Stretching the image?

[Annette Asberg]

My client wants his Ford Transit Connect wrapped. As you can see in the photo, the lower part of the body has a number of horizontal grooves. For the wrap to look good I believe I need to stretch the image in Illustrator before I rip and print. Can you give me some tips on how this best is done?
Is there a formula that can be used to calculate how much "stretch" that needs to be done? Any tips are welcome!

 

[SignosaurusRex]

Are you serious? Don't worry about it. You are over-thinking the small stuff. STOP IT! Your cast wrap material will stretch into the indentations without issues.

 

[C5 Service&Repair]

be sure to post heat after stretching

 

[Annette Asberg]

My client wants his Ford Transit Connect wrapped. As you can see in the photo, the lower part of the body has a number of horizontal grooves. For the wrap to look good I believe I need to stretch the image in Illustrator before I rip and print. Can you give me some tips on how this best is done?
Is there a formula that can be used to calculate how much "stretch" that needs to be done? Any tips are welcome! View attachment 141685

My client wants his Ford Transit Connect wrapped. As you can see in the photo, the lower part of the body has a number of horizontal grooves. For the wrap to look good I believe I need to stretch the image in Illustrator before I rip and print. Can you give me some tips on how this best is done?
Is there a formula that can be used to calculate how much "stretch" that needs to be done? Any tips are welcome! View attachment 141685

be sure to post heat after stretching

be sure to post heat after stretching

Thanks I always do

 

[JulieS]

Hooray for perfectionism! You go, girl!

 

[Johnny Best]

If you still feel you need a math formula.a-b= c
Measure from top to bottom with tape measure, write that down. Now take a strip of masking tape and follow in curves from top to bottom. After you pull it off and adhere it to a flat surface. Measure the length of that. Tape is a, tape measure length is b, a minus b = stretch

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

Don't worry about it. The material will stretch to fill in those grooves on their own. Only time you'd want to consider this is on a bus or something corrugated.

 

[jfiscus]

That is not the proper install method for that type of groove. This is more of a bridge, heat, press in type of install as these are not deep grooves so no extra material is required.