First Place
Fabricator
SkinzWraps
Dallas
(214) 741-4529
www.skinzwraps.com
Designer
Binh Dinh
SkinzWraps
Client
Jason Curtis
Skeeter Boats
SkinzWraps wrapped this bass boat and its matching trailer to promote Skeeter’s fishing-tournament series. The shop fabricated the wraps using Avery Graphics’ MPI 1005 Easy Apply RS air-egress film with DOL 1030 overlaminate. The shop output the wrap with its Epson Stylus Pro GS6000, which it teamed with Mimaki’s RasterLink Pro III RIP, and applied the topcoat with a Seal 62 wide-format laminator.
Second Place
Fabricator
Jim McClure
Arizona Color Vehicle
Wraps & Graphics
Phoenix
(623) 580-7386
www.arizonacolor.com
Designers
Jeni Crawford
Matt Nisbet
Client
No 7 Out
Selling Price
$2,700
The customer, who operates a website that teaches people how to play craps, wanted to use his boat as a calling card when traversing Lake Havasu and other Grand Canyon State waterways. The designers used Adobe’s Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as Signburst’s SuperNova design workstation. Using a Mimaki JV3-160SP printer, Arizona Color printed the program on 3M’s Controltac with Comply v3 film. Its protective coating comprises 3M’s 8518 glossy overlaminate applied with a Seal 62 wide-format laminator.
Third Place
Fabricator/Designer
Jay Wright
Custom Painted Vehicles
Franksville, WI
(262) 835-0035
www.custompaintedvehicles.com
Client
Todd Brunner
Wright and his team artfully carried out Brunner’s desire for a “dancing with the devil” graphic theme (he’ll certainly turn heads in whatever body of water he raises anchor). For this 40-ft.-long, restored powerboat, the shop produced airbrush graphics with House of Kolor and R&M Diamont paints, which it applied over Gerbermask film cut by a Roland SP 300V cutting plotter.
Honorable Mention
Fabricator
SkinzWraps
Dallas
(214) 741-4529
www.skinzwraps.com
Client
Raymarine RockStar fishing team