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Vinyl on angled trailer front?
- Thread starter gnubler
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Texas_Signmaker
Very Active Signmaker
I'd probably do two vertical panels with the seam in the middle. Starting from the top and working my way down. I'd walk on it and when you get low enough, step on a ladder. But that's just my opinion coming from what I see in the pictures. Might be more or less dangerous in person.
Texas_Signmaker
Very Active Signmaker
If it does there's nothing you can do about it. Being somewhat angled up, that vinyl won't last near as long as vertical surface. Just give them plenty of warnings.
Signarama Jockey
New Member
Totally doable. You could do horizontal or vertical tiles. If you're concerned with wear and tear, you might consider using a floor lamination. That stuff is thick and designed to take a beating. This will change how you tile the prints, but it will probably make the application more straightforward. As to where your sit or stand while installing it... I mean, this looks like a broken ankle to me. You'll be on a slant, with not much to step on and keep yourself from sliding off. No way to secure a harness, and it's going to be a big lean to get over to the middle. Definitely a 2 or 3 person job. Wish I could come up with a safe and efficient plan for the install. Do you have a scaffold?
The print is no problem. The protection is no problem. It's the install that you need a safe solution for. Good luck.
The print is no problem. The protection is no problem. It's the install that you need a safe solution for. Good luck.
Texas_Signmaker
Very Active Signmaker
That's why a printer jockey stays in the office. That's not a 2-3 person job and scaffold would have no where to go. Sometimes it takes a set of balls to be an installer, and gnubler has proven to have some.
Texas_Signmaker
Very Active Signmaker
That why you always scratching your chin when you think?
gnubler
Active Member
Agreed. I got another image of the trailer from the customer and am going to pass on the job. Way too sketchy - both the trailer and the customer. I looked at the latest image and instantly heard banjos playing in the backwoods.
JBurton
Signtologist
Me? I'd back it into the ditch out front, then walk all over the level plain. I'll be done before the opossum soup! If I were in a more professional mindset, I might jack/crane the front until level, or if it's short enough, I could hoist the back until it's vertical, but I doubt it is.
gnubler
Active Member
Not feasible, it appears to be a residence and what looks like an RV mounted on a gooseneck trailer, with tarps and everything. There's nothing professional about it. LOL
Texas_Signmaker
Very Active Signmaker
Sounds like the bigger safety concern is from the client themselves.
JBurton
Signtologist
This just adds to the hilarity! Request them to drop it off, tip it so all their junk slides to one side, then act super surprised when they get home and realize what's happened.
I really want to see this second image...
MikePro
New Member
its a trap! dude shows up to your shop for the graphics, doesn't pay the bill, and then magically produces a receipt of sorts that validates his tenant claims & squatter's rights ensue.
gnubler
Active Member
I have a feeling drinking was involved last weekend and Joe Dirt decided some bling was needed for the trailer. At least this was one of the more entertaining requests I've ever gotten.
Johnny Best
Active Member
Never do work for a guy with a mullet.
Texas_Signmaker
Very Active Signmaker
I think half the people here have a mullet... and I include the girls in that statistic