I've been told that the surface of the Midnight series was a foil, much like the metallic materials. They purchased this foil from a third party which went out of business. Currently they're looking for a replacement, but it still won't be exactly the same.

A shame too, since I'd just started a rather sizable hospital on midnight/white nameplates. Had to switch to IPI's charcoal.

Sei

Sei,

Thanks for the insight. Hopefully, such a popular surface (Midnight Granite) will re-emerge. As you say, there's nothing like it.

David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri
DGL Engraving
Port Hueneme, CA

Hi David - I did a lot of business with Laminated - loved them and haven't found a comparible supplier yet since they closed down. They closed because the owner had a heart attack and he was older and finally decided to close the business after a lot of thought. It wasn't due to small mins, that's for sure. They were very good business people.
They gave me the name of another supplier that I won't name here, that they thought followed the same type of practices, but the knowledge base just wasn't there about materials. If I called Laminated and explained what I was trying to accomplish with a project, they then knew their material well enough to be able to recommend what would give me the results I was looking for. If they had nothing, they would tell me that. To me, their closing was a big loss of industry knowledge.
To my knowledge, based on what I've been told in the past, Romark and almost all the plastic suppliers have a 6 full sheet minimum for custom colors. Why they put certain colors on the color chart for us and our clients to choose from, and then we find out they are custom (like the one I'm looking for), is a mystery to me.
Got to get back to work - we're swamped!
Cindy