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need advise on what program is best to deisgn vehicle wraps
Hi guys
I just received our new 54" versacamm vp540, i have to wait 2 weeks for the laminator 🙁
i have to quote one of my customers, he has 7 fiat dioblo to be fully wrapped, there coming to me direct from the dealership.
As i never done this before i need advise on what program is best to deisgn on and how you go about pricing?
Im really excited about doing these….i have a guy from bigger stickers coming down and training me on site for two days in 2 weeks, and we will try and get 2 of them done.
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forward to all your advice!!!Jof (i love my new print and cut toy) 😛
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12 Replies
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illustrator, corel, signlab, flexi?? all are up to the job, but depends what you know how to use best, also the type of graphics, vectors or rasters, and if you are creating the artwork from scratch or having it supplied
If its James from Bigger stickers, you wont go far wrong,, top man
Peter
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Hi, I know the guy from bigger stickers and he is a nice guy and knows alot , we did a course with him .
As for price wise it depends on where you are really, work out how long it will take you and the materials plus your markup
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How much does he charge for his course?
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We did it through grafityp not sure exactly off the top my head about £650 for 2 people for 2 days, definately worth doing it may not be the cheapest but it was well worth it!
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Jonathan whatever you end up doing go for a bubble free version of the vinyl. It will give you a better finished product in the end and its more forgiving.
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IMO I would’nt bother with a bubble free vinyl, yes it may be more forgiving but most of them are twice the price and IMO not worth that, we grafiwrap and have had no problems with it. Ask a few suppliers for samples and try them
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Sorry didn’t know your market over there had such a huge price difference. Over here the difference in price is minimal and that’s on a full roll.
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In principal the bubble free is fine, but several specialist wrappers have voiced concerns, as to whether it is suitable for deep recesses, and there is a good technical argument as to why it is not.
With wrap vinyl as with all materials, they have advantages and disadvantages, there in no one material that is suitable for every application,
Peter
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Very true peter.
If you relief cut in the recesses then your not stretching the vinyl at all. There’s also certain techniques for recesses where you stretch the vinyl in a larger area as opposed having the whole stretch in 1-2 inches of vinyl.
By no means was I trying to say the adhesion was any better in the bubble free. I was trying to say if you haven’t done a wrap before it is a lot more forgiving to work with.
If your a specialist wrapper then you’d have the experience and know how to use a non bubble free material and still have a perfect wrap. I’m not of that caliber as of yet but I still need to get jobs out the door.
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Jason, I wasnt having a go, Just pointing out the need to use materials that are up to the job. Bubble free obviously has its advantages, but is not for all types of wrap,
Some add companies even insist on the recesses being cut away, or an insert used, so NO stretching at all. but then its not what I would call a complete wrap.Peter
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We’ve done a couple of jobs with the MacTac one and the Avery one. They are both very easy to work with. We did an old Hyundai van a month or so back so I will keep an eye on that one and see how it stays on as there were some deep recesses on that.
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Hey Pete,
I didn’t take it in that way. I just wanted Jonathan to know what level I’m coming from. I totally agree with what you said.
Example is if you had to wrap a car for a one week promotion then a Monomeric/Polymeric Calendared vinyl would be fine. Even if you stretched the crap out of it it wouldn’t stretch back within a week.
Have fun.
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