[PHOTOSTORY 4: STRUGGLE] A 3rd Try

 By: Glenn Ingram

Vinyl wrapping expert, Shaun Tempers arrives at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. in his Jeep, "Devils Reject". Tempers begins his third day after struggles with printing delayed days one and two. 

The Poland Family Gate at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. The overcast day led workers to move soon-to-be wrapped merchandise trailers inside the gates under cover.

Discarded vinyl wrapping sits on a truck in the west concourse at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. The discarded material is from two previous attempts to wrap the trailers which were ruined from unexpected severe weather.

A white merchandise trailer sits empty in the west concourse at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. A third attempt is being made to wrap the trailer after a print miscalculation and severe weather ruined the first two attempts.

Shaun Tempers checks the details of a merchandise trailer's vinyl wrap layout plan at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. Tempers, who once struggled to make ends meet as a wrestler in the National Wrestlers Alliance (NWA), has found his calling as a vinyl wrap expert.

An unwrapped set of vinyl decal wraps are placed on the back of a merchandise trailer at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. After two painful attempts at wrapping the trailer, an overcast day brings hope to the wrapping team of one.

Shaun Tempers tapes the initial vinyl decals to ensure proper fit to the merchandise trailer in the shadow of Georgia Tech Hall of Famer Everett Strupper at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. Strupper is one of twelve hall of fame athletes featured in the west stands of the stadium tunnels.

Shaun Tempers applies the first section of vinyl wrapping onto a merchandise trailer at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. Tempers refers to the first section as the most difficult.

Shaun Tempers cuts out the license plate hole into the vinyl of a merchandise trailer at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. Tempers likes to take on the toughest parts of the wrap first.

Shaun Tempers applies the second vinyl decal to a merchandise trailer at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. After two days of weather delays, the sun shines through the stadium openings.

Shaun Tempers walks with a failed vinyl wrap in front of a completed side of a merchandise trailer at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. Tempers walks to dispose of the incorrectly printed decal marking the first sign of trouble during day three.

A completed side of a merchandise trailer shines through gate #4 at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. One of the only signs of success from day #2.

A merchandise trailer's plans taped to the side of the vinyl at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. The second completed side of day #3.

Plauged with the struggle of weather delays, Shaun Tempers moves his vinyl wrap operation indoors to complete a women's basketball graphic at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, Ga. After the numerous delays, Tempers commented, "these water pipes above me are next to go at this rate." 

An Under Armour logo appears on a gold background accompanied by a Georgia Tech logo on vinyl. Tempers "first flawless install of the week."

Shaun Tempers applies the first vinyl decal to a second merchandise trailer at Bobby Dodd Stadium after a sever weather delay in Atlanta, Ga. The second trailer is slightly smaller than the first. 

A completed corner view of the second merchandise trailer wrapped by Shaun Tempers. Not typically prone to delays of this magnitude, Tempers was "happy to be done."

Both completed trailer wraps shine in the uncovered sun at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. Both wraps had major issues throughout the one day turned-three project.

The final side of the fully-wrapped second merchandise trailer at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. Tempers was called upon to wrap the trailers after Georgia Tech's switch from adidas to Under Armour.

A Georgia Tech Official Merchandise decal appears completed on a trailer at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. Tempers final tally landed at, "Four paid hours for about 18 hours of labor."