VEHICLE WRAPS & VINYL GRAPHICS BLOG

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Learn About Types of Vinyl Wrap Options & Cost for Your Business Pickup Truck The pickup truck is one of the most common vehicles we wrap or letter for roofers, garage door companies, fencing companies and many more home service businesses. Learn about what type of vinyl wrap options are most common for your F150, Silverado, Tundra, and other popular pickup trucks we wrap. Certified Install Wraps has wrapped hundreds of pickup trucks for businesses in the Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, and Mooresville area. Learn about the best options and cost for your vinyl lettering, partial wrap, and full wrap for your pickup truck you use to display your brand to the local market you do business in! Types of Pickup Truck Wraps for Your Business Business Pick up Truck graphics can range from your logo on both sides of your front doors and contact information on your tailgate to adding more information and detail to your business by partially wrapping or even fully wrapping your pick up truck. Majority of the time company vehicles are sold and bought as “white” exterior paint color and acts as a nice blank canvas for everyone to see your business. What to consider when designing your vehicles; can my community see my message clearly and be able to contact me and/or research my business! How do you want to design your message on your vehicles? Pickup Truck Decals & Vinyl Lettering Vinyl lettering or decals are a good choice for work pickup trucks when looking for a cost-effective solution to display your message. Some common simple options include; bullet points, picture images or text. This is the cheapest option for your pickup truck to display basic messages such as your website, phone number, some bullet points of why to choose you or to display your logo on your work pickup truck. The average cost total cost to design, print and install vinyl lettering or graphics in the Charlotte area is $800 - $1500. Partial Wrap for a Pickup Truck Partial wrap for a pickup truck when done right can appear as if your pickup truck is fully wrapped. This option is a common choice in the Charlotte area because it allows for a custom look for your pickup truck with graphics that pop when driving down the street. Partial wraps are most commonly to display your logo on the front doors, and contact information with the bed of your truck fully wrapped using high quality images. The average cost to print and install a partial vinyl wrap for a pickup truck in the Charlotte area is $2,000 - $3,000. You can learn more about partial wraps by visiting our partial wraps page, click here. Full Wrap for a Pickup Truck The next level would be a full wrap for your pickup truck and from there you can do anything and have many layers to your design. Full wraps for a commercial pickup truck is a popular choice since it will allow for faded paint and minor signs of age to be hidden by a new vinyl wrap with custom graphics that show your brand better than any other way possible. The average cost for a full wrap for a pickup truck in the Charlotte area is $2,800 - $4,500. Cost to fully wrap your pickup truck will depend on the complexity of the design, size of the pickup truck and what vinyl material chosen to complete the wrap.

Learn About a Recent Food Trailer Wrap in Cornelius, NC Food trucks and trailers have grown 200% over the last 5 years and the reason is because not only can you bring your product/service wherever but you're not having to pay lease and much overhead. A food trailer would not have a complete look without their logo wrapped on it! Hopefully you get the opportunity to see this trailer in Cornelius, NC! The Work-Load for a 3M Vinyl Wrapped Food Trailer Customer was looking for a clean and simple look but incorporated a few menu items and Jamaican scenery. Wrapped in 3M 1080 vinyl and 10 total man-hours later, the team at Dirty Thumbs has a brand new food trailer ready to serve their customers. We believe this food trailer project turned out great! Outcome of This Food Trailer Wrap Our client was happy with the finished look on their food trailer wrap & we got it done in a timely manner. The unique color combo makes for a food truck worth remembering. Our goal is for customers to quickly spot their favorite food trailer & run to buy some delicious grub! Visit our photo gallery to see other food trailer installations completed by our team. All challenges aside, we have a blast creating new designs for our clients specific needs. We hope to bring your imagination to life! Contact our team today for questions about your food trailer wrap!

Check out a recent custom trailer wrap installed by the professionals at Certified Install Wraps!

Learn About a Recent Window Graphics Project in Greensboro, NC The business suite asked for our help to put together a window advertisement that would reach out to possible new tenants for their new business suite. Unlike vinyl used to wrap vehicles , windows by law have to have visibility and that amount of visibility will be determined by the county or city code your business is located in. How Do You See Out The Window? We went with 3M perforated vinyl which is tiny holes so not to distort the image but also enough for being able to see out. The perforated vinyl provides privacy but allows you to see out. Installation Process for This Window Advertisement Before installation you want to carefully clean the glass windows of any oils and debris from the outside environment and carefully cut the edges avoiding cutting into the gaskets. You have to be very careful with window graphics because the vinyl is very fragile and you have to get it right the first time! Our guys did a great job and completed the installation within 6 hours. Outcome of This Window Graphics Advertisement Display This advertisement in Greensboro, NC turned out great. The images fit flawlessly in between the window panes. This is a great way to advertise your office vacancies to pedestrians & drivers going by the building. Visit our photo gallery to see other window graphic installations completed by our team. If you're needing the extra marketing assistance, this might be the perfect project for your company. Contact our team today for questions about your window ad!

