vinyl wrap day ?
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I also removed the door molding and there were holes left. I applied some helicopter/leading edge tape to cover the holes and applied the vinyl over it.
I used to wrap cars back in the day, vinyl has improved as have the techniques. It is best to remove parts like the door handles, window trim, bumpers, wing, hood scoop as some other parts before you do the wrap. My friend owns Kind of Wraps and when he and I were talking about wrapping my car he told me lots of parts need to be removed so its done right. I forget the entire list of parts that he said need to be removed but it was more than what i listed. Wrapping a car takes skill even wrapping the roof. If you want it done right don't rush it and take your time at the creases.
Very true. If you are a perfectionist, you probably will only get as close to maybe 50% of the car in a day. But yes, basically you have to remove any exterior trim pieces that will have a dip or have any points that may weaken the anchoring of the vinyl.
Since the OP is asking for a multi person group to help wrap a car, work on the panels would look different because I highly doubt the same techniques and methods will be used.
I worked on wrapping just the interior center console trim of my GC (pic displayed not mines)
From the top gauge pod down to the shifter surround trim, easily took about 10 hours.
Hit me up if you wanna do that if it is still not done in the future.
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yea i think the original idea already went out the window. like you said it would look different and thats no bueno. but i think a day doing doing a couple roofs or other small parts would be a much better and realistic idea
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the helo tape is pretty thick and it holds ok. By far not body shop perfect. This isnt my main car I drive maybe 2 times a week. I'll be honest it looks great in pictures but in person its easy to see the flaws.
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The way I see it. Pay 7k for a proper paint job...sure if i had the money. My carbon parts were oxidizing and i had many paint chips and scuffs. Since I didn't have 7k for a proper paint job, spending about $300 on vinyl, food and beer across the span of 3 weekends wrapping it with friends was worth it imo.
As I stated in another post. It looks great in photos but up close I won't be winning any awards for carshows.
Areas like those usually will just rise up again into a bubble for those who do not use any adhesive under it. I see it some times and it really bothers me lol. For those who are planning to wrap, just a tip: think of the heat conditions after the car is done and will be sitting. That is all.
Oh I also recommend a full car wash, full body clay bar, then blow dry every single little crevice before doing any wrapping.
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I know exactly what you mean. Thats why I asked, because Im really fond of fine details and craftsmanship if done right.
Areas like those usually will just rise up again into a bubble for those who do not use any adhesive under it. I see it some times and it really bothers me lol. For those who are planning to wrap, just a tip: think of the heat conditions after the car is done and will be sitting. That is all.
Areas like those usually will just rise up again into a bubble for those who do not use any adhesive under it. I see it some times and it really bothers me lol. For those who are planning to wrap, just a tip: think of the heat conditions after the car is done and will be sitting. That is all.
