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  • do you lay in contour or cut around the recesses?

    Posted by Lorraine Buchan on March 25, 2003 at 11:03 am

    Hello everyone,

    I was just wondering on a general opinion, recently on my habitual stroking and caressing of signs and vinyl graphics in passing by, i have noticed a few (mostly old transit vans) graphics where instead of the vinyl being laid into the contour it has been cut. when standing face on at a distance its not noticable, but when at an angle or close up you can see that the graphic has been cut away (are you getting my meaning) anyway i just wondered how many did this??

    Brian Hays replied 21 years, 1 month ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • John Childs

    Member
    March 25, 2003 at 2:38 pm

    Not me Lorraine. None of my customers would sit still for that. 🙁

  • Robert Lambie

    Member
    March 25, 2003 at 9:13 pm

    I know exactly what you mean Lorraine.
    In a nutshell, NO. 😮 I don’t use this method, but have seen it a few times.

    I have to say it does work to an extent & makes life so much easier. But that’s the reason and only reason I see in doing it. To make life easier or to help the non-experienced vinyl applicator.
    It’s not the hardest thing in the world to go in and out recessed areas. And if it’s impossible to do with regular vinyl, then vehicle wrap is at hand. 😉

  • Brian Hays

    Member
    March 25, 2003 at 9:28 pm

    We have a customer that does it quite often, he has done dozens of vans for a national tyre distributor using that method. The ones I have seen do look neater done like that. His customer think so as well which is the main thing I guess 😀

    I think possibly he does it to make like easier though 😆

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