Private workshop for Sojourn in Halifax
I'm on my way back to Amsterdam after teaching a 2-day private vehicle wrap workshop for a company called Sojourn in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Sojourn has been doing a few wraps but wanted to up their game so they can really get a big piece of the market. Their goal is to be able to not only get faster but raise the quality and durability of the wraps. Job accomplished. On Day 1 I worked one-on-one with Matt, their lead installer, wrapping a Dually with Avery's 1005 Supercast film with the 1.3mm overlam. Everyone at the company was blown away by how well the Supercast prints and how easy it is to apply. On Day 2, I gave a basic/intermediate workshop for 6 of their employees. They picked up the basics in the morning and then wrapped a pick-up truck in the afternoon, starting off with the hood.
I then moved on to more complex aspects like wrapping the bumper.
I was extremely pleased with how quickly they picked up my UGIS and I see big things in the future for Sojourn.
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.
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.
Video from the last workshop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQWuC3-TTwo
This is a video of the beginner/intermediate workshop that I just completed for Mutoh. The workshop was held at Avery-Dennison headquarters in Ohio. The next workshop will be at Sign Warehouse in Texas from May 10-12. For sign up info go to: www.mutohcarwraps.com.
Mutoh/Avery Workshop completed
I just got done teaching Mutoh's School of Wrap workshop for beginner/intermediate students at Avery headquarters in Painesville, OH. It was a very good class of students and the training facility was first rate. I wish all my workshops were at Avery. Everyone in the class was really eager to learn and put their head down for 2 full days. We worked with Avery's new 1005 Supercast film with the 1.3mm overlam. After learning my UGIS system on day one, they wrapped a Ford Explorer on day 2. I was pleasantly surprised at how well they wrapped the car because all of them were brand new to installing. Very impressive. The graphics really popped due to the high quality print by a Mutoh Valuejet and that the new supercast film prints really, really well. A nice bonus for the workshop is that Crystal Baus from Mutoh came by to answer any questions about Mutoh printers and Todd LaBrie, owner of Carwraps, was present to answer any design questions. Tomorrow is the advanced workshop and then I'm back to Amsterdam to be with my ladies.
Welcome to the jungle, baby
Avery gave me 25 yards of their new supercast film to try out because it will be the film I will use in my advanced hands-on workshops for Mutoh and Avery this year. Avery's new supercast film exceeded all my expectations. On many areas that I normally use a little bit of heat the film simply conformed perfectly to the area with minimal tension. The best way to explain how the film felt during the application was that it was like driving a super luxury car. It did everything I have always wanted a film to do with the greatest of ease. A truly extraordinary film. Also, the film printed very well - the colors clean and sharp. I would like to thank Knibbe Lettering (www.knibbe.nl) for printing the wrap. At Avery, Molly Waters and Hans Bruins did a great job in coordinating the delivery of the supercast film and lamination. My wife and daughter love leopard print so they are very happy to have it on our car. Anything for my ladies.
