Shane Drew: One of the hardest I’ve done to date

[Karl Williams]

As usual Shane……….Your the man! 😉

[Jill Marie Welsh]

I’d love to see closer pix of this one.
Don’t envy you all that work but you did great.
Love….Jill

[Jon Marshall]

How do you do the liquid laminating?

[Shane Drew]

quote Jon Marshall:

How do you do the liquid laminating?

Jon, I have an aquaseal liquid laminator, as well as an ezytaper and an electric laminator.

Thanks Karl.

Which part did you want to see a close up of Jill?

It was on TV in Canberra, and everyone was very impressed. Made my client very happy, and me even happier.

Only problem I had was that the client drove it interstate not long after I did it. It rained for the 18 hours it was on the road. As a result, the constant rain got under a couple of joins and they lifted as a result. I had to fly interstate to meet it at its destination to trim some edges, but all was sweet, Like any wrap, I usually do a final inspection the next day, once it has had a chance to settle, but the deadline was very tight on this one. I’ve never had an issue, this was my first…. and it ended up 1500 klm’s from my workshop. Murphy’s law I guess.

[Martin Pearson]

Great work as usual Shane, any particular reason you went for a liquid lam on this one????

Look on the bright side, it could have ended up on an international trip and a lot more than 1500km away :lol1: :lol1:

[Neil Davey]

Aawwww, come on Shane you can do better than that…….. 😀

Seriously, that’s an awesome piece of rolling art. Have a can of fosters you deserve it mate.

PS Think of the AirMiles!!!!

[David McDonald]

Hi Shane

Very impressive, how long did that take you?

Cheers
Macky

[Jason Davies]

Outstanding Shane. How long did it take to print up? I guess you were running both VS’s?

Jason

[Derek Heron]

:appl:
another top job shane
but please stop complaining about the heat 😉
its bloody freeeeeeeeeeezing over hear

Derek

[Simon Strom]

Beautiful job Shane! May a lot more work come your way as a result.

[John Singh]

To do a great job like that you need a good coach

Well Done Shane!

[Shane Drew]

Thanks Friends,

Martin, I usually liquid laminate to keep the costs down over vinyl laminate. The main reason I did this one is because they wash the coach every day. As it is on for 4 months minimum, I wanted the print to have some longevity, especially because of the daily wash. The coaches I do that are only on for 6 weeks, I don’t worry about lamination though,

David, My son and I took 4 days to fit. I did all the ladder work, and my son helped me with every thing from below the window line. He hates heights 🙁

Jason, yes, both printers ran for 2 days. I dedicate each printer to each side,

Derek. It was 36 here yesterday, with massive humidity. I rather the cold to be honest 🙂

[Mike Grant]

Nice one Shane 😀

[Lee Attewell]

You’re still my hero 🙂

[Harry Cleary]

Top notch job Shane.

[Shane Drew]

Thanks Friends, appreciate your comments

[Martin Pearson]

Shane, didn’t realise a lot of these are so short term so just assumed that you normally laminated with a film. 😳

Flippin lot of hard work in these shame in a way that it is only on there for a shortish period of time. Negotiate with them on the next one and tell them that your not doing it unless they agree to leave it on for 3 years :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

[Neil Speirs]

:praise1: u da man

[Otto Peltonen]

Nice, very nice… your design?

[Shane Drew]

Thanks again guys,

Martin, they range from a month to 6 months in longevity. My client only advertises companies that sign up for a transport package, so it is not general advertising in that sense.

It is usually advertising special events where he is the exclusive transport operator, so rarely adverts would run longer than a few months before or during the event.

Otto, I rarely do the design for these things. I advise of the design, that is about all, telling the designer areas that should not have critical data, especially in the areas that need a bit of stretching.

I have only had one design that was 200mm short over 15m, and it didn’t work when I went to fit it, I was 1500klm from the office, but we got around it somehow. I always take my offcuts with me, and if it is an area I know is difficult, I’ll often print another one just in case, so I have a spare.

Preparation is the key, especially when I travel such huge distances to do a fitting.

[Martin Pearson]

Shane, I know they aren’t your designs which is a real shame if the designers over there are like the companies over here (& I’m sure they will be) then they will end up earning a pile more money than you & they don’t have to hop all over the Country for their part of the job :lol1: :lol1:

Still as has already been said, think of the Air Miles, few more jobs & your next trip over here will be for free, well the flying part will be :lol1: :lol1:

[Karl Williams]

quote Martin:

Shane, I know they aren’t your designs which is a real shame if the designers over there are like the companies over here (& I’m sure they will be) then they will end up earning a pile more money than you & they don’t have to hop all over the Country for their part of the job :lol1: :lol1:

Still as has already been said, think of the Air Miles, few more jobs & your next trip over here will be for free, well the flying part will be :lol1: :lol1:

But the Bar won’t be! 😉

[Shane Drew]

To be honest, we had planned on coming over in March next year, but the wife can’t get the time off work. So we had to can it for next year. We will go to New Zealand later in the year.

