Pimp My Integrator Truck

Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on Nov 14, 2016

If image is everything, security installer vehicles are rolling advertising. Using vehicles for marketing means covering them with eye-catching images and information.

One of the most popular methods is vehicle printed vinyl wrapping, where the entire outside of the truck can be used to display flashy graphics and attract attention of potential clients.

In this note, we review:

  • Calendered vs Cast Wraps
  • Dealer Offerings
  • Wrapping Options
  • Durability Concerns
  • Costs of Wrapping
  • Compared to Lettering or Printed Magnetic Signs

** ***** ** **********, ******** ********* ******** *** ******* ***********. Using ******** *** ********* ***** ******** **** **** ***-******** ****** and ***********.

*** ** *** **** ******* ******* ** ******* ******* ***** wrapping, ***** *** ****** ******* ** *** ***** *** ** used ** ******* ****** ******** *** ******* ********* ** ********* clients.

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  • ********** ** **** *****
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Printed ***** *** ****** ********* 

*** *** ******* ** *********** ** ******* ******** ** *** exposure *** ******** ********* ** ********* *********. ***** ***** ***-******** graphics ** ******* ****** ** *** ******** ** ***, *** value **** * *** ** ***** ****** ** * ******* or ***** ** * ******* *** *** ***** *** *** of ********* ** ****** *******, *** ********* ****** * ********* impression. ******* **** *** *******, ********* ********* ****** **** ****** the *******, ******** *** ******, ** ****** ** *****.

***** ******** *** ** ******* ** ****'** ** * ******* of ****, ******** **** ******* ***** ****** ** ****** **** the ******* ** *********** ******** *** ****** ******* **** *****-******* picture ****** ** * ***** **** **** *********** ** ****** paintwork. 

Types - ********** ** ****

** *******, ***** *** *** ***** ** ***** **** *****:

  • **********: **** ***** ** *********** ****** ***** ****** ** ****** ground ******* ** ***, ***** ********* * ********** ** ******** plastic. ***** **** *** *******, **** ***** ** ******* **** a *****-**** ****. ********** ** ***** ********** *** * ** 3 *****.
  • ****: **** ********* **** ***********, **** **** ** ***** ** mixed **** ***-******** '******' ****** ********** *** ******* ***** ******** that ** *** ******* ** ****** *** ****.  **** **** is **** ******** *** *********** **** ******* ****** *** **** body ******** **** ******. ********** ** ***** * ***** ** more.

** ***** ** **********, **** ***** *** ****** ******* ***** than ******** *****, *** *** **** ********* ** **********, *******, and **** ******. ***** ****** **** *** ** ******* **** high ****** ********, **** ***** *** ********* ** **** ******** colors ***** ********** ***** *** *******. ** *******, ****-***** ******** are **** ********* **** ******** ******, ******** *** ****-***** ****** desirable *** ******** *** ******* ** **** *****.

Dealer **** ****** & ************

**** ***** ** ***** ***** *** ******** *********, **** **** specialty **** ***** ** ******* ********* ******** ****** *** ************. Because ** *** ********* ****** ********** ******* *** ****-******* ***** required ** ******* ****, ***** ***** *** *** ********* ******* as *** ** **** *** ******** *********.

**** **** ******** *******, **** ***** ***** **** ******** ******* wrap *********, *** *** *********** *** * ******** ************'* ***** film ** **** **** * ********* *********** *******. *******, ******** period *** ******* ***** *** **** ********* **** ****** ** vehicles *** *******, *** ********* ******** **** * ****** ******** generally ******* ** *** **** *******.

Wrapping ******** **** *** ****** 

***** **** ******* *********** *******, ******** '*****' ******** ***** **** display ***** ******* ***** *** *******, ********* ********* ******* *******, vehicle *******, ** ***** ******* ******** ******* **** ***** ******* or *** *********.

*********, ***** *****, ******** **** *** ****** *** *** ****** contoured ******* *******, *** ******* ** ********** **** ** ******* over ***** ********. ** **** ****, '*******' ***** **** ***** only ***** ** * *******'* **** *** ******, *** ******* of ***** *******, *** *******'* **** ***** ******** * ******** base ***** ** *** ****.

**** ******* *** ** ******* ** ****, ******** **** ********* safety *** ** **********.  ******** **** *********** *** ******'* *** windows ** ********* **********, *** ********* ******* *** ***** ***** can *** * '**********' **** ** **** **** ****** ********** through *** ****** *** ***** *****:

Durability ** *****

*** ** *** *** ******** ** ******** **** ****** ***** jobs ** *** ******* ********** *** **** ********** ** ***** wraps. ***** **** ***** ********* ** ***** *** *********** ****** a ****** ***** ***, ***** ***** *** ********* ** ***** cuts, *********, *** ****** *** ****** ***/**** ******** **** ******* upkeep. **** ***** ********* *** ********** ******* ****** ****** **** ********** types, **** ******* ***** ** * ***** ** ****** ******.

***** *** ****** ***** '**** *****' *** ******* ********* ****** than ***** *****, *** ** * ******* ** **** ** damaged, ** ********* *** ** **** ******** **** * ***** patch ******* ******* *** ****** ******* ****. *******, ***** *** become *** ******* **** ****, *** ******** *** ** ********** by ******** ********* ***** *********** ***** *****-****** ***** ** **** durable.

