Container Recesses – How much Extra?

[Andy Gorman]

I work that out that you need to extend to 123.5%, assuming the returns are at 90 degrees to the face.

[Phill Fenton]

I beg to differ:-

By my calculations I reckon you only need to extend to 120.6% (assuming there isn’t a full moon and the lettering is applied during a low tide *hair* )

[Andy Gorman]

120.58% That’s what I said.

(for some reason I added it up to 420 instead of 410)

[Hugh Potter]

yep !

[Steve Morgan]

Just had a look on the top of the container outside the workshop.
The raised sections have sides of closer to 45º which means that each face will be approximately 49.497475mm long! (Using formula a= b/Sin 45º) which means you need to allow a little more than 120.58%. Not sure what the tide state is but its sunny and warm!

Steve

[Robert Lambie]

Fit the graphics flat bridging the recesses. then slit every bridge allowing the flaps of vinyl to fall into the recesses and apply down. you will be left with a gap. here, "using pre-cut" strips of vinyl. just lay them in and trim.
this is the quickest way. i once did about 140 metres of this on the face of a building about 50ft up using a cherry picker. NOT FUN! 😕 :lol1:

[Martin Pearson]

Aaron, you only need to make the text longer if they want it at a certain length, if they just want to put their name on the top then you wouldn’t have to increase the length at all. How old is the container they want doing because I have done a few and the main problem with applying vinyl is the poor state of the paint. I would have a good check on condition before you apply anything.

[Andy Gorman]

Yeah but Martin, if he doesn’t extend then he is going to lose 20 percent of the width, effectively condensing the text. Which might look odd.

[Martin Pearson]

Andy, I have done a few and to be honest I just sized it to whatever height I needed and cut it as normal, did open up the kerning a little but that was all, when I applied the vinyl I used a centre hinge and worked out towards the ends, just applied it following the ups and downs didnt apply over high spots like Robert has said and they looked OK.
Thinking about it Andy I may just have been lucky with the fonts I used because I know what you mean now I stop to think about it. Maybe if I get another one to do at some point in the future I will do it differently now I know 🙄

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote Robert Lambie:

Fit the graphics flat bridging the recesses. then slit every bridge allowing the flaps of vinyl to fall into the recesses and apply down. you will be left with a gap. here, “using pre-cut” strips of vinyl. just lay them in and trim.
this is the quickest way. i once did about 140 metres of this on the face of a building about 50ft up using a cherry picker. NOT FUN! 😕 :lol1:

thats the way i would have done it too….but wouldnt fancy doing it that high up….. 😮

nik

[Aaron & Chris]

thanks for the replies guys,

They are more like 45degree recesses so I don’t know if it will look odd if I do what Rob has said, will it not look like there are extended parts of the wording where I have pieced it in?

I’m wondering if I could get away with doing it the way martin has suggested. The cabin is brand new and for a big project in London so it will be photographed from the air, it is being painted as we speak!

I’ll give it some thought.

Cheers.

Aaron.

[Steve Morgan]

I think that viewed from any angle, other than 90º, the lettering is going to look a bit odd shaped because of the corrugations.
Viewed at 90º you ‘visually’ loose about 10% of the length ie: the text will need to be expanded by that amount to compensate, however it’ll still look wrong from other angles, and not many styles will stand that amount of alteration to the shape.
I’d be inclined to expand it all by about 5% and start at the centre and work towards the ends as Martin says.

Steve