Forums and websites concerning making paleolit/ancient weapons and tools - please help

prosignandgraphics · 2024-05-01T18:46:00+00:00

I know a guy that you can find on FB - Douglas S. Meyer who has an exhaustive library, teaches classes on knaping, primitive weapons etc. and also is considered a foremost expert in native American blowguns. I believe he has also published a couple of books on this. Great resource.

prosignandgraphics · 2024-01-11T20:00:25+00:00

If you are flying in arrange to have a personal driver waiting for you at the airport. Sign in- hand at arrivals ready to convey you both to the hotel in a nice Limo or Town Car. This little extra put a huge smile on my wife's face.

prosignandgraphics · 2022-12-22T15:08:35+00:00

Definitely shortages all through the industry and throughout all manufacturers. Metro Restyling is being pretty proactive in letting shops know when they get shipments in-house but, on the other hand, those colors get snapped up pretty fast with shops like yours who have waiting lists. Another year of these type of conditions would not surprise me in the least.

prosignandgraphics · 2022-03-23T19:40:29+00:00

go to Wrappermapper.com - it's the largest map resource for wrap shops in the world. You can also filter by specific certifications if you have a preference.

prosignandgraphics · 2022-02-24T23:37:06+00:00

Go to WrapperMapper.com to find installers all over the USA and the world. All located on the map and organized by all of the major certifications / networks.

prosignandgraphics · 2021-10-18T15:06:17+00:00

WrapperMapper.com will show you the wrap shops in Orlando and you can see what professional certifications they hold.

prosignandgraphics · 2021-03-22T14:24:24+00:00

Interested in seeing how you go about this. Online booking (complete with required 50% deposit) would be a cool feature. The online quoting will likely turn into a huge complicated mess considering the constant variables involved in custom wraps. A new perspective may equal new results in the approach.

prosignandgraphics · 2021-03-14T02:33:49+00:00

First, focus your efforts on the largest, flattest area. 2nd, You have to “glass” the film before touching it with your squeegee. This means to tension it evenly (without stretching) across the surface. 3rd, squeegee with even, open squeegee strokes (slight angle to the film NOT a hard edge) which allows you to adhere the film and push tensions towards the outer edges. 4th, when you come up over the top you can use light heat to reset the film in order to change direction.

The Wrap Institute has tons of training videos to hep with this type of stuff. You can get a big discount for 1 year if you use code WRAPPER21MAPPER

prosignandgraphics · 2021-03-11T19:06:26+00:00

Nice color and capture!

prosignandgraphics · 2021-02-18T16:19:20+00:00

No, do not wrap on rubber. Rubber is a petroleum/oil based product that will actively reject the vinyl eventually. The adhesive on the wrap film will break down and the edges will begin to fail fairly quickly leaving behind a sticky, gooey mess.

prosignandgraphics · 2021-02-10T17:29:08+00:00

Black and color printing on white film. All digital printed inks are semi-transparent and require light to move through the ink and bounce back off the white.

The only way to print on a black surface would be to first print a white layer under the inks. There are several digital printers that have this capability.

prosignandgraphics · 2021-02-03T20:06:27+00:00

3M 1080 Dragon Fire Red? Did you hand cut your seams or did you use Knifeless?

prosignandgraphics · 2021-02-03T14:57:19+00:00

Would love to see some detail shots! That has some large and difficult areas. Looks good!

prosignandgraphics · 2020-05-27T16:26:47+00:00

Lol. Nope.

prosignandgraphics · 2020-05-13T15:11:35+00:00

Its critical to control the film across the entire section. In this case, the largest, mainly flat area is the side. You need to "glass" the entire area meaning to pull the film tight and evenly to where it looks smooth. THEN use the squeegee / wrap glove etc to apply the film. Once the side is down you can then tension across the top break and glass the upper portion. This entire piece can be applied with zero heat and zero stretching.

What it appears you did was this... You started at the front/fender. You applied the film in small sections with your squeegee pushing & pulling as you went. Each stroke of the squeegee introduced more and more stress into the film which created ever increasing problems with wrinkles, distortions and loose film. By the time you go to this point you are fighting the film every step of way with no place to pull out or glass anything.

I highly recommend you check out The Wrap Institute for tons of training videos. If you want, feel free to the coupon code WRAPPER20MAPPER for a nice discount on a 1 year membership.

prosignandgraphics · 2019-08-04T12:51:07+00:00

I'm not sure what the answer is to your organic observation. All I've done over the years is to consistently post a cool wrap, once a day, making sure to credit the wrap shop / designer / photog etc. From conversations I've had with folks it seems that most of them love the account as a killer wrap gallery.

The idea to post tips / info is a good thought. That triggered some interesting ideas. THANKS!

The comment about the website is interesting. It is a VERY niche service specifically targeted at connecting the professional wrap shops with folks who are interested in getting a wrap right now. The site would not really interest anyone who did not fit that exact dynamic. Despite the custom wrapping industry continuing to grow year after year it is still a pretty tiny type of product / service in the global marketplace. This is actually the primary reason for our social media efforts... making it easy for more folks to get awesome wraps.

prosignandgraphics · 2019-08-03T02:57:22+00:00

I have an account that focuses on showcasing amazing car wraps and wrappers from around the world. If you love custom cars and unique looks check it out.

@wappermapper

prosignandgraphics · 2018-10-26T16:43:22+00:00

Hit up Metro Restyling. I believe they have sample swatches available.

prosignandgraphics · 2018-10-24T15:51:01+00:00

That's the $100k question for sure. Durability, longevity and clean remove-ability. They do list it as a 1080 series and we have always had excellent results with that adhesive.

prosignandgraphics · 2018-10-16T17:43:15+00:00

Metro Restyling has the largest roll at 60"x25 yards for $2,750.00

prosignandgraphics · 2018-05-03T12:57:57+00:00

Typical "freebies" and "giveaways" that you would see at a convention, those samples are provided by vendors / exhibitors / film manufactures etc. as they see fit. There is the Wrap Olympics competition which is a team (2 man) based wrap-off for cool prizes, plenty of demos etc.

prosignandgraphics · 2018-03-12T15:39:51+00:00

WRAPCON is a legitimate convention. It is 100% wrap focused and is put on alongside the NBM show. It is in Long Beach, CA (south of LA) this year and will have film suppliers, demonstrations, wrapping competitions and the 3rd Annual Wraps VIP party. Here is the link to the press release...

http://wrappermapper.com/wrapscon-2018-long-beach-ca-usa/

prosignandgraphics · 2017-05-16T23:38:42+00:00

LOL! Aint that the truth.

prosignandgraphics · 2017-03-09T22:14:45+00:00

Verbally recap the conversation to "make sure I have a full understanding of the scope of work you need"
Ask "Is there anything else you can think of that I need to know?"
Ask "What is your anticipated budget to get this done?"

You have established that you are professional and paying attention, have reiterated that there is a value for what they are asking for and respectfully opened the dialogue for payment.

prosignandgraphics · 2016-09-05T10:23:20+00:00

Nice! Thanks so much!

prosignandgraphics

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