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Hi from Scotland

Posted by Martin Gray on June 2, 2008 at 10:27 pm

Hello everybody

Just way to start up my own vinyl sign business. Ive been in the motor trade for about 10 years as a car painter a family owned business. And am just trying to branch out a bit. My idea is If a car/van with sign writing comes in damaged we will repair the panel and i will replace the vinyl

I don’t know how you guys feel about copyright on this matter? But i feel it is ok because the sign writer should have made his money from this job. But i would not copy some one else design if a customer came to me trying to get a cheaper price!

I have been looking about and i think i am going to go for graphtec CE3000-60 with signlab 8 with 3M 50 series vinyl does this sound good? I have used 3M products in the motor trade before and they are a good manufacturer

Any advice welcome

Martin

Martin

Martin Gray replied 15 years, 9 months ago 14 Members · 15 Replies
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Marcella Ross

Member
June 2, 2008 at 10:31 pm

hi and welcome Martin
Karl Williams

Member
June 2, 2008 at 10:32 pm

Hello Martin.
Are you setting up a sign business or just looking to do your own stuff for bodyshop use?

Karl.
Andy Gorman

Member
June 2, 2008 at 10:33 pm

Welcome Martin.
I know what you mean. We all do crash repairs occasionally and think nothing of reproducing someone else’s design in that instance. I don’t think it’s the same as nicking a design.

Good choice on the software and plotter, I don’t know that vinyl but I’m sure someone else would have had experience of it. If you are going to do crash repair work, then you will need swatches from plenty of vinyl manufacturers as they all do different colours and crash repair colour matching can be a pain in the arse sometimes.
Robert Lambie

Member
June 2, 2008 at 10:34 pm

welcome aboard…

if possible ide edit your post and re-post in appropriate forum based on your setup mate.
Warren Beard

Member
June 2, 2008 at 10:34 pm

:welcome: Martin
Graeme Harrold

Member
June 2, 2008 at 11:37 pm

Welcome on board…….Im sure you’ll have fun here………
Duncan Wilkie

Member
June 3, 2008 at 3:08 am

Welcome aboard lad.
Harry Cleary

Member
June 3, 2008 at 8:42 am

Welcome 😀
Fred McLean

Member
June 3, 2008 at 9:05 am

Greetings :welcome:
Nicola McIntosh

Member
June 3, 2008 at 10:28 am

welcome to the boards martin 😀

nik
Lynn Normington

Member
June 3, 2008 at 6:02 pm

hello Martin welcome and well done for joining right from the start all you need now is a picture !! 😀

Lynn
David Rogers

Member
June 3, 2008 at 9:12 pm

Hi Martin & welcome.

Good choice of plotter, software & vinyls there…nice to see quality materials used from the outset 😀

Shop around though – there are plenty of quality manufacturers / suppliers at varying prices.

Dave
Martin Gray

Member
June 4, 2008 at 12:17 am

Hi thanks everybody for the great welcome

Karl i think i will just stay with vehicles for just now. Thinking of going in to digital printing for vehicles in a few years. But trying not to get a head of myself don’t want to run before i can walk.

Andy you think its hard to match vinyl you should try paint now that’s i nightmare! But am ways up for a challenge.

My dad just got a new recovery lorry so that’s my first job. Will try to put up some photos when am finished get a expert opinion on it

Will get a photo of myself up asap
John Wilson

Member
August 24, 2008 at 9:18 am

Hi Martin

Welcome to the boards

Where are you based?
Martin Gray

Member
August 24, 2008 at 2:32 pm

Hi John

Am based up the Aberdeenshire area