wrapping a chevy suburban

[George Kern]

Dennis,

The rear quarter panel fenders where they meet the body, they aren’t difficult if you take your time, but they have a very contoured shape and it makes the material lift alot in certain spots. Also on the doors on both sides, some of them have this synthetic black plastic that is not painted and sometimes the material would not stick to it unless we used the 3M tape primer 94 on it. Some clients put a silicone shine on the black plastics which makes it next to impossible to stick the materials to so just make sure your surface prep is in order first too.

2 questions:

1 – Are you wrapping in one piece sections or are you going to tile?
2 – What kind of material are you going to use and what printer will you use for the job?

Sorry that was like 2 1/2 questions :lol1: but I like to see everyones technique and equipment and how they make things happen as well. Make sure you post some pics when your done. We are wrapping 3 Yukon Denali SUVs this week going into next so I know they will be somewhat like your install.

[Dennis Van Der Lingen]

no matter the client pulled out, to bad, would have liked to wrap an american car, well there’s always next time

anyway, the technique would have been tiling, it works faster than a single piece
vinyl would have been avery 1004EA cast with a dol 3D laminate, that works also faster it gives you a crisp result in no time, bubbles and wrinkels go away with a hand stroke insted of wasting time piercing bubbles and heating the vinyl over and over again to prevent wrinkles from happening

printer would be a gerber jetster 64 inch or 62 inch i’m not sure
print would be done in 720 dpi unidrectional (i know, but the client is someone who is capable and famous for rejecting major jobs because of the smallest bubble and or nozzle missfire)

last job i did for the guy, it took him 30 minutes to check and approve the work, he opened all the doors to see how it was cut, had a flashlight with him to use the shine to detect bubbles he otherwise would not see, because we where in a garage he ordered the car to be put on the bridge so he could inspect the bottomside of the car, he puts his finger threw every reccess to feel any imperfection, and when i just ready to stab a pen in his eye he approved the work and payed on the spot

in short the guy’s a real mission impossible, hence my question here about the car

[Jill Marie Welsh]

Things you have to watch out for when wrapping an American vehicle:
😉 Plastic Jesus on the Dashboard
😉 Buck Fush bumper sticker
😉 Rusted trailer hitch with optional tennis ball cover
😉 Pleather "bra" on the front
😉 Furry steering wheel cover
😉 Can of Pimp Cheese under the driver’s seat
😉 Little tree air freshener hanging from rear-view mirror
😉 WalMart smile guy ball on the antenna
😉 Fake hand or foot dangling from trunk
😉 "Fear This!" stickers on any glass surface
😉 Fake bullet hole decals
😉 Yellow Ribbon magnetics rusted to surface
😉 99% Bitch 1% Sweetheart front license plate
😉 Red Primer and/or Duct Tape
😉 Pink truck "balls" dangling from trailer hitch
😉 Winch or brush guard on the front bumper
😉 Dents from deer encounters
😉 Ski rack on roof or bike rack on back
😉 NASCAR spare tire cover
….I think that covers all the bases.
Love….Jill