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NEW: Gain an advantage! Promote your Ability to Offer the 3M™ MCS™ Warranty for Digitally Printed Graphics

Committed to offering premium graphics covered by the 3M™ MCS™ Warranty? Register for a free new tool you can use to help differentiate and promote your business: the Certificate of 3M™ MCS™ Warranty.

With the Certificate of 3M™ MCS™ Warranty, verified users of 3M™ Piezo Inkjet Inks and 3M media gain a new tool to market their capabilities. It tells customers that you offer premium graphics covered by the original and most respected finished graphics warranty in the industry.

Gain a Competitive Edge!

Although registering for this Certificate is not required for qualifying graphics to be covered by the 3M™ MCS™ Warranty, it can provide an advantage. Here’s why: it reaffirms to your customers that 3M will stand behind qualifying graphics made with 3M products and processes—a promise that extends to the graphic manufacturer and the brand owner.

The 3M™ MCS™ Warranty has been offered for more than 20 years and is still the gold standard in the industry, helping to insure your reputation while providing peace of mind.

How to Register

Simply go to www.3mgraphics.com/warrantyregistration and answer a few questions about which 3M inks you’re currently using, with which digital printers.

Once verification is complete, the following will be e-mailed to you:

• A personalized certificate and an electronic warranty logo.
• Guidelines for use.
• Information on how customers can download copies of your certificate.

For your convenience, there’s also an easy, automated annual renewal process.

NEW: Easy On, Easy Off: A Changeable Film for Interior Walls

A new wall decorating film lets you install interior wall graphics with the greatest of ease and speed. What’s more, it’s a changeable and environmentally preferred solution that’s sure to please your eco-conscious customers.

The 6-mil, 3M™ Wall Decorating Film IJ86E is designed for interior wall graphics using UV piezo inkjet printing and UV screen printing. From retail to home use, the film is an ideal way to decorate and express messages.

Special Adhesive Technology

Film IJ86E’s special adhesive technology provides excellent adhesion, but still allows sliding and repositioning of the graphic. And when you’re ready to apply, it allows a fast and easy bubble-free graphic installation thanks to the innovative air release channels in the adhesive.

When it comes time to remove, the film comes off cleanly with virtually no adhesive residue.

Environmentally Preferred Solution

3M film IJ86E is an environmentally preferred solution. The non-PVC film is made with less solvent in manufacturing and is designed for use with UV inks to reduce emissions.

A Wrap Illusion That Screams Collision Repair

Brand recognition for a California collision repair business skyrocketed thanks to an astonishing vehicle wrap that simulates a car wreck--complete with dents, smashed windows and ripped metal.

Visual Marketing

Seidner’s Collision Centers had contacted Gatorwraps.com of Ontario, California to design a vehicle wrap with visual impact. Needless to say, mission accomplished.

Gatorwraps.com installed the new wrap design on five of Seidner’s Toyota Scions using 3M™ Controltac™ Graphic Film with Comply™ v3 Adhesive IJ180Cv3 and 3M™ Scotchcal™ Gloss Overlaminate 8518.

“The consistent print quality of the film IJ180Cv3 and the high gloss of the overlaminate 8518 made it a natural choice for us to use on the Seidner project,” said Rod Voegele, president of Gatorwraps.com.

Worthy of a Double Take

According to Voegele, the wraps have created a buzz and generated a lot of interest and questions because of the unique design.  “Seidner’s wanted brand awareness and wanted to be noticed—these wraps have achieved that."

Gatorwraps.com, with locations in Southern California and Nevada, services customers nationwide to meet their visual marketing needs.