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Bring the Heat
April 26, 2013Installing vinyl can be as easy as slapping some decals onto a window or as hard as wrapping corrugated surfaces riddled with grooves and rivets. The good news is that our products are perfectly suited for either application, however the more complicated jobs might take a little bit of a different technique than what you’re used to employing in a simple vehicle wrap install. That’s where a heat gun, torch, or even your house-hold hair dryer can really be a job saver. Most jobs that you tackle with our products don’t require the materials to be heated at all. Our Premium materials are designed to be highly conformable and can fairly easily be stretched and conformed around corners, into small grooves or over bumps or other features on the surface you’re camouflaging. With the built in features of the state-of-the-art IJ-180C vinyl we use, not only can you stretch and conform around corners and curves, you can actually reposition the vinyl up until you go over it with a squeegee (more info on our Premium materials here). However, as with anything there are limits to what you can accomplish without damaging the materials, and that’s where adding heat can come... -
Economy (formerly permanent) Vs. Premium (formerly removable)
December 3, 2012***We’re changing the names of our permanent and removable products!!*** From here on out, what was previously known as “removable” will now be called “Premium” and the what was formerly “permanent” is now “Economy!” This is to hopefully clear up some of the confusion that is outlined in the following article! The ultimate question when it comes to our products: “should I use removable material or save a few bucks and go with the permanent?” Well today we’re going to get into the specifics of each material and what you need to know about your project and our products to help you make the best decision for your situation. To start things off, it should be said that the terms “removable” and “permanent” may be a little misleading. Just because we call it “removable,” doesn’t mean that it’s any less “permanent” than the permanent material, which is admittedly a little confusing. The “removable” and “permanent” monikers are more applicable to the install process than the life expectancy or “permanence” of the products. Where the removable material can be positioned and repositioned time and time again, the permanent material is essentially stuck once the adhesive hits anything other than it’s backing... -
Camoclad: Custom Outdoor Elements
August 1, 2012Recently we were contacted by a local outdoorsman with a brand new 2010 Ford F-150 King Ranch edition truck wanting to take his beautiful new truck to the next level with a nice camouflage accent package. We went out to the warehouse and picked out a pattern, talked about exactly what he wanted to accomplish with the kit, and basically settled on a standard VAK 1540, with a Custom Outdoor Elements package. If you’re familiar with our Outdoor Elements: RealGrassFX line, you know it can really take a standard VAK up a notch with a nice, custom look. Well the Custom Outdoor Elements package is similar to the RealGrassFX, but really steps it up with custom hand-cut graphics that work within the flow of the VAK to give an unmatched custom look and feel. A Custom Outdoor Elements package is something that we recommend you have done by a professional, as it can be a somewhat delicate procedure. However, if you have worked with our material before, you know it can be quite forgiving and easy to use so if you’re careful and have a gentle touch, you can probably give your vehicle the same look at home! The key... -
Hiding the Seams: VAK, ATV, Boat and Small/Mid-sized Kits
August 1, 2012One of the most frequently asked questions that we get here at Camoclad HQ is about how our camo sheets match up with one another. People often want their camo to tile seamlessly from sheet to sheet, up and down, left to right. Well the simple answer is our sheets are not set up to accomodate this for two simple reasons: 1) the actual patterns we produce come to us in all different sizes which would mean every pattern we offer would have to have its own specific sheet size as opposed to the current standard of 4×5 foot sheets; and 2) it simply isn’t necessary to tile the patterns across a full install! Camouflage, by its very nature, blends into itself very well. That being said, one of the easiest things to spot in a camo wrap (or any other environment for that matter) is a hard line. So today we’re going to talk about a couple techniques that we developed here in the Camoclad Install Department that will help you to eliminate these hard-line seams and easily achieve that ‘seamless’ look on your install without wasting tons of material trying to trim your sheets down to single tiles....




