Paintless Dent Repair & Vehicle Wraps
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vinyl wrap texture from air tracking
by Guest fuzzysig- 6 replies
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every time I get a sample of any brand of vinyl I always notice the texture that shows up from the air tracking patterm the honeycomb or whatever other texture there is. does that go away with time or is it always there? that is what stops me from ordering a full roll to do my car I don't like the lack of smoothness like real clearcoat has.
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Wrapping rims 1 2
by Stampe- 11 replies
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Hi! I am new to wrapping and have never done this before, but i have read slot about wrapping and looked alot on videos. Now to my question. Can this be done in one pice? I have tryed a few times but the film gets to " stressed in the end so it crack, and you also see throu it. Personaly i start to think it. Cant be done in one pice. This is the result i get The best try, close i think but not there yet :-(
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any advice for a learner 1 2
by Guest leonpdr2008- 13 replies
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Hello I'm from sussex in the uk I've been learning pdr for about 4months now.I have done a course which was brilliant and I practise every day for at least 2hrs on a door and a bonnet.However I am finding it hard to bring up the last bit with the sharper dents any advice would be good.Also how long do you think I should be practising before I should be ready to start earning some money as I feel I have a long way to go yet,I'm looking for perfection so I'm not in any real hurry.
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Hey guys am new to this line of work am in wales in the uk but am looking for the best place to buy wrap from chears guys
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hello, is this film good ? I was thinking to use it on some interior detail . it bubble free , how is it too stretch the vinyl ?
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So I talked the boss into helping me wrap my 95 isuzu trooper. We will be using avery matte charcoal metallic on the panels, and matte black on the trim (fender flares, bumpers, rocker panels, door handles) I'm very excited to get my feet wet. I've been tinting for awhile now and I'm hoping I can pick up vinyl easily. Any advice? I will be posting pictures of the progress.
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3M 1080?
by Guest ggbggb- 5 replies
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3m?????????
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3M just announced this exciting news! There are some great prizes to be had from 3M and others. AeroTect is also including prizes for customers who place in the top 16. Entries being accepted here beginning the week of August 11th: http://wrap2wrap.3m.com/ Official Rules here: http://wrap2wrap.3m.com/rules.html I'm looking forward to seeing some amazing work out there! Will you be entering?
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Please help me identify this wrap !
by Guest bonsai- 2 replies
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Hey guys, I am new to the forums and I am about to wrap my car. I am looking to do it in this blue shade exactly but I can't figure out the vinyl brand and color. http://79.174.169.101/showthread.php?t=467997 (Scroll down a bit and you'll see it wrapped in blue) And do you guys have any recommendations on who to purchase vinyl at a good price from?
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Mini Interior Trim Need Help With Removal
by Guest Quinnn- 0 replies
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Was wondering if anyone could tell me how to remove these pieces of trim in a Mini Cooper S, gonna have a shot at wrapping them myself but scared to remove incase I snap them. Thank you.
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Thought I'd share some pics of a recent color change we did-
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I've got a customer in the Dallas area that scratched the doors on one side. Needs to be re-wrapped. Shoot me an email if you can help out. Pete@tvpauto.com thanks
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Who here uses cs6 for design purposes? car wraps, stickers and other graphics?
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e92 M3 Matte Metallic Blue
by Guest angelsautotint- 6 replies
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Last car out of my shop last night. took 3 days but its finally done! Now to put the black wheels on and let it sit pretty!
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Looking for car wrapper and window tinters
by Guest Raz- 2 replies
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Hello guys I have been in the car trade for about 8 years now, However, I'm taking a great opportunity to and move into a new premises and start with Car wrapping and window tinting business, I would love to carry on doing all this myself but ,I wil need to be running and managing the workshops as it is very big. IMPORTANT: I am looking for an experienced window tinter that is looking to work full time. And I am looking for an experienced car wrapper that looking to work full time. Any one interested, please call me or message me on 07949 271888. Thanks
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enclosed trailer wrap job
by Guest angelsautotint- 9 replies
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Hey everyone I have wrapped plenty of cars but this will be first enclosed trailer coming up on monday. Can I use sign vinyl or do I have to use wrap vinyl. Obviously it's cheaper to do regular vinyl but will it look OK going over the metal bolts on the flat walls? It's a 5×9 enclosed trailer btw. Thanks in advance for the input.
