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The American Contractor Show

The RIGHT Way to Vinyl Wrap a Branded Car or Truck! Featuring Philippe Curtis – The Wraporcist

πŸ“… August 11, 2020 ⏱️ 21:55 🎀 John Dye, Joe, Philippe Curtis, Dustin Reece

Chapters

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  • 0:00
    Meet the truck: a bland gray workhorse
  • 0:32
    Why wrap it: a rolling billboard for the show
  • 1:05
    Kickoff call with designer Joe
  • 3:44
    What a brand style guide actually is
  • 5:20
    The distressed Americana design and QR-code CTA
  • 6:59
    Philippe Curtis: be bold and stand out
  • 8:37
    Nervous truck pickup
  • 9:43
    Wraps protect paint and preserve value
  • 10:47
    Designing for contractors: simplify, don't flood
  • 12:22
    Premium 3M material and durability
  • 13:56
    Brand everything you own
  • 14:30
    The big reveal
  • 16:36
    Gladiator Roofing's branded fleet and ROI
  • 19:49
    Nine trucks in three and a half months

Speakers

J
John Dye
Host, The American Contractor Show
J
Joe
Designer, Coinside Design
P
Philippe Curtis
Installer, The Wrapper Assist ('The Wraporcist')
D
Dustin Reece
Gladiator Roofing

Key Takeaways

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A wrapped vehicle is a moving billboard - a plain truck says nothing, but a bold, well-designed wrap makes people recognize your brand on the road and drives real inbound business.

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Start with a brand style guide, not just a logo - it defines logo formats, color codes, fonts, and misuse rules so a designer can build the wrap on a consistent foundation.

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Be bold and stand out; don't flood the design - the biggest mistake is cramming a 'menu' of every service on the vehicle; simplify to what's legible and eye-catching.

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Use a modern call-to-action - John chose a tailgate QR code that instantly subscribes viewers, instead of the old 1-800-number approach nobody writes down anymore.

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Trust your designer and installer - John deliberately gave Joe creative room ('don't let me mess it up'), because becoming your own worst enemy is where a lot of people ruin a wrap.

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Material quality matters - a premium 3M wrap holds color and durability, protects the paint underneath (like a clear bra), preserves resale value, and survives frequent car washes.

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Brand everything you own - the installer's rule: every vehicle should be at least decaled, if not fully wrapped, to keep pushing the brand.

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The ROI is real - Gladiator Roofing wraps 100% of its vehicles and, with 'Gladiator green' recognizability, signed hundreds of jobs and ran nine wrapped trucks in just three and a half months in business.

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