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How to Install Dye Sublimation Printed Banners on Trade Show Displays, Banner Stands, or Hanging Displays

Installing Trade Show Graphics to Pop Up Display

In this article, you will learn how to install dye sublimation printed fabric banners on displays or frames.

Question: How are dye sublimation printed fabric structures/signs installed or hung?

There are many different apparati for utilizing dye sublimation printed fabrics.

Hanging with Simple Tools

The simplest method is, of course, to hang a print similar to how you’d hang a banner – by tacking it to a wall or hanging it from grommets and using screws or nails to attach it to a wall.

Hanging with a Rod

After that,

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How Dye Sublimation Fabric/Cloth Printing is Used Commercially

Printed Fabric Trade Show Display

This is how you can commercially use dye sublimated fabric banners. Read full article below.

Question: In what commercial applications are dye sublimation printed cloth or fabric used?

There are quite a number of applications for dye sub printing on fabric/cloth, most of which are commercial at some level, although some products like shirts end up on retail store display racks and shelves.

Commercially, though, where an end user is using the actual printed fabric, there are still a lot of applications we can talk about. However, for those who are new to this discussion,

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How Important are Interior/Exterior Full Color Graphics and Signs When it Comes to Advertising Your Business?

Full color printing

Full color printing of graphics and logos for business is beneficial. Read below to find the reason/s why.

Question: When it comes to marketing and signing your business interior and exterior, are full color graphics beneficial?

Well-designed signage is a must for any business entity, large or small. Up-to-date coloration of your logo and logo-type are always a plus. Nothing looks worse than an outdated sign that was installed yesterday. That’s the positive statement regarding good color and logo design.

However…many a company has gone down the tubes, particularly since 2008, that had great colors in their signs and full color advertising because the economy was tough,

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How Difficult Would It Be to Build a LED Electronic Readerboard?

Electronic Message Centers

Building a LED Readerboard or Electronic Message Center for you business. How difficult can this be?

Question: I would like to make an LED readerboard type of sign that we can use for our business. How difficult is this to do?

I suppose the answer to this question will have to do mostly with your technical savvy in regards to creating electronic controllers or finding ones that would work with what you’re wanting to accomplish. However, you may be re-inventing the wheel. Though it can be done, I would have to ask you, “what is your time worth?”

In the past 10 years particularly,

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How To Re-paint a Sign With Recessed or Dimensional Letters

dimensional number signs

If you are into sign making using dimensional lettering, then this is for you. I will give some pointers on the process of repainting a sign with plastic lettering.

Question: I have an outdoor sign that has recessed plastic lettering. Is there a simple way to protect the letters so that I can spray paint the sign?

Also, it would be ideal if it were easy to remove the protective covering or coating once the sign is painted.

Probably the best way to protect the plastic lettering is to use a painter’s masking tape and some light-weight plastic sheeting similar to what is used for painting an automobile.

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Large Format Poster, Sign, and Banner Printer – Which One to Buy

wide format sign printer

For this blog posting, you will learn about wide format printers for indoor and outdoor poster, banner, and sign making.

Question: I am wondering what type of printer I could use to print 36 inch to 42 inches in width posters, banners, or outdoor signs and the like?

There are many companies that produce large format printers, but I can’t really tell you which ones are going to fit your needs as I don’t know what your end game is, and we also aren’t allowed to promote brand names of printers, other than to say, do your homework and try to find companies using the machine you’re interested in and interview them if at all possible.

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Does Clear Lamination on Outdoor Signs Make them Last Longer

Laminated decal

Is it possible to make a more durable and long lasting outdoor sign if you coat it with an overlaminate? Find out the answer below.

Question: I have a new sign and would like to put a protectant on it so it will last longer. What would you recommend for an outdoor sign?

This will somewhat depend on your outdoor signage, but in reality, most materials, printed, painted or constructed in the 21st century will last about the same amount of time with or without lamination or clear-coating.

Some sign gurus, though, might disagree with me in some instances,

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Printed Cloth Fabrics – Banners, Tapestries, Quilts and Others

Fabric Printing

What is this piece of large fabric with designs on it? This is one of the many questions I have come across with. I thought I’d take time to discuss it today.

Question: I can’t think of the term that you call a large piece of fabric with a design or designs on it. Can you help me out?

I’ll give it a try. There are a lot of options here we can talk about, with a lot of ways to put designs on a large piece of fabric, or we can make a large piece of fabric using lots of pieces to make a design.

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Durability of Polyester Poplin Fabric Banner for Parades

Poplin Fabric Parade Banner

Are Poplin Fabric Banners Suitable and Strong Enough for Parade Events?

Question: We’re planning to purchase a banner for our high school marching band for an upcoming parade. Is a poplin fabric banner strong enough for this usage?

I’m assuming you’re using a polyester poplin material for the banner as that’s the only poplin banner material that can be printed with dye sublimation printing? Secondly, what exactly are you planning to do with this banner in the parade that might worry you about durability!?

Durability of Polyester Fabrics

Polyester fabrics are generally pretty durable,

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Fabric Banners for Art Reproduction and Sporting Events

wide format dye sublimated banners

You can recreate your photos on large format dye sublimated fabric banners. Dye sublimation printing is able to reproduce high quality photographic prints even in large format sizes. Also, read how you can make your own fabric banners for sporting events.

Question: I am an artist and a photographer, and was wondering if I can order pictures or art reproductions on fabric?

The only limit to printing on fabric is your imagination. Dye sublimation printing on fabrics is not only available, it is the best way to reproduce your pictures due to the dye sublimation printing process itself.

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