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Does anyone trim vinyl graphics on vehicles?
Hi All
I have aways trimmed vinyl graphics on vehicles with a sharp scalp, IE round door handles etc or adjusted the line of a strip if it has become distorted being applied over a curved survive, hope you know what i mean.
it should be noted i have 20 years experience and take due care when doing this.
anyway i have a customer who is now upset that he has some marks on his paintwork now he has removed the graphics. only ever had one problem before. want to know what others do,
have i been doing it wrong for 20 years? I have always assumed it was industry practice to do it this way. I am wrong?Paul
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5 Replies
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always do it and love to watch my customers squeme , it took years of practice and only with a brand new 10a scaple blade at the end of my fingers with no handle so i have complete control of the pressure.
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I would only do this if absolutely forced to do so.
Too much risk and room for error.
At least if you are a klutz like me.
Love….Jill -
If you have marked the paintwork, it is not really acceptable to the customer, I also cut on the van sometimes, but then its a risk, and my risk. but if I know I am going to do it, put a piece of masking tape just into where the vinyl will be cut, overlay the vinyl, cut and then pull out the masking tape.
Peter
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Been doing it for years without much more than a ‘t-cut it away’ skiff on the paint so long as I always use a brand new blade. Just scoring 3/4 the way through, not cutting the vinyl is what I aim for.
Have had a few vans / trucks in that another company (who shall remain nameless) required them to 1) have a respray as ‘somebody’ knifed THROUGH the paint AND the primer causing it to rust and 2) used the top of an alloy fuel tank on a £100k Iveco tractor unit as an impromptu ‘cutting bench’.
I’ve used Peter’s ‘trick’ once or twice – but normally just ‘feeling’ the cut suffices.
Dave
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You must score the vinyl. Not cut it. Cutting implies cutting right through the material and risking cutting the paint. This is if you have to cut ontop of paintwork.
Score the vinyl then lift it at the edge and your able to tear.
I also never cut on paint work any more. I use the lines on the vehicles, doors, ledges etc to guide my blade. If I did mark the paintwork no one is ever going to see it.
Also did you cut the clear coat or right through the paint?
If its just the clear coat cut and polish will make it look better.
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