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I don't do enough of this to stick in your eye. But I have a job now that's a little too complicated to paint within this guy's budget and thought maybe digital printing could be a candidate.
Realizing there's a tradeoff between cost, resolution, vivid-ness and longevity, What is the current hot thing for producing a couple 4'x5' pressure sensitive full color vinyl prints? (and who's a good vendor to contact?)
Art is very vivid with lots of blends. I need 2 pieces, preferably without seams, to last maybe 4-5 years on the sides of a smooth metal race trailer (painted white). Thanks for any insights / experiences.
SONGPAINTER Original Sign Music by Sign People NOW AVAILABLE on CD and the proceeds go to Letterville's favorite charity! Click Here for Sound Clips! Posts: 1974 | From: Orleans, MA, Cape Cod, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Thanks Mike - boy word travels fast. I just got a call from my good friend Miss Nettie who has filled me in about the wonders of VersaCam and we're going to do a test run and take it from there. The pricing seems good, the description of the durability and resolution sounds great, and I couldn't think of a nicer person to work with. So I guess my immediate needs on this topic are resolved for now. Now back to my weekend which is already in progress.
I'll let the board know my final impressions of the product and post a pic of the completed trailer in the portfolio page when the time comes. Thanks!
SONGPAINTER Original Sign Music by Sign People NOW AVAILABLE on CD and the proceeds go to Letterville's favorite charity! Click Here for Sound Clips! Posts: 1974 | From: Orleans, MA, Cape Cod, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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I've used digtal prints on some previous vehicles of ours with good success. In the time we ran them in harsh concitions I never noticed any fading.
I know Dan Antonelli swears by digital printing for much of his stuff.
While I still love hand produced painting, I think there is wonderful opportunity to reproduce complicated designs with detailed artwork and cool blends. In my mind the digital technology will separate the talented and skilled designers from the wannabes in a hurry.
As usual its all about design no matter what the method of production.
-grampa dan
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Give me a call, I can wholesale the job to you.
-------------------- Jerry VanHorn, Pres. Pure Sports Designs, LLC Pro Sign Design / United Wholesale Signs www.prosigndesign.comwww.unitedwholesalesigns.com West Liberty, OH 937-465-0595 866-942-3990 Since 1990 Posts: 925 | From: West :Liberty, OH | Registered: May 2004
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Thanks Dan. I tend to design this stuff that would typically require a spraygun to pull off - a holdover from my custom van painting days (and the computer makes those fills so easy anyway). I love the idea of letting the large format printer take care of the hard part. I'm too lazy anymore.
FWIW, the sparkplug is supposed to represent the letter "I" making the acronym "FIO" which stands for 'figure it out'. Client so far is refusing to let me incorporate that into the design, preferring to make people 'figure it out' for themselves. This local group is going to Baja or some such place and wants to look hip with matching trailer and shirts and flags on their rides. Maybe I'll give Nettie's new machine a good workout.
In next year's budget they want to add additional graphics to the trailer to really spiff it up. I'm proposing something like this, which WILL be hand painted:
SONGPAINTER Original Sign Music by Sign People NOW AVAILABLE on CD and the proceeds go to Letterville's favorite charity! Click Here for Sound Clips! Posts: 1974 | From: Orleans, MA, Cape Cod, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Nice work Joe. It's cool to see you teaming up w/ Nettie on this, & so quickly on the heels of her new purchase.
I find it extra cool, having been around here long enough to have read of your work together in the past.
For those that haven't I searched the "Letterhead People" to see if I'd find the info I recalled. Here's one paragraph from Nettie's Profile :
quote: Around 1984, single and back in St. Pete again, I went to work for the Times as a paste-up artist. After about a year I lost that job.(got myself fired!) My sign career loomed ahead. I was approached by Joe Rees , a long time friend and Letterhead whose name you’ll see on the BB. Knowing I was creatively inclined, Joe asked if I'd come to work for him part-time. I'll never forget the day I was given my job description. Light office work, for half days at 3 bucks an hour. He started talking about vinyl lettering done on a signmaker. Vinyl Lettering?... Signmaker? Did I have any questions? "Yeah,... can I have a raise?"
Looks like you got the job in the bag Jeanette, make sure you charge him!
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YA, put me in line too as a digi printer...
I can do prints too with my 36" or 50" printer
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if i could only decide whats the best way to go for laminating...i'm thinking seal 62 ultra...just gotta find a dealer with a reasonable price...and sell my edge, plotter and software to help pay for it.
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we have many Digital options. 6-color high speed injet up to 144" x 62" or 6-color grand format up to roll length x" x 196". as well as 3M Scotchprint 2000 electrostatic prints length x" x 52". and our Gerber Edge.
our website is just a click away...
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