Paintless Dent Repair & Vehicle Wraps
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Got myself a van for work, VW T4, need help with designs for lettering or wrapping. Any chance of posting a pick or2 of your work van Thanks in advance Bob
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truck wrap in US
by Guest deddi- 2 replies
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Hey to all my name is deddi orpaz and I own an truk wrap business in Israel, In the last year I have been sending a skilled grup to US for truck wrap, (I am working as a subcontractor for an Israeli agent in L.A.) I found out that I can get into the americam market with a low price, if I do everything in Israel and send to US the material and the grup to make the instalation. In Israel we are working with ORACAL 3551 it's not easy to instalat but get a good work. Even if I will work with 3M 180 + cast lamination the price became to $7 per squer foot. I need only 4 trucks (500 foot each) to cover the trip expenses. I would like to know if I did a real calculetion and…
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Big Time Wrapping Company & Potential
by Guest ckmedia- 4 replies
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Hi all, starting in process of starting a vehicle wrapping company in a country where the concept is none existent. I have sent out the message below to most wrapping companies. Could you please read it and see if it might be of interest to you. Any responses to the listed questions and/or any/all informationon wrapping would be great. P.S. Anyone who is interested in being part of my company and willing to be a part of the inegral team/setup and up for a challenge is most welcome to email me at debomartins@yahoo.co.uk. The company will be hugely successful and looking for reliable people to tag along for the ride if williing. " I came across your website via a goog…
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truck wraper
by Guest media 1- 1 reply
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looking for installer truck wraps in N.Y and L.A how much for sq foot?
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Good Morning! I was wondering... we have done several wraps this last month, it is really starting to come into this area, yippie! We were wondering though as more and more people look for qualified installers, how do we get our name out there? We have done wraps for local gov, fleet, trailers, vans, and working on an awesome wrap for our local DARE program. We know about Fellers certified, but does 3M have a certify class???? Any suggestions? We have been getting calls from companies over 200 miles away, so we are wondering how to get our name out there!!!
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New here
by Guest Rage Wraps- 9 replies
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Whats up everyone. I am new here so I hope not to offend anyone. I don't know what you can post so I hought I would give this a try. My name is Phil and I am the owner/designer of Rage Wraps. We are a newer company and we deal a lot with the racing community. Take a look at our website www ragewraps.com This looks like a real nic place. I was doing some searching around last night and I ran across this site. It's pretty cool to see something for the vinyl community like this. Well if you have any questions please let me know. Thanks, Phil
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Got myself a van, want to get it wrapped but asper usual, dont know what to put on my own van. Although I do a bit of vinyl work have no experience in full van wraps Want to have some images of a vehicle, a residential property and a commercial property Advice and help appreciated Bob PS, Can forward a photo or outline of van, VW T4 Transporter,
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Truck Wrap
by Guest deddi- 0 replies
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Hey to all my name is deddi orpaz and I own an truk wrap business in Israel, In the last year I have been sending a skilled grup to US for truck wrap, (I am working as a subcontractor for an Israeli agent in L.A.) I found out that I can get into the americam market with a low price, if I do everything in Israel and send to US the material and the grup to make the instalation. In Israel we are working with ORACAL 3551 it's not easy to instalat but get a good work. Even if I will work with 3M 180 + cast lamination the price became to $7 per squer foot. I need only 4 trucks (500 foot each) to cover the trip expenses. I would like to know if I did a real calculetion and…
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Not sure if this is the right forum to put this, if not, please move it OK 1995 Dodge Caravan, with high quality Chrysler paint on it to remove the flaking paint, I used clearbra (bad product my dist. was gonna trash) put clearbra on, let it set up for a coupla hours, and went and removed it GREAT way to remove bad paint looked like this to start with after I got alot of it off then I started wraping it in vinyl all in all, not as bad as I thought it would be to do, just very time consuming, it's gonna take me a month of sundays to get it all done I was gonna enter this in the photo competition this week, but it's not done yet, mabye just th…
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Yea!!! I'm famous!!!! check out the vid clip on this page. I am at the end.......................... Fellers
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looking for a good machine
by Guest strictlytinting- 6 replies
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want to make sure I get the right one
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How much to pay for training?
