Motorcycle Wrap

[VinylCraft]

had an auto body shop contact me today interested in some true flames for a Suzuki Hyabusa . My only concern is the tank, and they are wanting to clear coat over the print. Tips? Suggestions? Please let me know.

I have 3M 180C on hand as far as material. I am going to try to do the print on a Falcon Outdoor JR. Going to do a quote tomorrow, any information/feedback would be appreaciated!

Thanks

[doublesky]

Here's a picture of a motorcycle we wrapped a few months back.
We decided that it's just too much work for not enough money. There was A LOT of time spent wrapping this, although not much material was needed.

[Shovelhead]

is the right "tool" for the job...not a wrap.

[grafxxx]

how much did that cost the customer.

[doublesky]

Well, it wasn't enough, but we charged $500 for that job. To even consider it in the future I would need at least $750. Depends on how complex those curves are.

[WVB]

I would be very weary of the out gassing from the tank... I had a client who color changed his sport bike. Made some really nice tribal designs for the bike. He applied them and clear coated. Week later I saw him and all the vinyl was wrinkling up. Saw him last weekend in fact and made all new designs for his bike. He said the wrinkles got worse and worse. I think what happened was he didn't wait for the paint to cure (out gas) enough before applying vinyl and clear coating...

[Pro Image]

Send it down to John at Deaton Designs........He does some nice airbrush flames.........

[SignManiac]

The Hayabusa has some very difficult curves. I own one and no way would I want to attempt a wrap on it. I'd pull out the airbrush first.

[SIGN SOLUTIONS]

I would have the auto body shop prep it. Then just airbrush it and send it back to them and let them clear it. It would look a lot nicer and also be easier to do.

[Conor Knoxx]

Curious, did you disassemble the parts from the bike, or did the customer bring them to you? I'm assuming the fenders, side covers etc at a minimum had to come off the bike to be wrapped?

The tank is one piece wrap? (sorry, I know its a newbie question, but alas, 'tis what I am :biggrin: ) They seem like some very sharp corners to stretch around.

[TNT]

I wrap my sons dirt bike. It took about 3 hrs total. I figured the job was a $300 job. But we have issues with bubbles all around the gas tank. The gas must be affecting the print. We used Oracal 3951 and 290 lam.
http://www.signs101.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=1408

[GK]

Busas are a very difficult wrap and really are tough to price right. You really need to sell the customer on the install labor because there isn't much material being used, its just a very difficult install. When I wrapped mine before i sold it it took about 4 hours. No bubbling around the gas tank but I had some slight bubbles where the turbo was mounted, most likely from the intense heat.