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just started wrapping what are the good & bad points?
Hi All,
I’m at the stage in my business having had a printer and cutter for 18 months, finally took the plunge and made it my core day job from January, doing the usual sign’s and some vehicle work I’m now being asked to look into Vehicle wrap’s.
I have two fitters who can stick vinyl really well but is the art of Wrapping a different beast (not to be attacked by the feint hearted) or should I bite the bullet and send them on a course (investment). buy the vinyl and laminate, (expensive) and let them go to work.
locally there is nobody within 40 miles who does this.
What are the pit falls,
Is there much margin in it?
Is the design element time consuming?
what do you do if a panel is cocked up and you need to reprint.Your thoughts would help.
Cheers
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The wrapping course is excellent. I would advice going on it even if you don’t really plan on trying to do lots of full wraps. I went on it in Feb and have wrapped the rear doors of our big van and am going to fully wrap our wee van next week and that’s it. The advantage is how much better I am at vinyl application (even though I’ve been doing it for almost 10 years and was brilliant anyway 😀 ) and everyone else also as I’ve passed on the tips and tricks.
You gain lots of confidence for large panels and jobs that have big oversized logos. Basically after completing the course you should be able to do what you do now faster and better and be happier to try and few new things as well.Hope that helps a bit.
G
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Mate, learn as much as you can from other sources and then jump on in and learn from your own mistakes.
We here all attend a refresher course at least twice a year. In fact I’ve got someone here today from one of my suppliers to learn how to wrap from us, but we’re all still booked in for a one day course in September.
We find that if you use really good quality vinyl, over laminate it after letting it gas out totally that you don’t make many mistakes (unless you have cut the vinyl). If you’re using a quality cast vinyl with the corresponding overlam then if you mis-align you should be able to snap back and re apply.
Always charge your work at the right price. As soon as you start dropping your price to match someone else, you run the risk of not having enough profit in the job to feel good about repairing a stuff up.
You might find that wrapping isn’t for you. I have to keep reminding myself that I can’t be everything to all people, so I’ll only do something if it’s profitable and I can do i well.
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Thanks Guys,
It’s good to hear from your peers what you kind of know your self. I know its not for the feint hearted. Gavin, I do think that the lessons we might learn from a training course will be valuable as there are still methods I query in house.
Can I ask who you used for the course ?
Cheers
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Hi Adam
I came back today after doing the wrapping course with James
at the Roland Academy. I can’t sing his and their praises enough.As Gavin says below, it’s invaluable to increase your knowledge and confidence in all types of vinyl application, I too have been fitting vinyl for around eight years or so and I learned some new techniques that are going to help my existing signmaking.
Go for it mate. You wont regret it.
Of course I am biased slightly having only been on their course.
I’m sure that other courses are equally as valuable. I would check some earlier posts on the subject right here to make up your mind.Tim
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I also went on the course with James at the Roland academy and would also highly recommend it.
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