Frequently Asked Questions

We recommend hand washing your vehicle as car washes can be quiet rough. Warm soapy water with a soft sponge is the preferred method.
The car graphic, car magnets, viny cut lettering for your car has been laminated so it is quite robust, so you don’t need to be overly cautious, just aware.

You can wrap the car roof however this and the bonnet are the areas that will be most affected by the rays of the sun. This means those horizontal surfaces with be the first to fade and fail. As the roof is usually not seen we recommend against car wrapping it.

Yes you can wrap the bumper on your car with car wrapping. Pivot specialize in car wrapping. Talk to Pivot Creative about how we can effectively provide car signage that is effective whether it part or the entire car/truck including the bumber.

We can provide signage for your car, boar, truck or wrap just about anything. We have even done a skateboard, a fridge and an ATM with signage.

Laws vary from state to state, but we would recommend against putting anything on your front window.You can however use our special One Way film on back and side windows.  The One-Way Film is almost undetectable from the inside looking out and it offers the added benefit of cutting down on glare. From the outside the One-Way Film holds a vibrant print, adding to the impact of the signage. Wrapping your car with the addition on one film provides huge impact. It is a great way to advertise your business and website. Now every traffic jam you get stuck in is a marketing opportunity !

We can do partial wraps for car signage. From car magnets to part car wrapping to full car wrapping, Pivot can provide your car signage. Just design what you would like to see and we will best advise how to achieve that. Keep in mind we offer a full design service, so we can work through your ideas and design something that fits within your budget.

We laminate our car wrapping prints prior to application with a high gloss cast laminate to protect and extend the print file.

Because of the wear associated with the wheels of a car we recommend against putting graphics on car rims.. However if the wheel is smooth enough and you want to try… Lets do it!

The colour of your car doesn’t matter for vehicle wrapping unless your design incorporates the existing paintwork into the design. If that was the case, we would use as much of your existing paint colour in order to save you money. It is however worth considering the colour of the vehicle if trying to say wrap a white car in black. Wrapping does have it’s limitations, and you may find that you will slightly see the existing colour of the vehicle through door seams and in door jams. It is really a matter of understanding the limitations of wrapping and managing your expectations.

The durability of car wrapping, car magnets and vinyl cut lettering greatly depends of the exposure they receive. On average, our vehicle wraps should show no visable fading for 4 years on a vertical surface. Having said that there is no reason why the prints would last far greater than that.

The vinyls we use on banners are 7 – 10 year vinyls – the best on the market. It is the ink that is the imiting factor with this process.

You coud make your banner signage stand out more of a night time by using reflective vinyls. They are considerably more expensive than a traditional signage vinyl, but of a night time they really STAND OUT when the light hits them.

Vehicle Signage or Vehicle Wrapping is one of the most effective forms of advertising for your business. There is usually two main reasons for sign writing your vehicle – either to promote brand awareness amongst the community or to guide potential clients to your web and phone number and help people better understand the services and type of business you are.
A vehicle sign can be something as simple as a web address on a rear window right up to a complete vehicle wrap.

We archive all our work, so we could print a partial piece of your car wrap and install the damaged panel. Keep in mind that the sun may have faded the surrounding panels so an exact colour match for your car wrap can not be guaranteed.

A vehicle wrap is the process of wrapping or coating your vehicle in printed vinyl. We use a high grade cast conformable vinyl. This means we can get the material to conform to the peaks and troughs of your vehicles body. A vehicle wrap means you can design just about anything on your car. You can use photographic images of blending colours.
A vehicle wrap could essentially change the colour of your vehicle, and when it comes time to sell you car, you can strip it and have your paint job untouched.
We can do a complete wrap on your vehicle, but in most cases we can complete a partial wrap and still achieve an amazing and visually stunning result.
Why not consider completely wrapping your vehicle in your striking corporate colours with One Way film printed and applied on glass areas. The One-Way Film is almost undetectable from the inside looking out and it offers the added benefit of cutting down on glare. From the outside the One-Way Film holds a vibrant print, adding to the impact of the signage. The car has huge impact and with Sydney’s traffic, it is a great way to advertise your business and website. Now every traffic jam tiy  get stuck in is a marketing opportunity !