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Advice how to wrap spoiler
by Guest bbb83- 3 replies
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Hello everyone i would like to wrap this spoiler but i dont know from where to start.I tryed to do somting but doesnt look very nice is funny.Please some help.Thanks.
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Hey guys I have a question about the topic..... Doing a 2009 Mazda CX9 and just wondering if anyone can give me a step by step in removing the pieces of the car. I can remove bumpers etc, but pieces like door handles, mirrors etc I don't have much experience. Also, like for trims, are most door handles similar in a sense to remove and reinstall? Thanks in advance
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the green machine
by Guest angelsautotint- 2 replies
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We only had this car in our hands for 16 hours before it had to go out for bimmerfest. I wish we had more time for a cleaner install but it could have been worse or not done lol.
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http://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/hhr-ss-45/hhr-ss-finally-finish-matte-blue-baby-50713/#post748974 A link to the shop http://superiorautodesign.com/#sthash.nWo2GVhB.dpbs
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Has anyone done or attempted to wrap the trunk on the 2013 maxima?
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Chrome colors
by Guest binghanem- 8 replies
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hey guys, I'm looking for chrome/mirror color wraps such as blue, red and black chrome. I've used black chrom from Vivid, but the quality wasn't that great, was hard to deal with, check picture bellow. now I'm looking for a different company, contacted 3M they do not have chrome colors anymore, I only found Avery, but its little expensive for my customers, vivid prices were good. any other company that you think have good quality with decent prices? I already have 2 customers waiting on black chrome and red chrome colors. Thanks not done yet!
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Please contact me, i have a vehicle in Longview TX that needs installation asap. Anyone interested?
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Just finished wrapping this Dodge Challenger in Avery's blue chrome vinyl, and Avery's carbon fiber.We used knifeless tape to make all our cuts for the two tone look.http://gzsigndesigns.com/ S/293601616983
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black/chrome 2014 corvette
by Guest angelsautotint- 2 replies
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Looking for opinions. its not my favorite but could have came out much worse. The customer want the hood done as it was the slick top and entire deck lid done in chrome. I talked him into letting me follow the body lines and this is what we came up with. FYI: I did not support the chrome over the reflectors and it looks like crap lol.
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Car was originally silver. Did gloss black on the engine cover and spoiler and hood. Smoked tail lights Avery Matte Green Apple Metallic
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How do you feel about this customers design?
by Guest angelsautotint- 8 replies
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Customer chose how he wanted things. I am not a fan so i figured I'd see what you guys think. Not sure if you can see the detail on the vinyl but its 3m 1080 series carbon fiber. Notice the 2 tone mirrors following the weird factory lines.
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what do you think of my new car artwork ?
by Guest stickout- 9 replies
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what do you think of my new car artwork ?
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Anyone have any experience with wrapping a Nissan Xterra and could share best way to approach the roof? This one is my 2002. The piece that drops between the doors on each side is over 60 inches wide as there is no body seam. Also never had a job with a roof with ridges like this before. Wondering if ok to just stretch the material into them or if I should squeegee over each one as I go. I plan to use 3m 1080. Thanks in advance. Still green to more complex wrapping.
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My first customer. Second time doing full wrapping.
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Hi All, Thought id share the latest full wrap we have completed.
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Hi all! I would like to ask you if you could please fill in a short 2-minute survey for me. You will have the chance to win a complete set of Avery Dennison Application Tools! Thank you very much in advance! Survey: https://www.facebook.com/AverySupremeWrappingFilm/app_296533730510990
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Not posted for a while, sorry can't seem to get the piccies up as i 'd like will keep trying
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POLL : Getting my car wrapped soon, pls help with colors... 1 2
by Guest GRacer- 12 replies
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hi guys i have a 1992 honda nsx and have owned it for almost a year now and so far it was a pleasure for the most part of it now, i have got a chance to get it wrapped, and really need your help on deciding the colors. i have 5 colors in mind : - glossy bright orange - matte orange - glossy blue metallic - matte blue metallic - glossy intense blue i always wanted the glossy bright orange since i saw the factory imola orange nsx but now i'm scared that the color is not quite the same (the vinyl not as bright and deep as the factory paint) could you please help me decide which one would be best to go ? thanks heaps
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i want to wrap my 08 civic in some matte vinyl wrap but the hood, fenders and roof have been re painted at the dealership due to a recall on the clear coat failing and hazing. when i remove the vinyl will the paint come off with it? thanks.
