Color Change Issue

[Kwiksigns]

Sooo... before I name the manufacturer (some may be able to guess if they have seen the same thing) I have had a problem with consistency in color in color change material. I used a dark gray and installed everything the same way, top to bottom, didnt flip the roll. The gray was lighter or darker at some of the seams. Now I used a metallic silver and the same thing. Luckily, I found I could flip some of the panels and the color would match (kinda) but I wasted a good deal of material and had to re-wrap some of the van. I don't feel like I should have to flip panels... I assume (silly me) that the color should be consistent all throughout the roll, from beginning to end.... I changed my mind, it was Avery material. Anyone vouch that this is not an issue with other manufacturers? Ill just throw out my avery swatch book at this point

 

[jfiscus]

We have only used Avery Chrome wrapping material, and at the price point - it had better not have any defects!
Otherwise we have ALWAYS used 3M 1080 solid color wrapping materials and NEVER had an issue like this. We wrap a lot of solid colors.

 

[2B]

we have seen this in printed material, and sometimes from different rolls especially if it is a different lot #.
same roll and different from side to side... I would be contacting the supplier sounds defective to me.

 

[Kwiksigns]

well i was told the metallic has to be installed the same direction because that's the way the flakes are laid... Even though I can't recall flipping a panel, except when trying to get it to match... Still doesn't explain the gray but I didn't take any pictures. I guess I want to know if anyone has used metallics from 3M or Oracal and this is the same case; having to be installed in the same direction...