by Guest Touch2much- 3 replies
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Hello everyone, I'm a newbie to PDR and would like to know your thoughts on how much 3-4 months of hands on training with an experienced PDR tech with 20+ years in PDR is worth? Also, what is a general % cut if he were to refer his overflow to me once I'm trained? Thanks in advance, Nick
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I need a tool 1 2
by Guest 1PEECBARETTA- 19 replies
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I heard that there are tools for wrapping around rivits, I would love to try one out since I have a large box truck to do this weekend. Anyone hear of one and where I can get one. How well do they work and how about some pointers on how to use one. Thanks a bunch
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Need DIY for shallow dent
by Guest JJ99- 3 replies
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Have a very shallow dent, not even noticeable unless seen at a certain angle. I can get easy access from inside of the trunk. Thinking I can massage it out somehow, but need advice on how I can go about it.
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chrome mirror effect wraps
by Guest Revolution- 1 reply
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ive seen some vehicles wrapped in mirror chrome effect vinyl, I have a request from a customer for this type of thing, but so far have only come across oracal 381 ultra cast chrome but im being told by oracal europe they have halted production as there are problems making it? anyone come across any other cast mirror?
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skinzwraps
by Guest Revolution- 2 replies
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just came across a good website, www.skinzwraps.com. they do some great looking wraps, I wish we could get people here thinking the same way but they don't seem to want to spend the money getting noticed?
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Aurora Graphics?
by Guest tat2punk- 0 replies
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Do they sell single cd's? All I want is the camo textures and it looks like you have to buy the whole set to get any of them. Figured I would try and find a single cd before I bought the whole set.
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9 pdr domains 4 sale
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4 sale, to be sold as group...MAKE OFFER ALL OFFERS ACCEPTED DENTFREE.COM PAINTFREE.COM SERVICEDRIVE.COM LIFTADENT.COM RIMWIZARD.COM ERASEADENT.COM DINGWIZARD.COM HEADLIGHTWIZARD.COM SOUTHERNAUTOAUCTION.COM CONTACT nendsmart@yahoo.com
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My wifes works for a dental business and they received a call from the Phoenix area and one of their dentist wants a vehicle wrapped. Anyone in the Phoenix area want to bid on this or know someone wanting the business.
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Here are some picts I promised some time ago! I am working on some partial wrap mock ups for the scions and mini’s now and will post some soon now that I figured out how easy it is. Mr. Rogers wrap pictures
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hail chasing
by Guest DentPro- 4 replies
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Is there any hail left out there? I'm in Missouri, and it hasn't hailed here all year. I've got 9 bodyshops in mid Missouri, including the State of Missouri garage. 12 years experience. It usually hails here at least once per year.
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Cheek this out
by Guest Tint Wiz- 9 replies
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Done this for our local coach firm a while ago
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Anyone in Oz know who can supply wraps. And general question to all "Wrappers" out there, whats it like to do? Could a well experienced auto tinter make the transition fairly easy?Is it as lucrative as it sounds? Thanks people jj
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Englishman in Australia
by Guest responsegraphics- 3 replies
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I have a company here in Australia, all we do is vehicle wrapping. Its taken 3 years to get a good customer base. They were and still are painting graphics onto new vehicles here... The average cost of a wrap from us is $5500 AUSD which is about 2000 english squids. However we only use 3M Scotchprint. I was in the UK earlier this year, and tried to get some of this material from 3M, and they wanted 180 pounds per linear metre, I can ship this from Australia cheaper to the UK than you guys can buy it. You can offer a 7 year warranty on this also, there is no other material available that fit so easily and quickly. GO have a look at www .response-graphics.com, all the…
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carbon fibre effect?
by Guest signandtint- 3 replies
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Hello all I am constantly asked for carbon fibre look wrap vinyl for bonnets etc but so far have been unable to correctly copy the pattern to print ourselves. does any have or can point me in the direction of a file with this pattern on, suitable enough for printing. im sure there is a cd collection of these type of designs but I cant seem to find one here in the UK. many thanks
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PDR
by Guest smartvaleting- 1 reply
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Hi guys im looking to start pdr in england uk where ive got my own small buisness already detailing mobile but looking to start pdr as an extra can anyone help me with getting some secound hand pdr tools?
