[josh morris]

Really good advice thank you everyone 🙂 have taken every word on board, the ball is in his court, I will wait to see his reply and decide from there 🙂

[josh morris]

I’ve now been quoted £240 plus vat for the job on correx, trying to find out if the customer in question has a genuine quote or he’s trying to play companies against each other, every time I ask for proof of quote he avoids the qustion, he also wont answer if the quote includes vat or not., he’s told me the name of the company but doubt they would like me phoning and asking! 🙄

[josh morris]

Thanks for the reply David and Colin 🙂

I wish I did have a laminator would make things a lot easier! but unfortunately at this point i cant afford one.

I was thinking about MD3, im just that used to using MD5 i forgot all about it to be honest! 😳

hes told me hes had a quote for just under £400 for the lot from another local company, so looks like it will be a no go as how ever i do it, it wont be worth it. subbing out the work to trade printers ive been quoted £400 and hes asking me to go lower

[josh morris]

Thanks Chris will give them a try 🙂

[josh morris]

Great advice there thanks guys 🙂

Is there any recommended screen printers that people use or is it just find a local one? I’m from south Wales by the way.

[josh morris]

Thanks guys 🙂

VW would only let me download v5.1.1 for some reason, the pump is saying i need v6.3, none the less the pump is all fitted and seems to be running fine on my v5.1.1 🙂

[josh morris]

all sorted now thanks David 🙂

[josh morris]

great, was it an easy job? it should be here today so i’ll probs be asking some advice later :lol1:

[josh morris]

thanks Steve, well the new pump should be here tomorrow with a bit of luck so will fit it and see what happens. is there a how to guide on fitting a new style pump or a video guide that anybody knows of? 🙂

[josh morris]

so ive ordered the new style pump with the fitting kit, new mist sponges, new wipers, new wiper scraper and new cap tops, should be here at the start of the week i hope.

in the mean time i gave it a good clean and almost got it back to how it should be, but with one exception..

the cyan was firing 90% black?

a bit more cleaning and i got it a bit better

so thought i would do a test print to see how it would do and thought maybe it just needs the inks to be pumped through a bit, it printed a lot better than the last test print i did (previous post)

after it finished printing it performed a self clean, so after it had finished i did a test to see if there was any more cyan coming through, and the answer is, non what so ever! came out black and was firing less.

does anybody know what this would point to? bad pump? cap tops?

sorry for the long post :lol1:

[josh morris]

thats the one 🙂 been doing some digging and think its the xc540 pump i need, going to order everything now and give it a good overhaul, and prey its not head damage! 😥

[josh morris]

i say name them, you’ve given them plenty of opportunity

[josh morris]

thanks Steve, will order some cps from digiprint then, my engineer told me about the problems with the pumps, does anyone have a link or part number for the new style pump? also i cant seem to find the sponge pads above the ink waste bottle, where could i get these? 🙂

[josh morris]

thanks David 🙂

how do i pull the ink through manually?

i was looking on the digiprint website and seen roland cap tops for very cheap, but have also seen them on uk websites for over triple the price (look identical)

as much as i would like to call my engineer i simply dont have the money for him to do any work on the printer as yesterday i got laid off from my job i was using to fund my new business. so would like to do as much as possible myself

[josh morris]

im not sure now tbh, i was under the impression it had but now im not so sure, how would i find out?

[josh morris]

yes its always left on, have never witnessed it self clean though

[josh morris]

thought as much, put it into cleaning mode and the black cap top looks clogged up and full of ink, so will order new caps and ive ordered foam swabs to give the head a clean.

also the sponge under the heads (in front of the wipers?) is solid and useless, where can i get a new one from?

[josh morris]

thanks for all the advice guys, will try it again 🙂

oh and sorry for the late reply but ive been away over the weekend 🙂

[josh morris]

i was speaking to a go about wrapping his car for him, was talking to him about different products etc and what finish he was after and his reply was, as cheaply as possible (aint that what they all say!) i asked him how much his budget was and he told me..

wait for it…

£150! 😮

i laughed and said you must be joking right? you need to be adding another digit on the end of that!

his reply was, but you can get the material on ebay for £50..

