Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: markybop on October 04, 2006, 04:57:47 am
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I've recently bought a van and hopeing to get it signwritten shortly, just looking for some advice/tips on what to get put on it,
is it best to keep it "plain and simple?"
Any pics of your signwritten vans wud be great to give me some inspiration!
???Cheeers guys, Mark.
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(http://img78.echo.cx/img78/5170/newvan3lg.jpg)
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Make it look as professional as possible!
Polemans is a good example. Looks for very professional and especially appealing to commercial customers
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Dunno if I can afford the van wrap, but does look great!
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Markybop,
If you just clean domestic properties, I would consider magnetic advertising signs that you can take on and off the van or car when you like, just have simple wording like `WINDOW CLEANER`followed by your telephone number underneath, and your name.
Its also a idea to maximumise your advertising by wearing those highly visable bibs/vest over the top of your workwear, these could be printed with your company name on it.
Its also a idea to place a leaflet or card holder on the outside driver or passenger window for people to take your litriture when passing your vehicle.
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Clean both domestic and comercial 50/50 and have got the polo shirts and hi vis vests all embroidered, just looking for sum ideas to sign write the van......... ::)
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Quickly dun a wee idea, wot do use think?????
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Yer pretty good!
But i would just have WINDOW CLEANER and your TELEPHONE NUMBER in big bold lettering in the same style, and then your company name in smaller writing alongside a colourful logo of a window cleaner man with ladders on the right handside (try microsoft website for artwork).
Also think about your lettering and fore ground as a colouring option, what every day famous signs work that instantly catch your eye?
Have you seen those two dimention signs that change when you look at them from a different angle? what about hologram signs?
Do you see what im getting at?, by the time you drive pass people on the road or park up, they will have very little time to take down all your details (basically they don`t care what you call yourself as long as your a window cleaner and they can see your telephone number).
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(http://img78.echo.cx/img78/5170/newvan3lg.jpg)
that looks nice! wanna get a new van at the end of the year and another in about 6 months, really moving towards vehicle wrap, good advertising for 1k-1.5k sets you apart from most others.
We have 2 colour sign written vans at the mo, cost us £150 per van. looks quite good but not as good as the wraps
A lot of people ask if we are a franchise so still must be sending off the right vibes
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Steveaqua,
Let us have a look at your van, sounds good £150 for something so professional your mistaken for a franchise
Thats just what I need on mine
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hold up i'll try my hand at uploading a piccy on the net
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(http://www.aqua-pura.co.uk/Images/DSC00620.jpg)
(http://www.aqua-pura.co.uk/Images/DSC00616.jpg)
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I would say £1000 + vat = £1175 is good value for money. Divide this by the length of time you keep the vehicle.
Lets say you keep it for Six years. = 312 weeks
£1175 divided by 312 weeks = £3.76 a week for advertising your business.
It's not bad and better than a lot of advertising.
http://www.vanwraps.co.uk/mainmovie.html
Andy
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Poleman £1000 for the wrap i was always under the impression of nearer £2000, by the way first class job I sulute you sir
jinky
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Here is mine , didnt want anything too fancy , i like plain and simple like myself !
Rich P @ F
2 pics , old van , £80
new van , £150
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did you save yourself money and stick them on yourself? i did and it saved me £120.
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The astra i did myself £80 supplied only .
The VW £150 supplied and fitted .
Rich P @ F
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The VW £150 supplied and fitted .
That was good price. that was the cheapest i could find £150 not fitted or 270 fitted
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Tell me about it , i have always had the gift of finding things cheap .
My other half calls me SKIP RAT !
rICH p @ f
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i've normally got a nose for a bargain but it seems i've met my match on this one :)
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I bet i can beat you here too , i picked up a brand new 18 foot extender pole for £20 last week , as i was leaving the shop i saw a damaged pole in the skip , the shop owner let me have it free , i then took it home and cut out the bits that were not driven over and made a 2 x 4 foot extender aswell !
