Logo Laminates nearby or in San diego

General Discussion
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Hello San Diego shapers,

                              I'm looking to make a batch of rice paper logo laminates for my surfboards.  I bought some rice paper and tried to make my own, but my printer isn't up-to-par.  I'm curious if there are any recommendations from the discussion group.  Thanks! 



 Omar
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Hi Omar,

I’m not sure if I understand your question. Are you looking to upgrade to a better printer or find someone who will print your design for you? There’s a guy named Carlos who has a printing facility in Torrance, CA called Expressive Designs. A lot of the South Bay guys use him for their lams. Here’s his contact info: 310-371-7762 x.03, . You can send him your artwork file on disk and he’ll ship you the lams.

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omar,

i can vouch for Carlos’s work. absolutely top notch!

kirk

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Hey O, are you looking to get logos made? You are looking at a set-up cost then the cost of printing. I bet about $120 to get a short run of a single ink color. North San Diego county, you could try Factory 101. There’s a couple of others but let’s be sure this is your question.

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I’ve printed out single color (black) rice paper logos on my Canon i320, which is an inkjet printer. A bit tricky at first due to the very thin paper getting caught in the printer but I finally figured out how to make it work. Glassed with epoxy and had absolutely no problems.

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I bought some logo paper from foam EZ. We tape it to regular paper and run it through our HP printer. Sometimes it wrinkles but I’m happy with the results.

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Thanks all for your suggestions. It was kind of an open ended question, wasn’t it? I was actually curious about both experiences with personal printers and professional printshops. I’ll definitely call Carlos and factory 101, and see what prices they charge. I have a feeling that the answer is that if I am just making less than 25 boards/yr it may make sense to invest in a new printer. But for shapers with high volumes, the screen printers will get better quality/price. I’m averaging a board every 2-1/2 weeks, with 7 so far.

O.

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Mitch’s sells them in big pieces / rolls for like $3… My new Epson C89 printer handles it well enough. I just cut the paper to the size I want (8.5x11) and feed it straight into the printer. Initially I tried taping it to a normal piece of paper but it wouldn’t feed through.