[josh morris]

ive used it, it beats cutting on vehicles thats for sure!

cant compare it to knifeless tape as ive never used it, but it does the job if used properly, but will never give a perfectly straight line and can sometimes leave a jagged edge

[josh morris]

adrian flux are very modification friendly, also sky insurance

[josh morris]

Andy Malcolm fixed my uniform cadet 540 for me and new the machine like the back of his hand 🙂

[josh morris]

no i believe his surname is Malcolm 🙂

[josh morris]

Andy – 07921380282

great guy and will do everything he can to help you, came all the way down to south wales for me to sort out my second hand machine i had bought and spent most of the day setting everything up and going through it all with me 🙂

[josh morris]

wow, only just starting out and ive heard a lot of these all ready! better get used to it then 🙄

[josh morris]

haha sounds a lot calmer than my house at the moment! :lol1:

[josh morris]

excellent, was thinking of using MD5 with matching laminate 🙂

quite looking forward to this job to see how it turns out 🙂

[josh morris]

good work mate, i hope mine turn out as nice 🙂

[josh morris]

laminate it is :lol1:

so what do you guys recommend for the media? 🙂

[josh morris]

thanks for the advice Martin 🙂

yes i thought it would still need laminating but i know the customer is on a budget and was looking to keep costs down. i will give them a price for both but i will try and recommend laminating it so it lasts longer and will benefit in the long run 🙂

i also prefer matte too i think it looks a 100x better than gloss most of the time 🙂

[josh morris]

found it and managed to do it! thank you Martin 😀

[josh morris]

cant seem to locate the vectorise option, i tried the prepare to vectorise wizard and it goes through all the options and then says you can now click the vectorise tab, cant find it anywhere! 😳

[josh morris]

thanks Martin will try and vectorise is now 🙂

[josh morris]

this is the image im trying to work with cant seem to get rid of the white background to make a contour cut around the image

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well ive bought signlab 9.1 should be hear towards the end of the week 🙂

im using the trial for now and im trying to trace around an image, the image has a white square background that i need to get rid of as it just traces the square. i watched a tutorial that showed me how to use gimp to remove the background, did this and thought it had worked. but then when you trace it again it still traces the box around the image!

and ideas?

[josh morris]

oops, meant youtube, was talking to someone about ebay whilst posting and must have typed it! :peek:

cheers pal 🙂

[josh morris]

Thanks for the reply Robert, i will try and find those tutorials, did a quick browse on ebay this morning but didnt come up with much to be honest.

will give them a ring in the week as soon as i can 🙂

[josh morris]

that looks good Simon 🙂

[josh morris]

cheers Chris you’re a star :drink4:

[josh morris]

yes a customer had sent me the image and wanted me to make a similar one with the same font

[josh morris]

excellent thank you Chris 🙂

the M is a tad different :lol1:

[josh morris]

bristol would be the best option, when are you there? 🙂

[josh morris]

im looking to do a course soon, but being from south wales that ones a bit far 😛

[josh morris]

that worked Kevin, managed to free them up and its now running,

the thing is now the inks they had been using are activasol inks and i know they are not much good for the heads, so weds im having it all flushed out and will be using eco-sol inks

cheers for your help guys! 🙂

[josh morris]

yes i have put in the correct IP address thats on the front of the printer, cant recall what it said exactly but it was something about not recognising the printer, will be going back to my office shortly so will try again and post exactly what it says

[josh morris]

thanks Kevin will try that, and keep you updated.

the person who i bought it off has said it can be bypassed, now this says to me that the fault was known to them and they have just been bypassing it not fixing it…

[josh morris]

yes have tried switching it on and off with no joy, it moves side to side but only a few mill.

i have a technician coming out Wednesday but i cant really afford to wait this long to get it up and running.

also another problem i have come across is the versaworks software supplied with it does not recognise the printer, its a uniform cadet sp1400c, is this software not compatible with the printer?