Costs ********

***** ******* ** ****** ******** ***** ** **** ****, ******** design, *** ******* **** *** ********** ** *** ****, **** security **** *** ** ******* *** $*,*** - $*,***. ** general, *** ******* ****** ** **** ** ****** *** ************ labor, *** **** ********* *** ****-******** **** **** **** ** pricey ******** ** ******, '*******' ***** **** ** *** ***** a ******* ********.

******** ** * ****-**** ****** ***** *** **** *** **** $8,000 ** **** **** '******' *****, *** ** **** *** larger ********, **** **** ***********, ********* ********, ******, *** **** school ******* *** *** ***** ***** ******* ** ***** **** for ***** ******* ******:

** *******, *** **** ****** * ****** **, *** ****** in **** ** **** ** ** ***** ****. *******, *** more ********* *** ******* * ****** **, *** **** ********* a **** **** ** ****** *********.

Wraps **. ********* ** ******* ******** *****

*** ******* ************ ** ***** ***** ** ****, ********** ***** vinyl ********* ** ******* ******** ***** *** **** ** ****** as $** *** ********* ******** *** **** ***. ******* ************, especially *** ***** **********, ** **** ****** ******** *****, ***** are ****-*********.  ***** **** *** ** ******* ******* ****** ** the *******, *** ******* ********* ******** **** *** ***** ****** be *********.

****** ******** ***** **** *** ** ******* *** ****** ***** the ******* ** ****, *** *** ******* ******* **** ******* vehicle **** **** **** ******** *** ***-**** ********, ***** *** ****** *********.

*******, **** '*********' ******** ***** *** ***** ***** ********* ** rubbing ***** **** ****'* *********:

***** ********* ***** *** ***** * ********* ****, ****** ***** that ********* *** ** ****** **** **** ** ******** **** behind.

Vote - **** 

Comments (12)

Moe Levine

11/14/16 04:18pm

*** ****** **** **** ** ***** **** ******* ** ********** from ******** ***** **** ****? ****, ** ********** ******** **** me **** ** ***'* **** ***** *** *********** ** * thief **** ***** *** ********* ** **** ***. ****** **** experience **** ****?

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Moe Levine | 11/14/16 04:23pm

****** **** ******* **** * *******'************* ** *****' ********* ******* ******.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Moe Levine | 11/14/16 04:31pm

**** ***** ******** ***** *** ** * ********* ** *****:

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Moe Levine | 11/14/16 04:35pm

** *******, * ***** '***' ***** ** ******** ** *** same *** ********* ************* ** ****** ***** ***** **.

* ******* **** **** ******** ****** *** ****** ****** ********** wraps ***'* ** ** ****** *** **** ** ****** ** expense, *** **** ******* ** ********* *** ********* ********.

** *** **** *** **** *********** ***'* **** ***** ********** wearing ********** ******* *-******, ******* ******-** ****** ***** ***** ****, and ******* ****-** ***** ***** **** **** *********** **** *****, they **** ** *********** **** *************** *** ***** **** **** their ******* ******.

Undisclosed Integrator #2

11/14/16 05:13pm

** ** ********** *** ******* ** **** * ****** ** graphic ****** *** * ******* ** *****, * ******* ******** considering **** *** ***** ********... *** *** **** ** *** that ** ****, ******, ** *** *** ******* ****!

(******* ** *** ***** ** **** ******** ******** *****)

**** **** *** ***** ** ****. ***** ***********, **********, **** and ***** ** ****** ******* ******** **** **** ****.

* *** **, ** ***** ******** *** ********, *** **'* become ****** *** **** ** ******. * ***** ** ** about ***** **************, *** **** *** ****** ******** ** * design ***** ** ****...

** $.**...

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Norm Dimick

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 11/14/16 09:34pm

* ******* * *** *** **** *** **** *******.

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Campbell Chang

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 11/14/16 09:42pm

* *** ******** ** ***** **** **********

Undisclosed #1

11/14/16 08:04pm

***** ******* ** ****** ******** ***** ** **** ****, ******** design, *** ******* **** *** ********** ** *** ****, **** security **** *** ** ******* *** $*,*** - $*,***.

**** ** *** ***** *** **** ** ********* *** **** itself **, ******* ************?

***** ** **** ***** ** *** ****** **** ********, ** case ** ****** ** *****?

Undisclosed Integrator #3

11/15/16 01:10am

**** **** ********** ******** ******** ***** ****!

Jeff Gack

IPVMU Certified | 11/15/16 02:12am

**** **** ** **** ********* *** ** *** ****** **** for ****** **** ******** *****.

** ***** **** ** **** * ***** *** ********* *** this ******.

* ******* *** ** *** ********* ******* *** **** ***** surveillance *** **** ** **** ** **** *** *** *** of *** *** *** ****** ****** ********.

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | 11/15/16 02:31am

***** * ** **** *********** **** **** ********* * ****, I **** ***** **** **** ***** ** *******. ****** *** to **** * ***** ** ***** ****** ** ********* ******** to **** * **** *** *** ** **** ***** ****** looks **** ***.

* ***'* **** * ****** ******, *** **** **** ****** work ** ** *** ** **** **** ******* ***** ***** panels ** * *** ***'* **** ** ** *** **** good.

*'** **** **** **** ****** *****, ********* ***** ****** ** old *** **** *** ** **** ***** *******.

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John Booth

11/15/16 12:55pm

* *** **** ** ** ***** ** **** ** ***** to * **** **** ****. * ****** ** **** **** markings **** * ******* ******. ** ********* ********* ******** ******* I **** *** **** ************* ** **** ** ***** **** a **** ****.

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