Josh -- What's the big difference between 3951RA & 3751RA? We used to use 3751 for cab doors, etc. when we first got our printer, then used 3951RA for doing wraps and 3551RA for cabs, then switched to 3M IJ180Cv3/IJ40C-10.
How does it handle the indents on vans around the wheel wells and where
windows would be?
3951 is the highest performance vinyl they have. Yes, it's more tacky.. Why? It stays where you put it. Takes a bit longer then 3751 to install, but stays on and conforms extremely well.
3751 is really really easy to apply. Low tack, better than 3M for clarity with much more shrink ability. Ultra bright white point so your graphics really pop.
Honestly, you can use 3751 on all your wraps. I use it on the deep sprinter channels with no problems. Camaros, dualies, HHRs. All 3751 good.
3551 is best for flat only in my experience. Trailers and box vans.. For the cost though.. 3751 and 290 can't be beat.
Tell your vendor you want the 3751RA combo pack.
I had kind of heard of this through one of our customers who bought a fleet of trucks and had the graphics done through the dealership. I didn't know that 3m was behind it though. I recognized they are using the old crosshatched 180c and figured they got it subbed out somewhere. That customer is totally unhappy with the graphics they got through them. It had liquid laminate and was stretched well beyond reason asthe stripes are thinner in the middle than at the outside edges. I think they may have been to short and were stretched before application to make it fit. It is peeling up everywhere and they did not even try to apply down into any grooves. Needless to say those spots are all busted and torn now. Weare actually in the process of quoting them on removal and new graphics, so hopefully this turns into a sale for us!
