New Jersey Workshops Completed
Both of the Avery/Mutoh School of Wrap workshops at GRS in New Jersey are completed. The workshops were filled with students eager to learn and get some real hands on experience. We had a cargo van and two sedans that they got to practice on. For both workshops, the students completed a cargo van and then delved into bumpers, door handles and other more complicated applications on the sedans. Its nice to have the workshops not only sell out but to have such positive input.
Cooling Down the Homestead
Right before leaving to the U.S. to teach workshops in New Jersey and Texas I installed 3M Prestige window film on my house. This Prestige film protects the inside of my home from UV rays, keeps it cool in the summer and warm in the winter. It was super easy to install and my daughter helped by spraying the soapy water solution (sweet thing). What I like the most about the Prestige film is that its the only UV film available that doesn't contain metal. This means that it won't disrupt cell phones and doesn't have the mirror-like appearance from the outside like other UV films. 3M achieves this by using nano technology which I believe they purchased from Mork from Ork (nano nano) when he was visiting earth during the 80's. Perhaps one of my worst jokes. That said, the difference has been amazing. A special thanks to Ruben "the man" van Raam from 3M Netherlands for hooking me up with this film and educating me on its properties.
Avoiding Mistakes Article – SDGM
Here's the latest article I wrote for Sign and Digital Graphics Magazine. June issue 2011.
Chrome
Today I tested some experimental new chrome film from Avery Dennison. Normally, chrome film is super stiff and whitens when stretched. One of these samples of chrome from Avery Dennison was super conformable and didn't whiten at all. Really remarkable stuff. I am hoping that this chrome will be available for purchase in the near future as I get asked about chrome film all the time. Here are some links to videos I made of the chrome installs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCUfPufm3d8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE1t6mWFDZk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtk3Dw4fvmM
Second Workshop in New Jersey Almost Full
On Monday of this week Avery announced the addition of an extra workshop for the New Jersey run of their School of Wrap. Well, I'm really happy to say that its almost full as of today (Friday). 13 out of 15 spots are full and there are 16 people signed up for the Avery certification test on Saturday, July 30. For anyone interested in taking the workshop in New Jersey at GRS in Wharton sign up quickly as it looks like it will be full either but the end of today or early next week. To sign up contact Linda at:
Email grpd.technicalservice@averydennison.com
Telephone: 888-283-7955 Ext: 4043
The dates of this workshop are July 26/27.
Additional School of Wrap Workshop for New Jersey
I am very happy to announce that an additional workshop has been added to the School of Wrap training program that will be held at GRS in New Jersey. The first workshop sold out in just over a week thus the need for an additional workshop. The dates for the new workshop are: July 26 and 27 (Tuesday and Wednesday). For those of you interested in also taking the Avery certification test it will still take place on July 30 (Saturday).
* Please note that there were 8 people on the waiting list which means that the additional class is already more than half full. There is a maximum of 15 students so I highly recommend signing up asap if you're interested. As with all Avery/Mutoh School of Wrap workshops all participants receive for free: NT Cutter A551P knife, Avery tool bag and kit, 25 yards of 1005SC Easy Apply RS/1360 DOL and a 30% discount at www.learntowrapcars.com - This is a value of over $600.
To sign up please contact Linda at:
Email grpd.technicalservice@averydennison.com
Telephone: 888-283-7955 Ext: 4043
Workshop in New Jersey Sold Out
I'm very happy to report that the upcoming Avery/Mutoh School of Wrap hands-on workshop/certification at Graphic Resource Systems in New Jersey on July 28-30 sold out. 15 spots were available and they went really quick. Since there are more people wanting to get in with 2 months remaining we are looking to add another workshop/certification from July 25-27. I'll hope to have a decision on it by Friday or early next week. For those of you who are interested, shoot me an e-mail at justin@justinpate.net or make an inquiry to Linda at Avery at: grpd.technicalservice@averydennison.com.
LA/Phoenix – New Avery Certified Installers
Congratulations to the installers listed below as they passed the Avery Installer Certification exam recently held in Los Angeles and Phoenix. These installers will now be listed at: www.carwraps.net. This site is Google's #1 site for carwrap leads and is a great marketing tool for creating new clients. The next round of certification testing is coming up at the end of July in New Jersey and Texas. The certification exam is open to all installers and is only $299. To sign up go to: http://na.averygraphics.com/AvGrNA_avery_wrap_certification.asp
The new Avery Certified Installers are:
* Matt McDonald - Premier Custom Wraps (Fontana, CA)
* Rob Tafflock - The Sign Source (Hauppauge, NY)
* Brandon Richter - Spectrum Graphics (Phoenix, AZ)
* Chris Halsey - Smart Wrap (Phoenix, AZ)
* Sarah Dean - Smart Wrap (Phoenix, AZ)
* Mykel Foxx- Badass Designs (San Tan Valley, AZ)
Congratulations everyone and best of luck!
New Price for DVDs – 3 for $99!
I'm happy to announce there is a new price for the 3 DVD combo pack for the Techniques and Tips instructional DVDs. Now, get all 3 DVDS: Vehicle Graphic Installations, Advanced Wrapping and Speedwrapping for $99 (this includes free shipping anywhere in the world and a squeegee/flexifelt). I made this decision based on the overwhelming response I had to the $99 price at the ISA show and for the latest round of the Avery-Mutoh School of Wrap workshops. Before this price change, the 3 DVD combo sold for $149 and for ISA/workshops I offered a special $99 price.
Together, the 3 "T and T" DVDs clock in at around 6 hours and are essentially a workshop in a box. These DVDs are available at: www.learntowrapcars.com and at Sign Warehouse.