Pryam Carter
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Lovin the design work there, looks a pretty good print too.
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I bought an epson 1290 with bulk ink after seeing sublimation at Sign uk a couple of years ago. I can’t stand the process of it all, i still have all the gear and plenty of consumables and would be happy to chuck it all on the skip and take a big loss on it, as long as i don’t have to look at it ever again.
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At sign UK i saw a great system for banners, looks dead easy to install and the banners look fantastic as you can get the tension spot on all the way round.
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Thanks guys……..
I’ve been down and secured the unit the best i can.
If they had been big time they could have wiped me out.I’m supposed to be doing a van wrap on Tuesday – Wednesday so i said to the customer he could bring his van in on Thursday and leave it in the unit over the bank holiday. It’s a huge van, a new mercedes sprinter. The keys were on my desk next to the computer.
They could have taken my new soljet pro 3, seal laminator, old versacamm and laminator, computers, tools etc and left me with nothing.
When i look at it like that i’m a bit happier!!!Harry, yes i would love to catch them at it
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Got it delivered, the material is finished nicely around the edge which will improve the appearance of the vertical aboards i sell.
Rob……….. this is the link to a picture of an aboard that we sell.
https://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.p … highlight=
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quote :Can see some rear enders coming up tho
Keep those dirty thoughts to yourself Shane 😀
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The make that i’m familiar with is Zig, they do pens also make a cleaner, i’ve used this combo on hexis drywipe and chalkboard vinyl with no problems.
I’ve got a customer who made a special recipe for cleaning his boards, all i could get out of him was that it had Coca Cola in it!! I tell you what though, it was better than the zig stuff.
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Looks good to me, did you do the roof too?
How long did it take you to fit this with how many men?
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Thats cool work, did your machine / plotter cut the etch out as well or did you hand cut this away?
The reason i ask is because i had a sample of printable etch material yet it didn’t like to be cut by a plotter. -
Lovin your work, really like that.
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It’s a frosted / dusted vinyl that you can digitally print onto.
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It’s something to do with your web browser. I’ll be updating it all soon so i’ll sort it then.
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Lets hope so. 😀
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Just the tiles are printed Shane.
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I agree about the outline on the red. It does have a black outline to it which shows up better during the day but i think it needed to stand out more, maybe with a white outline around the black or something like that.
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Cheers Dave………
I’ll load the patches and see what happens, maybe an upgrade would be a good idea. This hasn’t happened for a long time and then all of a sudden it crashes constantly.
Once again big thanx 😀
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I am on version 11, yes.
My computer has plenty of memory, in fact it’s very high spec. there must be a setting that when altered, remedies my problem. (?) -
Thanks for the info, does anyone know how to set this up?
Computers are great when they are working, mine is doing my head in at the mo (:)
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Much better……….. i would have had the white outline on the tag line at the bottom though, it gets a little bit lost.
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I bet the customer was more than happy with that.
A good idea stripping the vehicle down, cutting around handles etc… adds time and complexity to the job, this way the finish will be miles better.
Is this your first go?
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I’m moving into a new larger place beginning of March. Looking forward to seeing some pics to give me some ideas too!!
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To those of you who have the glass table top, how much is a piece of glass at 8 x 4ft out of interest?
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Not a bad idea George……….
I had the Versacamm before this and the training on that was crap, i spent a lot of time on the phone to support during the 1st year.
The dealer now does his own installation and training and i have a good relationship with him, he reckons i should have no trouble at all. Plus he’s always on the other end of a phone if i need him. -
We stand every year at a local catering trade show, always pick up new customers from that. It is an expensive initial cost sorting your stand out with pop ups etc.. but once paid for it will last a few years.
Go to the plumbers/builders merchants, while they are inside having a coffee (they are always drinking at the trade counter round here) drop a leaflet on their window screen, if you see a plain van in town drop one on that.
Word of mouth is the most powerful tool in my opinion, i recommendation from a friend to another friend goes a long way.
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Where did you go for your training Ben?
Was it any good and where you on the right lines?Designs look really good, lovin the top one.
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Quality………….
I can’t imagine anyone in the UK advertising ice cream like that which is a shame.
