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I have finally purchased a 10 x 10 ez-up model encore tent. In reading the description of the tent it reads, '99% of harmful uv rays blocked.' My question is would you need the use of a uv dome if you were working under the tent?

Next question, I have been told that a tent cannot be vinyl-lettered and must be screenprinted, how do most of you leter your tents, at what approx price?

Not sure about the US prices but here in the UK prices usually start from

If you use a Top Grade Vinyl, High Performance Outdoor vinyl will last for years. I also do vinyl and have a vinyl banner that has been used for 6 years and still looks new.

AGSS;23096 wrote:I have finally purchased a 10 x 10 ez-up model encore tent. In reading the description of the tent it reads, '99% of harmful uv rays blocked.' My question is would you need the use of a uv dome if you were working under the tent?

Next question, I have been told that a tent cannot be vinyl-lettered and must be screenprinted, how do most of you leter your tents, at what approx price?

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Depends on the material. If the tent is vinyl material a vinyl paint CAN be used and it can be hand lettered but us old strokers are getting rare.
The best way for you to go is use vinyl printed banners. Here is a picture of mine. 2'x6' @$125.00 each.
Or you can get a 1'x10' same price.

Yes you can letter the tent. It does depend on what type of canvas material you have. If you have the really thin material then probably not, the thicker canvas's you absolutly can.
David
Coitster

Indirect UV will get in every time. Do a test it is so easy, just put a bit of pit fill anywhere on the screen, film over top and leave for a couple of minutes. I showed someone this the other day on a very cloudy winters day inthe UK cured in 2 minutes. As for lettering I agree with Sikander. But whatever you decide to do make sure it looks proffesional. Tents can work very well for those people who do not or cannot do cold calling. Best of luck.

screenman;23109 wrote:Indirect UV will get in every time. Do a test it is so easy, just put a bit of pit fill anywhere on the screen, film over top and leave for a couple of minutes. I showed someone this the other day on a very cloudy winters day inthe UK cured in 2 minutes. As for lettering I agree with Sikander. But whatever you decide to do make sure it looks proffesional. Tents can work very well for those people who do not or cannot do cold calling. Best of luck.

I do cold calling, but I will be using my tent on every job as Coitster once talked about. That is why I want my logo and some nice lettering printed onto the tent, not on a banner that will have to be hung on the tent (too much time).

That seems like a lot of work, getting the tent out erecting it putting it away, is this for every job. I am sure David does not work this way, or maybe I am wrong. I tend to work get in quick do the job well and get onto the next one. But as I aways say do whatever works for you. Make sure you are insured with the tent, you would not want a claim against you if it blew away and something or someone got damaged by it. We have to pay more liability insurance over here to use one. Must add by saying a good one works well for advertising.

I recently had to purchase a new tent because a gust of wind destroyed my old one. I've lost 4 tents over 2 years because I attach 8' X 2' banners on 2 sides between the tent legs. They act as sails on a boat. When gusts up to 30mph hit them they cause the tent to twist like a tornado hit it. Anyway, I checked into having vinyl letters put on the skirt that folds over the frame. My tent top is made of nylon and the vinyl letters wouldn't hold up very good. So, I'm considering having 6" X 4' banners made and attach then to the skirt with either snaps or velcro. The tent material my be too thin for snaps to last. Velcro pieces would have to be sewn on. The little banners would be taken off before the tent is folded up and 3 such banners would cost less than $30.

Bois, I feel your pain with losing tents. I've personally gone through two in four years. I'm a little confused with where you'd put the snaps though. Are you talking about putting them around the edge of the tent canopy OR the skirting around the bottom and sides of the tent? I personally will stick with the banners but I don't bungee the bottom of banners and I keep my tent as low as it'll go, doing the work outside the tent. This way your tent doesn't fill up like a sail. But on windy days of say 15-20mph I strap the banners on the side of my truck and pass on setting the tent up. If your talking about putting buttons on the canopy bottom, I like that idea a lot--lot easier to interchange messages whether they're services you offer or promotional campaigns/discounts.