I want to put some lettering on my trailer, and am not sure how to do it. I had a stencil made up with my farm name on it, and have stenciled my mailbox and a couple tack boxes. But I’m a little apprehensive about stenciling my trailer.
Here is a site for diy - https://doityourselflettering.com/trailer-lettering.htm
Any thoughts on trying it myself or taking it in somewhere?
depending on how large the design, it’s pretty straight forward.
Take the time to watch some videos on youtube on how to put on decals, then make sure your prep work is done right.
we make custom magnets - which is basically the same thing except we put the decals on a magnetic sheet instead of a car.
it’s a fascinating process.
I do vinyl stuff all the time (helmets, car windows, my tooth brush…) and I would still be apprehensive about doing something as large as my trailer. It’s definitely a multiple-person job and you pretty much have one shot to get it right if you get outdoor rated vinyl.
If you do it yourself and find that you have bubbles in your application, you can use a small pin to “pop” the hole and squish the air out so they aren’t as noticeable.
Just a heads up here. I had beautiful lettering and graphics professionally made and I put it on the trailer. Farm name, City, State and website. It looked spectacular. Until I got stopped by a DOT inspector in who was bound and determined to prove we were doing interstate commerce. Thankfully we were not, but this guy was very aggressive and claimed if he could “prove” we were doing ANYTHING that would potentially result in income, he would confiscate the rig.
I took off everything except the horse graphics and haven’t been bothered again.
Beat me to it, you do not want to be seen as a commercial operator in any way. If you have a business and put that name on your trailer, you may not like the outcome.
yep, some roadways do not allow commercial vehicles; you could be interpreted as one if you put that info on the trailer.
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Just a heads up here. I had beautiful lettering and graphics professionally made and I put it on the trailer. Farm name, City, State and website. It looked spectacular. Until I got stopped by a DOT inspector in who was bound and determined to prove we were doing interstate commerce. Thankfully we were not, but this guy was very aggressive and claimed if he could “prove” we were doing ANYTHING that would potentially result in income, he would confiscate the rig.
I took off everything except the horse graphics and haven’t been bothered again.[/QUOTE]
This is the risk I was warned of before putting graphics on our van or trailer.
Wow, never thought of that problem. Thanks! Will ditch my cute design.
I think by adding Not for Hire you can help avoid the scrutiny.
I used to see the Not for Hire on personal rigs for private farms all the time. The Not for Hire was normally at the base of the door and the logo in the middle of the door.
I had heard that things have changed in the last few years and that you don’t need to do that.
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I think by adding Not for Hire you can help avoid the scrutiny.
I used to see the Not for Hire on personal rigs for private farms all the time. The Not for Hire was normally at the base of the door and the logo in the middle of the door.
I had heard that things have changed in the last few years and that you don’t need to do that.[/QUOTE]
Having recently gone through a huge DOT inspection and a whole lot of other DOT bs- the inspector very specifically told us that the do not hire sign means squat to them.
I think its kinda gypsy-ish…
I just read somewhere that the “not for hire” is more of a target than a protection!
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