Rhinestone Guy, Inc

 1416 E. Wilshire, Santa Ana, CA 92705

rhinestoneguy@yahoo.com

Call Us at (888) 594-7999 or ( 714) 480-1000

Fax: ( 714) 480-1005

Rhinestone Guy produces Custom Rhinestone and Nail Head transfers to order with amazing speed and very competitive pricing!  

!  All Work Done In At Our Santa Ana, CA Location...100% USA !

• Prices based on Quality of Rhinestone Selected

• Prices based on number of rhinestones in transfer

• Prices based on quantity ordered

• All Transfers produced by state of the art robotics for maximum accuracy and perfect stone placement. The accuracy we offer cannot be found with hand placement of stones.  Click Here for Video of Robotics in Use

• No Overseas Shipping Charges! All work done in our Santa Ana, CA Facility

• Please READ entire section to understand transfer pricing...thanks

Process:  

1. We will need your artwork to proceed.    Fax art work to (714) 480-1005. Please indicate actual size in mm or inches on artwork. IF you have artwork in other formats, we accept *.BMP, *.GIF, *.JPG  If you have questions, give us a call at 888.594.7999...we will make it easy for you.  You can Email files in *.BMP, *.GIF, and *.JPG   Please do not forget to tell us the exact size of your artwork...often, when opening files OR fax transmissions, the size(s) are altered to some extent. FAX transmission tend to shrink the artwork by about 3%. We need to know the exact size in both height and width.   IF you are emailing more than one graphic file, it may be best to send in separate emails, as often, very large emails get bogged down and do not complete correctly. 

2. IF you want transfers of words in rhinestones or nail heads, please consider this to be art work. Again, either fax or transmit art work, TO SIZE. IF words, please indicate size of finished word in either mm or inches, and Font if known. IF you submit Words, we will give you a quick estimate of the cost per transfer IF you tell us how many transfers you need, the quality of the Rhinestones (nail heads)...but this will be an estimate only. For absolute pricing, we must do a set up in our CAD systems, and there is a charge for CAD setup. 

3. General Setup Guide lines. For words, you are probably better off going with a smaller stone (SS6 or SS10) and use more of them ... the transfers will "read" better. Larger rhinestone sizes will require fewer stones, but will be harder to read.  For Artwork, logos, etc., Please indicate Stone Size, stone placement. You may use up to 4 different elements in your design with no additional costs. (an element is a stone size, a stone color, a nail head...or any variation of these items. For More Detailed Set Up Guide Lines, Please see suggestions further down on this page.

4. Set Up Charges: We charge $ 50.00 per hour spent setting up design. The design is then filed in digital format and held in your name. Transfers made from this design will incur no additional set up fees upon reorder. Any changes in design will result in a new set up fee.  

5. Transfer Costs are based upon:

    A: Quality of Rhinestone: 

        1) Swarovski is the most expensive, and the glues are probably superior to other  stones...Only Swarovski is Dry Cleanable. 

        2) Czech Machine Cut rhinestones are a 1/2 step below Swarovski Quality, have good glue, but are NOT dry cleanable. 

        3) Rhinestone Guy Machine Cut Rhinestones: Crystal only, excellent quality, Glues are good, but are NOT dry cleanable.

        4) Rhinestone Guy 2-Cut are good rhinestones, have good glue, are certainly the least expensive, and have the quality found on many garments purchased in department stores. The Glue is NOT dry cleanable. 

        5) Nail Heads: We offer 3 types nail heads: Flat Spot in Gold or Silver, Faceted Nail head in Gold or Silver, and Pearl Dome Nail head in Gold or Silver.  Nail Heads have good glue, are NOT dry cleanable, and are by far, the least expensive of transfers. 

    B: The size of the Rhinestone:  Usually, the larger the rhinestone, the more expensive it is, smaller rhinestones require more stones, but the effects in patterns are probably more pleasing. You can mix sizes, but we do NOT recommend a large stone size variation in the same transfer due to application problems when applying. ( do not mix SS 6 with SS30 in the same transfer, the time require to mount the SS 30 will have spread the glue too far and weaken the bond of the SS 6 when set at the same time. ) In general, do not vary your stone sizes more than 2 sizes...i.e., SS 6, SS10, SS 12 in the same transfer should be fine, and SS10, SS12, SS16 will probably be fine when mounting, SS12, SS16, and SS20 will work fine....but do not use SS6 and SS20 in the same transfer...you will not be pleased with the mounting characteristics...