We print using environmentally friendly Ecosol inks on a high grade cast comnformable vinyl. We print at 1440 DPI and laminate our prints prior to application  with a high gloss cast laminate to protect and extend the print file.

Wrapping a vehicle simply extends your options with your signage. We can produce things now that were unheard of a decade ago. It also when you are ready to upgrade your vehicle you can strip the vinyl and be left with the original paintwork.

UV light is extremely harsh and will fade every thing over time.

The vinyl we use for vehicle wrapping will not damage your cars paintwork. It will actually protect it your car. If however your car has been involved in an accident and has been resprayed, it may be worth asking your repairer to warrant their paint job, as a wrap will damage a respray that hasn’t been prepared properly.

We usually print on a One Way film for window applications when wrapping a vehicle. One Way film is a product that contains thousands of perforations (or Holes) through it. It has a black adhesive background which means once it has been applied you can see through it form the inside out. The white print face of the product ensures a vibrant print is held. To further enhance visibility in wet weather, we laminate our One Ways in an optically clear laminate.

Like anything your vehicle wrap will fade over time. You should expect to comfortably get 4 years in a vertical application, from your prints before there is any noticeable fading.

We provide proofs for sign off before we produce any signage, printing, stationery requirements

We guarantee our  vinyl banners and pull up banners will not tear of fade for 12 months.

To place orders, simply contact us and we will be in touch to start the process rolling. Alternatively, click the yellow “Request A Quote” Button above to speed things up.

Yes you can. Because our machines print using 4 colour process you can have just about any colour in the background of your banner, vinyl banner,pull up display, a frame, tear drop banners, corefulte sign or print. Even a photographic background is possible.

Yes. digital printing onto corflute signage is a cost effective way to get a full colour message on your signage. The costs of digital printing onto corflute have dropped in the past few years. Builders, tradesman and property marketing agencies can utilise digital printing to print 1 or 5000 corflute signs at a time. Let us know your requirements. We can organise artwork, printing and delivery from our Sydney factory. You can purchase corfulte signage on line on our website with the buy now button.

It is in our best interests to help you if you have a question. Feel free to call us and we can talk you through how best to set up your files.
Pivot Creative does offer a full inhouse design and graphic service should you require. We can design you a logo, a brochure, a sign or just about anything you can think of.

You can email anything under 10 MB.
You can post a CD to our PO Box 850 Mona Vale 1660
You could send us a link from a site such as www.yousendit.com
Or you could upload it to our ftp site – ftp.pivotsignage.com.au – email us for details

Turnaround times are greatly affected by the size of the job. When we know the scope of the job we will provide you with turnaround time. We guarantee agreed delivery times and promise to do all we can to meet your deadline. If we don’t feel we can meet it then you are informed before we take the job on.
Our turnaround times would rarely by over five business days, but the best idea is to call us to discuss your needs.

Custom Signage is available in a myriad of price points and options. Once you know your budget and the look you want to achieve, Pivot can offer you suggestions for your custom signage requirements. Does your signage have to be lit up at night? What are your space / building restrictions? What is the market positioning of your shop – eg upmarket or cheap and cheerful? All of these questions enable Pivot to give you informed suggestions for your custom signage solution. Pivot will provide a full written quote and also invite you to look through their showroom or showreel of various installations and options available. Call Pivot today on 02 9972 9972.

Shop awning signage is an important marketing tool for your business. Make sure you leave the job of producing your shop signage to the professionals. Pivot Creative can handle all types of shop signage from lightboxes to 3D lettering to aluminium signage. Talk to Pivot about your requirements for a competitive quote and superior service. Pivot can arrange for the design, supply and installation for your shop signage requirements.

Any Adobe based software program is generally the idea platform to create your signage .Pivot Creative can help you with all your design and artwork requirements. Contact us and let us help you design your next printing project.

Pivot Creative can provide all your signage requirements. The most popular signage requests include the supply and installation of Vehicle Signage, Vehicle Wrapping, Pull Ups, 3D Lettering and Reception Signs. Other items we get asked to provide include Light Boxes, Portable Signs, Labels / Stickers, Magnets, Coreflute & Site Signs, Flags / Banners, Exhibition Displays and Badging.

