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APA wrapping material – my experience.
Hey guys, a few weeks ago i had a call from APA offering a huge range of services. I for the first time bought a full roll of wrapping material… they assured me it was as good as or better than their rivals 3M, Avery etc… so i bought it, as my usual suppliers dont do that colour. I had a good go with the APA stuff and initially it seemed ok, but it soon became a problem. The material was weak and the adhesive was pulling away from the face film and leaving almost like stretch marks on the film. I wrapped most of the car in this, spending a day, until i noticed a few faint marks. I thought they were reflections off mirrors, but was infact the white from the adhesive sheet that was coming through from where the adhesive came off!!?? i ended up stripping the car and calling APA. they werent much help and offered a wrapping course..but i didnt think this was good enough, as id never had a problem like it before and it was my 10th vehicle, with the same application… i ended up taking it on the chin, and choosing a different colour from Hexis, which was as always perfect for the job!:) So no major drama, but id check the material out first next time instead of listening to a rep!
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7 Replies
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Ben
after seeing the quality of your work on here i think them offering you a wrap course was the biggest insult they could give you.Just been looking at your recent posted work top notch as always
Kev
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quote Kevin Flowers:Ben
after seeing the quality of your work on here i think them offering you a wrap course was the biggest insult they could give you.Just been looking at your recent posted work top notch as always
Kev
+1
John
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quote Kevin Flowers:Ben
after seeing the quality of your work on here i think them offering you a wrap course was the biggest insult they could give you.Just been looking at your recent posted work top notch as always
Kev
+2
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Sorry Ben but I would have taken them up on their offer. Having seen the quality of your work I would like to know what they can do with their wrap films that you obviously can’t :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:
Latest batch of jobs look just as good as all the others you have posted by the way.
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What colour was it Ben?
Not really used APA for a while but all manufacturers have problems from time to time, . Had issues with both 3M and Avery in the last year, its how they deal with them that matters and APA clearly haven’t been up to scratch here.
I would at least expect some investigation and asking for batch numbers etc.
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quote Kevin Flowers:Ben
after seeing the quality of your work on here i think them offering you a wrap course was the biggest insult they could give you.Just been looking at your recent posted work top notch as always
Kev
+ THREE…almost a slap to the face…bloody cheek.
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i had exactly the same issue with APA with their yellow shade….
I have wrapped several vehicles none with issues, however thus one has created nothing but issues…..
So i will not order or offer there swatches to a customer again.
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