    C: The color of the Rhinestone: Colored rhinestones are more expensive than Clear (Crystal) rhinestones. Use colors as needed to produce the effect you want. Remember, you may use up to 4 elements in your design, an element is a change of color, or size, or both. 

    D) The number of Rhinestones: This is the most direct effect on the cost of a transfer...the higher the number, the more expensive the transfer. 

WE USE ONLY SILICON TRANSFER TAPE !  We do not ship on Acrylic Transfer tape, for Acrylic Tapes often allow movement of the stones during shipment. Silicon Tape is expensive, but is worth the money. Do not be fooled by those who say they use Silicon tape and send you Acrylic Tape...Acrylic Tape is 1/2 the cost of Silicon Tape.

PRICING: You can figure your own prices from the following tables as a starter. The cost per stone set is shown below, sorted by Quality, Color, and transfer number ordered at any one time....the more the transfers ordered, the less expensive each transfer will be: 

Final price will include: Stone cost, Transfer paper charge, and run fee, plus any set up charges required.  There are NO overseas shipping charges. ALL transfer work is done IN HOUSE, at our facilities in Santa Ana, CA  - 100% USA Made

1: Swarovski Rhinestones: Price shown PER RHINESTONE

Prices based on Exchange rates September 7, 2006. Prices vary with Exchange rates of foreign currency

    10-49 Transfers:   cost per stone used

    51 - 249 Transfers:   cost per stone used

    250 - 500 Transfers:  cost per stone used

    Pricing for orders of more than 500 same transfer: CALL

2: Czech Preciosa Heat Set Rhinestones: Cost per rhinestone used is shown below: 

    50 - 249 Transfers:   Price show is per stone used in transfer:

     250 - 500 Transfers: Prices per rhinestone used

    Call for orders over 500 transfers on same run. 

3: Rhinestone Guy 2-X Cut Rhinestones: Prices per rhinestone used

    50 - 250 Transfers

    251 - 500 Transfers:  Prices per rhinestone used

4: Nail Head Pricing:  Available in Gold or Silver color only, price per nail head used

Price Calculations:    Please note how final price is calculated...no mystery here.

    Number of stones X proper pricing     $__________

    Paper Charge:  Allow between .06 - .25 for transfer paper...cost is determined by size of transfer. Remember, we leave about 2" or so around the outside of the transfer in paper. Very large transfers ...9" or so, by 6" or so will be on the side of .25 per unit. Small transfers will be in the .06- .10 range for the paper. 

    End Run Charge:  Usually 10.00

EXAMPLE:   Swarovski,  SS 6 Crystal rhinestone, requiring 55 rhinestones:  run of 250 each, size of transfer is 2 x 4" (actual paper size will be 4X6)

    55 X .035 =                                     $ 1.92

    PAPER:                                              .10

       Transfer price:                             $2.02

Add a one time End run fee of 10.00 per run

EXAMPLE 2:  RG 2X Rhinestone, SS10, Crystal , Large Transfer requiring 175 rhinestones, 5 X 5 " , 500 units

    175 X .011                   =    1.925

         Paper                     =      .14

Total Price for Transfer        2.06     !! (with 175 rhinestones!)

Timing of transfer production: Production of transfers is dependent upon Rhinestone Availability and how busy we are at any one time. IF we have rhinestones in stock, and IF you have an emergency, we can insert your job into the schedule on an emergency basis..there is a $100.00 fee for emergency services. 

 Timing:  Generally, if you plan on a large run of transfers utilizing 100's to 1000's of gross rhinestones, it is STRONGLY advised to place order well in advance of production. A deposit to cover the price of the rhinestones is required. Please note: Large amounts of a given rhinestone often require weeks to acquire, and be warned that in some instances, a particular color/size/quality will not be available for your production timing. (Rhinestones are very popular at this time, and quantities available at any one time are dependant upon production schedules in Europe.)

Payment: Payment of 50% of quote due at time stones are obtained. Balance of Payment is due prior to producing the transfers. 

