettering Plotters Q Series Gen3 Rogue Tips And Tricks Vinyl And Tape Vinyl Blogs Vinyl Cutter Vinyl Cutting Vinyl Decals Vinyl Decals & Graphics Index Vinyl Graphics Vinyl Lettering Wall Graphics -
Buying a New PC for your Sign Business
As any digital graphics professional knows, you can’t run a modern sign business without a computer. Vinyl cutters and digital printers are considered peripherals: devices that attach to PCs to...
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Vinyl Cutting Materials Guide
It's an exciting time! You’ve finally got your new vinyl cutter, and it’s all set up and ready to cut! There are just a few problems: What settings do you...
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Up Your Game with MUSE Vinyl Cutters
Time for a riddle: What do the MUSE line of vinyl cutters and a popular outdoor game have in common? Individuality! Over the last couple of years, many people have...
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Vinyl Cutter Blades FAQ
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...
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MUSE Artisan Vinyl Cutter
The MUSE Artisan is an entry level cutter unlike any other the world has ever seen. It’s an upgraded, more reliable, capable, and durable entry level cutter than previous models....
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Multipurpose Corrugated Sign Blanks for Indoors and Outdoors
“And the Sign Said…” Under New Management Go, Broncos! Caution! Neighborhood Yard Sale! Right Turn Only Back in 1971, the song “Signs” was on FM...
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A Basic Guide to Buying a Vinyl Cutter for Signs
The engine of a vinyl cutter is its drive motor. The drive motor powers the grit roller that advances and retracts media and moves the blade across the platen. The...
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Using the MUSE Scribe Engraving Tool
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...
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Vinyl Express Q Series Gen3 Vinyl Cutters
The Q Series has always delivered outstanding performance, exquisite precision, amazing versatility, and bullet-proof reliability. That’s never been truer than now with the advent of the third generation Q Series cutters. What...
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Outdoor Durability for Vinyl Signs
By now you probably know there are major differences in the outdoor durability of various self adhesive vinyl films. In previous blog posts, we’ve discussed the virtues of cast and...
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MUSE Vinyl Cutters
Introducing the MUSE vinyl cutters Every so often, a new product comes along that resets the landscape. It surprises, delights, and raises expectations. We are excited to announce that we...
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Vinyl Express Rogue Series Contour Cutting Vinyl Cutters
At SignWarehouse we always strive to bring you the most up-to-date information about exciting new products. While the Vinyl Express Rogue series has reached end of life as a vinyl...
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Pre-feeding Vinyl for Better Tracking
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...
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Transfer Tape Vinyl Application Guide
One of the most Frequently Asked Questions we receive is, "What application tape should I use with this vinyl?" Vinyl and tape go together like peanut butter and jelly. But...
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ORACAL 651 Sign Vinyl
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...
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ORACAL 8510 and 8810 Etched & Frosted Vinyls
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...
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EnduraGLOSS Vinyl
EnduraGLOSS is a soft, 3-mil intermediate calendared vinyl with an acrylic adhesive. As the name implies, it’s a glossy vinyl, and it’s available in 42 colors. The color palette covers...
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Vinyl Decals on YETI Mugs
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 keep...
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How to Create Pop Out Decals with Q Series Vinyl Cutter
If you’re selling decals, especially at an event like a race or festival, you still have to cut them from the sheet of vinyl to give to your customer. This...
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A Simple Guide to Creative Round Sign Blanks
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...
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EnduraMASK 165 and 160G grid transfer tape
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...
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Stencil Film for Crafty Wood Signs
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...
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ORACAL 641 MATTE VINYL
As technology becomes more accessible, people find new uses for familiar things. Tech-savvy crafters discover vinyl cutters and realize there are all kinds of things around them that cry out...
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How to Apply Vinyl on Wood
One of the most frequently asked questions we receive deals with substrates. Just a few days ago a gentleman from New Jersey asked if he could put ORACAL 651 on...
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Guide to Layering Sign Vinyl
Variety is the spice of life. Mixing things up is usually a good idea. Would an un-tossed salad with all the veggies in separate little compartments be as enticing? Probably...
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A Basic Guide to Making Magnetic Signs
Magnetic signs are a low cost alternative to lettering directly on a vehicle. Because a customer can easily put them on and then remove them, they are extremely popular for...
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Vinyl Express Q Series TangentaPlus Feature - Cutting Thick Vinyl
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...
