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11-07-2008, 10:44 AM
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they should find a guy in jail that can paint cars and have him do the cream part for free, saving even more tax dollars and actually earning his or her stay in the jail at the tax payers expense!
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11-07-2008, 01:14 PM
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Neat reading. I remember our local county department going from a two-tone paint job to white with decals on the basis of reduced costs. Right afterwards, the city of Wilmington, who had white cars with similar decals at the time, decided to go back to black & whites to avoid confusion with the county cars.
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11-07-2008, 02:36 PM
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NYPD did the same thing many years ago they used to get their cars and trucks in a special order fleet blue thru chevy ford and dodge. They did a report of how much the fleet color was costing the city and switched over to solid white with the blue vinyl stripes in the old NYPD blue color.
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11-11-2008, 12:28 AM
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makes me want a FHP now!
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11-11-2008, 12:45 AM
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11-16-2008, 10:37 AM
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I spoke with a trooper at a show not too long ago that said they were thinking of going to a vinyl wrap. The cars could then be sold in black and eliminate the repainting costs. It would also get cars off the road with the black and cream paint underneath. Guess what we were discussing.
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11-17-2008, 09:07 AM
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The technology to "wrap" cars with the newest Avery Dennison brand wrap material is incredible! Print whatever your mind can design and it can be applied to a car. The wrap material now has a 5 year warranty and is much easier to remove now due to a technolgy change.
This stuff is not longer just a sticker! This is now a much better way to go than paint. Damage a car, fix the body and replace the section of the wrap that is bad. Expect to see more of this technology for police use IF the agency's want to keep their "colors" and designs in the future. Removal of the wrap is much easier and will not deface the car. With a complete wrap you can buy whatever color car you want. With a partial wrap you still only need to be a single color car. Instead of ordering a black & White, wrap the black part of the car and apply your livery logos and your done. Keep the livery logos on the wrap and your can very easily take a car out of service or repair damage. This newest technology is really neat!
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