Wrap my Hoopty!

[HotWraps]

About once a week I receive a call from someone inquiring about vehicle wraps. They always want their old '76 - '86 POS wrapped in graphics of the dumbest stuff (i.e. The Flintstones, Winter-fresh Gum, Lemon Drops Candy, even cold sores medication. )

I always turn them away. Has anyone else heard of this? It can't only be an Ohio thing.

 

[Mosh]

I get people all the time. "hey can't you just cover this rust up with a sticker?" I can tell a legit customer so I lay on them it is $8,000 for a wrap "fur a sticker? your nuts"

Most guys like this don't even have $8.

 

[ProWraps]

we wrapped this last week.

 

[tanneji]

haha we have one with the simpsons that comes in once every 6 months etc ... he draws stuff, has us vectorize, print and contour cut it, and then apply ... its always funny to see him around town driving that thing

 

[GK]

It is very big down south. I see it a lot on show cars from the south, usually Impalas / Caprices with rims and lift kits, weird sub culture I guess.

** this is not my work, just found it to show the example.

 

[rjpjr]

I'm Guessing General Mills and McDonald's would not approve of these. Isn't this an abuse of copyrighted artwork?

 

[TheSnowman]

I'm not gonna lie...this is the stupidest thing I've ever seen. Why do they think this looks cool? I can't figure it out for the life of me. Maybe I'm too in touch w/ my "Small Town White Guy" self or something. I don't get into the big rims and stuff...give me a 4' X 4' and a 6" lift w/ Mickey Thompsons on it ANY DAY!

 

[tcorn1965]

I have seen that Lucky Charms one at peopleofwalmart.com, among others. Not for me though.

 

[cajun312]

Gosh where are the copyright lawyers

 

[ProWraps]

Gosh where are the copyright lawyers

its not illegal. as long as they arent selling it, they can do whatever they want with it. right.. right...

 

[btropical.com]

Gosh where are the copyright lawyers

i would guess they are all waiting to pounce on anyone making tiger weiner stickers this is cash local hoopty cool

 

[Pat Whatley]

I'm Guessing General Mills and McDonald's would not approve of these. Isn't this an abuse of copyrighted artwork?

It's advertising...why wouldn't they approve?
:ROFLMAO:

Granted, 99% of them look ridiculous, but there is a small group who actually gets sponsorship money for doing it. There's a local guy with a "SPRITE" themed car. He claims he's got over $80,000 in the car (Impala SS, I think) but got Coca-Cola to sponsor him for part of it. They pay him an appearance fee to attend several big car shows a year plus bonus money for any magazine or television coverage.

The guys we've dealt with over the years have all had three things in common: Nice as hell, no real job, always paid well and in cash.

 

[stillhasdust]

It is huge here in NC and Florida. I have seen skittles, absolute vodka, reese's, Cap'n Crunch, and others.


On a side note incase you have people calling in saying they have a box or a bubble they want wrapped they are refering to chevy caprices and crown vics. The box is for the '91 and belows and the bubbles are for the '92 and higher. Thought you would like to know that just incase you do want to deal with these people.

 

[Chad.]

we wrapped this last week.

mmmm no you didn't ... thats been around for years !

 

[Gino]

Here's one we did at the beginning of summer. It came in as as one..... and out as another.

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It could happen.................:ROFLMAO:​

 

[speedmedia]

Here's one we did at the beginning of summer. It came in as as one..... and out as another.

It could happen.................:ROFLMAO:​

Gino, that is bad ass! Wrap came out great! I think i am going to try my truck next.

As for the others... Not my cup of tea, but you could really probably get quite creative with some of them. I seen a couple down in Nashville a few weeks ago. Pretty funny. Nothing like putting a wrap and wheels on a POS car.

Thanks,
Kurt

 

[GypsyGraphics]

I'll take two of those wraps please!

Here's one we did at the beginning of summer. It came in as as one..... and out as another.

So whatcha charging for wrap like that?
slightly more than the sticker price on second pic

 

[Gino]

We used to get $7,800 for design, print and installation, but since we've been studying Mushputz's training guide, we're now doing lots more of them for $245.00 each..... with a dozen ears of feed corn and two squirrels without pork or beef filler. Oh, we also throw in a courtesy 12-pak of throw away bottles. In the back of Mushputz's book there is a chapter on how not to recycle and how to get rid of your unwanteds.

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[tcorn1965]

we used to get $7,800 for design, print and installation, but since we've been studying mushputz's training guide, we're now doing lots more of them for $245.00 each..... With a dozen ears of feed corn and two squirrels without pork or beef filler. Oh, we also throw in a courtesy 12-pak of throw away bottles. In the back of mushputz's book there is a chapter on how not to recycle and how to get rid of your unwanteds.

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[CheapVehicleWrap]

What material did you use? Vertical or Horizontal panels? LOOKS great!