Gino
Premium Subscriber
We just cut some stuff out for a nearby company whose machine is broken. We got to talking and he said he does nothing but wraps on all kinds of trucks from 53'ers to ribbed beer trucks and so on. He's basically a one man team and says when he wraps these things, he starts at the middle and works his way front and back. I said, I was always taught to start at the back when possible and move forward so you have no exposed overlaps for wind, rain and whatever while the vehicle is moving to get under.
His response was, that would probably be possible if you knew where your sheets of material started and ended for any particular vehicle. I said, Okay, you don't fabricate your own vinyl, but don't they give you diagrams ??
Nope.
They send the same stuff regardless of what size vehicle it is you're putting it on. He does Coke, Pepsi, quite an array of beer vehicles and some major parks and other stuff. He has to start in the middle all the time, so he ends up with the right amount hanging off of both ends and then has to trim from there, otherwise, he would end up with a few feet too short lotsa times.
I asked if he could just tape them up and make sure..... and he said, not when you're by yourself.
His response was, that would probably be possible if you knew where your sheets of material started and ended for any particular vehicle. I said, Okay, you don't fabricate your own vinyl, but don't they give you diagrams ??
Nope.
They send the same stuff regardless of what size vehicle it is you're putting it on. He does Coke, Pepsi, quite an array of beer vehicles and some major parks and other stuff. He has to start in the middle all the time, so he ends up with the right amount hanging off of both ends and then has to trim from there, otherwise, he would end up with a few feet too short lotsa times.
I asked if he could just tape them up and make sure..... and he said, not when you're by yourself.
Does this sound right to you.... or am I missing something ?? 
