Recently we were approached by a client who continues to have issues with their fleet graphics due to the peeling and curling of the window perforation material used as part of their fleet graphic design by another sign company. Over the years the window perforation has been lifting and curling and our client’s response has been to trim away those portions of the material that has curled or peeled away. This means that parts or sections of their graphics are incomplete and some of the vehicles no longer have the design integrity that was initially intended.
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Deciding to extend your graphic image into the window areas of your vehicle or fleet is a personal decision so it’s important to remember that adding an edge sealer as well as trimming a 1/8 inch from the window edge will help to extend the life of the window perforation. Window perforation vinyl does not have the same extended wear characteristics as typical wrap vinyl, so expectations regarding wear life need to be realistic. Also, over laminating window perforation in the same way that the vinyl is over laminated will increase the wear life. Complaints about window perforation include the tendency for poor visibility when it rains and/or the tendency for the windows to fog up which further limits visibility.
We are working with our current client to redesign their graphic in such a way as to float some portions, like logo’s and simple decals, into the window area of the vehicle (instead of full graphics that would require window perforation). This particular strategy will eliminate the need for window perforation entirely since this is the preference of this particular client. We will keep you posted on the results.
