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does anyone know the law on graphics for rear windows?
I’m just about to start gathering designs for car decals but more window decals
Is there any laws on decals on rear windows? ie size ?
Cheers
PS… anyone got any tips of best way to sell decals? ie weed and sell or sell them as a kit
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As far as i am a aware, No rules apply to rear windows, As far as selling a kit, you would have to supply app tape if you left the weeding to the customer? I would think most people would want a ready to apply product,..
Peter
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quote Peter Normington:As far as i am a aware, No rules apply to rear windows, As far as selling a kit, you would have to supply app tape if you left the weeding to the customer? I would think most people would want a ready to apply product,..Peter
Yeah when I say kit I mean weeded and app tape applied along with vinyl squeegee and maybe a mini bottle of water for wet application.
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If you want to add value, sell with a squeegee, blade and full instructions.
but it depends on the market you are targeting. Unless you are offering something unique, Its very hard to compete with some of the stuff available on ebay or even car accessory shops. especially if you are selling small single items.Peter
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quote Peter Normington:If you want to add value, sell with a squeegee, blade and full instructions.
but it depends on the market you are targeting. Unless you are offering something unique, Its very hard to compete with some of the stuff available on ebay or even car accessory shops. especially if you are selling small single items.Peter
I was going for customised car decals(with there name on it along with there design) that you can’t buy in big name shops
Is there anywhere that sells pre-made kits for re-sale? or would I be best making the kits up myself?
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i always sell with full instructions (printed if face to face, or a word doc if online) and throw in a squeegee if over £50, though often throw one in anyways if i like the customer ! i buy 10 for about £3 i think, crap but will do for one job !
i dont include app fluid, proper stuff too expensive to give away a bit on every job !
always be as helpful as poss, i foten throw in a 10% off next job voucher too, often comes in handy for when the knacker the first one !
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I often turn all my offcuts into ‘car cr*p’ for the boy & girl racers & sell in off as job lots to the ‘street cruise’ fraternity.
Unless you have a retail shop and get a name for doing car decals there’s very little money to be made for the usual sony / clarion / momo etc. Ebay is totally flooded with the stuff – I didn’t even bother advertising there as I might not make back my listing fees!I just sell off pre-cut selections that some of the guys take to the track days & make enough to pay for a few bottles of NO2 :lol1:
There IS however a growing market that commands a premium – car customising. A couple of hundred quid for 2-tone vinyl flames & viper stripes etc. Not bad for an afternoons work and £20 of material! With the obligatory 10% off if a member turn up ‘wearing’ a sticker for the local website. You WILL get jerked around by some muppets. Suss them out early and price it stupidly high to make it worth your while!
Honestly, it’s interesting work – often they require a LOT of steering away from hideous designs, but if they want pink squiggles who am I to argue too much.
Even supplying as kits, you get a much better rate than for doing commercial vehicles. Then I give away the rubbish squeegees I bought a couple of years ago – no use to me – but OK for a one-off job, with a few tips on application & aftercare.
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we get lot’s of boy/girl racers some are seriously not concernered about price you soon get an idea about serious and not, serious dosn’t question price just ask’s how soon the rest we send away and tell them come back when you have saved up !!!!!!
Lynn
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John. Forget about producing car decals and number plates – these are just beer money/hobby activities. If you want to make a living in signs you must target the business to business sector. The general public are too tight fisted to shell out proper money to buy signs whereas small businesses see their signs as adverts and will pay a decent going rate to have proper signs produced to advertise their business.
Sit down and work out how many car decals and number plates you will need to sell on a daily basis in order to cover your overheads and break even. Compare that to how many vans you would need to letter up on a daily basis to break even. You will quickly realise who your target customers should be.
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i must be honest, i packed in doing car stickers on ebay within a coupld of weeks of starting, the 99p brigade have wrecked it, just put in ‘decals’ and you get about 12000 listings !
i now sell stuff thats more select in the potential buyers, a few quids worth of material and ten mins to make, £20 ! suits me fine for that money, just be careful how you list, if the 99p boys spot it, and see you’re doing ok, they’ll ruin it for you very quicky !
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We do a few car bits via the website and ebay but both these mainly are used to advertise and hopefully attract bigger work.
One of my largest customers started buying a small item on ebay (mind you we’re over 99p, wouldn’t bother for that)and has now spent a nice sum with us for signs and vehicle graphics for the company he works for.Had quite a few like that. We do some shows and make a nice sum from small stuff in a weekend but day to day our main £££ earner is business to business.
Lee
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