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February Overview

Hello everyone – I hope everyone is wrapping up a storm and enjoying the videos on The Wrap Institute.

This month I shot lots of new footage in Dallas with the installers from Car Wrap City – blue chrome Cadillac, brushed metallic Jaguar and a full print wrap on a Ford Cargo van in real time. All this footage will be coming out in March.

Starting March 3, the site will get an update with a better search function and much more. Please note that below the video is a comment section. If you have a question or comment feel free to post it. Also, if you have any requests feel free to submit them and we will post them for everyone to see. If I can’t get to it, feel free to make a video on it and submit it to get recognition and win prizes.

Here are the videos added this month:

complicated mirrors
plastic removal tools
backdoor prop
properties of chrome film
90 degree angle mirror
door molding
empty/solid cut
chrome blue antenna
jeep grill
full coverage free floating windows
post install: problem solving

Thanks for being a member!

Cheers, Justin

January Overview for The Wrap Institue

Hello everyone, this is Justin from The Wrap Institute.

I hope everyone had a great start to 2014 and that the videos have helped you take it to the next level. This was a very exciting month as it marked the official announcement of the site, which was received well beyond our expectations. Also, the site is starting to come together in terms of flow and content which is exciting.

I will be in Texas in the next few days so I can sit down with the tech team in order to really take the site to the next level so look for big changes in February.

In January the following videos were added:

large vinyl cutouts
laptop wraps
deep recessed area overview
two full print recessed tips
clean cut full print recessed areas
reflective film overview
interior film overview
standard spoiler
laminating an IKEA table
used blade container
soft squeegee
chunky hinges
problem solving: lifting
problem solving: splitting
compound curve – van back.

In February, I am shooting three full days with the installers from Car Wrap City in Dallas. I can’t say what we are shooting but it’s going to be spectacular and will be up on the site mid-February so look out for that.

As always, feel free to submit a video on cool tool or technique to help build the library, get recognition for yourself and win prizes. For more info on this click on the Submit page. We at The Wrap Institute are always open to feedback, positive or negative, so always feel free to reach out as our goals is to provide the best platform for you to learn and make more money.

Thanks again for becoming a member and best of luck.

Justin

December Letter From Justin!

Hello everyone, this is Justin.

I hope that everyone had a relaxing holiday season and that 2014 is a great one. December marks the first full month The Wrap Institute was online. As the site takes shape new videos are always being added.

In December, the following videos were uploaded:

IR Heater,
Sometimes
Overlaps are OK,
Making Glass,
Fixing Wrinkles and Bubbles,
Basics of Squeegeeing,
Door Panel Removal,
Door Handle Inlays,
Wrinkle Free Solid Angles,
Tucking Behind Free Floating Windows,
Trimming Untrimmed Panels on Site,
Raised Objects: Door Handles,
Post Install Tips,
Efficiency for Installs,
15% Rule of Thumb,
Deep Recessed Areas: Roofs,
Wrapping Door Handles Off the Vehicle,
Wrapping Door Handles on the Vehicle,
License Plate with Painted Molding
Speedwrap Xtra.

For January, on slate is to add videos on deep recessed areas, compound curves, the technique of leeching for bumpers and deep recessed lights, cutting techniques, motorcycles, window tinting, laptops and much more. As the site takes shape, the tool section will have more details and links for where to buy tools. The resource page will be fully functioning within days and will be a great way to find information on a wide variety of topics including workshops.

One aspect that I’m very excited about is the chance for you, a Wrap Institute member, to upload your own video or photo. This is a great opportunity to help build the content on the site, promote yourself or your company and to win prizes. So far, the prizes for videos, which are awarded twice a year, are: 25 yards of Avery SWF (any finish except chrome), 8 rolls of Knifeless Tape, one Makita heat gun, one complete Croftgate Wrap Care system and I’m working on a free spot in one of my Avery SWF workshops in North America.

Needless to say thanks for your membership and always feel free to contact us with suggestions or issues you have on the site. I hope that you find the site informative and that it helps create higher profits and better workflow.

Cheers!

Justin

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Who, What, When, Where, & How To

We are working on an amazing resource page with a robust library of manufacturers, distributors, and tons more of everything having to do with the wrap industry. You will have the sources to get the tools you need and the films you love as you expand your knowledge and skills of how to use them. Everyone from installers to business owners never stop learning, we never assume we are as good as we can get. So from Allen in Miami to Aleksander in Moscow, The Wrap Institute will have the Who, What, When, Where, and How To!

As you wait for us to get this completed, start watching Justin Pate teach his methods and techniques, one detailed video at a time! Register today!

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Welcome To The Wrap Institute

The Wrap Institute is poised to be the most comprehensive vinyl wrap installation and resource library in the industry. It was developed not only to make a good installer great and a great installer more professional but also to be a place to find tools for installing at a level that will impress the best and shock the rest. It is also a resource to find a supplier near you who carries the films you prefer using and to discover films you never knew were available. We are in the middle of building this massive, ever-growing archive.

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Please Pardon Our Mess

As you can see The Wrap Institute is still Under Construction, however don't let this stop you from learning from the huge and ever growing library of videos that are already here for you to watch and increase your knowledge and skill level. In many ways The Wrap Institute will always be growing and ever-evolving to stay up and ahead of the industry to keep you the most informed installer you can be in one location. New features being developed and planed to roll out are going to be amazing. So enjoy all that we have to offer now as we build this site to be the best and most comprehensive place for knowledge in the wrap industry!

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