smendlik 113 Posted July 31, 2014 Impressive, looks great. As for the design/colors, if the customer is happy then that's all you need to worry about! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcextreme 475 Posted July 31, 2014 I quoted them $350 a side so $700 a truck, for 2 trucks that's $1400. I got a $400 down payment and then I got another $700 for the first truck and should get the final $300 for when I finish this one. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jburns 239 Posted July 31, 2014 Nice Project! (thank you DS). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcextreme 475 Posted August 2, 2014 The second truck is done and gone, got my last check for $300...for a total project income of $1400 (-minus about $300 for materials). Had a little snag, for some reason when i did my material calculations, i figured 2 rolls of Purple, 1 roll of black, and 1 roll of grey. Well i used about half of the black, i ran short of the grey and had to use a few small pieces of 651 for some of the stripes, and i didnt even touch the second roll of purple... (scratch my head) What is the shelf life of this 751? I don't see myself using this purple anytime soon...if it has a short shelf life i may need to sell it.. Anyway, to wrap things up, the customer was happy, i made a nice chunk of $$ and i learned alot on this project! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jarrotto 78 Posted August 2, 2014 The second truck is done and gone, got my last check for $300...for a total project income of $1400 (-minus about $300 for materials). Had a little snag, for some reason when i did my material calculations, i figured 2 rolls of Purple, 1 roll of black, and 1 roll of grey. Well i used about half of the black, i ran short of the grey and had to use a few small pieces of 651 for some of the stripes, and i didnt even touch the second roll of purple... (scratch my head) What is the shelf life of this 751? I don't see myself using this purple anytime soon...if it has a short shelf life i may need to sell it.. Anyway, to wrap things up, the customer was happy, i made a nice chunk of $$ and i learned alot on this project! Shelf life is 2 years - http://www.uscutter.com/static/PDFs/oracal-751.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smendlik 113 Posted August 3, 2014 congrats on getting paid, making a customer happy, and learning things you can take to your next job Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcextreme 475 Posted August 3, 2014 Cool 2 yr shelf life. Yeah some of the money will go into more vinyl supplies and shirts and htv, but most of the money is gonna be saved for a deposit on a store/shop/office eventually. The wife wants to start trying for a baby next month so once she gets pregnant I really gotta start looking for a space cuz my current office room will become the baby room. So I will have 9 months to save and find a space. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jarrotto 78 Posted August 3, 2014 That sounds like a good plan Gcextreme. I remember from reading some of your posts before you had found some pretty affordable shops in your area. The lack of commercial retail spaces in my area has held me back. What is available is always extremely overpriced, very run down, or both. That's the pitfall of living in the touristy mountains of North Carolina. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcextreme 475 Posted August 3, 2014 Yeah theres tons of places...alot of brand new buildings with spaces but have been empty forever..overpriced. Alot of old places too, run down and still over priced. All the stuff thats nice and affordable doesnt seem to fit my needs or are way off and hidden with no traffic. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted August 3, 2014 The second truck is done and gone, got my last check for $300...for a total project income of $1400 (-minus about $300 for materials). Had a little snag, for some reason when i did my material calculations, i figured 2 rolls of Purple, 1 roll of black, and 1 roll of grey. Well i used about half of the black, i ran short of the grey and had to use a few small pieces of 651 for some of the stripes, and i didnt even touch the second roll of purple... (scratch my head) What is the shelf life of this 751? I don't see myself using this purple anytime soon...if it has a short shelf life i may need to sell it.. Anyway, to wrap things up, the customer was happy, i made a nice chunk of $$ and i learned alot on this project! i you decide to sell it at a good price let me know - just ordered some this week but been going thru it lately Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaybyrd 3,770 Posted August 3, 2014 I was in those touristy mountains a couple times last month and they were the occasional place reasonable that wasn't falling down but they are rare. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kracker055 6 Posted August 4, 2014 Looks like you done a great job sir! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
