Laminating Tips: Silvering

Have you ever seen silvery specs in a laminated print? This defect is called silvering. It’s caused when tiny air bubbles are captured between the adhesive on an overlaminating film and the surface of a print. Silvering is generally most noticeable in the dark shadow areas of a print. Silvering frequently occurs when laminating UV-curable...
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Laminating Tips

There’s usually more than one way to do something.  Printers and sign makers have devised many different techniques for laminating prints. This story covers procedures that have worked for some industry friends. Hopefully, these tips will help you prevent laminating mishaps, save production time and, most importantly, improve profitability. 
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Superior Solvent Ink™ Nominated in Wide-Format Imaging’s 2014 Readers Choice Top Products Awards

Supply55, Inc. a leading provider of unique value added products to the sign, screen and graphic arts market is pleased to announce Superior Solvent Ink has been nominated in Wide-Format Imaging’s 2014 Readers Choice Top Products Awards. Superior Solvent Ink has been engineered to match the performance, color gamut and chemistry of Mimaki OEM inks....
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Dealing with the “R” Word…Rivets

Learn the time-tested techniques of how to properly apply vinyl over rivets. Discover a five-step process that will help you deal with these annoying, yet necessary fasteners. Wouldn t life be easier without rivets? Maybe for the vinyl installer. But let’s face it. Rivets are not going away. Learn some tips and tricks from the pros and...
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Imaged Fabric Adds a Touch of Class to Hum Drum Displays

Fabric is findings its place in the trade show arena and beyond. Discover how this flexible, portable material fits into your business plan. Type the words “fabric banner” into your favorite Internet search engine and you’ll find more than 2 million results. That’s because fabric signage is one of the hottest trends in the industry...
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DuPont Surface Cleaners

In the movie, Karate Kid, do you remember the instruction that Mr. Miyagi gives Daniel on waxing a car?“Wax on, right hand. Wax off, left hand. Wax on, wax off.  Don t forget…very important.” In the vinyl graphics business, the right hand, left hand technique is the traditional way decal installers are taught to clean with a solvent...
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Searching for the Best Solvents

One solvent ink does not fit all outdoor printers. Find out the pros and cons of lite, full and eco-solvent inks. Quality ink is critical to your finished products. Sign shops need to explore all the ink options before choosing compatible printer technology. So you are venturing into digital printing… Well, there is no lack...
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