Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is Waterdog?
A: Waterdog is a turn-key high end hydrographic coating facility.
Q: What type of process does Waterdog use?
A: Waterdog uses a continuous flow process, with licensed and non-licensed films from multiple manufacturers.
Q: How large is Waterdog?
A: Waterdog is 25,000 Sq. Ft. facilities with 42 full-time employees.
Q: What types of product can you apply decoration to?
A: We are capable of applying our process to almost any surface, shape or contour.
Q: Can I have a personal item decorated?
A: Unfortunately, no. Due to Waterdogs large volume customers, we are unable to do single order items.
Q: What type of companies do you decorate for now?
A: Waterdog currently decorates archery and archery related products, firearms, trail cams, knives and many other items.
Q: Can Waterdog do any type of firearm?
A: Waterdog holds a Federal Firearms License, which allows us to process all types of firearms.
Q: How do I get a sample of my product done?
A: Contact our sales department to have your product sent to us. Waterdog samples new product for a $150.00 fee.
Q: What is the cost for production runs by Waterdog?
A: We have a minimum production requirement of $1000.00. This can be run in two films of minimum of $500.00 each to meet our production requirements.
Q: What is the time requirement for production of customer product?
A: Waterdog runs on a 4 day, 10 hour work week. We schedule all work in a 15 day work period time schedule.
Q: Can I have any film used on my product?
A: Some films require that you have a Licensing Agreement with pattern owner. Pattern owners require royalty payments on decorated items as well.
Q: Does Waterdog offer any non-licensed patterns?
A: Yes, we do have many non-licensed patterns that our sales deparment will tell you about.
Q: How is product set up to run?
A: Depending on the product, Waterdog will sample and develop tooling at a minimal charge for customers. Some product is able to run on existing tooling owned by Waterdog.
Q: Who builds the tooling that Waterdog uses?
A: Waterdog has a fabrication shop to design and build tooling.