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Drew: Prime Mover
did this all on my own 😮 I think I’m getting too old to be climbing all over trucks.
This is the baby, the next two are HUGE 😮
The graphic designer made some fundamental errors which I couldn’t change.
I was given the artwork for the first and only time when the driver handed me the keys. They only gave me 2 days to complete the job before it was needed back on the road for deliveries.
Not my best effort, but I was pleased with the result given the circumstances.
All 3M 180CV2 and Laminate
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Certainly looks good from the pics mate, and well done in 2 days,
was it a full wrap? or print and cut the pics? hard to tell from the photosPeter
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quote Peter Normington:Certainly looks good from the pics mate, and well done in 2 days,
was it a full wrap? or print and cut the pics? hard to tell from the photosPeter
Thanks Pete, a full wrap mate. The truck is white….
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In that case an exceptional job, the 3m is very glossy,
so forgive me for thinking it it was paintPeter
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Looks good from here Shane. 😀
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Awesome work.
How did you go around those air intakes?
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well done shane…I bet you are tierd!!…..it is a really physical job!!
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It’s those wind deflectors that are a killer! Good job.
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Thanks friends,
Jason, the air intake is in one piece. The 3M wraps this beautifully. Its excellent stuff to work with in this situation.
I’m looking forward to using the new 3M180CV3 material as its adhesive is supposed to be more aggressive for recessed areas.
The only area I spliced was the wind deflector because the designer stuffed up on the measurements, so I had to move the ends 3 inches back.
I tried to cut it on the curve so it would be harder to see, but it still looks ‘out’ if you examine it closely.
The wind deflector took me the best part of one day by myself. I was knackered at the end of the 2 days.
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Hi Shane, that looks fantastic, what a great job.
Just a couple of things……………
I thought you weren’t allowed to go above 3 rungs on that stepladder 🙄
And I maybe mistaken but, aren’t you in mid winter down there…… WHATS WITH THE TSHIRT man!!!!!! 😉
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quote Neil Davey:I thought you weren’t allowed to go above 3 rungs on that stepladder 🙄
And I maybe mistaken but, aren’t you in mid winter down there…… WHATS WITH THE TSHIRT man!!!!!! 😉
3 rungs … only applies on a building site Neil. Nothing in the law about automotive use 🙂 Actually thats not true 😳 We are supposed to use the platform ladder you see in the pic, technically I am supposed to use a scaffold if I don’t have a platform ladder that high, but I don’t have any sacffold at all, and to hire one was expensive given I had a ladder that would reach. Plus, I’m safer on a ladder than on scaffolds.
You are right about the cold. It only got to 21 deg that day, which is cold by our standards here….. my jacket is just out of the frame. Getting up and down the ladder was keeping me warm though, as well has the heat gun.
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Hey Shane,
Did you mean the 380 is better for extreme curves and recesses or 180v3?
I thought 180v3 was just a change in the finish of the face film.
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quote Jason Xuereb:Hey Shane,
Did you mean the 380 is better for extreme curves and recesses or 180v3?
I thought 180v3 was just a change in the finish of the face film.
Jason, the 380 is designed for extreme recesses, but the cv3 denotes the new adhesive, not the face stock.
From what I’m told, the new 180cv3 has the same adhesive technology as the 380cv3, but the 380 material is designed to work with heat even on flat surfaces, whereas the 180 is not so ‘goey’ when heated and easier to use in a normal application.
They don’t recommend the 380 if you have little or no experience with wraps, as it is more difficult to work with if you have never used it before.
The suggestion is to learn and be competent on 180 or similar, then upgrade to the 380. Done right, they say it will never pop… ever.
Gill from Smiths in the UK may correct me on that, but a recent meeting I had with 3M, that was how it was explained to me..
My only argument to that is that 3M need to offer dedicated training sessions, much like they probably have over in the UK, instead of the tea and biscuit sessions they have here for 5 hours watching the experts, then having an hour or so to ‘play’.
They last Avery one I went to, I corrected the guy twice on comments he made that were all based on theory, rather than practical. Even the fitting instructor that was bought in for the demo corrected him in front of the class.
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Yep I agree but our wrap market in Australia might be tiny compared to the states and Europe/Uk.
I think your right about 180v3. The adhesive changed so you didn’t get that cross hatch pattern in the finished product. That’s what I was trying to talk about when I said the face film, so sorry about that.
I’ve played with the 380v3 and if you’ve worked with the Arlon it just seams like a natural change over. Going to 180c or Avery 1005EZ RS feels like Christmas 🙂
The 3M wheels make pushing the 380v3 into the recesses a lot easier. The vinyl doesn’t get caught up on your finger and you can apply a lot of pressure and get all the air out from behind the vinyl. So you can post heat without worrying about expanding air left behind.
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