Emergency vehicle wraps make emergency vehicles easy to identify on the road. If the car belongs to the state police, the fire department, or emergency response services, it must stand out. Civilians need to be able to identify emergency vehicles so they can respond appropriately while on a nearby road or sidewalk. For example, when an emergency vehicle needs to pass, civilians must be able to quickly understand the situation and respond appropriately by moving their cars to the side of the road.
If you need a professional vehicle wrap company that can prepare medical graphics, police car graphics, and fire truck graphics for your fleet vehicles, contact Roadrunner Wraps to receive a quote for your situation. Weโve wrapped over 70,000 vehicles since 1988, and our team is 100% proud of our recent designs. We can help you design your own emergency vehicle graphics so you will always walk away with a wrap you love.
Why Use a Professional for Your Emergency Vehicle Wraps
Purchasing emergency vehicle wraps is expensive enough, and the costs can add up quickly when you need to wrap an entire fleet of cars. Take the time to search for a professional installer for your emergency vehicle wraps instead of settling for an inexperienced wrapper.
Tools and Materials for Your Wraps
A professional vehicle wrapping business will have the tools and the team to complete the work quickly and accurately. Preparing a vehicle for a wrapping job involves more than hand washing with soap or rubbing with a clay bar. Prepping a car also means taking the time to understand the vehicle thoroughly. A wrap for a VW bug will not fit the same as a wrap for a sedan, so it is important to design each wrap to work with a specific type of car.
You can design your own emergency vehicle graphics, but itโs always wise to ask a professional to weigh in before you begin cutting shapes out of vinyl. Professionals know which vinyl materials work best.
3M vinyl has the benefit of being thin and flexible, making it ideal for following the shape of a vehicle, while gloss wrap film is considered the easiest to wrap a car with. Cricut vinyl is a strong vinyl for extra durability. Removable craft vinyl will not last long, and permanent adhesive vinyl is best for vinyl decals.
A professional can examine the car they are working with, identify its needs, and communicate openly with the customer about what the customer wants and what vinyl the professional installer believes would be best.
Never install a fire truck or police car wrap yourself if you are not familiar with the process, the tools, and the material. You may have seen professional videos on creating a quality police car wrap, but remember that car wrapping should not be a DIY process for the home garage. Car wraps look phenomenal when installed correctly, but any errors can give a poor impression of your organization.
Experience
Choose professional installers who have learned from any past mistakes theyโve made. Inexperienced wrappers may be able to provide decent service, but an experienced wrap installer will have the skill to fit your wrap precisely around your car. Wrapping a vehicle requires an installer to cut the vinyl carefully.
Even a tiny mistake can negatively affect your vehicle because if the wrap is not well fitted, it can peel apart. A small peeling corner of your wrap can quickly become a significant problem, just like pulling on a thread in a cloth can pull apart a shirt. If you are investing in a police car wrap, for example, you donโt want it to look like itโs falling apart shortly after leaving the garage.
A vinyl wrap should last you 3 to 8 years, most often around 5. If your vinyl wrap begins to peel soon after application, it can take more time and money to fix on top of the time and money you have already spent waiting for the installers to complete your wrap. These delays can be frustrating. Even worse, if you plan to use your emergency vehicle for work, visit a charity event, or meet with potential clients, these delays could set you back. Delays may even cause investor interest in your career to fade. Youโre a professional and deserve a car made by the experts so your wrapped car can look professional too.
If you are still considering a DIY wrapping job, remember that some of the things you may want to do wonโt be possible, and a professional will know their way around these situations. For example, covering windows with vinyl is against the law in some states.
Certain areas may have different laws regarding vehicles having their windows covered, only with a particular type of vinyl that allows people to see through the windows. The professionals may be more familiar with the car wrapping laws of your area than you are. Trust their experience so you can receive a high-quality emergency vehicle wrap without stressing about the laws of your location.
Design Advice
A professional can also advise you on the best way to design your own emergency vehicle graphics. Commercial vehicles usually involve using colors and shapes to create an appealing design, plus including contact info in a visible location on the car.
Emergency vehicles are not advertising vehicles but having a professional examine your design can save you minor headaches. A professional installer can help you determine if your wrap design has:
- Too much text
- Too small text
- Illegible fonts
Your emergency vehicle should be labeled so others can identify it on the road. You may also want to include your cityโs name and relevant police car graphics, such as a police badge. If you are looking for fire truck graphics, consider flames, water droplets, red hats, or dalmatians. All of these elements play into the designโs appeal.
Donโt forget that cars have curved sides. Vehicles come in different shapes (Fire trucks, for example, usually have a box shape, so choosing fire truck graphics may be easier than selecting graphics for a rounder car). A professional can help you design your wrap to ensure all the elements of the wrap are easy to see at a distance. If your fire truck carries a hose or ladder on its side, you may not want those items to conceal the most crucial part of your vehicle.
Once you design your own emergency vehicle graphics, a professional installer can accurately measure the vehicle, scale the wrap appropriately, and inform you of any tweaks they need to make to the design. It will save you time, money, and stress if the professionals make appropriate corrections to the vinyl before they begin wrapping your vehicle.
Speed
Along with experience, you can expect a quick turnaround time from professional installers. A professional garage is set up with the appropriate tools and materials nearby. A team of experts can quickly finish your vehicle and return it to you in about a week, even if the garage is bustling with other wrapping requests. You deserve quick, high-quality work for the price youโre paying.
Finally, choose to work with a professional installer instead of a novice installer if you are looking for the best possible customer service. When you have questions about your vehicle and the wrapping process, you deserve to have them answered quickly and honestly. Roadrunner Wraps is a professional installer that can deliver expert emergency vehicle wraps youโll love. Contact us today to get a quote for your car.
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