Trailer vinyl for 32 foot trailer

[Warhog42]

What vinyl do you suggest. I have never used cast vinyl. Most of my jobs are short term graphics. Did not know if ultra calendered vinyl would work. Or do I have to use cast

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[bannertime]

Cast, especially if you'll have to work with rivets.

 

[tomence]

Any cast vinyl will work, just charge accordingly, don't undercut yourself.

 

[Warhog42]

Rivit less sides

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[tomence]

Is this a long time or short time job, if short and no ribets than by all means use a good calendered vinyl like Oracal 651 if you are doing spot colors only and if printing than i would go 3m ij35 or 40

 

[BigfishDM]

What vinyl do you suggest. I have never used cast vinyl. Most of my jobs are short term graphics. Did not know if ultra calendered vinyl would work. Or do I have to use cast

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How long is it going up for? What price are you charging? If you are charging a price, how did you come up with it if you don't know which material to use? Right off the bat, I would say use CAST. If it is fairly short term then you have some other options.

 

[Warhog42]

Have not priced yet. Trying to find a vinyl that would be good about 6 years

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[BigfishDM]

Have not priced yet. Trying to find a vinyl that would be good about 6 years

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CAST 100%

 

[Gary Wiant]

If it goes outside it needs to get cast vinyl only, intermediate vinyl will loose it's colors in a couple years. Also I wouldn't consider 651 or ij35 acceptable for anything that sees the outside.

 

[Christian @ 2CT Media]

651 has worked for us on trailers here in Arizona for a long period of time (just redid a job from 2010 with 651, only slight shrinkage).

But I would recommend cast if it has to last!

 

[tomence]

Yeah I have some jobs that i did 5-6 years ago using 651 and no problems whatsoever, just little shrinkage but nothing to worry about.

 

[GaSouthpaw]

If it's cut vinyl, you're probably fine using Oracal's 651 line for that length of time. Read Oracal's warranty on the product and come up with your own variant on it- then have the customer sign it so they understand exactly what they're getting.
If it's a print job, use cast.

 

[heyskull]

I use 651 as our standard vinyl and it should be well up to that job.
If its print probably use a cast.

But my biggest issue is that customers expectations are completely ridiculous.
I had a client in last week complaining that their vehicle graphics have not stood up that well, On checking this was fitted in 2004!!!!
The vehicle that it was applied to was falling apart and the graphics were the only thing holding it together.

SC