Friday, June 30, 2017

Cleaning Vinyl Graphics


Sign makers should assume that many of their customers will do some pretty stupid things when cleaning graphics. For this reason they must provide the end user with instruction covering proper cleaning and care of any graphics.  When I sold fleet graphics, many years ago, I would give my customers an instruction sheet which included the do s and don ts listed [ ]
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Friday, June 23, 2017

Vinyl Banner Material Selection


Laminated vinyl material is still the most popular choice among sign makers for banner applications. A wide range of material is available for both outdoor and indoor applications. The product range includes different material weights as well as variables in the fabric mesh. For an explanation of the basic terms used to describe the physical [ ]
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Friday, June 16, 2017

Wind Slits in Vinyl Banners


Opinions about wind slits in banners vary. The purpose of these semi-circular cuts in the vinyl banner material is to relieve the wind load that can shred a banner to pieces. Sign makers often use anything from soup cans to coffee cans as templates for cutting slits with an Xacto knife or utility knife. To [ ]
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