[Emran Shaikh]

Hi Ewen, you’ve done a great job with the white van. Call this a coincidence but I have had a customer approach me to do a vehicle wrap just like yours. Don’t worry none of your customers. The van he wants wrapping is a VW combo. What kind of figures should I be charging him? Also I have never done a vehicle wrap! so any help will be very much appreciated, ie: what material vinyl? how easy is it to take off after if customer is to sell his van? is it OK to vinyl on top of it with writing etc… We source our printing from an outside company, would vinyl straight from the roll do or would we need to apply some form of laminate?

As stated help very much appreciated.

[Emran Shaikh]

Hi Lee,
Im sorry I’m confusing everyone. What I wanted to know was on some of the jobs the letters are cut out on the dibond and then the steel letters are placed on top with an acrylic backing. I was wondering how the lettering was cut in the dibond. Does that make sense?

[Emran Shaikh]

hi mate, i mean how did you get the letters cut out of the dibond?

[Emran Shaikh]

Hi Richard,
can you give me your web details please.
Also what kind of routing system do you use for cutting out the letters?

[Emran Shaikh]

Hi Phil,
I just read your thread. All your work is very good.

[Emran Shaikh]

Hi Martin. Thanks I really appreciate your help. I was worried about getting the job all wrong. I have seen many of the SKY vans going around wrapped in pictures. Little things that I wasn’t quite sure on how to do. Such as trimming around the window etc. is it best to take the rubber trim off, vinyl under and re apply? or is it best to trim around the rubber seal approx 5-10mm? I will give it a go on some random objects around the house and workshop.
Thanks again, Much appreciated.

[Emran Shaikh]

Hi, at the moment I use vinyl for normal signage. shop signs, window graphics car windows etc. I have been doing that for a while now. Approx one and a half years. I do generally have a good feel for normal everyday life vinyl, but I believe the vinyl used on vehicle wraps is slightly different? also generally on some signage I may use water to help application but I’ve bee told not to use any on a vehicle wrap. ….

[Emran Shaikh]

thanks guys I really appreciate your help and advice. I understand your point. I may be able to find someone who can do it but I doubt very much they would let me watch!

[Emran Shaikh]

i really appreciate all the help I can. thanks. I saw a posting on this site someone wrapped a van. he plastered the vinyl all over the window as well, I am guessing that he cut out the window section later? is that right? also would you normally just cut it with a surgical blade? how would you avoid cutting into the paintwork? or would you generally push the vinyl under the rubber window seals? what about indentations on vehicles? for example like the transit vans… on the side panels because there is no windows they have panels but they have an indented frame around them. would i normally cut out that part or would i somehow push the vinyl into the indentations? What kind of price would you charge on a new mini? I don’t want to undercharge in a silly way. can anyone advise me of anyone who can print the vinyl for me?

[Emran Shaikh]

thanks. i am based in Manchester and Leeds. I don’t really want to go on a course because business has not been very good over this last month and its Christmas time I’m skint!!! plus the job is for my mate so its more of an experimental training for me. but i need to make sure that the graphics don’t wear off on the sunlight etc. i just don’t know where to start and what to get to do the job?

[Emran Shaikh]

thanks rich, I will take a look at the posts. Help very much appreciated.
Thanks

[Emran Shaikh]

haha, yes mate. I generally do a lot with acrylics, vinyl, banners, letters with locaters etc… and some lighting. I just have to do this job but the customer has specifically requested a more shopping centre style upmarket design like the vision express ones.

[Emran Shaikh]

hi thanks for the reply. are they then painted? how do you get about folding them? also what do you use to router them? do you do that yourself or do you get it done for you?

[Emran Shaikh]

Hi,
I read how you did your blue lit sign. I saw in your pictures that your sign was an aluminium tray painted (seemed like one) can you tell me how I would go about getting one made? I have been dumped with a sign job, but the customer has requested a similar finish to the signs at Vision express stores. The whole sign looks like one big panel foam coated. Help much appreciated. Thanks.