Logistics
PBX Palibex Graphics for the rally raid support truck
What we did
- Client
- PBX Palibex
- Sector
- Logistics
- Area
- Signage
- Type of work
- Vehicles
- Location
- Spain
Graphics for the PBX Palibex off-road rally raid support truck. The work covered cab, body and skirts with the team graphics and the technical sponsor logos, over mixed surfaces of steel, composite and textured plastic. Artwork preparation, production and installation in our own workshop.
The challenge
A support truck works on dirt: dust, stones, pressure washing and extremes of temperature. The graphics had to survive that use on bodywork mixing steel, composite and textured plastics, with rivets, grilles and edges that break up any continuous graphic.
Our solution
The graphics were broken into modules that respect the discontinuities of the bodywork, keeping any logo from being split by a rivet or a grille. Over the textured plastics and the hard-to-grip areas we used vinyl with a high-tack adhesive for difficult surfaces; on the large bays, large-format digital printing on cast vinyl with a protective laminate against abrasion. Everything was applied after surface preparation, with heat-forming over edges and mouldings and edge sealing in the areas taking direct impact from dust and water.
Materials used
- High-tack adhesive for textured plastics
- Large-format digital printing on cast vinyl
- Protective laminate against abrasion and pressure washing
- Surface pre-treatment on steel, composite and plastic
- Edge sealing in dust and water impact areas
Results
- Team graphics legible on the stage and in the bivouac
- Complete logos, with no cuts over rivets or grilles
- Stable vinyl grip on textured plastics
- A finish ready for repeated pressure washing
- A consistent identity across cab, body and skirts
The work up close
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