Tech Tips for Vehicle Wraps - CPH Group
The latest vehicle wrap styles open up opportunities for spectacular results, now achievable with superior conformability and specialty vinyls, super gloss finishes and special effects such as carbon fibre for highlights. Here are some essential tech tips and tricks to help you achieve consistently great vehicle wraps: Make sure you have images of the vehicle prior to planning the design. Determine where joins will fall during the design stage. Use the natural lines of the vehicle and the door and bonnet joints to hide overlaps. Thoroughly wash the vehicle down with soap and water and allow 24 hours to dry, paying extra attention to door seals and wheel arches. Degrease the vehicle with Viponds Prep Vinyl Cleaner. Alternatively use a fast drying panel wipe with silicone killer paying special attention to all the recesses. If you are applying a solvent-based digital printed media, allow a minimum of 48 hours to out-gas. The rolls should be left standing vertically and loosely wound to a...