An airboat is loud, fast and built to run where nothing else can. J Taylor Motorsport wanted theirs to look the part on the water and on the trailer. We installed a full airboat wrap at our Knoxville shop: a blue, black and white livery with shattered stripes and paint-splatter texture running the length of the hull, and the J Taylor Motorsport logo on both sides and on the air rudders.
A Race-Style Livery for an Airboat
The design treats the boat like a race machine. Bold diagonal stripes in electric blue, black and white sweep from bow to stern, broken up with speckled texture so the graphic stays busy and fast-looking from any angle. The J Taylor Motorsport script logo sits big on each side of the hull where it reads from the bank, and the tall air rudders behind the cage carry the logo again, so the brand shows even when the boat is pointed away from you.
The blue livery plays off the green cage and engine bay, and the dark base hides the scuffs a working hull picks up at the ramp. It’s the same thinking behind a good race livery: big shapes that read at a distance, details that reward a closer look.
Printed on 3M IJ175cv3 With 3M 8518 for the Water
Every panel was printed on 3M IJ175cv3 cast film and sealed under 3M 8518 gloss overlaminate. Boats are hard on graphics. There is constant water spray, sun reflecting off the surface, and the friction of loading and unloading at the ramp. Cast film stays put on the hull’s curves, and the laminate shields the print from UV and abrasion so the blues stay bright. We used the same film on the American flag bass boat wrap, and it holds up the same way.
What Goes Into a Boat Wrap Install
A hull has no door gaps to hide a seam, so panel planning matters. Our installers laid the livery so the stripes carry cleanly from panel to panel along the hull, worked the film around the hull’s hardware and edges, and wrapped and post-heated every edge so water can’t get under it and start a lift. The rudders got the same care: each one is a flat panel that takes direct prop wash, so the edges have to be sealed tight.
Boat wraps last longest with a little care. Rinse with fresh water after a run, avoid pressure washing up close on the edges, and keep the boat covered when it’s parked for long stretches. Our boat wrap page covers what we do on the water.
Why Boat Owners Choose AZ Rag
AZ Rag is Knoxville’s only 3M Certified wrap shop. We print and install wraps for boats, race cars, trucks and fleets under one roof, and every install gets free wrap inspections at 30 and 90 days to ensure a lasting application.
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