Add some color.
This time of year, with vehicles clean and dry and hot, hot, hot with their looks, it’s got drivers thinking they should have “colorized” their rides to add that custom look, that individuality, that special design that says, “Look at my ride, folks!”

Now’s your opportunity to help these vehicle owners get the look they want.
Cruise through the next several pages to see how you can decorate any vehicle.

‘SLITHER’ GRAPHIC Sign-Tech Media Inc., Edmonton, Alb., makes available its “Slither” graphic to compliment almost any vehicle; with a variety of colors. Two sizes available. USE INFO #409
	REPOSITIONABLE VEHICLE WRAP Arlon Inc., Santa Ana, Calif., offers its DPF 6000XRP Vinyl Film, a 2-mil gloss-white cast film. Features bubble release, tinted, repositionable, permanent pressure-sensitive adhesive. The X-scape system allows speedy installation while maintaining high tack for long-term bonds. Cast face stock has lay-flat liner designed for large-format graphics. Seven-year (unprinted) outdoor durability. Printed durability is dependent on the ink system used. USE INFO #405
‘BUBBLE-FREE’ WRAP APPLICATION 3M, St. Paul., Minn., presents its Controltac Wrap Film with Comply v3 Adhesive IJ380Cv3 and Scotchcal Gloss Overlaminate 8580. Offers bubble-free application, reduced lifting, faster installs, no design-arounds or relief cuts, and no primer. Good for wraps with deep channels or severe curves. Film is soft‚ conformable and lacks memory once installed. Installers bridge channels and concave areas and then stretch the graphic into place. USE INFO #400
	GRAPHICS CATALOG Restylers’ Choice, Cincinnati, offers its VIGOR 3.0. Web-based tool for visualizing vinyl graphic kits on late-model vehicles. Available in three versions, all based on Web standards. Standard versions unlock pricing tools and theme selection tools, and are linked to your website. Web-store versions contain all features of Standard version but add means to integrate with your Web store. USE INFO #402
FLAME, WATER DESIGNS SpeedGraphics & Sign Design, Asheville, N.C., presents its DYT Flame and Aqueous designs made using 3M ControlTac vinyl. Available in the sizes shown in photo, as well as smaller; Aqueous also includes a Mahi version (not pictured). The DYT Flame offers flexible placement since the individual licks can be arranged to a client’s preference. USE INFO #404
	GRAPHICS FOR TOYOTA Eagle Enterprises Inc., Wichita, Kan., introduces its newest OEM-styled graphic kit for Toyota: “Uprise.” One of many graphics available in the Eagle product lineup. USE INFO #406
LENS FILMS Sharpline Converting Inc., Wichita, Kan., presents its LensWrap™ clear films for headlight and fog light lenses. In 20-mil and 40-mil thicknesses. Designed to protect modern headlight lenses constructed from clear plastic that are subject to damage from rock chips and road debris. Available in colors for specialized applications. USE INFO #410
	CUTTER PLOTTER Mimaki USA, Suwanee, Ga., makes available its CG-130SRII cutter plotter for car wrap and graphics installs. Crop mark detection for contour cutting. Real-time stroke control function detects blade strokes, automatically corrects blade force when media thickness or blade length changes. Half-cut function lets backing sheet be cut, leaving a few connection points, which hold image in place after cutting. When finished, backing sheet can be detached. USE INFO #412
ON-PRINTER CALIBRATION Mutoh America, Phoenix, introduces its SPECTROVUE VM-10, a miniature integrated spectrophotometer that connects to the print head of the new ValueJet 1608HS Hybrid Printer to help automate the process of color calibration. Unit incorporates Mutoh’s high-resolution “digital prism” that converts visible light to a digital spectrum. Reports spectral and colorimetric values for any one of 18 pre-programmed standard illuminants or any standard daylight illuminant. USE INFO #403
	CAST WRAP Fellers, Tulsa, Okla., presents its Oracal 970RA Wrapping cast to wrap vehicles in solid, opaque colors. For long-term fleet and motor sport applications. High-gloss colors have built-in protective clear coat layer to simulate appearance of factory-applied paint. Offers clean removability for up to four years. USE INFO #413
GHOST FLAMES Vinyl Graphics, Oostburg, Wis., makes available its Ghost Flames Series. Classic flames graphics go to  next level. Printed on a clear base that allows vehicle color to show through and accents the scallops to give the graphics a unique look. USE INFO #401
	CAST VINYL Hexis USA, Corona, Calif., makes available its new HX30000 series cast vinyl with Air Release Technology, such as carbon fiber. USE INFO #416
WRAP BUNDLE All Graphic Supplies, Mississauga, Ont., makes available its Rite Media branded Promotional Wrap Vinyl and Promo Wrap Laminate. Vinyl is 2.4-mil calender in gloss white, with gray repositionable adhesive. Air-free liner. Laminate is 2.4-mil semi-gloss, clear calender vinyl film with Perm Clear adhesive. USE INFO #415
	THERMAL TRANSFERS FOR VEHICLES Gerber Scientific Products, South Windsor, Conn., offers its GERBER EDGE® FX Thermal Transfer Graphics Production system for creating all types of vehicle graphics. True spot color and CMYK thermal transfer output offers 3-5 years outdoor durability and is immediately ready to use. Automatic tiling for larger graphics. Direct printing onto EDGE Ready™ cast, calendared, reflective, Controltac™, Perforated window films, Automag™ and dozens more. USE INFO #411
AFTERMARKET AUTOMOTIVE CUTTERS Graphtec America Inc., Santa Ana, Calif., offers its FC8000 AKZ series of cutters. Available in five widths (24”-64”). Also, CE5000-120 AKZ, a 48”-wide cutter. Includes extended media brackets and anti-static string for front and rear to reduce static electricity that can restrict media movement of tint films. Servo motors, for cutting PPF and window films. Includes standard media roll rack, floor stands and dual-media catch basket for dust-free, continuous long length and/or repetitive job operations. USE INFO #417
	GLOSS OPAQUE VINYL Universal Products Inc., Goddard, Kan., offers Avery MPI1005 Supercast Easy Apply RS Vinyl. Gloss, opaque designed for use in fleet marking and vehicle wraps as well as corporate identity applications. Conformability to irregular surfaces such as compound curves and corrugations. Reduced wrinkling and air entrapment inherent in the application of decals; provides repositionability and slideability for exact positioning. USE INFO #408
PRINTER/CUTTER Roland DGA, Irvine, Calif., offers its VersaCAMM VS-640 printer/cutter, with 64"-wide media for vehicle wraps, window graphics and banners. Increased production speeds with double CMYK ink sets. Silver ink option allows for printing more than 500 metallic and pearlescent colors. USE INFO #407