I have some printer names in the UK too. Printing wraps is a bit cheaper in the UK. Retail is about �50 per sq meter incl-VAT and if you don�t need it trimmed and cut to a pattern on their cutter, it may be less to simply print and take the roll off their hands. I hope you have a VAT number, as I dislike paying 17% to an invisible partner whose hands are already in my pockets. I don�t live there and even I have a VAT number. Cash works too, but I do not advocate breaking the law. I think I would go with a firm which prints taxi wraps on a Roland or HP printer. Most vinyl is 54� wide. Try these folks for info and/or printing : Remember that one of the tips for a successful wrap is to do a lot of careful cleaning and squeegeeing. The vinyl is glued and isn�t just sitting there. You need a clean surface, so you will need to wash your greenhouse too (Power-washing is suggested.). There are various cleaners which can take the worst of the dirt off and one is rubbing alcohol. Squeegeeing is done with a 10cm hard plastic squeegee. You will also need at least one extra set of hands although you can put the vinyl down and then lift to reposition it. Vinyl also stretches and can be heated with a hair dryer or very carefully with a butane torch, although this may not work well on glass. Go to Youtube and watch a couple of videos about wrapping before you begin. When you are up to your ass in alligators, you will be glad you did. To save money, if somebody mentions �Bespoke� printing, run screaming from the room. And do not use matte surface vinyl, as matte is rougher and holds dirt. It doesn�t sound important until you find your vinyl needing to be washed every time you turn around. If you know anybody who made the fatal error of wrapping their Lambo in velvet, stop by and hold their hand in commiseration. Velvet needs washing almost every day and costs $15/sq ft before printing. Wrapping a Lambo (for example) is about 200 sq ft.so it�s $3000 for the material plus a boatload for the install. The problem area is something called a �compound curve� and they are generated by computers for a good wind tunnel test. Jan On Apr 28, 2014, at 4:13 PM, Jonathan Turner wrote:
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