Our digital printers have a maximum print width of 1250mm. As the material comes off a continious roll we can theoretically print for 50 meters. This however would be impractical. Generally we don’t like to print anything longer than 5000mm in any one run.
Just remember that we can set up overlaps in the prints, so joining larger panels is simple and a great solution should your print exceed 5000mm x 1200mm.

Bleed is a term used for the amount of ‘overlap’ of the image you need to setup in your artwork when taking it to print. There is almost always error in registration from where a printer prints and then where it cuts. A small amount of bleed means any minute error will not show up around the finished cut line. Generally no more than 3mm bleed is required for your printing requirements

Pivot Creative, your one-stop stop for signage and promotional items has production facilities and an office / showroom in the Sydney suburb of Cromer. The showroom  is open 8.30am – 5pm, Monday – Friday. We recommend ringing to make an appointment. You can enquire on line or request a quote any time at www.pivotcreative.com.au.

The trim line is the line setup in your file that you would like us to cut on. Ideally this is set as a separate layer and is supplied as a vector based file. A magneta stroke on the line helps us identify the cut line.

We print on a wide rage of materials – Paper, card, Self adhesive vinyl, banner PVC, canvas, trilogal and polyester. Even Static Cling. Remember, If you can think it, chances are we can print it.

We can work with more file types, but different files will give different results.
The ideal file type would be an illustrator eps with fonts converted to curves (no later than CS3). This ensures any cut lines or colour editing can be done with a mimimum of fuss. A high res PDF generated from Illustrator should be just as good. Also remember to flatten all transparency as this can cause issues in our RIP.
If your artwork isn’t set to the above send it through and we can advise how best to set it up for an optimal print result.
Microsoft based programs such as word, powerpoint and Excel are NOT suitable for printing from. Pivot can assist with your design and artwork needs. Call us to discuss further.

We have a number of different processes at our disposal at Pivot Creative for your banners, pull ups, tear drop baners, a frames, coreflutes . The bulk of our work is printed using a digital printer. This is a 6 colour machine printing using 4 colour process with Light Cyan and Light Magenta. These extra colours mean we can achieve a greater range of colours than a traditional 4 colour machine.
This is a hybrid machine which allows us to contour cut our prints, eliminating the expensive costs associated with die cutting.
We can also have a machine that prints using a thermal transfer process. Again this is a print cut machine and it allows us to print white, chrome and golds.

Pivot Creative are experts at Vehicle Wrapping. They look forward to providing you with a competitive quote and superior service. Talk to the team on 02 9972 9972 about your requirements, whether it be for one car or a fleet of vehicles.

Generally most of our sign work such as  vinyl banners, pull up displays, coreflute signs, A frames are is digitally printed, so there would be not additional charges for including photographs in your artwork.

Yes – All of our vinyl banners, a frames, tear drop banners,pvc signs, etc are produced using a solvent based ink that is suitable for exterior use.

Pull Up Displays are generally intended for interior use. You could use them outdoor if there was no wind and if you weighted them down with a sandbag. We can however offer other solutions for outdoor display such as pvc banners, vinyl banners,a frames, tear drop banners.

We have a number of options when finishing your vinyl banners. You can specify eyelets on your vinyl  banners. Generally they are spaced 900mm to 1000mm apart.
We can sew ropes into the seams for easy hanging, or we can supply ‘Banner Clips’ to grip the edges of the vinyl banner.

Our Pull Ups are printed on a ‘curl free’ synthetic stock. We print at a massive 1440DPI, so your images will be sharp. We then laminate the print face with a textured sandtex film. This ensures durability and strength.

Ensure you always roll your vinyl banner rather than folding it. If your banner needs to be cleaned, gently clean it with a soft cloth and warm soapy water.

Because a Pull Up is intended for indoor use, there is no reason why your Pull Up would fade ever. UV light is what will ultimately affect the colour, so unless the print gets full sun through a window for the majority of the day you will have a long lasting print.  Should your print be constantly exposed to UV light you should still be getting at least 2 years before you see any fading.
As for our exterior vinyl banners – you would expect to start to see fading after 3 years of continious exposure.