Vehicle Graphics, sometimes known as Wrap Graphics or Vehicle Wraps, are one of the most effective methods to keep your brand high in your prospects' mind.
Each day, your vehicle creates many, many "impressions" to onlookers. Wrapping an eye-catching graphic image onto your vehicle can provide tens of thousands of impressions for a very reasonable cost. Or better yet, rent a small fleet of vehicles and apply graphics to these. (Our friends at www.freecarmedia.com can help you with this).
Image 4 has just the solution to accomplish this. We use the new Eco-Sol
printer, and 3M vinyl materials to assure you of great graphics, great
adhesion, and easy removal from your expensive vehicle when the time comes
to update your look. From one Minivan to a fleet of custom trailers, Image 4
designs, prints and installs your vehicle graphics!
And, of course, the graphic and application is warranted!
Here's a few things to keep in mind about the wrap graphic design and production process.
Image 4 produces:
Van Wrap Graphics
Trailer Graphics
Automobile Graphic Wraps
RV Graphic Applications
Boat Graphics
Traveling Kiosk Graphics
Vehicle Notes
When looking at vehicles, keep in mind that you're using this vehicle as an advertising tool. Your logo and any other images or information need to be placed where they can be read with minimal distortion. Vehicles such as Vans and SUVs work well - most have flat open sides that provide good room for a logo.
In the past couple years we have applied a number vehicle wraps to the PT Cruiser. It's a very distinctively shaped car, is cost effective, and has only a small problem in that it has only two or three places to lay down large logos.
The Hummer is a great wrap vehicle - huge panels for graphics, and a very large presence!
Trailers are a natural, as are a variety of RV's.
If the car's shape is taken into account it can be dealt with to create very impressive results. Surprisingly, the Taurus wraps very well. The VW "new" Beetle wraps well, and still attracts a lot of attention.
Some trim options can make or break vehicle graphics. This is of particular note for SUVs and many models of MiniVans. Many "Sport" packages today include additional plastic trim along the base of the vehicle for added protection from debris. When looking at these options pay careful attention to the material used. Any plastic with a rough or pebbled surface will not hold to the adhesive on the back of the graphics being applied. Even the smoother "satin" finishes of many plastics are designed to do this. We can produce for just about anything and something you may never have considered might just be your perfect vehicle.
Vehicle Graphic Installation Notes Image 4 technicians, and our contract installers, have installed graphics on vehicles as small as a sub-compact and as large as a 45-foot trailer! We have travelled thousands of miles on field installations. We have the experience and techniques to assure you a quality job, on time and on budget.
Although Image 4 can install vehicle wraps on-site at the clients discretion, we have found certain environmental conditions/situations that contribute to a successful and effective installation. Most important is a covered application area. A roof allows us to wrap while avoiding most of nature's more uncooperative elements, i.e. rain, hail, leaves, direct sunlight, etc. Walls are an additional help as they contribute to the reduction of dust, dirt, and other debris that wind often attempts to place between adhesive vinyl and the vehicle. Additionally, excessive wind often results in premature and unacceptable application to the vehicle's surface.
A working space of 4-6 feet around the vehicle is necessary for ladders, other equipment, and "eye-balling" panel alignment.
The vinyl itself has a preferred operating temperature between 45/50 and 85/90 degrees Fahrenheit. Temperatures outside that range make the material brittle and/or sag under its own weight respectively.
Good lighting allows us to set and align each graphic panel more effectively. We often work on projects which extend outside normal daylight hours so some form of artificial lighting is helpful. (Facility lighting, work lamps, etc.) While we have, and will work on projects where many of these conditions are not present, we have found the results to be less than desirable.
Image 4 produces:
Image 4 technicians, and our contract installers, have installed graphics on vehicles as small as a sub-compact and as large as a 45-foot trailer! We have travelled thousands of miles on field installations. We have the experience and techniques to assure you a quality job, on time and on budget. 
The vinyl itself has a preferred operating temperature between 45/50 and 85/90 degrees Fahrenheit. Temperatures outside that range make the material brittle and/or sag under its own weight respectively. 
