Started my vinyl graphics!
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Started my vinyl graphics!
This is the illustration I created to put on the hood of my car. It's an extreme close up of Godzilla. I'm having it printed on a reflective vinyl. The same stuff used for most street signs. Hopefully, by the fall I'll be able to get the graphics I created for the sides done.
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Originally Posted by silver04
cool, how much is that gonna cost you??
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Originally Posted by Blahman2
I can get decal's for free. Even like this one... I got a hook up.
EDIT: Er... vinyls!
EDIT: Er... vinyls!
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Originally Posted by Kryptoniteking
It's only gonna cost me about $240 for the printing. Now, if I decide to have a professional applicator apply it.... $250 an hour! Luckily, I know a little bit on how to apply vinyl myself.
I've been in the graphics and sign business for almost 6 years and $250 is un-heard of......my private installers charge 20-40$ and hour and our shop and most shops in north america won't charge more than $85 per hour.
One other thing to note, printing on reflective is not that great an effect, the material losses most of its properties once covered up with solvent based ink.
Also reflective wont show your design shining back it will be just a big shiny hood.
The other factor is reflective is thicker and not a great vinly to "wrap" with.
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Originally Posted by Hurts2bStock
I've been in the graphics and sign business for almost 6 years and $250 is un-heard of......my private installers charge 20-40$ and hour and our shop and most shops in north america won't charge more than $85 per hour.
One other thing to note, printing on reflective is not that great an effect, the material losses most of its properties once covered up with solvent based ink.
Also reflective wont show your design shining back it will be just a big shiny hood.
The other factor is reflective is thicker and not a great vinly to "wrap" with.
One other thing to note, printing on reflective is not that great an effect, the material losses most of its properties once covered up with solvent based ink.
Also reflective wont show your design shining back it will be just a big shiny hood.
The other factor is reflective is thicker and not a great vinly to "wrap" with.
I know about the inks hiding most of the reflective material. That's the effect that I am looking for. I've worked with it before. There's going to be total coverage of a "rich black". Since there is very little white areas only the light colors and highlights should glow in light.
I'm not planning on doing a total wrap with reflective. Just the hood.
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Originally Posted by i8dabomb
why vinyl?
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Originally Posted by Hurts2bStock
I've been in the graphics and sign business for almost 6 years and $250 is un-heard of......my private installers charge 20-40$ and hour and our shop and most shops in north america won't charge more than $85 per hour.
One other thing to note, printing on reflective is not that great an effect, the material losses most of its properties once covered up with solvent based ink.
Also reflective wont show your design shining back it will be just a big shiny hood.
The other factor is reflective is thicker and not a great vinly to "wrap" with.
One other thing to note, printing on reflective is not that great an effect, the material losses most of its properties once covered up with solvent based ink.
Also reflective wont show your design shining back it will be just a big shiny hood.
The other factor is reflective is thicker and not a great vinly to "wrap" with.
after hearing this i would rethink the reflective.
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Originally Posted by Rotarynomore
after hearing this i would rethink the reflective.
I have used it before. I've personally used various vinyls the past 6 years.
There's really not that much difference in thickness. Although, various laminates applied to the vinyl can make a difference.
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Originally Posted by Kryptoniteking
I have used it before. I've personally used various vinyls the past 6 years.
There's really not that much difference in thickness. Although, various laminates applied to the vinyl can make a difference.
There's really not that much difference in thickness. Although, various laminates applied to the vinyl can make a difference.
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You should do more research before you put that ULGY thing on your car.
Cool design, but not for a hood, not on reflective vinyl, maybe on your wall
You should do more research before you put that ULGY thing on your car.
Cool design, but not for a hood, not on reflective vinyl, maybe on your wall
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Originally Posted by bluestreak
BTW, there IS a huge difference in material thickness and application.
You should do more research before you put that ULGY thing on your car.
Cool design, but not for a hood, not on reflective vinyl, maybe on your wall
You should do more research before you put that ULGY thing on your car.
Cool design, but not for a hood, not on reflective vinyl, maybe on your wall
Vehicle vinyl is about 2mils thick where as reflective can be as thick as 8....thats 4x times thicker with no laminate and laminate is another 3 mils thick. If you dont have laminate on solvent printed vinyl you will scratch the print off by washing you car over the next year.
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Rep Power: 0 im with what the other guys said that are in the industry, i have been a designer for about 7 years now in the sign industry, but started out doing vinyl, i would love to see the ball of glue you'd scrape off your hood after a few years, have fun with that, and yeah, 3m reflective is so thick that you can rip it easily, try that with regular vinyl and you will see the difference a high quality thin mil vinyl will make...
to each is his own, i would have to say no on the vinyl, and no on the mural, unless you are trying to get into the lowrider euro magazine...?
to each is his own, i would have to say no on the vinyl, and no on the mural, unless you are trying to get into the lowrider euro magazine...?
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Originally Posted by Fiji-Steve
to each is his own, i would have to say no on the vinyl, and no on the mural, unless you are trying to get into the lowrider euro magazine...?
its a cool design.... to show an art class..... but on a car i cant think of any good reason for it to be there. a civic with that graphic on the front hood? any reasoning behind it? if you want attention get a body kit and some rims..... that'll make your car more apealing to others then some crazy *** design on the hood
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Is it the one with the naked chick? Boobies!!
my buddy lives down the street from Greens and he is good friends with Toms Brother. 
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Originally Posted by MyK
yea, forget the dumb graphic, get a naked chick airbrushed on your hood. Now that would be cool!!!! ****MOBILE!!!!!
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