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Yeah...that's our issue then. We just tried using our 3M 8518 laminate that we use on vehicles etc. Looking at my perf options from vendors...there are a LOT of options / brands! from $1800 a roll to $250! And for the most part still only a 1yr durable film. Yet, the optically clear laminates...

Have had numerous commercial business customers complain that the rear window perf is impossible to see out of when it's wet or dusty. So, we tried laminating one of the latest jobs to see if that would solve the issue. Now the window looks "foggy" from the inside out!? He said his last perf...

I get what you're saying. However...the trailer is "flat". The ribs are not rounded in any way. There is basically a sharp bend at each crease. It's not like we were trying to apply it to a football helmet with complex curves...it's a "flat" sided trailer...

Here's the "After" pics of the tunneling

We wrapped a ribbed semi trailer back in March. We used 3M IJ40c w/ a gloss over laminate as the customer said this would be a 3yr contract at most. My initial look at the trailer made me hesitant due to all the "ribbed and riveted" metal...but they had some cut vinyl lettering that appeared to...

Thanks! What exactly is POD Steam? We have a steamer around here somewhere...but have never used it. Do you just get it good and hot and start peeling or is there another "trick" to it? Thanks in advance!

We do a lot of "safety vehicle" graphics (firetrucks, ambulances, police). Now, after a lot of these vehicles have been in service for a few years, and the departments are beginning to cycle though them and trade them off we are getting requests to remove the reflective graphics before they can...

Hopefully this is posted in the right section of the forum... Wondering if you all have found any DIY "tricks" to help eliminate some of the "yellowing" caused by UV on backlit sign panels. We've encountered this a lot, but never really done any more that just clean them up with Simple Green...

Great idea...just trying to envision how to actually make one... You make one up and I'll buy it from you. :thumb:

The firetruck doors shown took 15mins per door to trim the reflective slits...2 doors per side x 2 sides = an hour. And those doors were only 2.5' wide each, and not full coverage. The doors we are going to be doing are 5'H x 8'W will FULL (100%) coverage. I have no doubt it WILL take hours...

We will be using 3M IJ180cv3 wrap film for the rest of the vehicle...may have to look into another option for these doors. Was hoping maybe someone on here does the roll-up doors for Budweiser or Pepsi and had some secrets to share. :wink: The firetruck like I have shown HAS TO BE reflective...

By "box" truck I assume you mean cube trucks / moving trucks...we are wrapping one right now. There are only 4 panels to trim. Will take maybe 10mins. These aluminum roll up doors will have 30-50 slats (1"-2" wide) x 8' long each...will take HOURS to trim each unit. The gap between slats is so...

No, didn't use a SealIt pen. I don't think that would work either though...the aluminum slats have a really subtle rounded edge to them. So, unless you actually take a strip out...the edge will fail over time at least from my experience.

Hoping some of you have experience / tips / tricks for installing graphics on roll-up / slat doors on vehicles such as the firetruck pic attached. Beer & pop distributing vans & trailers utilize this same style door. First firetruck we did, I applied the vinyl SOLID over the slats, then just...

Gotcha 2B! I was slightly mistaken on the overall width of the mounting plate...it is 8"W not 6", but...that's not too much different. The 7' projection isn't an issue with right-of-ways as it is over a large sidewalk and will be 14' off the ground or so. We may have to consider adding some...

2B, What kind of "red flags" exactly? There is a diagonal support bar from the outer-most point of the projecting bracket to the top of the wall plate already (see rendering). Problem with "suspending" the sign from the roof with cables is that the roof is probably 20' above this point and the...

We need to attach / hang a custom-made projecting sign wall bracket on the front of a building next week and are concerned about the hardware / durability. The bracket itself is aluminum, but we figure could weigh - 125-150 lbs, plus the weight of the sign...so maybe 200# total. The bracket...

Agreed. But, what's funny about this whole deal is that it was the HP that called ME and asked ME to help him/them understand the window perf product so that they can make future informed laws regarding its use! Lt. I talked with for an hour was more than pleasant and actually quite interested...

The window perf itself was NOT ticketed. He got a written warning and advised to remove the perf based on the laws I quoted with window "film". He was ticketed for an illegal left turn. I asked the very same thing of the "official". I showed a picture of a cargo van with ONLY the 2 front (side)...

Let me preface this with a "story" about what happened with a customer and his work vehicle that we installed window perf on. Customer was stopped by Highway Patrol for an illegal left turn. In the process of writing a citation for the illegal turn the officer ALSO gave a written warning for the...