As some of may know, I work at a custom fabrics shop. We make anything from truck tarps to pool covers to wind-break shelters for drilling rigs. Those fabric awnings you see up on most stores? Yup, I build and install those as well. We also do a lot of small vinyl sticker work.

Recently we bought about $30,000 worth of graphic designs crap. The package consisted of a 48" printer and cartridges (CMYK), industrial laminator, and a 48" vinyl cutter/plotter. Well, we have now ventured into the car wrapping world. This past Thursday my coworker and I set off to Denison, TX to attend a 2-Day professional wrapping academy put on by a major vinyl company named Oracal.

Before I get any farther, for those of you that don't know, a car wrap is a vinyl adhesive applied to generally commercial vehicles.
Example:


Anyways, I was down there from Thursday until Sunday taking classes. Final test was to wrap a ford focus and I completed that with no problem, so now I am an authorized Professional Car Wrapper recognized by Oracal. So all in all, somebody's gonna get a raise...



Not to mention, we stayed 3 nights in a Casino and Resort. Can't go wrong there! Great drunken times were had.

Awesome ... so when do we start sending our designs and cars over your way?

If i had the money i would have my truck sanded down, repainted..and have some cool designs put on it.......but...i gots no money for that LOL....
Good job on passing the tests and all....its cool that you've learned how to do something more with your job..lol...
and im sure if you got good deals that Scoot would want some cool designs...lol

AH a fellow Tradie,

I have managed a Sign Company for the last 6 years. I have recently moved away from that though now I run another business (for the same people)
installing Paint Protection film / Windscreen Film on cars and Motorbikes.

If you want to move to AUS I am sure we have a place for you with wrapping skills like that

Nice Job Chippie

When you save up about $4500!



Thanks. And I'm sure scoot would just want pure camo for his hog.



Thanks Sneak! I didn't know you did such work. Do you guys use any Oracal products? They are a pretty good company. No splices or flaws in their rolls. If you find a splice in a roll, they will give you $500. Pretty awesome warranty on the products as well. I'm excited about starting this up full time. There are only 2 other company's that offer the service, and neither of them are really that good. We are fairly new at the car wraps, but it won't take us long to become the best around.

If the Mrs. could get a job in Aus, I would jump all over that offer! Always wanted to live "down under". Question though: Is it really anything like Crocodile Dundee...?

So when you say vinyl do you do window decals? I am starting my own business and am looking for window design to place in my back window.

So how do I get a job like that? lol

$4500? screw that I paid less than a quarter of that for the car to begin with LOL!!!!!!

Chips has MAD Rapping Skill Yo!

Congrats on the upgrade training! Did your company put up for the whole thing?

So does that mean I can have a picture of my wife on the hood of my truck? What are you waiting for? HOP TO IT.

Ok i am gonna need a full camo job done for my 89 4x4 s-10. will it take care of rust and blood? i cant seem to get the blood off the hood.

congrads on the training and the upgrade

LOL Teal'c, was waiting for that Joke

Chips, we used Oracal for awhile but their Vinyl color range is not very good.
Alot of our customers have logos based on PMS(Pantone) colors and the Avery 900 series bases most of their colors on PMS.
3M is also very good quality Vinyl but expensive.
The Oracal Digital print Film is fantastic and yes we do use that. It tends to hold color better with a longer period without fading.

Mate your always welcome here, I am sure your better half would not have a problem getting a job
and yes in some parts of Aus 'It is like Crocodile Dundee' but only in the out back.
In the Cities we have muggings, robberies, asault's, DUI's and all the lovely things you guy's experience JK

do the muggings look like this?

So you say you are based mostly on PMS over there? I don't think I'll be going to Australia anytime soon. LOL

Oh Freek

Nice catch there Vincent very clever

Come to Australia, you might accidentally get killed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy_TB6onHVE

or this could happen on ya way in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZPuu_GUqHM&feature=related

nice.... just, nice...... good song it was......