A thing that pi**es me off... a little bit

[reQ]

I think there is a special place in hell for shops who decide to not laminated digital printed decals & install them on vehicles that way, then let it bake for 5+ years & try remove them after )
Had another older Fire Department truck that i had to decal. Had to remove old decals and yeah, not laminated digital reflective is fun to work with as always. But its MUCH easier to remove if it was properly laminated.

P.S. That place in Hell has to be right next to another place there, where all shops go who apply massive amounts for freaking primer94 on vehicles, because why not?

 

[toucan_graphics]

I feel your pain.

 

[bob]

One does not laminate prints in order to make it easier for you to remove them.

 

[reQ]

One does not laminate prints in order to make it easier for you to remove them.

All vehicles decals have to be laminated by default, especially if you do emergency vehicles, no? Maybe im doing something wrong, but all my digital stuff is always getting laminated if it goes on vehicles.

 

[wes70]

I'm surprised that the prints aren't laminated, especially fire department vehicles, when they are subjected to harsh conditions and constant washes.

 

[GaSouthpaw]

UV prints or true solvent prints wouldn't necessarily require laminate, and plotter cut vinyl wouldn't either. Nor would many screen printed graphics.
With or without a laminate, reflective is usually gonna be a mofo to remove.

 

[reQ]

Thing with reflective, if its cut reflective or laminated reflective, i can usually peel it off with little bit of heat, if its not laminated, it rips in pieces & good luck removing it as 1 piece

How i remove decals here:

1) Peel vinyl off
2) Spray adhesive remover & let it soak
3) 1800 PSI pressure washer cleans it off like magic

 

[player]

Anyone send them out to an autobody shop for cleaning?

 

[reQ]

Anyone send them out to an autobody shop for cleaning?

So far did it once with super old camper decals. They were all cracked up, looked like dry dirt in desert lol. Did not even try peeling myself

 

[rjssigns]

Not looking forward to our next removal. Previous shop put large 4 mil logos on a van. Stuff is cracked right down to the paint.

 

[jfiscus]

Looking through my window currently at a semi trailer entirely wrapped with spray-laminated super thin crappy vinyl that the guys are just beginning to wrestle off. We see a lot of these, but I've NEVER seen any fire truck graphics produced that way.

 

[Pixels Are Bad Mmmkay?]

Thing with reflective, if its cut reflective or laminated reflective, i can usually peel it off with little bit of heat, if its not laminated, it rips in pieces & good luck removing it as 1 piece

How i remove decals here:

1) Peel vinyl off
2) Spray adhesive remover & let it soak
3) 1800 PSI pressure washer cleans it off like magic

Do you ever mess around with eraser wheels? They work wonders on old reflective and really old vinyl in general when all else fails.

 

[TimToad]

Do you ever mess around with eraser wheels? They work wonders on old reflective and really old vinyl in general when all else fails.

We will use the MBX Remover machine on the really tough stuff, but only after releasing ourselves from any liability for damage to the paint job.

 

[reQ]

but only after releasing ourselves from any liability for damage to the paint job.

thats the only thing that stops me from using it. I am paranoid that i will burn the paint

 

[eahicks]

All vehicles decals have to be laminated by default, especially if you do emergency vehicles, no? Maybe im doing something wrong, but all my digital stuff is always getting laminated if it goes on vehicles.

Maybe so - what he is saying is the laminate isn't on there for the purpose of easy removal.....it is on there for ink protection/uv protection.

 

[Split76]

thats the only thing that stops me from using it. I am paranoid that i will burn the paint

we have used 3M eraser wheel for many years without any damage. It's last resort but works always. Stay away from plastic with it and you'll be fine

 

[bulldozer]

All vehicles decals have to be laminated by default, especially if you do emergency vehicles, no? Maybe im doing something wrong, but all my digital stuff is always getting laminated if it goes on vehicles.

we charge extra for lamination, and you wouldn't be surprised how many people don't like paying extra.

 

[T_K]

we charge extra for lamination, and you wouldn't be surprised how many people don't like paying extra.

We've never given customers an option of lamination for vehicle graphics. You get it laminated, or you don't get it from us.

The only vehicle graphic I remember ever not laminating was a window perf that would only be on for a 2-day fundraiser marathon. And it was a friend of the boss plus a good customer, so we cut her a deal to make it cheap as possible.