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Today I got started on a huge job (for me) removing and replacing on a custom hauler trailer for Toyota and their tundra show truck. Got the old stuff off and put up the front and half of the first side today. I’m not going to count the back of the trailer that we had up but the customer didn’t like the background color. Said he could live with it and to leave it up but I removed it anyway after he left. It looks like the truck is rolling out the back of the trailer and the trailer had too much green in the background. I will reprint it tomorrow and go back Monday. Better a customer of this size really like the job and not just be able to live with part of it! I wi…
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Vehicle Wraps
by Guest itgoesontheoutside?- 6 replies
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Hello everybody,I am new to the forum and have to say I didn't know there was anything like this out there.Pretty cool stuff. Any way I have been in the Tinting business 15yrs or so, started right out of high school, its all I really know how to do.I bought the business 6 yrs ago,and it is going great. What I am looking for is any information you all might have on vehicle wraps and boat wraps. I have done some of the clear bras and stuff. I am just trying to find a way to expand the business a little.Does anyone do them, what is a start up cost,do you order the kits somewhere and just do the install,are they as big of a biotch as some of the clear bras or is the materia…
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anyone have monster wrap for sale?
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Where is the best place to buy Photoshop? I am starting to do wraps. Already gone through a training course on installation. Now need to learn the design so need to get Photoshop for starters.
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I will be doing my first wrap
by Guest Marco- 7 replies
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I need to know what I'm getting into. I have a chance to wrap an 07 Mercedes ML350 The thing is I've never done a wrap, my wife will most likely do the wrap with me, she does vinyl so it should be the same, right? I need to know what tools to use, can it be stretched, dry or wet, and what in the world does someone charge for an suv to be wrapped? Message me with a base price please because I just have no idea.
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Carbon Fiber fills?
by Guest tat2punk- 2 replies
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I haven't done a wrap yet but I am going to do the first on my car. I am looking for a good carbon fiber fill. Anyone know of a site where you can buy single fills, not ready to lay down $500 for a fill CD incase I decide I don't want to do them. Thanks, DJ
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Need printer for vehicle vinyl
by Guest mosquito- 2 replies
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I'm looking for someone that will print up some vinyl and ship it out. I pretty much have all designs done. This would not be a full wrap, but rather larger pieces that combine with the paint job on the vehicle to produce the end result. Please let me know if you can provide this service.
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My brother just got a new chevy 2500 workvan and is planning on getting it wrapped here locally, im wondering if we may be better off getting one of you guys that does this all the time to print it off and we install it ourselves? We want to install ourselves anyway but we just don't have the equipment to make a wrap. We are planning on a full color wrap, partial van or whole, not sure yet and putting a house on it and 3M logos and probably prestige logos. Any takers on someone wanting to print our ideas out and shipping to us or any ideas on what would be eye catching and different from most other vans that are just lettered up? PM me if intrested in printing out an…
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is the 3m 180C work about the same as Oracal 3551 ra or 3951 ra? got my first wrap preprinted from customer! Getting a roland xc540 in 2 weeks
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PDR technician needed in Las Vegas
by Guest dingsllc- 0 replies
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Looking for a qualified paintless dent repair technician in the Las Vegas and surrounding areas. We do primarily dealership recon work, and some retail if time allows. No soliciting or marketing neccesary, we provide the work. Competitive commision. Please email dingsllc@yahoo.com if interested.
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Just got a ValueJet
by Guest tat2punk- 2 replies
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First, does anyone have one of these? What would you recommend for doing vehicle wraps, Oracal or 3M? I have been playing with it for a few days and it seems that you have to laminate everything or it scratches real easily. Am I doing something wrong with the heat settings or is that just the way it is? I have tried heat settings on the highest setings and the lowest settings and I seem to get the same results. Any info from anyone would be greatly appreciated.
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heres the last couple we did, not to bad for a noob I hope http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/tig...op/100_0769.jpg http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/tig...op/100_0748.jpg http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/tig...op/100_0731.jpg http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/tig...op/100_0727.jpg
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I had no part of the install...BUT.... I did have to trim out the gas door......they forgot... Looked eazy to me.. but there were alot of wierd curves on this van....just took alot of time. 3 days...2 sometimes 3 guys.....ALL day.....In the BATTLEZONE....
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Anyone have any pics of H2 wraps?
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