CUSTOM VINYLS for your next custom paint project.
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So what are we talking about today. Custom cut vinyls and how you can utilize them both for business branding, and to create some REALLY cool effects.
So first, what is a cut vinyl?
When you want JUST a solid color decal, like most window stickers and old school racing liveries and so on, you would use a cut vinyl decal. We buy the materials in large rolls, and us a plotter machine to cut complex designs. The plotter uses a precisely tuned razor blade to cut just through the sticker layer, but not into the paper backing.
Why use cut vinyl?
There’s no clear sheet that’s left behind, and no white or other colored borders. JUST your sticker.
Imagine this, you’re building a street car or race car, and you just spend a TON of money on a custom paint job, the chances that the stickers you have printed will match the depth, shine, or tint of the colors on your car are VERY slim.
What we are doing to day is talking about positives and negatives, and how you would utilize both for a paint project. Or in general.
It’s important to note that when painting through vinyl, you can still paint ANY cool effects you desire such as pearls, metallics, waterdrop effects, lace, tints, and so much more.
You can also use this technique on textured materials, just keep your spray angle in mind and spray thin.
When using a negative, you will probably tape off around the design so you don’t get overspray, unless you want overspray.
Just some project ideas that I do with these methods.
I paint cotton bags to say things like “Elder Futhark Runes” and so on when selling projects on Etsy. it’s a small detail but something that just adds to my products being sold.
I’ve also used this to do a mist over a shipping box to really help incorporate my branding, even if I’m just shipping in a flat rate box.
The best use was when airbrushing a NASCAR ARCA pit helmet for a friend, we were doing a worn american flag effect, and I cut out a bunch of stars. This ensured every star was perfect.
I’ve painted a large EGA on the side of my USMC vet bike, came out AMAZING
I’m working right now on doing a “sticker bomb” painted effect on a helmet that will have the Hard Cruise Racing logo over and over.
I’m cutting vinyl right this minute to build our 90s livery for our 00s styled 300c, yeah that’s confusing to say.
I’ve done a cool paint splatter effect on an old T-shirt
The list goes on and on and on and on