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LXI Vinyl Cutter Drivers
Definition of plethora: Excess, superfluity; also: profusion, abundance, ginormous amount. See LXi vinyl cutter drivers. Okay, that's not really the textbook definition of plethora. But the enormous number of cutters...
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CorelDRAW Vinyl Cutting Solutions
One of our most frequently asked questions comes from the legions of CorelDRAW users. They have grown fond of their graphic design software and want to know if we have...
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enduraMASK MHT 130 Application Tape
For over 35 years, the SignWarehouse, Endura brand has provided exceptional value. Endura means brand name quality at the SignWarehouse price. Our new EnduraMASK MHT 130 Application Tape carries on...
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A Basic Guide to Tape Application Tools
Using application tape for vinyl is an essential part of vinyl sign making. For some, transfer tape is a breeze, for others a challenge. But because it's a necessary step...
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Designing Drinkware Decals - Outlines and Path Tools
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...
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Designing for Drinkware: LXI Distortion Tool
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...
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What is Punched Vinyl?
Surely you've heard of New Yorkers who've never been to the Statue of Liberty. This article isn't about New York, but it's the Sign College equivalent. We've published over 400...
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Conform Tape and Conformable Vinyl
Sometimes products made in the sign industry come from different disciplines and the people developing these products don't speak the same language. I'm not referring to English and Chinese....
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Vinyl Adhesive - How It Affects the Durability of Your Signs
Should I use a solvent adhesive or acrylic? What’s the difference between a removable and a repositionable adhesive? When does a removable adhesive become permanent? If you’ve ever asked yourself...
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A Basic Guide to Transfer Tape or Application Tape
Transfer tape, also known as application tape or “pre-mask”, is a staple of digital graphics. Application tape is so called because it transfers your cut vinyl graphics from the release...
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Page Feed Adjust for Print and Cut Precision
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...
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A Basic Guide to Holographic Vinyl
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...
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A Basic Guide To Installation Temperatures for Vinyl Graphics
This time of year, many of us start a conversation with “Is it cold enough for ya?” In the sign industry, we have to turn this around and ask, ‘is...
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A Basic Guide to Reflective Vinyl
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...
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A Basic Guide to Interior Wall Graphics
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...
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Hingst on Applying Etched Film Window Graphics
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...
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Basic Guide to Vinyl Vehicle Graphics
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 the...
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Trends in Vinyl Vehicle Graphics
With all the attention begin given to printed wraps, you could be forgiven for assuming there’s no demand for vinyl vehicle graphics anymore. That would be a costly assumption because...
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A Basic Guide to Cutting Vinyl with a Cricut or Cameo Craft Cutter
Your Cricut, Craft ROBO, or Cameo can be used for more than cutting paper for scrapbooking. There’s a whole world of adhesive backed materials you can use to create wall...
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Test Your Transfer Tape First
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...
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A Basic Guide to Corrugated Plastic Sign Blanks
If you’re just getting started in the vinyl sign business and have questions about those ubiquitous roadside signs on stakes (some folks call them "bandit signs"), this blog post is...
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MAC software solutions for vinyl signmaking
Apple Mac users sometimes feel like the red-headed step-children of the computing world. They have this great hardware, but most of the software on the market isn't compatible. It's not...
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Sign Vinyl on Mugs, Glasses & Cups
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...
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Vinyl Cutting Tip: How to Fix Lifting Corners
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...
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A Basic Guide to Stencil Mask Use
There’s one application in which vinyl is used to assist not replace painted graphics; that is as a stencil mask for custom painted graphics. Custom auto or chopper artists use...
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Oracal Flip Tip
Many sign makers love Oracal vinyl because it weeds like a dream. Oracal vinyls are also thinner than most other intermediate vinyls, which makes them more conformable. Both of these...
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A Basic Guide to Application Fluid
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 it?...
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Vehicle Wraps: Cast or Calendered?
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...
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Clear Transfer Tape for Wall Words & Lettering
We just added Main Tape Preview Plus GXF101 to our stocking inventory. Many of our customers have been asking for an easy to use clear application tape for wall graphics....
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Cloud Computing Comes to the Sign Industry
Technically speaking, "cloud computing" is simply software or data that's housed in a location removed from users' workstations. Most CRM software used by small businesses fits this description. But in...
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A Basic Guide to Sign Making Fonts
Recently, an experienced sign maker who had upgraded their software was distressed when they saw that doing so had altered the fonts in their existing designs. However, they were relieved...
