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Van Graphics: Burke Electrical
Just thought I’ld show you all this one. I’ve done 5 vans for this customer, but this is the first with full colour graphics. The prints were done by Eddie Cotter on his Cadet. Can’t Wait to get my own one !:-? 😕
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Hi
very nice, are the prints laminated or straight from the printer.Kev
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Thanks. They’re straight from the printer. The customer changes his vans every year so they won’t be on any longer. If they were done on a versa cam I’ld definatly laminate them. The Cadet prints can stand up to a fair bit of abuse.
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Great work mate… . You are already using digi prints only one year into our game? keep it up.. I mean that… too many folk starting out steer away from unfamiliar ground. Understandable really… but, Take the bull by the horns, it’s the only way to learn. Fair enough this is only the application of work Eddie has created for you, but it lets folk know what you are capable of and can only create you more business. 😉
Eddie… need to give you a call again mate… keep meaning too.
Be wary for the daft Scotsman that chats for Scotland. 😉 :lol1: :lol1: -
Nice work, looks great!
Carrie 😀
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nice stuff 😉 pictures speak louder than words, thats my sales pich!
rob if you ring me again make shure i have a comfortable seat, coffee fags & food near me 😀 😀 😀 eddie -
Fantastic stuff,
It’s a deceptively simple looking job but how long did it take you to apply?The purple stripe along the sides, did you apply then cut around the wheel arch?
Great stuff,
Cheers, Steve :drums:
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Thanks guys. The job itself took five hours to cut weed and apply. and you’re right about the stripe. its applied and cut around the arches.
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Hi all
Orville how do you cut around the arches without cutting into the paintwork.
Fantastic job by the way
Paul R(Mackerelbus Design)
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Paul..
GENTLY !!!!!!
If we have a batch of vans to do then we will make a stripe with a cut-out for the wheelarches, handles, locks etc etc. On the other hand, if there’s not enough volume to warrant the time then we just cut by hand. It’s easy enough to cut the vinyl and not the paint, easier to do than to explain, but it is more by feel than anything else.
You must never, never cut the paint because it will rust in short order and it will be painfully obvious whose fault it is. If a mistake does happen then a bit of clear nail varnish works wonders in re-sealing.
Like most things in this job it is practice and exerience.
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Thanks John
I might have a go on my own vehicle first
Paul R(Mackerelbus Design)
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Nice job.
Cutting on the van is really rather easy once you have done it a couple of times.
I do a lot of fleet work, and hand cut large logos and letters all the time. My secret? Always use a new blade, and have a very light hand. You’ll know when to change the blade, when your hand presure is the same and the cuts are not coming away. You need a fresh edge to get a clean cut with light pressure. Never press on the blade to cut. A new blade egde will do it easily, without any pressure.
Cheers
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Cutting on the van is easy if you use a new blade and be VERY careful. I got a lot of practice by doing rally cars.Doing one off jobs doesn’t warrant the extra time spent creating cut outs .
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quote :My secret? Always use a new blade, and have a very light hand.
….And I was about to say NEVER use a new blade!!!
I’m talking about a Swan Morton 10A surgical blade, these little blighters will cut through vinyl & paintwork far to easily, if your a fan of the Swan Morton blade I would say make a few cuts on a scrap bit of vinyl to dull it before cutting on a vehicle.
Maybe it’s a personal thing & my hand isn’t as steady as it used to be :drink4:
Steve
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… Just a thought about hand cutting vinyl,
going back in history, approx 15 years ago, when I was with an exhibition company we would cut all the vinyl logos by hand and you soon got used to NOT cutting to deep into the backing paper, because if you did all the logos would fall to bits or be a devil to remove the application paper + logos.
So good practise is to cut a few curvey shapes onto vinyl then check the backing paper to see if you’ve cut to deeply.Cheers, Steve
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quote Steve Thurlow:quote :My secret? Always use a new blade, and have a very light hand.
….And I was about to say NEVER use a new blade!!!
I’m talking about a Swan Morton 10A surgical blade, these little blighters will cut through vinyl & paintwork far to easily, if your a fan of the Swan Morton blade I would say make a few cuts on a scrap bit of vinyl to dull it before cutting on a vehicle.
Steve
Sorry Guys, I don’t know what a Swan Surgical Blade is. I am talking about the bog standard blades that have about 10 segments, that you can keep breaking off to get a new edge.
I have hand cut one off signs, 3 metres in length, on new buses, without damaging the paint work.
It really is easy once you get your head around it. :lol1:
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nice job!
sharp, straight to the point, with a pic too to show their stuff.my parents live in Co. Meath, im over just before Christmas , we’ll all have to get together for a beer, i mean guiness or 4!
i know quite a few sign guys in Dub, Irelands a busy place for graphics,
i’ve done a fair bit of wrapping and tinting over there over the years, Dublin love their wraps!, far more there than here in Birmingham.keep up the good work.
Kev
Sign and Tint
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