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Russ's primer on thermal printing There are two main types of
artwork, vector and raster: Miscellaneous: Roland PC-600 ColorCamm Pro is the thermal ribbon printer/cutter we will be using. It will do CYMK prints in addition to a dozen or so spot colors. When designing files to be printed, you can save a little money on prints by being careful with colors. To print a CYMK image requires use of four separate ribbons, which will cost more. A reasonable charge is 5 cents per square inch per color (for process colors), so a full four color CYMK would be 20 cents per square inch, or $28.80 per square foot. Spot color is more per square inch (8 cents due to spot color ribbons costing more), but the overall cost can be less, since less than four ribbons may be used. Please e-mail me for specifics! Cutting machines can only work from vectored lines, so if you need a raster image cut, it's outline will need to be vectorized anyways, so you may as well do your work in a vector program and make everyone happy! Laminates:
You probably won't need a laminate for vehicle stickers *if* the vehicle
is primarily garaged and only out on show days. For long-term items, I
usually laminate with "Frog Juice", a UV inhibiting liquid that can be
sprayed or brushed. Liquid laminates are cheap and easy to use compared to
cold or hot film laminates, which require expensive machinery to apply.
For what it's worth, Roland says prints should last five years outdoors
without lamination. The following stickers were printed on my Roland PC-600 thermal printer. These prints are outdoor and UV safe for at least 5 years (vertically mounted) depending on the vinyl used. If you see something you like, feel free to and I'll see what I can do. If you're looking for something special, I do one-off, custom work too! Please be aware that transforming your ideas to an actual print can be very expensive, depending on how your design has been prepared. I have many hours invested in each of the prints below.
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1987 Buick Grand National, T-Type with VIN#7 engine printed black on Oracal 851 white. Size: 7.75 "x 1.95" Price: $10.00 |
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1987 Buick Grand National, T-Type printed on Oracal 851 white. Size: 6.25" x 0.94" Price: $10.00 |
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Turbo Regal hood emblem cut from Scotchcal 210 mirror chrome (applied to black vinyl). Size: 9.87" x 0.63" Price: $5.00 |
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Buick "6" sticker (shown pre-masked), cut from Oracal 751 premium vinyl. Size: 3.00" x 11.00" Note: I can make these in any size or color from 0.5" x 2.0" up to 22.0" x 91.0" Price: varies with size & material, e-mail for details...
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Toolbox sized Turbo 6 cut with Oracal gold and red 651. Size: 11" x 12" Price: 15.00 |
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Grand National side emblem, printed on Oracal 851 silver metallic. Size: 6.6" x 2.5" Price: 8.00 |
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GN coil pack stickers cut from chrome vinyl - forward and reversed. It's hard to get a good pic of the chrome... Price: $10.00 either way |
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Turbo Buick sticker printed on Oracal 851 white. Size: 6.00 x 4.00" Price: $7.50 |
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Turbo Buick wheel center cap stickers printed on Oracal 851 white. Size: 2.50 Diameter" Price: $5.00 ea ($20.00 set) |
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1987 Buick GN factory RPO trunk sticker printed on Oracal 851 white. Size: 5.17" x 2.89" (will need your VIN# and ALL codes that you require, this is strictly your call!) Price: $45.00 ea (all other EXACT copies: $25.00 ea after first copy) |
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1987 Canadian Buick GN GVWR door sticker, printed on Oracal 751 white. Size: 1.75" x 3.75" U.S. also available at same price... (will need your VIN#, date, and the six weights shown) Price: $15.00 ea
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1987 Buick GN Tire Loading door sticker, printed on Oracal 751 white. Size: 1.75" x 3.75" Price: $15.00 ea
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GN belt routing sticker, printed with white ribbon on Oracal 651 black. With or without part number. Size: 1.75" x 1.75". Price: $3.00 |
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Valve cover "NDA" tag. 1 3/8" x 15/16". $5.00 |
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Canadian Maple Leaf, 1.1" diameter. $5.00 |
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Oil Recommendations, Buick Motorsports, & Jacking Instructions. Originals are on the right... |
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Reverse-printed alarm, coilpack, seat cushion, & fan caution. Originals are on right... |
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Belt Routing with part number. |
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Garrett GNX Intercooler Sticker on Chrome vinyl. With or without serial number. $8.00 |
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GNX ASC McLaren door label with or without date. $20.00 |
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