Bus Displays and Bus Benches

Types and Approximate Sizes

Product Information

• Print Resolution: Circle Graphics prints at 720 dpi in 6-color process.
• Inks: Our inks are made with automotive-grade pigments designed to resist fading for 2 years.
• Substrate: Our Bus/Transit Display products are printed on Flexcon BUSmark Temporary Self-Adhesive vinyl, which has the following characteristics:
• 3.4 mil flexible white opaque vinyl that offers high opacity for covering previous graphics.
• Excellent resistance to scuffing, tearing and abrasion.
• Removable pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesive bonds well to painted metal and painted plastic.
• Adhesive is cleanly removable for up to one year from most smooth OEM surfaces. This product will not damage paint on sound OEM or repainted bus surfaces.
• Up to three layers may be applied provided the original BUSmark signage has been applied for six months or less.
• Excellent stay flat release liner properties for printing and converting.
• Each of our bus displays is finished with the application of a clear coat, liquid over-laminate that adds additional UV protection along w/ significant abrasion resistance.
• Warranty: We guarantee our Bus/Transit Display products for 90 days against product defects and/or excessive fading assuming reasonable wear and tear.

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Pricing Information

Please access your specific pricing plan by logging into MY CIRCLE and clicking on "Price Lists for My Company".

Art Requirements

The most important "art requirement" that we can recommend is to USE OUR PHOTOSHOP TEMPLATES! If you create your design using the correct template (visit the link below) you will realize several important benefits and ensure that we produce your design in the fastest and most accurate manner possible.

Here are some of the benefits of using our Transit/Bus Display templates:

• Each template is set up for optimal output. The resolutions for each template are already optimized for the specific size and will produce optimal output when enlarged.
• Each template will be the correct size, if you use the correct template for your desired product.
• Each template has the proper color profile already applied.
• Each template is already saved with LZW compression.

Visit the following link to see a list of recommended Photoshop templates for most standard sized vinyl flexes.

Transit Shelter & Bus Display Photoshop Templates
(Remember, open these in Photoshop)

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Our Photoshop templates are not for you? We hope you'll reconsider; however, we still need your print-ready artwork so here are some helpful tips.

• Our preferred file format is a flattened Photoshop .tif file using LZW compression. Please always name files of this type using the 3 character extension ".tif" at the end of your file name (even if you are on a Mac).
• If you build your file using the recommended format there will be no need to use additional compression software such as WinZip or Stuffit when uploading your files.
• Circle Graphics supports the latest versions of all the software listed below for both Macintosh and Windows:
• Major drawing applications (i.e., Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, Macromedia Freehand).
• Major page layout applications (i.e., QuarkXPress, Adobe Pagemaker and Adobe Indesign).

NOTE: We do not accept files built in MS Word or Powerpoint or any other word processing or publishing program for that matter.

NOTE: When using these software packages to create files please follow the same basic information herein, but keep in mind that you will need to compress the files into one archive using Stuffit for Macintosh users and WinZip for Windows users. This helps maintain the file's integrity and prevents fonts from getting corrupted during upload.

• Files should be created at ¼ scale at 360 dpi resolution for optimal output.
• When building files please use US Web Coated (SWOP v2) color profile for your color builds. If assigning PMS builds please use the Pantone Solid to Process library of colors as all jobs will be printed in 4-color process.
• It is not necessary to provide bleed on your artwork. We will add bleed as necessary to your files.

Production Standards

For all Bus/Transit Display products the Live and Finished areas are generally the same measurement. For images that are wider than 10 feet, we will generally panel the job into equal panels (or sections). When we panel a job, we provide a 1" overlap with registration marks to assist with registration during installation.

View an Illustration of our Production Standards for Bus Displays (PDF)

Product Labeling/Packaging

Bus Displays are rolled within a protective corrugated cardboard covering and shipped in either an 8" x 8" x 50" or 12" x 12" x 50" box.

On each box there are three labels as set forth below:

• Shipping Label: details of the shipment provided by our shipping company.
• Packing Slip: indicating the job number, the product type and quantity ordered and the quantity contained in the box.
• Picture Label: a label with a black and white image of the board contained inside.

View the Standard Packaging Information for Bus Displays (PDF)

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