UK Artwork - printer needed

[shrunkenmaster]

Does anyone know of any UK-based printers of marquees/overlays,etc? Since Nigel at arcadestickers disappeared I find myself without a decent supplier. I am in the process of going through printers/design shops in my area (Brighton) but have drawn a blank so far.

I know I can go to mamemarquees or whatever, but shipping is still heavy. If anyone else is ordering from the states maybe we can combine shipping to a single UK address and forward from there? Just a thought.

[Unit504]

hi, i work within the print and design sector and maybe able to help out, let me know what sort of thing you are looking for and i will see what i can do.

S.

[shrunkenmaster]

Hi Unit504, I'm looking for someone who can print onto :

1) self-adhesive vinyl;
2) self-adhesive vinyl with polycarbonate laminate (for control panels);
3) 'backlit' vinyl (for marquees);
4) can do computer-cut-to-shape stickers

Not much to ask really

[Unit504]

Hi, straight off numbers 1 & 3 are no probs, ill will have to check in about the others im sure i can source it for you tho.
Im back in the office this tues and will have a look. Where about you based?

S.

Hi Unit504, I'm looking for someone who can print onto :

1) self-adhesive vinyl;
2) self-adhesive vinyl with polycarbonate laminate (for control panels);
3) 'backlit' vinyl (for marquees);
4) can do computer-cut-to-shape stickers

Not much to ask really

[shrunkenmaster]

I'm in Brighton, East Sussex.

[Unit504]

cool, will let you know what i find out tuesday.

[Unit504]

sent you a PM today

[Unit504]

Good news, yes we can get all of what you require done.
All i would need is some rough sizes and quantities, also would you be suppling the artwork/images that you would require printed/made..?
If you need me to give you a call send me over an pm/email with your number and ill give you a call.

look forward to hearing from you.

S.

[jimmy2x2x]

Any chance of going public with the quote, or maybe laying down some prices for generic sizes?

cheers

[councilface]

Yep, I'm interested too. Just need to get my art from electrocoin.

Would be interested to find out prices.

[Unit504]

i i was given some sizes/spec of what people would need, i could post up some prices if that would be ok with the admins

[Franco B]

Could you take a look at [this] CPO/instruction space graphic.

I have aready have it printed but it would be interesting to see how your prices would compare.

A self adhesive vinyl print of that file would have cost £12 delivered. The polycarb laminate self adhesieve vinyl print cost me £23 delivered.

[jimmy2x2x]

Could you take a look at [this] CPO/instruction space graphic.

I have aready have it printed but it would be interesting to see how your prices would compare.

A self adhesive vinyl print of that file would have cost £12 delivered. The polycarb laminate self adhesieve vinyl print cost me £23 delivered.

Could you give me a little more information on those prices please:

Where from?

what dimensions?

Forgive my ignorance, but is polycarb laminate self adhesive the tough stuff for use on control panels without a covering layer?

Thanks

[Franco B]

It was from Nigel @ arcadestickers.co.uk, I'm not sure if he still operational or has gone AWOL.

The image was 637mm wide IIRC, you can scale the height to suit.

Yes, Polycarb laminate is a tough, thin and textued top layer that protects the artwork.

This is not to be confused with a Polycarbornate (Lexan or other brand names) plastic that is sometimes (wrongly) used to cover artwork.

If you are going to cover it with a plastic sheet use Acrylic (Plexiglass etc) and not Polycarb (Lexan etc)

[Unit504]

been re doing my figures and currently vinyls was coming in around the £15.80 mark, but looking into it more i could push the price down to the £12.00 mark also.


S.

Could you take a look at [this] CPO/instruction space graphic.

I have aready have it printed but it would be interesting to see how your prices would compare.

A self adhesive vinyl print of that file would have cost £12 delivered. The polycarb laminate self adhesieve vinyl print cost me £23 delivered.

[Franco B]

Can you do the Polycarb laminate?

[Unit504]

i will be looking into that today, im sure we can but will have to double check to make sure

Can you do the Polycarb laminate?

