What are you paying for printing?

[mtd]

I just got some quotes on printing on laminated lexan with an adhesive back and was shocked that it is only $12.00 a square foot.  Is this the going rate?  

[SNAAAKE]

I just got some quotes on printing on laminated lexan with an adhesive back and was shocked that it is only $12.00 a square foot.  Is this the going rate?  

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[Stingray]

I'm curious about the going rate for this type of service as well.

-S

[Sephroth57]

so this is , you bring them a picture, they print it out on a giant sticker type thing for 12$ a square foot? if thats what it is i want it =)

[mtd]

Yea, that is pretty much the idea up to 36" in width and it can be a big sticker.  The printer said with the laminated vinyl you could use it as a kick plate and it would hold up.

However, he just turned douwn printing my control panel for copyright issues.  

I found it by going into an embroidery shop, to get shirts made for my school, and saw the advertisement for stickers.  He then pointed to a sign they had made out of the same stuff.  I'd check your local embroidery shop.  

[mmmPeanutButter]

I don't know *exactly* what sort of material you are talking about printing on, but...

I was in place today and they do displays for trade shows and other signs and banners.  I was asking him all about the giant full color vinyl stickers and he said the price was approximately $6 Canadian (about $4.60 US) per square foot.

I thought that was pretty good and if you're talking about the same stuff, then I guess its a really good price (if not, at least *I* think it's a good price ).  Minimum order is $40 CDN.

Is this a good deal??

[Raider]

Oh yeah, tshirt (Especially silk screen/embroidery), sign shops and custom auto graphics joints are good places to scope out as well for laminated vinyl. Go scope joints in your local area.

Actually $12 a sq ft is a little pricey for laminated vinyl IMO. I paid about that for one job but I had it trimmed intricately by them so it would look like a silhouette and not a big square sticker. It was a helluva trim job, and they did great work. But otherise yeah more like $4 a sq ft as Peanut butter stated.

[SNAAAKE]

I thought we were talking about $12 sqft printed on LEXAN!!!
Right mtd
This is THE perfect solution for panels,marquee,AND sideart.This is how real marquees are and looks nicer then anything.

I still dont think its not that cheap.I mean reverse print on lexan probley cost a whole lot more but never know.
any confirmation from anyone ?

BTW,my local kinkos charges $7sqft on vinyl sticker.

[grafixmonkey]

$40, for 53"x17", 1440 DPI semi-gloss.  Avoid Kinkos, I think all of their stores only have 600dpi printing in large format.  (i.e. you can count the printer dots at arm's length in certain colors.)