-
Vinyl choice
I have a customer who has asked me to graphic a shipping container for him. I suggested it might be easier to fit a board and graphic that as the sides are obiously corregated but he wants the vinyl applied direct.
Has anyone done one of these before? what is the best vinyl to use and where do you start?
When applying graphics what is the best way to get them in the right place ? with all the corregations any graphics applied will obviously end up shorter than if applied to a flat surface so how do you get things in the right place?
I have thought about using a piece of string the same length as the graphics and using this as a gauge following the corregations but I’m not sure if this will work. -
7 Replies
-
Hi Martin,
I recently had to do this for a neighbour. I suggested applying signwhite to the outside and viola…Easy peasy. I did notice the paint on the container was very flat and pitted…All that salt air, and really didn’t fancy putting vinyl on to it.
Lee
-
Thanks for the reply Lee but I think I will have to do it in vinyl, there is quite a bit of text and the guys logo is about 6 colours. The container has been repainted so hopefully the surface wont be to bad, mind you I have seen some really bad paint jobs !!!
-
Had one of these jobs, “we’ll re-paint it for you mate” yeah looks like they did it with a yard brush, Martin cut it in some paint mask, a small roller and a tin of 1-shot and Bobs yer uncle. 😎 as for the logo do the same and use reg marks, I guarantee if you do it in vinyl if its the usual paint job its gonna cost you more in grief than its worth.
-
Martin,
I’d just do it in Oracal 751 and then maybe frog juice it afterwards (never used FJ myself but it seems to be the thing in these situations?)…
It’s simply a case of ‘do what you do’ and explain to the customer that if it’s vinyl he wants then it’s vinyl you’ll do – but it may not last more than ‘a season’!….
I suppose you could use Spandex 220 or 110 series ( I think that’s what they’re called) – great stuff, top of the range – would stick to an igloo – though the initial tack of the 220 is weird 😕 and it costs…BIG TIME!
more soon
mikethesign
-
Hi martin I did 50 containers white text on a blue background was a pain to get the logo to look right we ended up extended the customers logo by 10% to compensate for the corrugation. we started the installation from the middle and worked out put the blue down first and then the text in 3 sections it took 6 hours to do the first one by the time we got to no 50 we had it down to an hour and a half per container we used that 3M scotchcal 60 vinyl but I wouldn’t use it again we had problems with the white vinyl sticking to the blue! strange stuff. The containers were new so the paint was ok and took the vinyl well.
ive posted a picture in show us your stuff if I can be of any help do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards Neil….
-
Thanks for the advice people, the customer is not happy about the price and for once I’m not droping it. If he changes his mind and we do the job I will let you know how we get on.
-
Yes the finished graphics measured 6000mm long when fitted them but we ended up cutting them a 6600mm this could change depending on the depth of recesses I don’t think all containers would be the same.
Good luck with the job Neil………
Log in to reply.