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Since i priced this job (which was accepted with the client) i have shopped around for a better price and saved myself £120.00.
That money will be going in my pocket and not knocked off the bill as Rob stated earlier.
I have had several prices for these built up acrylic letters that i’m pricing for and the prices vary a hell of a lot. This varied by £400 in total, so shop around everyone!! -
I fell off my chair at £600 😀
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quote :we do a few a-boards nothing special… just few different sizes etc
from memory, the cheapest one “lettered” is about £140 thats nothing special just a few lines of text each side.Wowsers!!!!!!
I’m in the wrong area Rob…….The cheapest one we do is the standard powder coated aluminium from Adisplay – can’t remember how much this costs us, about £33 i think. I can’t get more than £100 for that, fully vinyled up because the bloke up the road is £95.00 on these.
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I take on board what you are saying, there are many things that come into pricing the job as a whole.
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I really like that one……..
What material / laminate are you using for this kind of job?
You do sssssssssooooooooo many wraps, do you still go looking for that kind of work or is it finding you now?
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Top Man………….Cheers Dale 😉
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I’m going to sell them together…….sorry 😕
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"You’ve spelt that wrong"!!!!
We’ve all had that one.This year i was fitting a load of signs in a hairdressers, i got chatting with all the girls in there and they happened to say "I bet you get people saying you’ve spelt that wrong all the time"
I explained that they were correct and that i was sick of hearing it, it’s not original at all and that all people who come out with that one are total tw*ts or wanke*s as far as i was concerned.
Literally ten seconds later the owner walks through the door with his mate and shouts out "You’ve spelt that wrong mate".
We all piddled our pants 😀Even the blokes wife who it turns out was one of the hairdressers!
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Thanks for the help lads.
I think i’m going to go with the two clear acrylics and put the red vinyl on the inside.
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Cheers Dave……
Having the red on the inide of the clear means that the colour is set back 15mm from the leading edge of the clear 10mm. Will this look right?
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Looks really good that, touch of class.
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Great job Richard……….
I’m looking forward to someone wanting this type of sign around here, not sure what you lot think but i love it when we get to use stuff that we’ve never used before.
Word of mouth gets round and then you get another and another.Good Stuff.
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Nice one.
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I love that stuff too.
I was born in Huddersfield (Holmfirth) and my gran used to get loads in for us. -
Is that Ben Shaws?
I love Dandelion & Burdock from Ben Shaws!!!! 😀 -
Thanks guys. 😀
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Cheers Marcella 😉
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It’s not the etched writing lads, it’s the gold text. Looks very authentic almost like gold leaf.
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It never rains in Skeggy………..this is the East Coast aka The Drier Side of the country 😀
I’ll check Portland out.
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Cheers Lads, will get a quote from both.
Pryam 🙂
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I haven’t done any work today Dave………..i can’t concentrate.
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Weston Park………….rained pretty much all day on the Saturday, overcast on the Sunday. Apart from the weather it was so much fun, it’s as though you go to another planet for the weekend 😀
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quote :Billy how does blackboard vinyl look authentic I have some on my shelf and it looks like “vinyl” am I missing something
Lynn………once it’s a nice wooden frame thats all finished it looks pretty good, standing back from 6 or 10ft you wouldn’t know. Plus the advantages with the vinyl for the customer are better than a blkbrd painted ply. They have to re-apply the paint year after year to maintain the look. If you buy the correct cleaner for your pens and use it on the vinyl it will look good for years and it’s maintenance free.
At the end of the day it’s personal choice, i used to think the same as you and painted the boards to get that look. Vinyl is less hassle for me, it goes out the door quicker and looks pretty much the same. -
The only way to get them looking authentic is the wooden approach in my opinion. I buy frames from a local joiner, apply the blackboard vinyl to some blk foam and insert within the frame. They look good once varnished or stained.
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I would say that is very cheap for a job like that.
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quote :I used to have a nurse as a girlfriend, she dressed up as normal,
to make things interestingI’ve always found that the real McCoy outfit is pretty boring Peter, mind you if she brought her stethoscope home things could get pretty interesting 😕
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My missis booked a holiday or us the other week, l’ve six weeks to wait!!! I’m really looking forward to that, Southern Italy.
