Getting Started with Signs & Vehicle Wraps
Poor Man’s Contour Cut without Optical Eye Cutter
For many in the large format vehicle wrap business having a dedicated optical-eye style vinyl cutter is more a luxury than an absolute necessity. More often than not - vinyl graphic printers are outputting panel after panel of digital art and heading straight for the laminator. So what happens when a logo or graphic element […]
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Car Wrap & Vinyl Graphics Installation
Applying Flat Vehicle Wrap Panels to Trucks Tutorial»
This is a basic vehicle wrapping tutorial to be used on delivery, cube, straight, and 48 ft - 53 ft commercial transports. This vinyl application method is very quick and versatile on primarily flat surfaces and can be used also in wrapping buses.
Commercial trailer and truck vehicle wraps or what is commonly known as fleet […]
Better Vehicle Wrap Installation with Cotton Gloves»
Installing large vinyl graphics can be hard on the body and this is especially true when it comes to the hands. Whether you’re using a torch, tiger torch, or heat gun when you’re installing your vehicle wraps, it’s easy to burn your fingers trying to tuck in areas where the paddle doesn’t fit.
A solution I […]
Sign Supplies & Vinyl Printing Equipment
Perforated Window Film for Your Vehicle Wraps»Perforated window film is a type of graphic vinyl that allows the person inside the vehicle to see-through, while appearing opaque from the outside. It’s not a high tech product, but rather a plain vinyl with a block-out layer and a series of perforations (holes) in it. All the major vinyl graphic manufacturers have their […]
Vehicle Wrapping Vinyl Films»The world of vehicle graphics have changed considerable in the last 10 years with solvent printers and comply vinyl being introduced. To often I will meet a sign writer, pinstriper, or fleet installer who reminds me of that fact. But the days of super aggressive 2mil ‘you got one shot’ graphic film are long gone […]
