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plane graphics
hi all,
just been looking at some photos of a livery on a plane in sign link magazine, it says ‘…even aeroplanes are being wrapped in vinyl’
what i was thinking is can you trim round the windows etc with a scalp like you would on a van or is that a no, no, on a plane because you may cut into the aluminum skin of the plane, i know you would not cut into it but you may mark it enough to start a metal fatigue crack from, or may be not, would not like to take the risk.i don’t have a plane to do, its just something a have thought of from time time, if you can not cut it on the plane it must be a pig of a job to line it all up.
any one on the boards do planes?
Paul
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Paul
You have way to much time on your hands guy to be fretting over that…..lol
although I’m sure someone will answer
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yes i know (!)
just waiting for my fitting team to get back off a job then i can go home,
and my mind just wondered 😉Paul
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Either the vinyl is flat bed cut to the exact shape or you would cut the vinyl on a template (such as polycarb) covering the window surround and then apply. Very often the edges will need to be edge sealed.
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No you do cut on the plane, obviously with extreme caution, and if there is any sign of damage you get a big bill, was about £5000 for a set of windows on a 737 I was told.
Phil
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Check some back posts in members portfolio, we have a couple of members that do planes. theres a real nice 747 in there done for the olympics. im sure you have to use a real good 3m cast, specific type i think? could be wrong though… have a search its in there some place.
oh i think its featured in signextra in one of the inspiration point posts.
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we have also done plane graphics . Not sensational just model planes it was a jet!!! maybe one day the real thing 😛
Lynn
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we did work on a Lear Jet and had to use a specific 3M vinyl to allow for the massive expansion and contraction……. I think a lot of them are set up in the hanger, masked and painted.. although ones like the NZL plane probably use the same 3M material specified to us (?) (?) (?)
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