Maybe 2013….. 🙁

[Robert Lambie]

Great work as always Shane, well done mate….

i sympathise fully with you regarding humidity, even when working indoors the humidty gets to the vehicle unless you have a temp controlled room, which is unlikey with this size of vehicle. the humidity can turn the best of wrap films into a tacky nightmare.

i know many look on buses as big flat panels but the amount of finishing work and osmall obsticles that get in the way are very time consuming when done correct.
we see general city centre buses out on the road regularly plastered in wraps but this type just dont do the same job. they ARE hung like wall paper. they are not wrapped. simply bridge anything in theor way and butchered when cuts have to be made. i know these firms look on the wraps as short term and work on tight budgets, but still…

anyway, thanks for taking the time to upload your work mate, always great to see.

[Shane Drew]

quote Robert Lambie:

Great work as always Shane, well done mate….

i sympathise fully with you regarding humidity, even when working indoors the humidty gets to the vehicle unless you have a temp controlled room, which is unlikey with this size of vehicle. the humidity can turn the best of wrap films into a tacky nightmare.

i know many look on buses as big flat panels but the amount of finishing work and osmall obsticles that get in the way are very time consuming when done correct.
we see general city centre buses out on the road regularly plastered in wraps but this type just dont do the same job. they ARE hung like wall paper. they are not wrapped. simply bridge anything in theor way and butchered when cuts have to be made. i know these firms look on the wraps as short term and work on tight budgets, but still…

.

I know what you say mate, but buses are a lot harder than they look to be honest. We can’t remove any of the lights or accessories on these buses and the Chinese factory decided to glue all the lights onto the bus frame. The bus owner was livid. Goodness knows what they’ll do when a bulb blows…

The local council buses here are the same as you say. Put on wet usually, and they tent within weeks. Usually a cheap monomeric too. We use cast on all our bus wraps, and we have to guarantee the film will not damage the bus, paint or the signs we go over in the wrap process. If it does, we are liable for any expense in repairing the damage that is caused,

That is why we do the entire job dry, and we insect the vehicle and photograph damage before we start.

Never had an issue yet, but the previous sign shop did. I learned from his lesson…

Thanks for every ones comments. I appreciate it

[Martin Cole]

saw that on your website Shane.

Wonderful work my friend, looks stunning.

Start getting your son used to those ladders before your knees start giving up..like mine are 🙁

[Robert Lambie]

quote Shane Drew:

I know what you say mate, but buses are a lot harder than they look to be honest.

sorry Shane, my reply might not be explaining itself as intended mate.
i am actually in full agreement with you on how time consuming a bus can be to do if done correctly. which is in your case. we do a fair amount of buses too but not wraps. just huge graphics up and down the sides of them and i know how long it takes just to do these due to grills, air intakes, doors, lights etc etc chuck in your hot humid weather and i imagine it to be a bit of a nightmare. 😕
i hate seeing the city buses with their adverts, complete mess up close,

[Shane Drew]

quote Robert Lambie:

quote Shane Drew:

I know what you say mate, but buses are a lot harder than they look to be honest.

sorry Shane, my reply might not be explaining itself as intended mate.
i am actually in full agreement with you on how time consuming a bus can be to do if done correctly. which is in your case. we do a fair amount of buses too but not wraps. just huge graphics up and down the sides of them and i know how long it takes just to do these due to grills, air intakes, doors, lights etc etc chuck in your hot humid weather and i imagine it to be a bit of a nightmare. 😕
i hate seeing the city buses with their adverts, complete mess up close,

Sorry Rob, must have misread your post 😳

Martin, my knees are OK but my stomach makes it hard to balance on the scaffold. Gravity tends to make my gut lean over too far….. Makes it hard to see my feet too. The wife is talking about me going on a diet…. You know what they say about diets… it is to die without any T 🙁

[Cheryl Smith]

There is no point in me asking whether you have had the time to take it easy….I wouldnt be surprised if you had driven fifty million miles to do the job too…(didnt read all reply posts)….hope you are getting some Christmas time off Shane!….
Brilliant work as always…top knotch!!

[Shane Drew]

thanks Cheryl. Yep, closing on the 22nd, reopening on the 9th. some clients may need some last minute stuff during that time, but I don’t plan on working if I can avoid it 🙂

[Cheryl Smith]

yes I know the one….first two weeks of January stuffed with work already….having to say no is quite hard….but easier now I have a lovely family to enjoy. 😀

[Nicola McIntosh]

brilliant job done shane….I’m annoyed cause i didn’t post earlier 😀

[Shane Drew]

no worries Nik 🙂

[Mark van Dam]

Nice Job Shane 😀

[Shane Drew]

quote markvandam:

Nice Job Shane 😀

Thanks Mark