Discount Fireworks Stand Container Wrap
Shipping Container Wrap for Discount Fireworks, Oroville, WA
When we wrapped a giant 40-foot metal container, what was the biggest challenge we faced? It wasn’t the sheer size of the vinyl wrap, the long hours of labor involved, or a question of where we could possibly store it during installation, though that was a question on all our minds. In the end, the biggest challenge to installing this container wrap was the surface texture of the corrugated container.
Both the designer and the installers agreed the corrugations that covered the giant metal shipping container on all sides proved a formidable opponent. The sides had shallow, beveled grooves, and the front and back ends had deep 90-degree angled corrugations. In the design phase, designer Vanessa Bogensberger had to consider how much of the image would be hidden in the corrugations, and how much, if any, material would have to be added on top of the actual width. The corrugations on each side of the container were shallow enough that the material could be laid flat, heated, then stretched into the grooves. When it came to the ends, however, the material would have failed if we tried to lay it flat and stretch it. The graphics were prepared in the design phase with a cushion of 40% more material over the actual width of each end, and our installers tucked material into the 90-degree grooves as they went.
“It’s the biggest thing I’ve ever installed. I’ve installed large panels before, but nothing like all four sides of a 40-foot container,” Signs for Success installer Rich Wilke said. “We spent three full days on that sucker, and it turned out very, very cool.” The installers agreed the most difficult part of the container wrap was heating and rolling the material into each corrugation.
Luckily, the fireworks graphics did not suffer from stretching, but had it been a logo, “it would have been almost impossible,” Vanessa said. When working with such a large format, high quality images are key. “We can proof with low-resolution images before purchasing an image to make sure the customer buys into the concept, but we’ve got to have high-resolution images for large-format printing,” Vanessa explained. “Jack owns his images already, so that wasn’t a problem.” When I talked to owner Jack Hughes about the finished product, he said, “It really catches your eye. People drive by the warehouse and they comment on the stand out there. The big explosions and big round logo really catch your eye. Everybody really likes it.”
Signs for Success is a locally owned family business in Spokane, and we strive for excellent customer service, perfect color, and quick turnaround on every project. Our large production facility allows us to design, print and install everything in-house. Get quality service and a quick turnaround on a vinyl wrap or container wrap. Contact us for a free quote! See the video
