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However, if you find that you HAVE to buy more than you need PASS the EXTRA cost to your customer. Simple enough. Also explain that to your customer as well.
NEVER USE CALANDERED VINYL ON VEHICLES!
At least that is my opinion and what we do in my shop. The cost savings to you is MINIMAL for a project like that.
Your issue may or may not be material related. Hard to tell from just picture. Many other factors…..
Take straight on pics and design over that. Take a few measurements of known parts and scale your pics to match (or at a certain scale).
Easy enough…..
Let me see where on 3Ms MCS warranty that they say 10years! I don’t have mine in front of me but I HIGHLY doubt they say that. I could be wrong. I carry a 3M MCS Warranty and don’t recall anything that high.
As others have said 3M/Avery would be my go to to start.
As far as cost goes…..
Figure out how much material you are going to need add your margin. Then figure out how many hours it will take you to do. Multiply that by your labor rate. Add those 2 numbers together and PRESTO! There is...
Before looking at all of these “recommendations for material” here are some things to remember about what you are about to get into.
- Adhesion tests should be a MUST in my opinion. When we produce wall murals we ALWAYS do a test. I’ve installed a lot of supplied murals and let me tell you...
Not only do you have to figure out your overhead, you also need to figure out what margin you want to operate at.
The overhead gives you your calculated hourly rate for labor. You should also have an idea of what things are going for in your area. You should be in that area as well for your...
The vinyl off sucks. I’ve tried 2x and never worked no matter how long you let it sit or how much you use.
Heat and fingers or the vinyl erasers. I use the MBX removal discs. A little pricey and some post removal cleanup but works well.
Stupid people hunting season….
Had a call on Wednesday afternoon for a project involving 4 retractable banner stands, 4 sail/feather banners and some coro signs. All needed to arrive by Friday for a show (today)……
IN CANADA!!!!!!
SMH!!!!
I laterally laughed at my client and ask “are you...
Did you you an adhesion test before picking your product?
What type of paint was used. There are recommended paints from most manufacturers. May take a bit of digging to find. I just sat down last week with some Orafol reps and this was a topic that we discussed and laughed.
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