HonakerAuto
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I'm Tom from Honaker Automotive. HA is not a sign company per se, obviously, but is instead an auto repair shop.
So why is someone from an auto shop posting here?
To explain... We're based in a tourist town and a popular destination for vacationers from neighboring states. So much so the area is nicknamed the "Redneck Riviera," due mainly to the massive tourist counts from southern Georgia and Alabama. Loads and loads of folks here like rear-window and top-of-windshield appliques, and we started to get queries about those, along with pretty much any other decal application relating to autos. So, I did some checking into the signage industry and where it relates to auto customizing, one thing led to another, and now we have a Creation PCUT CR730 and customers coming in wanting custom decals. We also have two nearby companies with small fleets sniffing around about getting some magnetic signs done.
All I can say is thank God I'm an old hand at vector imagery as in the first week of having the equipment operational I've already gotten two jobs that involve having to create artwork from scratch instead of clipart. I can imagine folks trying out signmaking with zero expertise in handling vector imagery would have one heck of a steep learning curve to climb. Hitting the ground running is not a bad thing!
As it turns out, there's also a full sign company down the street, so we're sticking strictly to auto-centric stuff and handing off anything beyond that, or exceeding what we can do with our cheapie little cutter, to them. (There's a lot of competitors referring work to each other going on in this town. Helps keep everyone from going under when things slow down.)
Anyway, I registered an account here basically so that I can steer the company's emerging vehicle signage "department" into doing things in a proper, industry-standard manner. We're all of the "go big or go home" mindset around these parts but I for one like to at least try to do things right the first time. So, hopefully you folks with loads more experience than me can help with that.
So that's the "newbie" entry for me I suppose... We now return you to the previous discussions, already in progress...
So why is someone from an auto shop posting here?
To explain... We're based in a tourist town and a popular destination for vacationers from neighboring states. So much so the area is nicknamed the "Redneck Riviera," due mainly to the massive tourist counts from southern Georgia and Alabama. Loads and loads of folks here like rear-window and top-of-windshield appliques, and we started to get queries about those, along with pretty much any other decal application relating to autos. So, I did some checking into the signage industry and where it relates to auto customizing, one thing led to another, and now we have a Creation PCUT CR730 and customers coming in wanting custom decals. We also have two nearby companies with small fleets sniffing around about getting some magnetic signs done.
All I can say is thank God I'm an old hand at vector imagery as in the first week of having the equipment operational I've already gotten two jobs that involve having to create artwork from scratch instead of clipart. I can imagine folks trying out signmaking with zero expertise in handling vector imagery would have one heck of a steep learning curve to climb. Hitting the ground running is not a bad thing!
As it turns out, there's also a full sign company down the street, so we're sticking strictly to auto-centric stuff and handing off anything beyond that, or exceeding what we can do with our cheapie little cutter, to them. (There's a lot of competitors referring work to each other going on in this town. Helps keep everyone from going under when things slow down.)
Anyway, I registered an account here basically so that I can steer the company's emerging vehicle signage "department" into doing things in a proper, industry-standard manner. We're all of the "go big or go home" mindset around these parts but I for one like to at least try to do things right the first time. So, hopefully you folks with loads more experience than me can help with that.
So that's the "newbie" entry for me I suppose... We now return you to the previous discussions, already in progress...
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