Although the “Same Day” in their name leaves no doubt what their value proposition is, Same Day Signs & Banners has found explosive growth outside of their quick-print sign and banner business. According to Sam Comer, owner of this Avondale, Arizona print shop, their specialty is vehicle wraps, and it’s a niche made possible by their purchase last year of a Falcon Outdoor Junior.

Wrapping vehicles—from fleet trucks to city buses, Hummers to golf carts—puts particular demands on a large-format printer. Sam credits the Junior’s ease of use to helping him meet these demands. “We can print on a wide range of materials, so I can run a set of 36-inch by 10-foot banners, then pull the material off and load our fleet vehicle marking graphics and we’re on our way with a vehicle wrap job,” explains Sam.

“I go through three or four sets of ink cartridges every week,” Sam said proudly. “We have that Junior spinning like crazy. The machine has paid for itself 7 times over in the year that I’ve had it.”

Same Day Signs’ customers include local sign, banner, and graphics business, as well as national accounts, for which the company prints and ships complete packages of marketing materials, trade show and point-of-purchase displays, and, of course, custom-wrapped trailers.

One of Sam’s proudest accomplishments is the compound curves of the custom wrap on the hood of his ’68 Camaro. The vivid flames—taken from an actual photograph of flames, not an illustration—bend and twist along the sharp curves and edges of the Camaro’s hood. “The Eco Solvent inks provide the flexibility we need to do photorealistic images in this kind of complicated wrap.”

The Falcon Outdoor Junior was Sam’s first Mutoh purchase, and he’s eager to make another. “It’s incredible, but buying just the entry-level Mutoh has fulfilled every dream we had for the business,” says Sam. “Now we want to step up and purchase the $30,000 Falcon II outdoor, which will allow us to tackle more national business. We’ll be able to print faster and bigger, and even offer wholesale graphics to the sign business.”

Sam’s ambitious business goals have grown Same Day Signs & Banners rapidly in their first two years of business. With the help of his reliable and flexible Mutoh printer—soon to be printers—Sam expects there’s no limit to the growth they can enjoy.

You can learn more about Same Day Signs & Banners—and check out pictures of the custom wrapped ’68 Camaro, semi-trucks and trailers, and golf carts—at the company’s website: www.azautowraps.com