[jimmy2x2x]

Any updates on active UK printers?

thanks

[shrunkenmaster]

I've been talking to a vinyl printer here in Brighton. I sent him a spare marquee that nigel@arcadestickers did for me - he said it was printed on backlit polyester, which was something he didn't stock. Bummer. He can do all other self-adhesive types of vinyl though. Unfortunately he's away for the next month, but on his return I will be getting some sample pieces printed with him. Will keep you posted.

[jimmy2x2x]

good man, what happened to nigel?

[shrunkenmaster]

I have no idea. One minute all was cool, the next he's disappeared. Real shame as his stuff was excellent and good value for money too.

[shrunkenmaster]

I found Nigel Cave from arcadestickers:

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/monkey-online/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686

scroll down to the bottom and have a look at the Business Seller Information drop-down.

I've sent him a message via eBay to see if he's still doing custom artwork, will let you know what happens.

[Franco B]

Ah good stuff.

I bought some die cut Capcom stickers from 'Monkey Online' for my marquee holders and he signed one of his emails as Nigel so I figured it may be him.

Let us know what he says about custom work.

[shrunkenmaster]

Nothing from Nigel as yet, surprise surprise, but I have got some (hopefully) great news. I've been speaking to a new company here in Brighton today and they've given me this quote:

1) Tron Mini Bezel 300mm x 218mm
    vinyl print with cut out £6.50
 
2) Tron Mini Marquee 457mm x 142mm
    backlit polyester material digital print  £9.50

I've gone ahead and ordered - apparently they'll be ready tomorrow late afternoon, so I will let you all know as to the quality ASAP. I'll try to get a sample of the polycarb laminated vinyl for CPO's when I collect the pieces.

Let's hope this is a new quality artwork vendor for us poor beggars in the UK.....

[jimmy2x2x]

Excellent news!

Could you please ask about shipping rates?

Thanks

[shrunkenmaster]

Of course Jimmy, as soon as I get the artwork and confirm it's of good quality.

[shrunkenmaster]

Just received my artwork from Weeza Graphics here in Brighton. Have installed the marquee which is printed on backlit polyester flim - the print is nice and crisp, colours look fine.

Only thing is that with the marquee light on, the marquee appears a bit 'washed out', but I think this is due to my led lights being a bit close to the marquee. I may also try some 'opal' acrylic instead of clear for the rear part of the arcylic 'sandwich'. Opal acrylic is white but lets light through. I will pick up some tomorrow.

As for the bezel, I haven't peeled off the protective layer apart from a little corner. It looks fine to me, and the screen cutout is perfect. I need to get a sheet of clear acrylic to cover it which I'll pick up tomorrow too.

The bezel (457x385mm, print & cut vinyl) was £6.50, the marquee (457x142mm, print backlit poly) was £9.50.

The company can be found at http://www.weezagraphics.co.uk - email luisa@weezagraphics.co.uk - phone 01273 690770.

(Jimmy2x2x, I forgot to ask about postal costs, but drop her an email (mention Ian the Tron guy from Brighton!) - she's really nice to deal with)

Will post some better pix when my camera is charged...

[jimmy2x2x]

Thanks for the info Shrunkenmaster, did you manage to light your marquee any better, or does it still look a little washed out?

Any pics of the bezel please?

Thanks for all your efforts in the desolate UK!

[venkman]

hey guys, i'm in the same boat. looking for a printer for a control panel overlay in the UK.

i made a custom design and check the pricing a few places.

http://www.gameongrafix.com/ do custom printing and all in ( including shipping ) it comes to around £40 but that's too pricey for me right now.

i checked with two UK based control panel printers and got ridiculous quotes for the same exact thing coming in at around £90 - £120 .. and i tried monkey_online but he seems to have had enough of all the custom cpo jobs.

i'm at the point where i'd be happy with a plain black CPO.  

can anyone suggest a good CPO printer or sell me a good/plain generic one?