Avery Certification – Toronto/Atlanta
Congratulations to the following wrappers as they passed the Avery Certification test recently held at Proveer headquarters in Toronto and Mutoh's southeast office in Atlanta. These new Avery Certified installers will now be listed on www.carwraps.net, the #1 website for car wraps.
Toronto:
Jason Cormier from Signature Signs and Graphics - Ottawa, Canada
Tyler Cook and Aaron Gillett from Vehicle Wraps - Oshawa, Canada
Atlanta:
Bob Yunque from Shabob Signs - New Market, AL
Josh Tolley from That's a Wrap - Charlotte, NC
Adam Kersey from Adcolour, Inc - Lexington, KY
Jim Miller from Miller Decals, LLC - Woodstock, GA
Toronto School of Wrap Wrapped
I finished teaching the Avery-Mutoh School of Wrap in Toronto a few days ago. The 2-day workshop went great. Lots of eager students from Toronto and Ottawa who just dove into the carwrapping process. As always, they wrapped a cargo van from start to finish and worked on two sedans. Lots of door handles, bumpers, mirrors and the like were wrapped over and over. Exciting stuff. Thanks as always to Linda Ebbinghaus and Paul Roba from Avery and for Mutoh printing up such great graphics. A special thanks to Proveer for hosting the event. We actually did the workshop and certification in their showroom which made for a swanky few days.
Off to Toronto
I am at Schipol Airport in Amsterdam about to head to Toronto to teach an Avery/Mutoh School of Wrap workshop at Proveer headquarters. After the Toronto class I head to Atlanta to teach another School of Wrap workshop then back to Amsterdam. Its always exciting to teach the workshops, especially when they are sold out. I believe that there are two spots remaining for the last workshop of the year in Seattle so if you're interested be sure to sign up quick. We are working on the 2012 schedule and I hope to have it posted shortly. If anyone has any requests as far as locations feel free to email me at: justin@justinpate.net. I think for sure it will be New Jersey, Atlanta, Dallas, LA, Phoenix.
School of Wrap – Texas
The Avery/Mutoh School of Wrap held at Sign Warehouse in Denison, TX is in the bag. There were 16 people who took the 2-day workshop. It was definitely one of the toastier workshops as there was a heat wave going on (I think for both days it was 110 degrees outside). Even though it was warm, the Avery 1005 Supercast was super easy to apply which amazed the attendees. They were expecting the film to grab the vehicle but they could easily reposition the film. This is a huge advantage for car wrapping, especially in places like Texas. During the workshop the students worked on a conversion van, two sedans and they completely wrapped a Miata in leopard print. Thanks to Deanna from Sign Warehouse for providing the Miata and the ice cream birthday cake (my birthday was on Aug. 3).
Additional Class added for Atlanta
Due to the overwhelming sign ups for the Atlanta School of Wrap Workshop another one has been added. It will take place from October 24-26 - two day workshop and 1 day certification. To sign up please go to:
http://na.averygraphics.com/AvGrNA_avery_wrap_school.asp
or contact Linda at:
Four 2011 School of Wrap Workshops Remaining
There are 4 Avery/Mutoh School of Wrap workshops left for 2011. The next two in September - Toronto/Atlanta are sold out. For Atlanta, there is such a high demand that a second class may be added. This additional workshop will either be Sept. 14-16 or Oct. 24-26. Be sure to contact Avery and request the additional class. In late October/early November there will be workshops held in Chicago and Seattle. These are almost full so act now. There will be an Avery certification test after each workshop. Note that the Avery certification test is open to all installers (you don't have to take the 2-day workshop). For more information and to sign up go to:
http://na.averygraphics.com/AvGrNA_avery_wrap_school.asp
Latest Avery Certified Installer Results
Congratulations to the following installers as they passed the Avery Certification Test held in New Jersey and Texas:
Raymond Worrell - Big Fish Graphics in Washington, NJ
Doug Hicks - Designer Wraps in Millville, NJ
Sean Tomlin - Designer Wraps in Millville, NJ
Ted Bentz - Signs-n-Things in Farmingdale, NY
Radim Horak - KDF in Rockeligh, NJ
Brandon Barnett - 51 Wraps in Tulsa, OK
Lance Standlee - 51 Wraps in Tulsa, OK
These professional installers will now be listed at www.carwraps.net - Google's #1 site for car wraps. This will garner them leads as well as help them stand out from the competition. Nice work on the test and best of luck, gentlemen.
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.