RE: Arrow Wraps
UpNorth,
I' ll take some pics with my digital cam tonight of the designs I have done already. I also have quite a few that I didn' t get done for one reason or another. The company I use is Fast Signs, They are a national chain, But each store is privately owned. I actually used to work at the store I get mine done at. They have a machine called The EDGE it is made by Gerber and it prints on the vinyl through a heat transfer type process . Which then makes the wraps weather proof. Ask around to see if anyone near you has this machine. They use this same process to do photos of a person or the such you would see on a delivery van. It has an outdoor life of 5 to 7 years and that is being exposed to the elements all the time.
It is a pain to take all of the fletching off and the wrap but and easy way that I found is to use a hair dryer to heat the shaft and it makes the wrap come off much easier, and I have even heard of people who dip their old wraps in boiling water to make them easier to take off.
But one trick I have found in putting them on is to put them in the freezer for about 10 minutes and then apply them, this makes the vinyl easier to handle, if it is too hot it makes them a nightmare to put on, lots of airbubbles and the wrap wants to stick to everything.