That's A Wrap!
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Hello everyone! I have been working at a national sign franchise for almost ten years now and i'm in the process of starting my own sign installation and wrap company. I'm very excited to finally be working for myself and have the ability to do things my way (the right way), and experiment with different materials and methods. I do have many questions though, and was hoping for a little advice fron the experts.
1. I have performed thousands of installations over the years for my employer, but only a couple outside of work. I recently asked to use some of the photos of my installations to put in my portfolio, only to be turned down by the boss man. I really hope to continue to do installations for my employer through my company after my departure, so I don't want to piss him off. Has anyone been in a situation like this? What was your outcome?
2. I hope to install signs for many of the local sign shops, but will they let me use pics of the job? I hope to use pics of all of my installations, but i don't want to upset any clinets. Is it common practice for installers to use pics with a disclosure about who manufactured the sign?
3. I have never performed a full vehicle wrap before, but have covered large portions of vehicles with vinyl. Typically we use orajet 3691, but now that the boss wants to start doing wraps he has ordered some 3m 380Cv3. As soon as I tried it I fell in love. For years i've been struggling to make that orajet do things that it wasn't meant to do. Now that i'm working with the proper material, I feel confident I could wrap a fairly flat vehicle with no problem. Finally, here's my question. I've been considering going to one of the Avery/ Mutoh wrap classes with Justin Pate. Has anyone been to one of Justin's classes? Was it worth it? Do they teach advanced wrapping skills or is it a class for beginners with little to no vinyl experience? I'm only interested in attending a class that would offer hands on experience with the more advanced aspects of vehicle wraps.
I would like to thank everyone in advance for any assistance. I hope I can return the favor some day.
1. I have performed thousands of installations over the years for my employer, but only a couple outside of work. I recently asked to use some of the photos of my installations to put in my portfolio, only to be turned down by the boss man. I really hope to continue to do installations for my employer through my company after my departure, so I don't want to piss him off. Has anyone been in a situation like this? What was your outcome?
2. I hope to install signs for many of the local sign shops, but will they let me use pics of the job? I hope to use pics of all of my installations, but i don't want to upset any clinets. Is it common practice for installers to use pics with a disclosure about who manufactured the sign?
3. I have never performed a full vehicle wrap before, but have covered large portions of vehicles with vinyl. Typically we use orajet 3691, but now that the boss wants to start doing wraps he has ordered some 3m 380Cv3. As soon as I tried it I fell in love. For years i've been struggling to make that orajet do things that it wasn't meant to do. Now that i'm working with the proper material, I feel confident I could wrap a fairly flat vehicle with no problem. Finally, here's my question. I've been considering going to one of the Avery/ Mutoh wrap classes with Justin Pate. Has anyone been to one of Justin's classes? Was it worth it? Do they teach advanced wrapping skills or is it a class for beginners with little to no vinyl experience? I'm only interested in attending a class that would offer hands on experience with the more advanced aspects of vehicle wraps.
I would like to thank everyone in advance for any assistance. I hope I can return the favor some day.
