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<blockquote data-quote="Yukon Joe" data-source="post: 430150" data-attributes="member: 2921"><p>Raptorwifey and I wanted to change the look of our Raptor and protect it at the same time. We didn't first consider a wrap, but once we started to learn more about them, it became a clear choice. </p><p></p><p>We shopped around Omaha and contacted the supporting vendors here on FRF. We finally decided to go with a local company for two reasons. 1) We were on a short time frame and wanted it completed before TRR and 2) the wrap came with a 4 year warranty. I do want to give a special shout out the Chris at <a href="http://www.designsnsigns.net/" target="_blank">Design N Signs</a>. He was great to talk to and was willing to help and answer questions even after I told him we were going with a local company. Overall a great guy and good vendor.</p><p></p><p>The local Omaha company is <a href="http://revolutionwraps.com/" target="_blank">Revolution Wraps</a>. I worked directly with Scott (the president) and his lead designer Eric. I had a concept and colors picked out and Scott and Eric were able to start with a cool design. The design took a couple iterations, but this is what we finally came up with. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/940979_731550650118_1327129650_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>On the snoball500 myself, Huck and jjwpgh went on a night mission to recover a lost item on the trail. By the end of it, we were calling ourselves the "Night Raptors". Well, it kinda stuck. </p><p></p><p>My truck was blue and I wanted it to transition from matte blue in the front to complete matte black in the rear. As if the Raptor was being ripped into another dimension, a night dimension. And since it is a Raptor, I chose green scales to be the underside of the blue. So when the blue is ripped off the Raptor scales are exposed right before it is pulled into the night dimension. (I know, probably too much detail on this...)</p><p></p><p>Here is a detailed pic of the Raptor scales.</p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/390686_731553564278_1505999853_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>(you can see the Yukon Joe initials embossed in this pic)</p><p></p><p>The design started to evolve and I wanted to add things to really personalize the wrap of our truck to us. The words "NIGHT RAPTOR" in a 3M reflective material were added to the black matte bed sides and tail gate. As you can see the word NIGHT matches the RAPTOR lettering very well. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/625630_728956868078_691721771_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>It really reflects the light well.</p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/309905_731550600218_1487268580_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I also wanted to incorporate a cool effect that Revolution Wraps had shown us. It was embossing of the wrap. They print a vinyl sticker about three times over, add it to the truck, then apply the wrap. Once the wrap is heated to 200 degrees and adheres to the vehicle, the left effect is an embossed logo. I have <a href="http://www.wstarindustries.com/" target="_blank">WSI</a>, <a href="http://www.rpgoffroad.com/" target="_blank">RPG </a>and <a href="http://runraptorrun.com/" target="_blank">Great Lakes Raptor Excursions</a> logos embossed on the truck. </p><p></p><p>WSI</p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/375945_728957551708_53514434_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>RPG</p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/923148_728957726358_964587910_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>GLRE</p><p>Dirty</p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/428394_731551079258_1282520078_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Clean</p><p><img src="https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/526499_728956793228_365224620_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>As you can see in this photo the GLRE Raptor Skull is done in the reflective material.</p><p></p><p>The wrap is completely printed on Avery wrap material that is 4 mils thick. Revolution did a great job of minimizing the seams in the wrap and making the wrap look like it is a custom pain job.</p><p></p><p>Here are some installation photos. </p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/943319_731550545328_47719190_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/253350_731550565288_1111283606_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/943222_731550550318_1455855659_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>In this photo you can see the GLRE logo on the hood before the wrap is applied</p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/934945_731550590238_1522451623_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>And the final product. Raptorwifey and I are quite pleased with the wrap</p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/164242_730815822718_1943963190_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/601965_728956648518_2019221274_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/482497_730815847668_1420126359_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/295313_730815737888_1304273503_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>When I found out that WSI was offering the <a href="http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f190/wsi-whelen-micropioneers-now-color-23420/" target="_blank">Whelen lens</a> trim covers in personalized color, I wanted to outfit the truck with them. I think they really match the scales portions of the wrap very well. </p><p></p><p>With the camera "Extreme" feature turned on </p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/577468_730815732898_100088148_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/946949_730815752858_1994274524_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Enjoy the photos and let me know if you have any questions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yukon Joe, post: 430150, member: 2921"] Raptorwifey and I wanted to change the look of our Raptor and protect it at the same time. We didn't first consider a wrap, but once we started to learn more about them, it became a clear choice. We shopped around Omaha and contacted the supporting vendors here on FRF. We finally decided to go with a local company for two reasons. 