2 brand new poles for £20 , beat that
Skip rat P @ F
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I bet i can beat you here too , i picked up a brand new 18 foot extender pole for £20 last week , as i was leaving the shop i saw a damaged pole in the skip , the shop owner let me have it free , i then took it home and cut out the bits that were not driven over and made a 2 x 4 foot extender aswell !
2 brand new poles for £20 , beat that
Skip rat P @ F
bloody hell your the master ;) surely the £20 pole isn't the normal price is it
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Affraid not mate , if it was then i would have bought all their stock there and then , i would have made a killing by putting a tenner on each and banging them in the for sale section !
It did have a split in the largest collar so it wasnt clamping up as tight as it should have , i slid a feeler guage between the 2 sections , filled the split super glue and g clamped it up over night , worked a treat .
Rich P @ F
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i need a couple of new poles as well, thought you were gonna buy me a couple at £20 each ;) cheapest i found is £85 18ft but they have vikan heads as well
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IS it the extenders your after ?
And is it £85 + vat
Rich P @ F
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yes wfp extender, we are talking about same pole arn't we ???
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Reckon so , orange and whippy ?
Rich P @ F
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mine are green but yes them bad boys. £85 plus vat is the cheapest i know, know anywhere cheaper?
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gonna find out , how many you want ?
Rich P @ F
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2 maybe 4 if price is right, even with out the brush heads if a lot cheaper as we use the angle vikan heads anyway
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Just spoke to my man , prices as follows ....
With VIKAN , 2 @ £89.10 + vat each
4 @ £84.15 + vat each
Pole only , all tubed , 2 @ £70.60 + vat each
4 @ £66.50 + vat each
Delivery in UK £8.90 for up to 4 poles .
Rich P @ F
These are them ....
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where are the quick release handles?
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Is this the poles you want then ?
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there the poles we currently use, but the orange poles, how do they tighten and loosen?...anyway 66 quid plus vat sounds like a good price to me
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Right then , the orange poles are extender poles , the green poles are universal poles ....
The orange poles are loosened by lifting the flap arrowed .
Dont know how well your poles get treated but the orange ones are a lot lighter than the green ones , but they dont last as long either !
I have heard about a year is the expected life of them .
Rich
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you learn something new everyday!
do the orange poles last less than the green? our poles do get bashed about, i have had 3 sections break this year on various poles. do you know how much the green 3 section poles weigh? we bought 2 yellow ionic poles a long while ago. i think there around 100-120 each now, both of them are v light and both are still in one peice, i'm not sure how much they weigh but their light
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If your lot have a habit of breaking universals , then maybe the extenders are not your best way to go , they have thinner tubing .
The place i use is Varitech their number is 01752 263333 , you could try them for a price on the 18 foot universals , they also do a new range of poles , grey in colour , same design as what you have but lighter .
Tell them Panes and Frames told you and they will know what your on about .
Rich P @ F
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Back to topic
Most, if not all good van sign writters will do you a FREE design ;)
Andy
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Sorry , blatant hijack , wont do it again !
Rich P @ F
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If your lot have a habit of breaking universals , then maybe the extenders are not your best way to go , they have thinner tubing .
The place i use is Varitech their number is 01752 263333 , you could try them for a price on the 18 foot universals , they also do a new range of poles , grey in colour , same design as what you have but lighter .
Tell them Panes and Frames told you and they will know what your on about .
Rich P @ F
Cheers for that mate, i'll give em a bell tomorrow if i get a mo!
anyway signwritten vans....
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heres mine
(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/waterfed/S3010053.jpg)
gary
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I notice thats either an expert,dispatch or scudo, same van different badge, any pic mate of ur inside tank instalation?
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I went for a magnetic sign, reason being if I went onto sell the van I would not have to
spend a fortune on get the sign scrubbed off the van.
One problem with the magnetic sign is you have to keep on pulling if off the van to
avoid it sticking to the van.
Doug
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White sprit and/or T-cut (or other cutting compund) will get vinyls off with no bother