I just got done teaching two private workshops in LA.  The first one was for Icon Image Graphics and the second was a one-on-one for Craig, co-owner of a Sign O'Rama in Perth, Australia.  The students for both workshops were experienced installers looking to lower their installation times and find new tips and techniques for the more challenging aspects of vehicle installations.  Craig said at the end of the workshop today that it was well worth the time and travel.   He feels that from what he picked up he has lowered his time per vehicle by 1-2 hours.  With 50 vehicles on tap for the rest of the year it adds up to a big profit.  Its nice to see that more and more people get my message which is that quality, durability and speed can be combined if you have the right system and technique. A special thanks to Avery for supplying the 1005 Supercast with 1.3mm overlam and Mutoh for printing up the perfect prints on their Valuejet.

Here's a video from the Icon Image Graphics workshops:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.