Would you accept this job? Is it even possible??

[Abraxas Aguilera]

We have a customer looking to get a shipping container wrapped in vinyl. I am very hesitant to say yes. It looks like more trouble than its worth.

 

[letterman7]

You're going to have to take very careful measurements to figure out exactly how much vinyl it's going to take to go into all those ribs. I personally wouldn't do it, but I don't wrap. No option for a simple flat panel screwed to the sides?

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

We have a customer looking to get a shipping container wrapped in vinyl. I am very hesitant to say yes. It looks like more trouble than its worth.

That looks like a challenge

 

[rjssigns]

Anything is possible. Question is are they willing to pay what the job is worth?

Personally I would run far and fast. Thousands of other ways to make money in this business without torturing yourself.

 

[bannertime]

We'd start by suggesting something like an Akland frame system. Then show them how much it'd be to actually wrap it.

 

[Gino]

Just simply...... W O W !!!!!

 

[BIG EASY DOES IT]

Could you just apply flat panels to the outside of the container? Would make it look nicer.

 

[GAC05]

It looks like a good job for a painted mural - spray or brush.

 

[Billct2]

What do they want on it? Would a paint job and lettering (or panels) accomplish the same thing?

 

[OADesign]

Consider writing the customer a check up front. Because you're going to lose money on the job anyway. Why suffer?

 

[Boyanski]

Tell them the ridiculous price it would cost them and then tell them the proper options. Which is paint it or cover it with banner if they want cheap. or as others suggested flat panels.

 

[kanini]

I hope they are not expecting you to wrap the doors as well? In that case, run! You cannot get the handles and bars off, at least not easily when it's a used container. Also, be prepared to maybe use a high tack vinyl, paints on these are tough to get something to stick to sometimes. I agree a wrap is not the easiest on these but on the sides it's doable with some time and patience. But be sure to put some "margin" for a PITA work in your quote! And also the sides require a bit more vinyl than the length of the container due to corrugations. Good luck!

 

[Joel golden]

Single color or printed? Are they expecting the ladder towers wrapped? Fleet quality or show car quality? I mean the sides are easy, the overlaps at the top and bottom of the sides will be a pain. The tubular ladders suck and there will be so many joints and pints of failure... then if they climb them...I’m saying nope even from a fleet perspective

 

[visual800]

Just say no. Dont look for other options. Its that simple

The ONLY way i would do this is a huge banner on each side if they wanted temp

 

[rydods]

We did 6 of these earlier this year but with just cut vinyl lettering and they were a headache. The paint was not in the greatest shape similar to this as well. My ego would want to try to wrap it but realistically....NO! Way too much time involved.

 

[KMC]

try talk them into the banner option it will look way cleaner

 

[unclebun]

I might do it for $25,000

 

[Stacey K]

OMG...way to complicated for me. Just the planning alone would take me hours...

 

[Gino]

I'd pass out after pulling a muscle in my head just looking at it.

 

[flyplainsdrifta]

yeahh that doesnt look like a good time. we've done container wraps with mesh banners several times and even those are a huge pain. id run from wrapping and push banner as others have said. if wrapping with vinyl is a must, id run unless they were paying you enough to buy a house cash. because that looks like a real bummer of a job.