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vehicle wrapping: grahams dairys
below is a series of pictures showing 1 of 3 trucks i wrapped.
i did 2 a couple of weeks ago, so i took some pictures of the process…
this is not a demo as such.. just some pictures of me working with andrew and chris..we managed to completely wrap the truck in blue vinyl, then apply part in white vinyl to show milk spalsh and then the text on the both sides and rear in about 3 hours. out in the sun and all done dry.
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Nice pictures!
😀 😀 😀
The truck turned out well too.
Now I think I need a cigarette.
(and I don’t smoke)
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Looks great Rob, Interesting that you apply the application tape to the blue vinyl before fitting it – I assume to stop the squeegy from marking the surface ? Do you use a laminator for that and just run a few dozen meters or cut all the sections ready to apply and tape up by hand ?
Just wondering about my Porsche fitting job on Tuesday if I should do the same…. 😕
Nigel
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Great job Rob ………. was going to be mean & put bubbles on your vinyl using photoshop 😉 😆 But Im a (angel) so I wouldnt dream of it ………… however it hasnt stopped me from planting the seed for someone else to do 😛
Really impressive ……. all dry application!!!!! Excellent, you really do a great job.
Jill you make me giggle … bet you wish he was wearing a kilt eh?? 😉 😆
We did however notice something Rob……. a few of your favourite beverages perhaps???? 😉
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quote :These are not good questions to ask when you’re s’posed to be fitting to said porsche on Tuesday Will the vinyl still wrap round the curves though with the app tape on?
yeah I know mate, but I was just wondering earlier today about the exact same thing and seeing this post I just thought I’d ask to question.
In terms of conformability the answers NO it wont because the tape dont stretch like the vinyl when you heat it – but in the Avery training video (which you will be made to watch before fitting commences 😉 ) they start off with the vinyl taped up and then once it gets to the point where it has to be heated they remove it.Just a though because the darker the vinyl the more noticable the scratches will be from over enthusiastic squeegying ( and we dont want scratches do we 😀 )
Nigel
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If you give vinyl a good heating after it has been applied, many small defects and scratches will disappear. I don’t know why. We used to put rolls in an oven at about 60 deg C for half an hour if they had any pressure marks from overly tight winding. I have found that the darker the colour, the more careful you have to be that you don’t overstretch otherwise some stress like marks can appear.
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eemmm…thanks jill 😳 😆 😆
quote :We did however notice something Rob……. a few of your favourite beverages perhaps????😆 😆 😆 😆 brilliant, nearly spat my breezzzz.. ahem.. Beer out there. 😆 😆 😆
regarding tape on the vinyl.. we hand cut the lengths of vinyl. then taped by hand. two guys.. myself and andrew taped up.
tape has lots of good uses, i know i could apply this without tape but applying dry involves allot or ripping back and laying, ripping back and laying.. try this more than once without it taped and the vinyl will be all distorted.
the tape does stop scratches, i would advise you to tape before applying to the car.my best advice would be to0 look at the wrap demo with the sunbed shop van. the one with the big star burst graphic.
basicaly make the car were it should line up. ide say run a two inch masking tape the angle you want right up the car.
then each of you holding an end line it up near the tape. tack the section low at the door and start to apply towards the back. (hitting only the high parts. ignore the parts that dont make contact with the car. dewi holds the vinyl off the car at all times but low enough so he can keep an eye its still inline with the tape.
once in place it will probably look awful.. at this point start to apply near the contact parts working out so you see the tape/vinyl starting to tighten up. but dont push it to tight.. once everything is tight remove the app tape. from a “distance” apply gentle heat and start tto apply into the low areas watching not to close your air in and get it trapped.wish i was there.. better showing than typing 😕
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thanks for the tips Rob – I think there will be some photographic evidence shortly to show you et al how we managed it 😉 or not 😥 as the case my be !!
Nigel
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No kilts for me, Carrie…
I like jeans-n-riggers.
Kilts are Ok but they hide too much detail.
(unless ya look up one)
😉 😉 😉 😉 😉
love…jill
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Nice Job and a simple clean design…one observation though, when i was first learning to “wallpaper” vehicles, the guy who taught me always started from the back of the vehicle and worked forward. This way the overlaps always cover the leading edge of the vinyl that is exposed to the oncoming high winds/rain and stops it from eventualy lifting.
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bloody brilliant 😀 😀 😀 😀
Cheers
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*rofl* *rofl* *rofl* *rofl*
Excellent!!!!
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Whens he gonna paint the rest of the wagon to match LOL
amazin how u do that Rob!
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Hi Robert
What vinyl have you used on the truck?
Rebecca
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this one was mactac 9800 rebecca. mactac is the only other calander vinyl i use to oracal.. not saying others arent good but these two, are what i have grwon to use and love 😉
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MACTAC!!! i thought you were an Oracal man through & through 😉
I LOVE Mactac 9800 series but I’ve been getting used to Oracal ever since I got the Europoint acount 👿 , my main gripe with Oracal is the colours, none match the Mactac colours so I have to keep both in stock…. hang on…. black matches, if you squint 😮
Steve
(Nice job by the way Rob)
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