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Q: What can I print with a sign printer?
A: Indoor signage possibilities are endless. Room Indicators, directional office signage, banners, posters, wall decals, wall paper, trade show booth graphics, promotional materials are some indoor sign options.
Q: What can I print for outdoor signs?
A: Realty signs, vehicle wraps, car decals, magnets, window graphics, banners, blowups, flags, billboards, building signage and directional road signage.
Q: Why am I experiencing poor print quality?
A: Has the nozzle check pattern printed correctly? If not, perfom manual maintenance, cleaning cycles and, check nozzle print patterns until the pattern is correct. Make sure the ink cartridges are not empty.
Q: What is calandar vinyl and when is it best used?
A: Calendered film gets its name from the manufacturing process, it gets fed through a series of calendering rolls. Calendered films are ideal for applications that do not require the film to stretch or conform around contours. Examples of calendered film uses would be floor graphics, wall murals, and point-of-purchase displays.
Q:What is the best material for car wraps?
A: Vehicle wraps want the graphic to conform so that it looks and performs similar to paint, you should choose cast vinyl. Cast films also maintain their color and other properties better than other vinyl films in outdoor applications. Car wrap materials also need to be laminated.
Q: Do I need special software?
A: Yes. Sending your images to print are much easier using sign specific software like Flexi, Ergosoft, Bad Wrap, Onyx, TexPrint or Wasatch. Even if you don't have much experience, the software makes you look like a pro.
Q: What is RIP software?
A: In desktop publishing, RIP — raster image processing [verb] or raster image processor [noun] — is the process and the means of turning vector digital information such as a PostScript file into a high-resolution raster image. That is, the RIP takes the digital information about fonts and graphics that describes the appearance of your file and translates it into an image composed of individual dots that the imaging device (such as your desktop printer or an imagesetter) can output.
Q: What is Aqueous Ink?
A: Known as aqueous or water-based. The term water base is a generally accepted misnomer. The pigment is held in a non-reactive carrier solution that is sometimes water and other times a substitute liquid, including a soy based liquid used by Kodak. Aqueous ink generally comes in two flavors, Dye and UV (alternatively known as pigment). Dye ink is high color, low UV-resistant variety that offers the widest color gamut. UV ink is generally duller in color but withstands fading from UV rays. Similar in general principle to desktop inkjet printers. Finished prints using dye inks must be laminated to protect them if they are to be used outdoors while prints using UV inks can be used outdoors un-laminated for a limited time. Various materials are available, including canvases, banners, metabolized plastic and cloth. Aqueous technology requires that all materials be properly coated to accept and hold the ink.
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