Vehicle wrapping is a special process in which your vehicle is literally "wrapped" in printed graphics so that very little of its original paint colour is visible. The graphics are printed onto an adhesive vinyl film which sticks to the surface of your vehicle.
In a word, anything! Your wrap can be designed any way you like, with full colour backgrounds, photographic images, logos, text, whatever you like. You can almost imagine the vehicle wrap being like a billboard or giant printed leaflet applied to your vehicle.
Yes - every wrap print is fully laminated with a purpose-made clear laminate film so that the actual printed surface is never exposed to the elements. This ensures long life and good performance, and offers resistance to scratches and extra protection from the sun's UV rays.
Paint tends to be permanent, whereas wrapping isn't. In fact wrapping offers your vehicle's painted surface a protective layer which preserves your paint. It's also possible to strip the wrap off and change it without expensive resprays.
Yes, sometimes. It really depends on the job and the size of the coverage, as well as the complex shapes we are trying to wrap. Vehicle wrapping can offer truly stunning and beautiful results but you do need to remember we are covering your vehicle in big stickers, not painting it! It is sometimes necessary to make joins in the work although from a realistic viewing distance they are hardly visible.
There are several important preparations before we can start the wrap:
[1] The vehicle must be clean. We always use special preparation chemicals to give the vehicle a thorough clean before application, but we do expect the vehicle to arrive reasonably clean to start with. If your vehicle arrives caked in mud and grime then we may have to charge extra for the additional cleaning work.
[2] Removal of lights. We don't tend to remove the main lights as we can work with them pretty well, but we do try and remove any protruding lights such as side indicators and reflectors if possible.
[3] Removal of badges and number plates. Badges and number plates almost always come off. In some cases the removal of badges may damage them; we do our best to look after them but some badges are simply too fragile to remove in tact.
[4] Removal of wing mirrors. It is always best to remove wing mirrors before a wrap as these can be a major obstacle to good wrapping. Please note that some vehicle types have mirrors which are difficult to remove (they may require specialist knowledge or tools) so we always recommend you get the mirrors removed by a qualified mechanic prior to bringing the vehicle to us. Your mechanic will also replace them afterwards.
No. The wrap acts as a barrier and protects the paintwork from chips, scratches, sun fading, acid rain, and much more. In fact rather than harm the paint it actually preserves it so that when you do finally strip the vehicle, the paint will still be in near-perfect condition, which can increase the value of the vehicle at trading-in time. If your vehicle has had a paint respray or poor quality paint prior to the wrap then we cannot guarantee the same conclusion.
Not at all - Mild soap and water is all you need to wash it down.
Every time it starts getting dirty! It is essential that you keep the wrap clean as road grit and wear and tear can degrade the performance of the wrap.
Yes, this is fine.
We do not recommend this. High pressure jet washing can force the edges of the wrap to lift and once that happens, the problem only ever gets worse.
Often the client doesn't know what he or she wants the wrap to look like. We not only print, laminate, and fit the wrap, we can also design it for you. There are an awful lot of very good graphic designers around, but designing for a vehicle wrap is best left to the experts who understand the particular challenges and intricacies of the process such as vehicle bodywork grooves and handles, all things which regular graphic designers may not be aware of when they design. It has been known for a professional designer to submit a design for wrapping which looked terrific on paper, but which then had to be pulled apart because it was unworkable in practice.
Yes. It is always advisable to put your graphic designer in touch with us so that we can communicate and advise your designer on how best to produce a workable design. We won't interfere with the creative process, but we really should keep an eye on the practicality issues throughout.
A vehicle wrap is an investment in your business and should not be rushed! You need to timetable your deadline properly so that you get the perfect job in a realistic timely fashion. The design process is usually resolved in a week or so, then there is 2 - 3 days for printing and laminating all the graphics. The actual fitting is a slow, careful process which can take 2 - 5 days depending on the size and complexity of the vehicle.
The answer to this is up to you. We can use a special perforated film for the windows but we prefer to use a bespoke technique which involves printing onto normal wrap film and cutting 2mm vertical stripes out of the image. 
In our experience we have found this technique a lot more satisfactory overall.
Most commercial vehicles are on three year lease terms and so the wraps are designed to last beyond the full three years of your vehicle lease. However, if you own the vehicle then you can reasonably expect your wrap to last at least 5 years (and possibly longer) before it will need removing.
Yes. We can change either the entire wrap by stripping the old one off and applying a new one or we can remove sections of the wrap to reflect small changes in your advertising.
Generally, after the vehicle has been repaired, we can print and wrap just the section you need rather than doing the whole job again.
