victor bogdanov
Active Member
I only make indoor graphics, murals/decals and was approached by a neighboring car wrapping business asking if I can print car wraps for them.
They wrap expensive cars ie rolls royce, Bentley etc and "pop trunk" type cars mostly with color change vinyl but are looking to do more regular cars and business vehicles with printed wrap. They are outsourcing the printing, someplace online they found but would rather work with someone next door.
I told them Ill do some research on materials as they do not know anything about the printed/laminated wrap materials, their current supplier just asks them "3m" or "Avery" and they prefer the Avery, they are trying to find out the specific material/lam
I'm clueless about car wrap materials but with some research it looks like it is between:
3MIJ180 and Avery 1105, only problem is both are out of stock at fellers and fellers is recommending ORAJET 3751 as an alternative
The rough price they said they are paying is $1400 for 25yd x 60" of printed/laminated wrap, which seems doable with the above materials.
What are some good printed wrap/lam combos with average quality, not looking for the cheapest but also don't need the most expensive stuff.
Will be printing on Roland SG2s.
Another thing Ill have to figure out is lamination, I only have a CWT flatbed laminator but can purchase a roll to roll laminator. How much material will I waste learning how to laminate if I buy a laminator?
I have a friend will a roll to roll that I'll use on the first few wraps if the CWT doesn't work out (works good with 3-4 mil laminates but not sure it'll work with the thin stuff)
Any advice is appreciated, I'm using this opportunity to learn something new
They wrap expensive cars ie rolls royce, Bentley etc and "pop trunk" type cars mostly with color change vinyl but are looking to do more regular cars and business vehicles with printed wrap. They are outsourcing the printing, someplace online they found but would rather work with someone next door.
I told them Ill do some research on materials as they do not know anything about the printed/laminated wrap materials, their current supplier just asks them "3m" or "Avery" and they prefer the Avery, they are trying to find out the specific material/lam
I'm clueless about car wrap materials but with some research it looks like it is between:
3MIJ180 and Avery 1105, only problem is both are out of stock at fellers and fellers is recommending ORAJET 3751 as an alternative
The rough price they said they are paying is $1400 for 25yd x 60" of printed/laminated wrap, which seems doable with the above materials.
What are some good printed wrap/lam combos with average quality, not looking for the cheapest but also don't need the most expensive stuff.
Will be printing on Roland SG2s.
Another thing Ill have to figure out is lamination, I only have a CWT flatbed laminator but can purchase a roll to roll laminator. How much material will I waste learning how to laminate if I buy a laminator?
I have a friend will a roll to roll that I'll use on the first few wraps if the CWT doesn't work out (works good with 3-4 mil laminates but not sure it'll work with the thin stuff)
Any advice is appreciated, I'm using this opportunity to learn something new
