What are your options if you want to stand out our insure you're seen during low light times of the day. You may ask why this even matters but to first responders, tow companies, municipal vehicles, or even businesses that have cars function past daylight hours it can be a real concern. A statistic from seriousaccidents.com (a law firms website outlining lighting conditions and how they use them in your case.)is that despite 60 percent less traffic on the roads, more than 40 percent of all fatal car accidents occur at night. If you can design a vehicle to be seen sooner or from a greater distance these numbers change drastically.
With paint an expensive option was to add small pieces of crystal into the drying paint to allow it to reflect light back but the finish can be rough and not consistent. Reflective vinyl allows for single color, full spectrum of color, spot graphics, or a full coverage vehicle wrap to shine light back. Imagine driving down the highway when a stalled car is in a lane. No brake lights to warn you but a graphic on the rear window or trunk illuminating your head lights back at you in a safe manner. We've all seen a police car with a spot graphic vs an unmarked car on the road and how it affects us braking before we pass them a little fast over that posted speed limit.
In all seriousness though if you work in the early morning hours or evening you're doing yourself and the safety of your employees a disservice not to look at reflective vinyl as an option. With the ability to print any color on the vinyl material your vehicle wrap appears like any other wrap during daylight hours. Once the light begins to fade passing light reflects off the wrap and through the color illuminating it. There is a reason road departments use reflective patchwork on their clothing to insure they can be seen. This technology is further enhanced with our vinyl material.
It comes down to safety and being seen sooner than later!
Most states even require for first responders to have at least certain aspects of the car reflective as a bare minimum. Give this a thought when trying to look at budgets on equipment and how you may be able to make it go further. The cost to do a full reflective or even a partial reflective paint area surpasses the cost of a vinyl wrap. On average one 24"x24" graphic made from reflective vinyl and installed on car will have a price of $150 - $250 while a painted graphic with reflective dust added will run you $500-$1000. This price gap drastically changes when you think of 50% to full coverage of an ambulance or police cruiser needing reflective material. A full wrap in reflective can be half the cost or even better than painting that same unit. The time frame to design, print, and install vinyl wraps is also another point of contention when looking at having a typical vehicle installed in 2-3 Days for a full wrap. Typically the same design with paint will take 5-7 business days with a simple design that is not airbrushed for fine gradients or details.
Cost, Speed, Detail, and Safety are all factors that give vinyl material a win over painting the same vehicle. When looking to insure your companies vehicles offer the best and safest solutions call or click on the quote button to have us supply you pricing.
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