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Woo Hoo! We just got asked by our local sherrif's to make/apply the county's tourism website address to the rear windows on their cruisers and durangos.
I am looking for a high quality reflective vinyl for the job - any brand reccomendations? And for applying on windows, what mil thickness is best?
Also - it gets HOT out here in our deserts, so a vinyl with a good adhesive that will take high temp punishment is a bonus - I'd like the decals to look good for at least 3-5 years.
I am soooo excited.
-------------------- Mindy Cassingham Way Out Ideas, LLC 182 W Main Street Green River, Utah Posts: 13 | From: Green River, Utah | Registered: Jul 2004
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I stayed overnight in one of the motels and parked my suburban in the parking lot, the burb had a alarm system which beeped on my key chain. It beeped around 1am and when I got downstairs, there was the drunk sheriff trying to open my vehicle with his keys. It seemed he had purchased a burb just like mine. For those who know me from my other business, this was my last trip from Mexico to NY, had 900 elbows in the cargo area. I spoke with him while directing him to his vehicle in another space, showed me his gold badge and said he was a little tipsy, got in his burb and went on his way.
-------------------- HotLines Joey Madden - pinstriping since 1952 'Perfection, its what I look for and what I live for'
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It's not really about thickness or durability when youre dealing with reflectives, they all are really durable. If you apply a cheap reflective ie. 3m engineering grade, the biggest problem will be the removal, the glue is so aggressive you (or someone else) will take it off with a chisel. Make sure you use a reflective that is designed for vehicles graphics. #m does make reflectives suited for this purpose as do Arlon & Avery.
-------------------- Mike O'Neill
It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value. - Arthur C. Clarke
quote:Originally posted by Joey Madden: Green River, the Melon capital
I spoke with him while directing him to his vehicle in another space, showed me his gold badge and said he was a little tipsy, got in his burb and went on his way.
We do grow lots of yummy melons - 27 varieties. This is what happens with a long growing season and an endless supply of water...
That sounds like our sheriffs - good old boys that would rather give you a ride home than a ride to jail - besides, the jail is on the other side of the county - 75 miles away.
It's been quite a change of pace living here - I fled from Denver 3 years back. Crime is virtually non-existent. For the most part, I love living in this little fish bowl. The awe inspiring scenery more than makes up for the vote-as-a-block mentality of the almost majority religion out here.
Sorry for the typo, I am a firm believer in dictionaries. I'm also lucky to have my hubby as my copy checker - with all of our web sites, and my being the queen of typos, it is a big help having him to proof my work before it goes live.
Thanks for the info - I think I'll be applying some reflective to my truck windows a few times to get the feel of the vinyl down. I appreciate all of your suggestions - you are all made of gold and goodness!
Thanks Again!
-------------------- Mindy Cassingham Way Out Ideas, LLC 182 W Main Street Green River, Utah Posts: 13 | From: Green River, Utah | Registered: Jul 2004
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We applied red reflective (avery I believe)to glass and it started like chipping off on its own. When I started asking about it I was told by one of my suppliers that reflective should not be put straight to glass, you need to use some kind of an outline color first. On the rear window of my pickup truck I have an American flag that is reflective that has been there for a long time and has never had a problem. I would hate to have a bunch of sheriff vehicled doing what that windshield was doing to me that time. I guess just make sure it is good for going on to glass first.
JAKE
-------------------- Jake Lyman Lyman Signs 45 State Road Phillipston, MA 01331 Posts: 635 | From: Phillipston, MA | Registered: Sep 2002
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I hope you will use this opportunity as a foot in the door to create other opportunities for yourself.
You can't go wrong with Gerber/3M's Scotchlite reflective films...unless - as Tranny points out - you choose a product that isn't recommended for the specific application.
DO NOT use engineering grade on anything other than flat, stationary signage...definitely not on vehicles.
Go with Gerber/3M 280 series or 3M 580 or 3M 680 series.
-------------------- Jon Aston MARKETING PARTNERS "Strategy, Marketing and Business Development" Tel 705-719-9209 Posts: 1724 | From: Barrie, ON, CANADA | Registered: Sep 2000
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This is what we use on the emergency vehicles in our shop. Very good product. We have used other brands, but 3M reflective is worth ANY price difference.
-------------------- Joe Endicott NEXCOM (Navy Exchange Service Command) Signing Programs Specialist Virginia Beach, VA jeendicott@msn.com
"I want to be Stereotyped....I want to be Classified." Posts: 681 | From: Virginia Beach, VA USA | Registered: Mar 1999
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We just did 7 cop cars, some with Avery. Those cars are coming back and we are replacing with 3M. The cops had told me that years ago they had the same problem until that sign shop used 3M.
-------------------- Laura Butler Vision Graphics & Sign 4479 Welch Rd Attica, Mi 48412 Posts: 2855 | From: Attica, Mi, USA | Registered: Nov 2000
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