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  1. Tried my motorcycle tank with 1080 matte

    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...
  2. Favorite vinyl to wrap with

    Well, for the filler applied, sanded and the primer on and sanded today as well. First coat of paint was going to be tonight but I bought flat black and am a bit concerned about wrapping over flat and how long out gassing takes. After talking it over with the install manager, he's pretty sure...
  3. Favorite vinyl to wrap with

    I was thinking that but in reverse! We have enough hands at the shop to hold and stretch each side while another is heating (it would have to be a very large barrel)! The other thing I was thinking of was pre-stretching the vinyl like for mirrors. Same amount of people but we could play the...
  4. Favorite vinyl to wrap with

    That's the "during 6 layers of previous owners painting attempts" picture. Dents are now fixed and it's ready to prime and paint this weekend
  5. Favorite vinyl to wrap with

    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...
  6. Reflective 3M in contours without bruising

    I think what we use the majority of the time is 580.... Got some 680 scraps to play with before I drop coin on the black. (By scraps, I mean I could do a couple wheels with it)
  7. Solid color wrap vinyl shipped with premask - How to install?

    We are doing about 120 full color change cars that the printed vinyl was all shipped in with premask on...well, 8 of the 10 pieces had premask. We do the sides with it on but remove it for all the other pieces. Soak the mask with a spray of water, let it sit a minute or two and pull it off...
  8. First time using knifeless tape

    I just started using the stuff too and wasn't impressed with the cuts I was getting. Then I stared making the cut, hitting it with heat to get the fuzziness out and then pressing it down. Looks awesome now!
  9. Reflective 3M in contours without bruising

    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?
  10. looking for installers central ky

    Premier fleet graphics in Louisville
  11. We need some non-sign help

    Well....I don't know what to say here! We are so thankfull! Just today...with the help from you all and others, we have raised over $750 in less than 24 hours! We are over 3% of the remaining costs! Again, thank you and please keep posting/asking your friends to help!
  12. We need some non-sign help

    Please remember to pass this along through myspace, emails, facebook, etc.....What an amazing group of people we have here!
  13. We need some non-sign help

    I can't thank ya'll enough! your donations and prayers are an answer to prayer....ya'll made my eyes sweat, this process has produced more tear in 4 months than my 34.5 previous years...and we don't even have them here yet! Again, thank you...from both of us!
  14. We need some non-sign help

    Thanks, We are 35 years old with no children...been married 16 years now and this is by far the most emotional thing we have ever done....thanks! If anyone wants to know what the mental institutes are like, this was filmed in a neighboring country which has much better conditions....we need...
  15. We need some non-sign help

    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...
  16. Shop vehicle question (commercial tag/USDOT#)

    DOT #s are free, check! But am I gonna have to adhere to all the driver limits on how far/many hours I can drive.....and those dang scales....????????????????
  17. Shop vehicle question (commercial tag/USDOT#)

    My father-in-law has a horse ranch in michigan....everything needs tags and dot#s up there :) Commercial insurance is cheaper down here too! Just confussed on the other stuff (tags are just about $25 higher)
  18. Shop vehicle question (commercial tag/USDOT#)

    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...
  19. store front tint removal help needed quickly

    1st post was a month ago :) Turned out to be 200 sq ft in 1 hour plus 4 hours total drive time for $400...not to bad
  20. store front tint removal help needed quickly

    I just peeled the tint and hit the adhesive with ammonia Windex and scraped...went smooth! Thanks all
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