Yesterday was the last day of demos I did for Mutoh in their booth at the NBM Long Beach show.  Over the three days I wrapped a boat using Avery's 1005 Supercast with 1.3mm overlam.  The graphics were printed brilliantly with a Mutoh Valuejet.  This was only the second time I wrapped a boat so it was nice to get some practice in.  One of the aspects of the 1005 Supercast that I like so much is the initial low tack.  This enables me to install something as long and awkward as the side of a boat by myself.  The reason for this is that I can take the entire backing paper off and install at my own pace.  A special thanks to all of those at Mutoh, especially Brian Phipps, for all their help during the show and to Ron Winter from Avery and Todd LaBrie from Carwraps for all their input.  Next show on tap is SGIA in Vegas in October.  For that show I will be wrapping Rusty Wallace's race car in Mutoh's booth.  Exciting stuff so be sure to come on by.

movie clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRUtqgW6Sr8

For X-mas this year, my mom asked me to wrap her car so that it looked like wood.  I thought this would be a good chance to experiment with a new combination of film/overlam.  For the Mutoh workshops/signshows for 2009 I used Avery 1005 Easy Apply RS film with a 2.0mm overlam.  I like a thinner overlam for it helps the film conform better to bumpers and recessed areas so, for my mom's wrap, I used Avery's glossy 1.3mm overlam.  The thinner overlam really made a big difference in how the film conformed to curves and recessed areas.  It was also just as easy to handle as the 2.0 overlam, an added bonus.  I highly recommend this combination of film/overlam (1005 Easy Apply RS/1.3mm glossy overlam) and will it for all my sign shows and workshops in 2010.  I would like to shout out a few thank you's for helping make this wrap happen.  For the design, Todd LaBrie and Chalong Nanthamong of Carwraps created the file/art work.  Randy Anderson and Ken Parsley of Mutoh did the printing/shipping.  Lance Hutt, Molly Waters and Ron Winter of Avery coordinated/supplied the Avery film and overlam.  Rob Rule and Kyle of Signs Now in Boise for letting me use their space and helping out when needed. Now my mom is the coolest 72 year old driving around Boise.  Merry X-mas and  a Happy New Year.

Mutoh’s Video Car Wrap Training offers first class, professional methods to reduce vehicle graphic design time and expand productivity without the inconvenience of traveling or high costs associated to learn this exciting advertising medium.

Vehicle Wrap Design and Print Training with Todd LaBrie:
• Instructional wrap design techniques unique to vehicle graphics
• Conceptual approaches for improved work flow
• Vehicle template set up for Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop applications
• Color correction and management for perfect results
• Understanding file preparation and using the RIP
 
Vehicle Graphic Installations: Techniques and Tips with Justin Pate
• Instructional video for all levels of graphic installation
• Learn basic application techniques (using the squeegee, cutting and heating)
• How to clean, lay out & register the graphics
• Working with newly released media and the different applications
• Introduction of new, high quality tools available on the market
• Coming Soon- Advanced Skills Series - seamless installations, how to apply media to
bumpers, recessed areas and compound curves.  Available at: http://carwraps.net/home/learn_to_wrap

"This is a first ever!" says Randy Rickert, Vice President/GM of Mutoh America.  "I think we hit it out of the park!"

Stay tuned!  We will be launching mid to late July.  Visit: http://carwraps.net/home/learn_to_wrap or contact Todd LaBrie at 1-866-972-7227 x 3