Get Your Advertising Wrapped Up

Businesses have been advertising themselves on their vehicles since they were drawn by horses.

The adverts used to be painted on the vehicles, then in the 1980's vinyl graphics replaced paint as the easiest product to use and today, simple decals and lettering made from cut vinyl are still the most popular type of vehicle graphics. With the development of a vinyl adhesive that is both printer compatible and weatherproof, full vehicle wraps became possible.

Today vehicle wraps are permanent and removable. Permanent means the wraps will survive car washes and harsh environments and removable means that the wrap can be removed, up to 5 years after application, without any damage to the paintwork of the vehicle.

Full vehicle wraps are composed of three main components: laminated, adhesive-backed vinyl applied to the vehicle but excludes the windows. Perforated vinyl is used to cover the windows and cut vinyl is used for the graphics and lettering. The perforated vinyl on the windows shows the print on the outside, but from the inside it gives the effect of a window tint. The cut vinyl adds smaller features onto the wrap design, such as a phone number, email address and office details. The beauty about vehicle wrapping is that if any of those details change, the cut vinyl pieces can be easily removed so the whole car does not need to be re-wrapped.

Vehicle wraps can be applied in as little as a day and generate no mess for the vehicle owner. If applied correctly by experienced fitters, there is little that can go wrong. The vehicle is simply washed and decontaminated, some trim and exterior components are removed and then the vinyl is applied.

The Solar Film Foundation will help you to design an eye-catching design for your vehicles. Their experienced staff is fully aware of the Road Traffic Act regulations with regard to the application of vehicle wraps and will advise you of any contraventions that you may not be aware of.