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Vinyl Cutter Fix: Blade Holder Replacement
Blades, bladeholders, teflon strips, and pinch rollers are normal wear items on all vinyl cutters. Here we discuss bladeholders. How do they work? When should they be replaced? This article...
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When to Replace Your Vinyl Sign Cutter Protection Strip
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...
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Advanced Wall Graphics Installation Tips
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...
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A Basic Guide to Bandit Signs
“Bandit signs” are signs on stakes that can be placed anywhere there’s soft enough ground to secure the stake. They’re most effective when placed adjacent to areas of high vehicular...
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False Economy: Why Would You Use Sign Plotter Vinyl in Your Digital Printer?
Why would you consider using sign plotter vinyl in your digital printer instead of digital printing vinyl? Most would answer "To save money". But Images printed on a high gloss...
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A Basic Guide to Vectorizing and Cutting Raster or Bit Image Clip Art
This week, we’ll tackle an even more common and vexing problem; the ‘no cuttable object’ error message. This is the uncooperative reply you get from your sign software when you...
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A Basic Guide to Vector Clip Art Files -- Compound Command
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...
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A Basic Guide to Vinyl Removal Options
Sooner or later, you’re going to be asked to remove old vinyl before you can install your nifty new graphic. So this article will cover tools and techniques for removing...
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Make Yourself a Mini Install Kit
We've all been there - you arrive to check on your latest install only to find an issue that needs to be fixed. You grab your keys to head back...
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Apply Self Adhesive Vinyl Like a Pro
Nothing is more disappointing than applying a perfect graphic to a clean substrate with top of the line tools only to wind up with bubbles and wrinkles in the vinyl,...
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Preventing Bubbles When Applying Self Adhesive VInyl
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...
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4 Tips for Weeding Small Letters
Weeding small letters can be difficult. Try any of the following tips to make weeding small letters easier.
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Quick Tip: A Better Way to Align Vinyl Layers on Your Vinyl Sign
Wondering how you can get a multi-colored vinyl sign to align? Here's an easy solution you might try.
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Clear Choice AT75, a Clear Embossed High Tack Application Film
The demise of the older AT42 was announced April 11th. Clear Choice AT75, a clear embossed high tack application film, is competitively priced, and already successfully used in the global...
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How Application Tape and Hinges Can Simplify Application of Printed Vinyl Graphics
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...
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The Dangers of Pirated Signmaking Software
Recently, our tech support department received a call from a customer who was having trouble with his new vinyl cutter. As the call progressed, the customer reported getting command errors...
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Multi Colored Layered Vinyl Graphics in LXi
One of the most frequently asked questions on the SignWarehouse Forum is how to create and cut multiple colored, layered vinyl graphics. Standard sign industry design elements like outlines, drop...
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Adhesive Options For Vinyl Window Graphics or Outdoor Printed Signs on Discolored Surfaces and Low Energy Plastics
We’ve touched on this in a previous blog post, but since we’re talking about adhesives, we should mention that some surfaces are not compatible with anything we’ve covered so far....
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Adding Color and Opacity to Static Cling Window Graphics
Here’s a simple idea to help you add color and opacity to static cling window graphics. Static cling is only available from the manufacturers in clear and white. So how...
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Cast Aside Outdated Information About Sign Making Vinyl
There are still people in our industry giving advice based on the conditions of the late 90s. You see this most often when you ask people about the difference between...
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Why Clear App Tape and App Fluid Don't Mix
If you are new to the sign business and have wrestled with the challenge of creating multi layer vinyl graphics, you may have gotten some conflicting advice. To more easily...
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The Summertime Blues
The higher surface temperatures make the vinyl’s adhesive more aggressive and therefore, less repositionable.
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Print & Cut Workflow: The Secret Ingredient
One of the most beneficial and perhaps misunderstood capabilities of Qe and Q Series plotters is contour cutting pre-printed graphics. Many people believe that cutting out a printed graphic is...
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EnduraMAG Marketing
Economists predict that, even as recessions gives way to recovery, unemployment will rise. As the economy sheds more jobs, there will be more people starting their own businesses, whether by...
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Applying Oracal 631 - Mask it, Heat It, and Flip It
As residential and commercial wall graphics become more popular, many people are turning to Oracal 631 to produce indoor graphics. Oracal 631 Exhibition Cal is a 3mil calendered vinyl designed...
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Applying Schein Holographic Vinyls
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...
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Wetting Application Tape to Get a Better Release
This week’s tip came to mind because of a call we received from a customer who was using our EnduraLite Reflective Vinyl. The customer was having trouble with bubbles after...
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