I agree with the "it’s the customers l don’t like", one of my customers really did my head in yesterday and he still owes me £700, he has done for over 90 days!! I wanted to punch him in the face, maybe l will once he’s paid me 😀 😀
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I used to have a girlfriend who dressed up as a nurse 😀
She wouldn’t let me take picture though 🙁Mind you l don’t think that they would have been appropriate for your customers display.
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I’m a UKSBG member and l don’t see the website link (?) 😥
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Thanks for the input.
As far as l can see it could be worth a go, one of the draw backs is the set up. Another is the competition, to compete on price against some people you are having to drop your prices quite a bit.
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I’d say Rob has hit the nail on the head with his comments.
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Ben…………
I seem to remember that you went a course to get to grips with wrapping, where did you go?
The stand and the vehicles look tops by the way, was the expense of the stand / pitch worth the publicity? Get any jobs from it?
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I think you should do your own tutorial on how to those flags Forbie.
Pryam
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Tell me you did the photoshoot, please 😀 😀
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Good luck………..
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quote :eg. an 8×4 (£20ish) in 5mm foamex I can sell (here) for between £100 (eg. board with SALE in red) & £250 (for logo work & flood coated)depending on what’s on it.
I could do with some of that £250 down here!!!!!!!!!!! Wowsers!!!
I can get 5mm foam for £14 – £15 a sheet, it’s the cheaper stuff thats now on the market. I was offered a 20 sheet deal at Xmas time for £10.50 a sheet. I’ve been told that the properties of these boards are no where near the same as Correx (top brands) and they will eventually let the elements soak into them. This affects the life span of the product when used outside and may crack in places. You don’t want the customer coming back to you un-happy. However for short term graphics and internal stuff they are great at that price. 😀
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If the graphics are to be applied to the inside of the window then you must mirror the image and print onto a clear media. Then when thats done, leave the media to cure (24hours) then laminate with a white vinyl. This will bring the colour out of the print and is then ready to apply. When doing this make sure that the white vinyl is not grey backed like some digital media or the colours will not come through.
You can go on the outside of the window if you want to, this is printed as normal onto a white vinyl.
As far as application goes it’s all down to the individual, wet or dry? (?)
I always go dry on glass otherwide you could be there for sometime!! 🙁
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Those flags look really good. Where did you get them from?
Good work on the lettering too!!
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I’ve got an sp300 and it’s a great little machine. I’ve done so much business with it and never had a problem.
l’m thinking of upgrading to either the SP540V or a Roland Soljet 2.
Making my mind up at the minute, i like the soljet but it’s the extra cost that scares me.I’m thinking of selling my sp300 privately or maybe on ebay as the dealers don’t give you much.
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They are really good and different. 😉
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Better not show the missis this, she’ll have me doing one.
Love it! 😀
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Very nice and clean.
I prefer the way you have laid out the back of the van to the sides. I think that the logo works well with text running underneath and the "catchphrase" on two lines at the side. Maybe would have been better on the sides.
Criticism over, still a great job. Nice 1. 😉
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quote :Mate, I’m 20 minutes from Nerang. Ya should have called
It was a long time ago, 10 years in fact. I wasn’t in the game at the time, i was into women, women, booze, women etc…………..
Unfortunately never more than women at the same time!!
However the ladies around surfers were pretty wild at the time.The memories are coming flooding back. 😀 😀
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G’day Mate………
Welcome to the boards.
I spent a couple of months just south of you a while back, i was a few miles out the back of Surfers Paradise in a little place called Nerang.
Lots of beautiful people out there, loved my time in Oz and would love to return some time in the future, a bit like the Ashes!!!Maybe l’ll get out there before the ashes return in ten years or so 😉
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Nice Job. Well done with persuading the customer out of his font. Can sometimes be a bit hard when you know full well he’s designed it.
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I really admire your art Stevo. 😉
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They have a lot of their windows tinted already.
The film ineeds to be clear and it needs to stop the glare from the sun off car mirrors etc…..
