Square Footage for Top of '84 Chevy Caprice

[rlmercer]

Wondering if any of you could send me the square footage for the top of an '84 Chevy Caprice (image attached). I'm installing a gator-skin seamless pattern. Installation advice welcome as well

 

[J Hill Designs]

sq footage from a 30 year old car should be manually calculated IMO

 

[HulkSmash]

Wondering if any of you could send me the square footage for the top of an '84 Chevy Caprice (image attached). I'm installing a gator-skin seamless pattern. Installation advice welcome as well

go measure it.

 

[rlmercer]

Thanks for the help, Coloradosigns.

 

[J Hill Designs]

dude, its a 30 year old car.

you can most likely interpolate with proper side/back views with measurements

 

[Gino]

You might wanna shoot the messenger, but that's your safest and best advice. How many of those are just parked up and down the street ??

Many of those tops were split. Is the one you're doing split or like the picture ??

 

[Flame]

The chances of someone having a 84 Caprice chilling in their driveway is kind of a shot in the dark, and I'd highly doubt anyone made a template for one of those (not like I trust any of those templates anyways). Just take the time to go measure it like you have to do for any other vehicle?

 

[2B]

also you have to inspect the vehicle condition / paint.

judging by the image this is in the middle of or recently repaired/painted. If so make sure the out-gassing has occurred.
if not then then a 30 year old paint job is questionable as it could very easily come off if you try to re-position the vinyl during install.
have to make sure the vinyl is going to stick good

+1 never go off a template beyond getting an idea for quoting

 

[HulkSmash]

Thanks for the help, Coloradosigns.

Um, thanks.

All sarcasm aside you should be thanking me.
Anything you get from a template on a car that old will be wrong.
So, Yeah my method is the best.

 

[Mosh]

After you install this you will have tripled the value of that vehicle, cause that print is going to cost two times what that whole car is worth....Seriously?

 

[HIGHSPEEDGRAPHIX]

the rims are worth 5 times the value, and the stereo is 10 times so its gotta be worth 15k.

 

[HIGHSPEEDGRAPHIX]

but seriously the roof is about 4' x 6' plus your pillers.

 

[rlmercer]

Any particular vinyl you would suggest? Dumb question, but is cast a must on this?

 

[2B]

Any particular vinyl you would suggest? Dumb question, but is cast a must on this?

Cast is not a must if it is short term, the graphics are being placing on a horizanial surface in a sunny state........

we are partial to ORACAL, 3751/290 combo in this case

 

[HulkSmash]

Any particular vinyl you would suggest? Dumb question, but is cast a must on this?

Yes a Must. No matter what anyone else says.

 

[Gino]

Any particular vinyl you would suggest? Dumb question, but is cast a must on this?

Is gator-skin seamless pattern available in a variety of levels ??

 

[rlmercer]

It's being printed.

 

[Gino]

Cast more than ever................

 

[Mosh]

Please post a finisher picture!

 

[GAC05]

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