Getting Ready for the Next Mutoh School of Wrap Workshop
I'm busy getting everything ready for the upcoming Mutoh School of Wrap Workshop at Graphics One in Burbank. The Basic/Intermediate workshop runs Aug. 16/17 and the Advanced is Aug. 18. For the Basic/Intermediate, we will again be wrapping one of the participants vehicles from start to finish. This is nice potential bonus for signing up for the workshop. The media used will be Avery's 1005 Supercast with 1.3mm overlam and all the graphics will be printed on a Mutoh Valuejet. For more info or to sign up go to: http://www.mutohcarwraps.com/MutohSchoolofWrap.html.
Before this workshop I will be doing demos in Mutoh's booth at the Long Beach NBM sign show. If you are at the show, come on by to check out the demos or ask me questions as I wrap it up. Always nice to be doing the sign shows/workshop in sunny California.
Great testimonial
This is a testimonial a student from my last workshop sent to Mutoh. The kind words were much appreciated and, equally important, I think he really defined what I do and how it is different from what everyone else is teaching.
"After having attended a few other wrap training classes I was still facing struggles with installs that took longer than expected. I did some searching on the web and found stellar reviews for Justin Pate and the Mutoh Hands-On Wrap Class. It was clear that with his years of experience, Justin had developed a unique system to break down the complexity of wrap installations. I felt that learning them first-hand was a necessity to decrease overall installation times and increase our profits.
The class far exceeded my expectations from the get go. Justin took the time to explain materials, tools, vendors, techniques and more. He went over his UGIS technique in detail, with numerous visual and hands-on examples. I couldn’t believe that this system hadn’t been “required teaching” by the major material vendors. With over 2500+ installs under his belt, it was clear to see that there was a well thought process behind developing his technique. His has made the UGIS easy to understand, simple learn and a breeze to execute.
In previous classes, we were encouraged to use heat to stretch the material into any space, this however led to premature failure and obvious re-do’s. In fact, the entire class was in awe when Justin installed the side of a Ford Transit using UGIS and no heat. Justin showed us how to “visually read” the material so that we could minimize film distortion. We learned to use proper hand tension and tool technique instead of heat to make the material conform, as we needed. This knowledge alone has saved us countless hours in install time and re-do’s.
I cannot say enough good things about Justin and what I learned in this class, it’s truly a game changer in our shop. It will increase production efficiency and quality, which in turn will lead to bigger profits. My only regret is that I was unable to attend the Advance Workshop the following day. Had I been able to change my flight, I surely would have made it!"
Elmer Martinez
GMediaWraps
GMediaWraps.com
847-791-6668
Mutoh interview about wrapping
Brian Phipps, general manager of Mutoh, was interviewed about printers and vehicle graphics. He talked about the Carwraps Business Builder and my trainings. Thanks, Brian.
Mutoh School of Wrap Workshop at Seal completed
I just got done teaching the 2-day basic/intermediate workshop for Mutoh at Seal in Elkridge, MD. Once again, it was a great class. All the students were eager to learn and wrap, wrap wrap. We wrapped one of the students vehicles, pictured below. We worked a lot on technique and understanding the film and really only got to wrapping the car during the afternoon session on day 2. I was very impressed that with everything they had picked up they wrapped the car in 3 1/2 hours. Thanks as always to Mutoh for printing such beautiful graphics and Avery for their supa Supercast. A special thanks to Mark Rugen and Seal for the hospitality. Tomorrow the advanced workshop and then off to Halifax to teach a private workshop for Avery.
Online videos coming out in DVD format
I'm happy to announce that "Techniques and Tips: Vehicle Graphic Installations" videos are coming out in DVD format starting June 5. The DVD was shot in HD and is over 144 minutes long. It covers everything from basic techniques like cleaning, hardware removals and properties of the film to advanced techniques like bumpers, deep recessed areas and door handles. The DVD will sell for $89 and come with a free Squeezy Sleeve. To pre-order now go to: dvd@justinpate.net.
