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Old 05-30-2014, 10:20 AM
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Any insight when Aircraftwraps.com's website will be active instead of "coming soon?"
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Old 05-30-2014, 06:32 PM
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We just finished Titan Aircraft Engine's RV8. Titan pushed us into some really amazing graphics and new install requirements. Throw in a 2 week time constraint to get the aircraft heading toward Reno for Pylon race school!

Sorry, It's been a "all hands on deck" couple of weeks. Long hours and the website has taken a backseat to our backlog of current clients.

Please email us at info@aircraftwraps.com and we will answer any question.

Titan's RV8 Photos: They will be posted on VAF after their representative views the aircraft tomorrow morning.

Also: AircraftWraps will be giving a presentation at KLEE in central Florida tomorrow around 10-11am to the local EAA chapter. We will have 3 aircraft arriving for display and discussion. Please join us if you can. (we will be the amazing looking flight of 3 RV8s
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Old 05-30-2014, 08:55 PM
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It's been a few weeks since I finished my Vinyl Wrap, so I thought it was time to post a quick video of the process.

The results look great. The cost was much less then paint, and the process was completed much faster.
There are lots of places on an RV that would normally be painted but which might not be suitable for vinyl wrapping. I refer specifically to areas adjacent to control surfaces.

For instance how is the rear spar of the wing treated where the flaps and ailerons attach. And how is the rear spar of the vertical stabiliser treated where the rudder attaches. And likewise for the rear spar of the HS where the elevators attach. There are lightening holes, brackets, doubler plates etc in these areas so presumably it would be difficult if not impossible to apply wrap in there.

With painted planes these areas are normally painted because you can see in to these areas. If they're not painted they look very ordinary indeed.

How did you deal with this problem. I'm guessing that if the aircraft was vinyl wrapped with the control surfaces in place then these areas have simply been left as primer or bare metal (or a mixture of both).
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Old 05-30-2014, 09:39 PM
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My rear spars are primed only. Cheap and quick, then back in the air...keep her moving and no one will notice.
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Old 05-31-2014, 06:14 PM
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Agreed. The rear spar is just primer. You don't notice unless you are snooping in looking really close.

You can stand 3 feet away and think it's paint. 1 foot out you know it's vinyl. Yes, if you look really close, there are a few spots that have pulled or stretched to tight and you know for sure it vinyl. In the end....

- it was way faster then getting a paint job, and they came to my hangar
- I didn't have to remove the control surfaces
- The cost was much less then paint (although, cost will vary. I had some quotes that were almost as much as paint. None were more then paint)
- I am happy.

The big question is, will I still be happy several years down the road?
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Old 05-31-2014, 08:22 PM
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You can stand 3 feet away and think it's paint. 1 foot out you know it's vinyl. Yes, if you look really close, there are a few spots that have pulled or stretched to tight and you know for sure it vinyl. In the end....
Peter,

Very sorry to hear that!

Looking at the video raised our eyebrows to what they were doing?

Your statement above is completely counter to what anyone has said viewing our product and installs in person.

I'm loading photos and video now. I'll provide Hi Def photo and video to counter and represent AircraftWraps' install and service specifically designed for the aircraft community.

While I load, Please hit our instagram link for Titan's aircraft.

Hopefully, Titan will speak first hand regarding our working together.
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Old 06-01-2014, 09:53 AM
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The big question is, will I still be happy several years down the road?
One massive plus to this process... If you're *not* happy several years down the road, you're only a hair dryer away from being back to bare aluminum.
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Old 06-02-2014, 08:10 AM
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There are lots of places on an RV that would normally be painted but which might not be suitable for vinyl wrapping. I refer specifically to areas adjacent to control surfaces.
I'm also interested in knowing how you resolve this issue. Y'all discussed the spars. Now, how do you wrap the end ribs on the flight controls, flaps, horizontal stabilizers, vert stabilizer, aileron recesses, etc? Photos would be great (I just couldn't pick out these details in the videos....which are AWESOME, I might add).
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Old 06-02-2014, 08:20 AM
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You can stand 3 feet away and think it's paint. 1 foot out you know it's vinyl. Yes, if you look really close, there are a few spots that have pulled or stretched to tight and you know for sure it vinyl. In the end....
Peter,

We took this specifically for you. Up close and within 1 foot. Very sorry to hear about the "over-stretching" and appearance from close you received from your auto-wrap installers.

As you can see we do take Wrapping to another level...

Wish we had been able to provide you with our service. From your quoted price-range, it sounds like we would have been within your desired range.

https://vimeo.com/97088128

https://vimeo.com/97087775

On the other hand... you dont have to deal with us having your contact info. We'd just bother you about flying formation with us some place for food!
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Old 06-02-2014, 08:25 AM
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I'm also interested in knowing how you resolve this issue. Y'all discussed the spars. Now, how do you wrap the end ribs on the flight controls, flaps, horizontal stabilizers, vert stabilizer, aileron recesses, etc? Photos would be great (I just couldn't pick out these details in the videos....which are AWESOME, I might add).
Honesty...

We spent several years and hundreds of flight hours developing these details. There is a reason we omit them. Ask our former clients... they are all very vocal about our service. They can confirm that we contend with all issues regarding our aircraft. We are creating a Wrap Mafia!
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