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can somebody help me with this and picture? i have got the front door handle off, but not the back handle . I'm going to wrap the car tomorrow matte frozen gray look 3m 1080
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Thought I'd give it a try as it was more than a little slow at work lately. 3M Scotchprint 1080 in satin black...more than happy with the end result. Before: After:
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Bmw 335 wrapped in 3m matte metallic blue
by Guest nuno- 5 replies
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Here is a promo video I created for a shop in Houston. Death to Paint! The Rise of Vinyl Werkz and Custom Car Wraps.
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What is an established commercial/residential business worth?
I sold my business in '96 that had as assets: tools and inventory and goodwill. I bought it 2.5 years earlier for 5k. It had a gross sales # around 30K and very little goodwill since the owner only worked it part time. In the 2.5 years I ran the company, gross sales went from 30K upward to 177K as a one person operation. To be fair, the final year @ 177K included an installation sale involving 35K sq ft. Still I increased the gross from 30K to 100K under my direction in the 2.5 years of ownership. I sold the business in a short sale for 10K because I landed a corporate job at a film manufacturing company. I lacked the desire to further expand the business, but it was considered reputable even by my competitors. One of them bought it. Don't know if that helps but, maybe you'll find this helpful in determining the goodwill of the one you are considering buying. https://www.freshbooks.com/hub/accounting/calculate-goodwill- 1
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Window Tinter for hire in Rockville, MD
Must have experience and knowledge in the automotive window tint industry. This job requires people skills, a positive attitude and willingness to be a team member are essential to this position. Having experience operating a window tint plotter a plus. Pay will be determined during interview process. Please Call TJ Flores 301 979-1313 -
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What is an established commercial/residential business worth?
Gross 50-60? You could find that kind of revenue picking up cans. Whatever you're about to spend should be spent to market your own brand unless I'm reading this wrong. -
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What is an established commercial/residential business worth?
Looking to buy an established commercial/residential business. The company has grossed about 50-60k annually for the past few years. There's not really anything as far as assets go. So I'd basically be buying the phone number and 25+ years of being an established business. Just trying to get an idea of what I should be paying! Thanks in advance!! -
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Removable rigid window tint sheets - WTF?
Sucks that you got screwed. Sorry to hear that. But that is what we all kinda figured.- 1
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Commercial Residential Window Tinter Needed - Colorado
We need commercial/residential window film installer. 303-986-0190 info@columbinewindowtint.com -
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Removable rigid window tint sheets - WTF?
I created an account just to respond here. I'm not a "tinter" or whatever yall may call yourselves but I came across this product and thought that it looked pretty cool and something I could do myself. I ordered from Lazeway and spent like $150 for two packages. The product is from China although they claim all this America stuff on the website. All i received was two simple rolls of tint, nothing special. I was totally scammed and now I'm looking all over the internet for anyone talking about this product to let them know. Dont buy from them.- 2
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Air80 vs Stratos70 Windshield
Since there is no limit of darkness on the top strip, I have wanted to tint it. But I would go very dark, to help with sun glare in the evening. -
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Air80 vs Stratos70 Windshield
Yeah that’s a very fair point to a degree I’m probably overthinking it. I don’t see really significant glare reduction until you get into much darker tint. Like you I think visibility for me is more important living in the country. I’ll probably see what the specs list the differences between 70% and 80% and then double check with the tinter as to what they recommend. Likely will end up with 70% with a strip along the top. Air80 seems to be much more popular, not sure if it’s due to performance or the difference in cost being so much more for the stratos. thank you
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