Project Spotlight: Wilsonville Chevrolet

Wilsonville Chevrolet uses this cheerful
van to shuttle customers using their auto
shop. The "dealer with a big backyard"
theme is carried throughout their
business with matching interior, parking
lot, and window graphics.

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Examples of the material in use:

First, the car needs to be cleaned and completely dry. It’s important to remove as much dirt and oily residue to allow the graphics to adhere to the surface smoothly. The vehicle paint must be in good condition with no pealing or oxidation prior to installation. Freshly painted equipment must be allowed to dry properly before installation.

While decals can be applied outdoors under the right conditions, applying a full wrap vehicle or large decals indoors is strongly recommended due to weather. Once, we had to rent an airplane hanger to install a full-wrap on a large motor home.

Installers compare blueprints of the graphics to the vehicle itself. They line up the graphics on the vehicle. They carefully position the graphics on the vehicle, repositioning as needed.

Once the graphics are placed, the installer uses a squeegee to release air from underneath the decal. Heat is then applied to the decal to conform the material to curves and vehicle body lines. The heat activates the adhesive, essentially locking it into place.

After applying heat to the graphic, the installer can pull off the paper application tape to reveal the installed graphics beneath.

The graphics for the door of this box truck have been
placed. Next, the installer will use a squeegee and
heat to adhere the decals to the vehicle.

The installer uses a squeegee to adhere this graphic
of a head of garlic driving a Subaru to the back of a
box truck.

The Result: