The concept of stylizing vehicles custom car graphics has always been there for decades. In fact, it has always been one of the most accepted and popular ways of helping a vehicle stand out in a crowd of other vehicles. However, since its inception way back in the late 1800s, the trend has come a long way and has changed a lot in form as well as mode of expression. Today, this art is being presented in an altogether new and changed style, with a lot of details and sophistication that were hitherto unknown. It is here, where this mode of art has virtually superseded other forms of creativity of this genre. The technological innovations in stylizing vehicles has had its impact on this trend, paving the way to develop high quality and durable materials. This has made this art even more long lasting and durable enough to brave the natural elements without showing any signs of deterioration whatsoever.
Stylizing Vehicles
Materials that are used in modern car graphics mainly include high quality vinyl and a specially crafted UV or laminated coating that helps the graphics from fading or peeling off with time. It is due to these high quality materials that the car graphics of today at times last for as long as 7 to 8 years, if not more! There are various types of car graphics available today. One is the Peel-and-stick variety, while the other is water-slide. The term, ‘Peel-and-Stick variety’ is self-explanatory, where the material has a glue on one side, covered by a guard, which needs to be peeled off before the sticker can be pasted on the surface of the vehicle. The other variety of stylizing vehicles with the water-slide type, needs the decal to be dipped in water, so as to slacken the glue that holds the graphics in its place, before the sticker can be pasted on the surface of the vehicle.
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