[josh morris]

excellent, thanks for all your help Stafford 🙂

[josh morris]

great 🙂

would it be simple enough to set up for a novice? 🙂

[josh morris]

the printer is a uniform cadet 540, i am getting a small unit in the week, i would have liked to have it at home to begin but its too long to get around my landing as its a tight corner to go through the door 🙄

software is versaworks, and the machine has been stood since about christmas i think, i presume its been drained but unsure? 🙄

[josh morris]

didnt think about installation, thought it would be pretty simple to set up, but ive never owned a printer before only plotters so never set one up before.

are they difficult to set up and need an engineer to come out and do it or is it straight forward enough to do myself?

thanks Stafford will try them now

🙂

[josh morris]

ive blanked the number plate out :lol1: and yes they do, but as David said that Some testers will pass anything I thought best to clarify

[josh morris]

wonder what people on here will have to say about this one I did a while back, oh and it passed MOT by a reputable MOT station that does everything by the book

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[josh morris]

i use SunTek, just make sure you dont tint the rear windows too dark as the visibility is reduced and they may reverse over someone.. :hung:

[josh morris]

hi Robert, where is the best place to get this from and what is the price on it? i am interested in the hornet metallic they do for my own vehicle

[josh morris]

quote Kevin Flowers:

Products on the lens or light source that reduce the light’s intensity or change its colour are now a reason for failure

so what if they do not reduce the light intensity or change the lights colour? i have fly eyes tint on my head lights, do any of you know what fly eyes actually is? it does not reduce my light output whatsoever and does not change the colour of my lights

[josh morris]

you couldnt be further from the truth

it is not against the law to tint rear lights as long as the reflector is not tinted (hence why i only tint lights with out reflectors)

i am not talking about headlights here i am talking about rear lights,

for front lights i use a product called fly eye, which is road legal and mot friendly, it doesnt reduce light output by any significant amount (why its legal and an mot pass)

[josh morris]

i only tint lights with separate reflectors,

i have done many front, rear and fog lights and i only do so if the person knows the laws etc and understand some mot garages may fail them, i will only do it if they fully understand this.

i have done quite a few and have about 6 or 7 customers waiting for it to be done when lamin-x uk website is back up and running

[josh morris]

i buy direct from lamin-x uk website but it appears the website is down at the minute

[josh morris]

but if the light is shining through brightly and can be clearly seen in the day then its not reducing the light or changing the colour then its no reason to be failed. thats why a lot of Mot station will pass it. front fails as it can alter the beam pattern of the light which is a fail.

and if people declared it and the insurance know about it then they are fully covered 😉

[josh morris]

rear lights you can tint smoke black and still pass mot

window tint film is not designed to stretch it is designed to shrink, youtube window tint shrinking and you will see what i mean.

for fog lights and rear lights i use lamin-x, its quite expensive but it is good stuff, for front lights you can get away with a light smoke or fly eye tint is okay, makes the front lights look darker from a distance and is mot friendly but doesnt look great up close

[josh morris]

i missed out on that machine as bidding went stupidly high for a machine with no details or background info or proof of it working. so left it alone. Andy’s on the lookout for me for a used machine 🙂 if anybody else knows of any for sale let me know 🙂

[josh morris]

thanks both 🙂

[josh morris]

just speaking with Andy know, hes being very helpful 🙂

[josh morris]

thanks Adrian just sent him a text, hopefully it wont disturb him 🙂 eagerly awaiting his reply 🙂

[josh morris]

thanks guys!
sounds like a good guy to know! shame its quite late and wouldnt like to disturb him at this time, or is he an active member on here? if sou could somebody direct him to this thread for me? 🙂

if i won the auction total spend on the machine could be between £3k and £3.5k thought that was an okay price but if these machines dont fetch that much then maybe not. but then again id be safe in the knowledge that the machine is fully functioning 🙂

[josh morris]

wow wish i could find one for that price, where do you guys search for second hand printers? think im looking in the wrong places!

whos Andy Malcolm? 🙂

[josh morris]

thanks David, so say around the £2000 mark then for a ball park figure of getting the machine fully functioning with what needs doing to it. so how much would you think is worth paying for the machine without the work done? i dont really know what these fetch second hand as ive never really looked for one.

it may not need much being done to but the guy running the auction doesnt know much about it so im sceptical of the condition

[josh morris]

thanks for the reply David, are those guide prices incl parts or is that just the labour costs? as i know the heads etc are pretty expensive

[josh morris]

Thanks for the welcome Rob, I will take a look now 🙂