Techniques and Tips: Vehicle Graphic Installations will continue to be sold at Carwraps and given to new Mutoh owners via Carwraps (www.carwraps.net)
Video from Speedwrapping
This video clip someone posted is of me and Niels Langedijk, co-owner of Squeezy, wrapping a Prius from start to finish in 1 hour 29 min in the Mutoh booth for last years ISA sign show in Vegas. We used 3m IJ180 comply, the wrap was designed by Carwraps and it was printed by a Mutoh Valuejet. This was my first sign show and now that I have few under my belt I have to chuckle when I think of how nervous I was.
http://www.vidoemo.com/yvideo.php?i=RnppQXFRcWuRpUUVWUDA&speedwrapping-mutoh-booth-in-vegas
Workshop #1 at Sign Warehouse completed
This is the group pic of the basic/intermediate group for the Mutoh School of Wrap workshop at Sign Warehouse in Texas. This was a really great group of students - very eager to learn and get deep into the process. Over two days they got up to speed on my UGIS: Universal Graphic Installation system and wrapped a box truck for a local high school and a mini-van for Sign Warehouse.
They really enjoyed working with the Avery 1005 Supercast film with the 1.3 overlam. I think the three things they liked about it was the initial low tack which made it very easy to reposition, how well it conformed to curves and that it prints great. All the graphics were printed by a Mutoh Valuejet which meant that they were perfect. Tomorrow is the advanced class and then I'm heading back home to be with my ladies. A special thanks to Larry Adams and everyone at Sign Warehouse for helping make this a great workshop and to Crystal Baus and Chris Prince at Mutoh for all their hard work in promoting and with administration.
Box truck added to the Sign Warehouse workshop
Wrapping a box truck has just been added to the basic/intermediate workshop coming up at Sign Warehouse on May 10/11. This means that the students will wrap 2 full vehicles during the workshop - a mini-van and the box truck. I think this really rounds out the class because the one question that always comes up during my workshops is how to do rivets. I show my foam roller method which is key to doing rivets quickly and precisely. For sign up info go to: http://mutohcarwraps.com/MutohSchoolofWrap.html
ISA Show in Orlando
The ISA show in Orlando this past weekend went really, really well. The crowd turnout at Mutoh's booth was big with lots of people inquiring about the Carwraps Business Builder and my videos/workshops. Todd LaBrie, owner of Carwraps, and myself did 3 demos a day, highlighting the strengths of our program which is efficiency and quality. I used Avery's new 1005 Supercast film for the demos and people were very into it. I think this is going to be a very good product for Avery. High quality media that prints and installs extremely well for an excellent price point. Smart on their part to make the price point the same as their old 1005 Easy Apply RS. The people at Mutoh, particularly Randy "The Man" Anderson, went out of their way to make sure the booth looked great. Always a pleasure to do the demos for Mutoh. The next U.S. event on the horizon is the hands-on workshop at Sign Warehouse from May 10-12. For more info on the workshop go to: www.mutohcarwraps.com.
Dinner with Rob Ivers
I arrived in Orlando yesterday for the ISA sign show which starts in just a few hours. Rob Ivers, a legend in this industry, suggested that we grab some dinner before it all started. I think one of my favorite things about coming to these sign shows has been the chance to talk to some of the legends. I really like to understand how things work, the history and there is no one better and enlightening me than Rob Ivers. This guys has been in the biz since the 70's and has seen it all. Rob will be on of the head judges at the wrap contest this year. I'm now off to get the Prius ready for the demos today. I will be doing 3 demos using Avery's new 1005 Supercast film. The graphics were printed by a Mutoh Valuejet. Todd LaBrie, owner of Carwraps, will be talking about the Carwraps Business Builder that comes with any Mutoh purchase for 2010. For more information on this program go to: www.mutohcarwraps.com.