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We do fleet installs...lots of fleet installs on location. From decal kits to full color change wraps. This heat and humidity does some crazy things to the vinyl. I swear I heard a piece cut for the rear hatch simply tell me that it wanted a divorce from its adhesive... My coworkers said it...

Hey all y'all (that's deep southern for everybody for our northern friends), just wondering if anyone has a couple square feet of gold chrome I could buy for a reasonable amount. im never going to use more than this one project. Let me know. thanks, joel

Ok, I'm giving my buddy a hard time on this. He found out I do wraps and sent me a message that I can't help but flog him for. He texted: "Joel, I just wanted to know what options I have when it comes to wrapping a midsize cat. Give me some ideas and prices and how long you think it would...

Hey all, just thinking out loud and wondering if anyone would be interested in a little weekly challenge. Just a random object that everyone can get hold of and show off some skills. I'm thinking of doing it with our installation crew starting next week and judging results on Fridays. For...

I'm hoping to finish up my cafe bike project in the next few weeks and just looked at the exhaust can and how it doesn't fit the color scheme at all. I'm also big on being seen and was thinking about some 3m 680 series black reflective on there with some design work done with 1080 autumn orange...

Hey all, I'm trying to switch to wrapcut along with the other 9 installers here but I can't get a smooth edge with it. This is especially irritating when used on a printed film as the white edge looks particularly jagged. I'm pulling it tight as I lay it, squeegeeing it down, squeegeeing the...

So I have complete my during lunches over the past few days at the shop. First run is in 3 pieces as I was getting used to the material and how to hold a tank still, keep a teen age helper occupied with a propane torch and figure out this matte green 1080 material. I am going to go with a...

Ok all,We are removing and rebranding 80 trucks next week, all the vinyl was purchased separately and we are doing the install. I really want to help my fellow installers to get this done quickly as we are only allocated 2 hours in the morning each day next week. The removal will be fairly...

Hey guys, im having some issues with a 4" horizontal reflective stripe on the rear of some 2015 ford edges. We are doing 2 different colors, each has a different adhesive to it, one being super aggressive. I was asked not to apply it wet like I used to do back in the day.... But I'm having...

Dag gum! I had a few minutes left during lunch and my tank was just sitting there. So I put some primer on the edges and went to town...but not directly. See, there was a detour by prep town, a heat caused sink hole by stretch it when bend, then I picked up a helper and we were stopped for a...

Hey all, just wondering what your favorite vinyl is to use for wraps. I've been out of the industry for years and am now doing installs for a company here in Louisville (premier fleet graphics) and we use 3m 1080 for a lot but I'm wanting to possibly try something else for my motorcycle tank...

Hey guys, I'm back after a 4 year change of plans! Anyway, I'm doing fleet graphics now but am preparing to do something with my motorcycle. I really want to wrap the rims in black reflective but I know the limits of what I can do now without bruising the reflective material. Any suggestions?

Hey all! Just your friendly signage installer here and what I am about to do is really hard for me. I need your help! My wife and I are adopting two little fellas from Eastern Europe...both have down syndrome! The country we are adopting from does its best but at the age of 4-5, special...

Hey guys...just Joel the installer here! I travel the country installing door hours, artwork, and a bit of this and that for a few large clients. I've never plated commercial but thought I should, after looking into it and changing vehicles. I now have a 1 ton cargo van and have been...

Well, I'm shutting down a branch of citifinancial and had a problem. I have to remove all location hours and one is under the tint? Well, the client now is requiring me to remove all the tint from the store front. I need to know how and what is a fair price for removal of 300 sq ft of tint...

Sorry for something so simple but I rarely do this, afterall...I'm just an installer, I only cut door hours if anything. I need to know how to adjust the thickness of the lines in an outline trace. I have an image that I drew and scanned in, power traced it and want to "thicken" the vinyl of...

Hey all, I am working on turning an old "American Greetings" card shop into a youth center now. We have several areas on the floor that have a buildup of ink that is up to 1/2" thick and will not scrap up. One of the guys tried a concrete grinder last night but the ink just plugged up the...

What is going on with this, I have a few things I am working on right now that I need to use my Bickham font for but it isn't listed in there. I can use it Illy but It just aint there. I put a question over to corel but you can probably help me out faster. Tried the search but didn't see...

Hey all, I am just not gifted in the ability to make a stickman with a rolled ankle, I just can't get the art to get the point across. My brothers and I all have ankles made of silly puddy and I wanted to get some real designers to help me make a caution sign for one of them who just rolled...

Hey guys (and ladies), I have cut tons of vinyl for my little niche banking market, all door hours, installed nationwide for a couple of years now with no problems. Now I have a few Christmas presents that I want to make from some jpg artwork and some freehand work scanned in but am having a...