If you have more questions regarding transfer design, product, production, etc., please call Phil, Vernon, Barbara, or Rochelle at  888.594.7999 OR 714.480.1000   email: rhinestoneguy@yahoo.com   Thanks

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Rhinestone Guy, Inc

 1416 E. Wilshire, Santa Ana, CA 92705

rhinestoneguy@yahoo.com

Call Us at (888) 594-7999 or ( 714) 480-1000

Fax: ( 714) 480-1005

Detailed Transfer Guide Lines

The following is offered in hopes of saving you Set Up fees...we must charge by the hour for set up...if you follow these guide lines, set up time will be considerably shortened. Thanks, Phil Brandt

Lettering and Words:

• Lettering in Transfers should be at least 1" tall. Allow approximately 1" width for every 1" height in lettering. The maximum width that can be applied to most shirts is about 8-9"... Judge what you write by this guide line. If your lettering is longer (more than one word, consider breaking into two lines centered on each other. )

• Choose simple fonts...Block lettering is much easier to read than fancy fonts, and if you must use a Script font, use a very simple one. Fancy fonts create confusion to the eye when seen as dots, and rhinestone transfers are dots of rhinestones, not continuous lines. 

• Rough guide to number of rhinestones used:

  • 1" letters will use about 18-20 or so rhinestones per letter in a SS 6 Size. 

  • 1 1/2" Letters will use about the same number in a SS 10 size

  • 2" Letters will use about 25 rhinestones per letter in a SS 10 Size

  • More or less rhinestone can be used, the final look of the transfer is what you are after. But, the Transfer prices are based on the number of rhinestones used, so choose accordingly

• To Test your transfer and its look, Use a Graphics program, choose the font and type in the word(s) that you want the transfer to translate to. Make sure the lettering is to scale for final size of font. Now, MIRROR the word(s) in the Graphics Program and print out on inexpensive 20 pound paper. 

• Use a Sharpie pen and dot out the lettering, do not place dots closer than 1/2 mm to each other, and try to make "dot" of Sharpie pen about the size of the rhinestone you will use in the transfer. For a complete Size Chart in Rhinestones, we Strongly suggest you purchase the sample card. It has all rhinestone sizes in actual rhinestones. When you are finished dotting out the "transfer," turn the paper over...the Sharpie pen will have left dots of ink on the back of the paper...you should be able to read what the transfer will look like. IF you are unhappy with the look, reprint the word(s) and choose either larger dots (SS 10 instead of SS 6) or vice versa. When you have the "look" you want, count the number of dots it took to produce the look you want. NOW

• using the above tables for pricing, you should be able to get a rough idea of the cost of the transfer. 

USE OF COLOR IN TRANSFERS:

We do not advise multiple colors in lettering...it is confusing to the eye, will make the lettering very hard to read. IF you choose color, use the same color throughout the transfer lettering. IF you are going to use color, we suggest using a Sharpie pen for the dotting that is about the same color as the rhinestones you wish to use... that will give you a very good idea what the transfer will look like in its final form. 

Artwork and Logos: As with lettering, the key here is to SIMPLIFY, simplify, simplify. Very ornate logos and artwork do not translate well unless your transfer is to be very big. Again, set up the artwork, to size, in a Graphics program, Mirror the graphic, print it out, and dot it out as done above with lettering, Turn to see what the transfer will look like. IF you are unhappy with the look, modify until the transfer is approximately what you want to see in the final transfer. 

IF you follow the above guide lines, your set up cost will be minimal and the quotes will be relatively accurate. WE cannot do set ups of words or art from a description, whatever. To give you a good idea of what the transfer will cost, we need to see the actual artwork as you want it to look. IF we have to do the set up, we charge at the rate of $50.00 per hour, and you can do most of this yourself. 

Please note: This is NOT a gripe! But, in the past, we have received many, many requests for quotes of transfers via email....The email will read, "Please give me a quote of transfers for the following words, BRIDE, BABE, etc....  We cannot tackle this kind of quote, as we have NO basis for the quote. WE must have the actual graphics work to proceed in any direction. IF we have to do the graphics work, we must charge by the hour. Often, these "words" can be set up very easily by the sender and scanned, sent to us in actual size and font. Thanks, Phil Brandt

IF you want a sample, hand built transfer to approve prior to a run, we charge $20.00 - and up, Plus the cost of the rhinestones, for producing a sample. Hand-built samples require a lot of time, and we must charge for that time. To save money, you can hand-build your own sample by following the guide lines presented in this site, "Make your own transfers." IF you have built the sample, scan it and send for a quote. This is the most cost-effective method to get exactly what you want. Thanks

Once agreement has been reached for the transfer design, you will receive a printed sheet of what the transfer will look like. There will be a space for you to sign as approving the transfer design. Scan and email or fax back to us, and the run can be done to produce your transfers. Thanks. 

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