1) We were on a short time frame and wanted it completed before TRR and 2) the wrap came with a 4 year warranty. I do want to give a special shout out the Chris at [URL="http://www.designsnsigns.net/"]Design N Signs[/URL]. He was great to talk to and was willing to help and answer questions even after I told him we were going with a local company. Overall a great guy and good vendor. The local Omaha company is [URL="http://revolutionwraps.com/"]Revolution Wraps[/URL]. I worked directly with Scott (the president) and his lead designer Eric. I had a concept and colors picked out and Scott and Eric were able to start with a cool design. The design took a couple iterations, but this is what we finally came up with. [IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/940979_731550650118_1327129650_n.jpg[/IMG] On the snoball500 myself, Huck and jjwpgh went on a night mission to recover a lost item on the trail. By the end of it, we were calling ourselves the "Night Raptors". Well, it kinda stuck. My truck was blue and I wanted it to transition from matte blue in the front to complete matte black in the rear. As if the Raptor was being ripped into another dimension, a night dimension. And since it is a Raptor, I chose green scales to be the underside of the blue. So when the blue is ripped off the Raptor scales are exposed right before it is pulled into the night dimension. (I know, probably too much detail on this...) Here is a detailed pic of the Raptor scales. [IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/390686_731553564278_1505999853_n.jpg[/IMG] (you can see the Yukon Joe initials embossed in this pic) The design started to evolve and I wanted to add things to really personalize the wrap of our truck to us. The words "NIGHT RAPTOR" in a 3M reflective material were added to the black matte bed sides and tail gate. As you can see the word NIGHT matches the RAPTOR lettering very well. [IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/625630_728956868078_691721771_n.jpg[/IMG] It really reflects the light well. [IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/309905_731550600218_1487268580_n.jpg[/IMG] I also wanted to incorporate a cool effect that Revolution Wraps had shown us. It was embossing of the wrap. They print a vinyl sticker about three times over, add it to the truck, then apply the wrap. Once the wrap is heated to 200 degrees and adheres to the vehicle, the left effect is an embossed logo. I have [URL="http://www.wstarindustries.com/"]WSI[/URL], [URL="http://www.rpgoffroad.com/"]RPG [/URL]and [URL="http://runraptorrun.com/"]Great Lakes Raptor Excursions[/URL] logos embossed on the truck. WSI [IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/375945_728957551708_53514434_n.jpg[/IMG] RPG [IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/923148_728957726358_964587910_n.jpg[/IMG] GLRE Dirty [IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/428394_731551079258_1282520078_n.jpg[/IMG] Clean [IMG]https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/526499_728956793228_365224620_n.jpg[/IMG] As you can see in this photo the GLRE Raptor Skull is done in the reflective material. The wrap is completely printed on Avery wrap material that is 4 mils thick. Revolution did a great job of minimizing the seams in the wrap and making the wrap look like it is a custom pain job. Here are some installation photos. [IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/943319_731550545328_47719190_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/253350_731550565288_1111283606_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/943222_731550550318_1455855659_n.jpg[/IMG] In this photo you can see the GLRE logo on the hood before the wrap is applied [IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/934945_731550590238_1522451623_n.jpg[/IMG] And the final product. Raptorwifey and I are quite pleased with the wrap [IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/164242_730815822718_1943963190_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/601965_728956648518_2019221274_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/482497_730815847668_1420126359_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/295313_730815737888_1304273503_n.jpg[/IMG] When I found out that WSI was offering the [URL="http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f190/wsi-whelen-micropioneers-now-color-23420/"]Whelen lens[/URL] trim covers in personalized color, I wanted to outfit the truck with them. I think they really match the scales portions of the wrap very well. With the camera "Extreme" feature turned on [IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/577468_730815732898_100088148_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/946949_730815752858_1994274524_n.jpg[/IMG] Enjoy the photos and let me know if you have any questions. [/QUOTE]
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