The firms receptionist is having a nightmare of a day when the sun shines, she’s can’t see her computer screen for 10 mins or so once she’s been hit by the suns glare. -
Nice one Joe…………….
Good earner too 😉
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100% Impact. Brilliant design. 😀
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Spot on. Love the design, less is more.
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If you have a bit of scrap vinyl, why not cut little bits up out of that. You can mark out your board with some little bits and then when everything is in place just peel off.
no mess! 🙂
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Post your number and l’ll call you.
We need a clear film that has no frosting or tint in it.
Pryam
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It was good to see you all on the europoint stand, l could see that you were all going to end up in a bar so i sloped off as l didn’t have much time left at the show.
Pryam
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I’m interestd to know what sort of primer and paint you use.
I use the 18mm foam for vertical aboards and the white edge lets them down a little.
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Lovin that. 😀
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Simple yet very effective.
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Thanks all.
Customer was happy and so was l. A few little creases here and there but nothing major. -
It’s going to be digital prints.
I’ve had a bit of a play Rob and feel a lot more confident.
We "powerheated and stretched it round and over and it seemed to go on well.
Looks to me like practise makes perfect!!!!!!!!Still need tips though!!
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I go through loads when l’m cutting through a laminated print, bloody people who want laminated decals (:)
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Have a look at the gallery within letterheads site. You should be able to get an idea from there.
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Alright Declan……….
I would go for dibond or something similar. It is excellent for exterior signage, extremely strong and durable. It also has a decent finish to it for your vinyl lettering. Will last for years mate 😉
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Lovin your stuff Wardie. 😀 😀
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Thanks for that.
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I agree that running it as well as a sign business would be a waste of the machine. I’m thinking of getting the wife involved with the personal goods side of things.
I bought some sublimation gear last year and l haven’t had the time to push it, as a result it has been a waste of money for me. My wife now seems to be interested in doing it at craft fairs etc……… We did one together in December and did pretty well, just thought about the metaza as an add on to it. -
quote :dont forget the fast PC and the software to create the designs with
This is as important as buying the right printer in my book. I put up with my old PC (still fairly quick) for over a year, took the plunge and have now got a very quick PC. I can get so much done in the same sort of time now. Photoshop is now faster, it rips the files in half the time. Doesn’t crash etc etc………
My advice is to add on the price of a new fast PC. 😉
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Happy Happy Birthday. 😀 😀
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loving the work AJ. 😀
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quote :hay billy,
thought that was spot on my friend!! excellent work. what machine did you use for the graphics, are they printed?All the graphics were printed on my little versacamm sp300.
thanks to everyone for your generous acclaim and of course your critique.
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Heres a few close ups for you Dennis. 😀
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quote :is the font that you used a free ttf or is it a font you have to purchase??
i got a job that will look great with that lookIt’s a purchase font. There are some fantastic ones at letterhead fonts. Like l said l was lucky enough to aquire it!!
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quote :Skeggie is just great I miss the pitch ‘n’ put, REAL FISH ‘N CHIPS and saucy post cards.Yeah but the fish N Chips are bloody expensive now!!
quote :what font did you use for the ‘Skegness Pet Centre’It’s a Letterhead Font, i think it was called FAT TONY. I aquired it from another job from a graphic designer, lucky really!!
quote :but (here comes the but) on the hand of the chicken, at the point where the rail ends on wich the door slides, it seem to me that you have cut it where you should have worked it in, (i can see the white of the van)
if it’s just the picture it’s nothing but if it is what i see you might have considered to first work it in and then cut it deep in the recess.This should have been worked in to the recess, we made a slight mistake when fitting it. It was icey cold and the vinyl tore when we applied it, thus we decided to cut it above the recess.
quote :also on the bottom of the van (on the green and slightly above) are those raindrups or does the van have a serious carroserie problem?Yes, it’s water. I swilled it down to photograph it. I forgot to get a smudge when we finished it so l asked him to bring it back in. He did but it was filthy!!
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I think that there should be a meet for every day, l couldn’t make the show last year on the day that everyone got together so l missed out. What about a meeting point for every day?
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I hear ya Carrie.
I think it’s gettin much closer now. 😀
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