Sponsor Decals. I Have Questions.

[backMARKr]

Body Sol...works great for takin the adhesive off, just use it sparingly.

hope this helps

M

[khanson]

Russ at Flipside Graphics in WI does all of our vinyl, screenprinting and embroidery work on our AMA stuff.

Checkout their website...http://www.flipsg.com/  they wrapped my semi and last year we went to wrapping the bodywork for several reasons....

1)No prepping the bodywork.
2)Cheaper than painting
3) Crashes way better...saves money...picture a windshield in your car when it breaks.
4) If you lowside..you can simply put a patch sticker over it and you never know it was crashed.
5) You can get as funky as you want with a design because its vinyl and doesn't cost anymore.

Visit our website to see pictures of our bikes wrapped....www.safetyfirstracing.com

[PolishPete]

Thanks Khanson.

How does the vinyl look in person?  How does it compare to a painted bike?  Can you clearly tell it's vinyl?  I do like the idea a lot and contacted them but wanted some first hand experience info also.  Any idea why more people don't do it, especially since it seems like a much better deal for something that might slide down the track.

Thanks again.

[khanson]

Everybody thought we had custom painted bikes this year and didn't notice even when they walked up.

I think people are really just finding out about it now...new technology and people still think they have to use paint.  Nascar now uses it on all cars because the vinyl is actually lighter than paint.

The key is really having a vinyl guy that can apply it correctly....I had other vinyl installers look at my stuff and were amazed at the quality and said they could couldn't do what Russ at Flipside did.  The gas tank for example has curves and angles going in every opposite direction...the worst case scenario you could ever imagine and it looked perfect.

At Daytona this year our bikes also looked flawless after the 200, when in years past they looked sandblasted from painted bodywork.  Also, the other added benefit is I didn't have to put sponsor logos on make sure they are straight and a huge time expenses....Russ digitized them into the vinyl on the layer and made it have a carbon fiber look.

I think you will see more people use it now as they learn about it like here on the web and forums......its really the only way to go.

[Garywc]

i see what your saying as far as the paint chips just from running vinyl number plates
they take crashing better and handle debris well
but as far as being cheaper then paint how could that be?
and lighter that isn't going to help me 

[PolishPete]

I'm not sure that it is exactly cheaper, but there are some benefits over painting.  I contacted the company and they said it runs about $500.  However, you can get as intricate as you want with the design because it's done on the computer, not by hand.  They also don't mind designing/laying out everything for you, sending a proof, and applying the vinyl (all included in the price).  So you can put all your sponsor decals, design, plates, numbers, etc...all on the graphic, and then you don't have to worry about doing it all by hand.  Thus, if you did do all that with a painter, they would charge a lot more.  If basic paint is $500, then yes, this route is cheaper for what you get.  They're going to have my proof by the end of the week, so I'll post then and let you guys know how it comes along.

[Garywc]

thats not bad $500 is that the upper lower and tail?
and would they do it over old paint?

[PolishPete]

Yup, $500 for the whole thing.  And from what I understand, yes...they apply it over the existing paint.

[khanson]

PolishPete covered it....

I have Hotbodies ship our bodywork straight to Flipside.

They pull it out of the box with no prepping and start applying the viny..includes upper, lower and tail section.

Get a few spare sections of vinyl so you can patch it if you have a lowside....people won't even know you've been down.

Gas tanks are a little extra.

[ghost05]

Took the DCDecals lead and ran with it... very happy with the whole deal... he even kicked in some tail numbers for kicks...

[d-wire]

Dc Decals RUles!!!.    I am so stoked with how my bike has come out.   Dean is a great guy.....fan of the sport and rides too.  He'll have my money as long as Im on 2 wheels.  He gets the racing thing.  Cheap, fast and good quality. 
He did all my contingency guys on one sheet.  Peel and stick.....done.   Looks sick.

[d-wire]