Learn About a Recent Race Car Full Wrap Project Very common in the racing world, carbon fiber bodies/parts are a must because the material is not only super light but very durable. Just from looking at the racing car you can tell how challenging it would be to wrap those tough body lines and contours. This racing car wrap project took place in Danville, VA. Behind the Scenes of Wrapping a Racing Car in 3M Vinyl We wrapped the car first in 3M 2080 red and then overlaid the stripes and contingencies. Overall a total of 25-man hours to complete and we wouldn't recommend any installer doing this one solo. It would be a tough challenge to do this by yourself as there are so many small details and many parts of the decal to handle at one time. Outcome of This Race Car Wrap Our client was highly satisfied with a high-quality race car vinyl wrap and we got it done within their deadline! Our team was able to get these wraps done within the 30 hour deadline, all while standing up to our high standards of a quality race car wrap installation job. Visit our photo gallery to see other race car wrap installations completed by our team. Whether the client has a specific design in mind, or just a vision - we will work together to come up with a modern, sharp vinyl wrap design that will excite the crowd and intimidate your competitors on the race track! The job may take a long time, but we work hard to make details match up perfectly and craft a beautiful new look for your race car. Contact our team today for questions about your race car wrap!

Learn About a Recent Box Truck Color Changing Wrap in Huntersville, NC You may not be able to tell but this box truck was a little aged and had no decals or branding on it at all. The customer also wanted to wrap the cab in gloss black, rather than keeping it the color white. This wrapping project took place in Huntersville, NC. The Process of Wrapping a Color Changing Box Truck From the whole cab to the rails on the box truck to the chrome borders on the truck, everything is covered. Not only does this box truck look brand new but the graphics do a great job of grabbing your attention with the color changing scheme but also give a “garage” look on the rear door. Outcome of This Partial Truck Wrap The team over at Garage Experts could not have been happier as they are sure to see a huge return on wrapping their box truck. Every neighbor will remember seeing this truck. Total install time 60 hours. This full wrap project was one to remember. We had a blast coming up with this decal art concept and cannot wait for them to show off their new company box truck! Contact our team today for questions about your color changing or box truck wrap!

Learn About a Recent Truck Partial Wrap in Cornelius, NC The guys over at Level Proof wanted a decal that could incorporate their orange color and logos. We kept the base color as their white paint, then decided to just go for a partial wrap . This created a cool, professional design that we ended up loving. The Process of Partial Wrapping a Truck When designing truck wraps it is critical to take accurate measurements. If the vehicle badges are and the customer doesn't want to cut off any letters you sometimes have less than ⅛ of an inch of room to make it work, so it better be accurate. Even though the job may be tedious, we were still able to finish this project in only 3 hours! Outcome of This Partial Truck Wrap We gave the guys over at Level Proof the right fit for their logo and gave a motorsports look on the truck bed. We really like the way the orange compliments the vehicle color. This was a fun project we had in Cornelius, NC! All challenges aside, we have a blast creating new designs for our clients specific needs. We hope to bring your imagination to life! Contact our team today for questions about your food truck wrap!

Learn About a Recent Partial Wrapped Tow Wrecker Truck in Cornelius, NC Similar to a color change but not a full wrap, but a partial wrap. This super duty truck is originally white like you see. Wrapped below the window trim and customized the hood will draw more attention than had the customer left it all one color with a few decals. The Process of Partial Wrapping a Tow Truck We used knifeless tape to create the custom look. Knifeless tape is a way to cut through the vinyl without using blades or knife and taking the risk of cutting into the paint. This one took 8 hours to complete in Cornelius, NC . Outcome of This Car Wrap This truck started off plain white, but even the simple blue decal on the front turned it into something much cooler. If you don't want to commit to a full body wrap, consider just going for a partial wrap! Visit our photo gallery to see other tow truck wraps completed by our team. All challenges aside, we have a blast creating new designs for our clients specific needs. We hope to bring your imagination to life! Contact our team today for questions about your food truck wrap!