Can anyone help with wrapping round fiberglass bees?

[John Hughes]

What about painting them ?

John

[Robert Walker]

there all goint to Bee differant…. get it BEE

there being sponsored by differant companies so they will include logos and the companies style ect.

ive seen the artwork for one and its basically a wallpaper pattern,

i have aired my concerns (joins, stretching ect) and they seem fine with that

[Kevin Flowers]

Rob
if they have been created in molds they probably have wax release agent on them this is hard to get rid of, some solvents just wash it around.

Kev

[Robert Walker]

they were made in 3 parts, the mold being on the inside, all loveley and smoth on the inside and rough as a badgers (oh i swore) on the outside

[Martin Pearson]

quote Robert T Walker:

there all goint to Bee differant…. get it BEE

there being sponsored by differant companies so they will include logos and the companies style ect.

ive seen the artwork for one and its basically a wallpaper pattern,

i have aired my concerns (joins, stretching ect) and they seem fine with
that

Robert, don’t give up your day job just yet :lol1: :lol1:

Still think part painting might be an option for you, the main body is going to distort any printed graphics quite a bit with it being the shape it is so I am guessing that logos will confined to the flatish areas like the wings.
Might be better off with a full face adhesive rather than an air release type, have you tried a normal cast vinyl yet?

[Robert Walker]

if i gave up my day job Martin i asure you i would be skint!!

the company that is organising it is a wall paper company and i think it will be fine with any distorsion, logos added on after ect, one of the other one i know of is B&Q and there is also a primary school. the schoo; are painting theres them self hand prints ect and logos added after.

they arent going to be ready untill sprint time so i have a bit of time to play with.

so i guess some will be complete wraps weather just a solid colour or printed and some just logos.

i only tried the ij180 as i had some off cuts in the car.

[Kevin Flowers]

Rob
you could try the Hi Tac LG vinyl it sticks quite well to stubborn surfaces is fairly thin so will with a bit of heat it sink in to the textured surface. Either All Print Supplies or Robert Horne supply it

http://www.allprint.co.uk/ultra-high-ta … LD3888.htm

Kev

[Joe Wigzell]

Hi Rob,

Something that might be worth a try –
split your artwork into sections with a nice big cirular piece on the bottom, I’m guessing if they’re going on poles they’ll be up in the air and mianly the bottoms and sides will be showing? Maybe split into 4 sections which will be easy enough to wrap, cover from the bottom and hey presto? Stick the logos on after?
Another method that sometimes works for helmets etc, but might bee a bit tricky as the bees look pretty big – Have you tried stretching the vinyl, sticky side up over an open hole (large bin or something) and fixing at the edges. Heat til nice and stretchy then push the bee into the stretched vinyl and pinch at the top. not easy to get right but gives you a smooth finish.

[Robert Walker]

The Bee is 1meter long,

Joe i was thinking the same along a beach ball or globe shape

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[Joe Wigzell]

That looks like what I had in mind! Bee good to see how it turns out.

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Painting them would be so much simpler and easier (not to mention far less expensive and less labor) Logos would be easy to apply in cut vinyl or a print and would stick easily to the paint.
I’d use lettering enamel (oil-based) and a regular brush or sub them out to an auto body shop to be sprayed.
Love….Jill

[Robert Walker]

I’m hoping to see the artwork next week, I will have a better idea then,

[Steve McAdie]

The reason the vinyl is not sticking is probably wax. They have been made with the gel finish on the inside and resin finish on the outside. GRP resin has a wax additive that is added by manufacturers for odour control it floats to the surface of the resin keeping in a lot of the styrene fumes.

Steve