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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 01:07 AM
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by mannypro

how much vinyl do we need to wrap our cars? i had a feeling 40x5 wouldnt cut it.
not counting the pieces we re-did, it took about 50' to do my vette,

https://www.i-club.com/forums/bay-ar...k-pics-243096/

we used 3M 1080 film which comes in 5'X75' rolls, this should be enough to wrap pretty much any car and have extra for the pieces that you F up (and you will!)

And yeah, that plastidip does NOT stand up well to external use at all

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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Krinkov
not counting the pieces we re-did, it took about 50' to do my vette,

https://www.i-club.com/forums/bay-ar...k-pics-243096/

we used 3M 1080 film which comes in 5'X75' rolls, this should be enough to wrap pretty much any car and have extra for the pieces that you F up (and you will!)

And yeah, that plastidip does NOT stand up well to external use at all
Only takes a couple of hours to wrap a car though right Dodgy?
Old Aug 17, 2012 | 08:04 AM
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The last car I wrapped took 20min tops but that was a rush job with a roll of U-Haul green cling-wrap. Pro-tip: if you bring a sheet of cardboard it makes it a lot easier to toss the roll under the car for a more complete job.
Old Aug 17, 2012 | 08:36 AM
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I've been thinking about vinyl wrapping my subie, though i would totally mess it up if i did the job my self, so it will probably be my next "post deployment present to myself" to get it done professionally.
Old Aug 17, 2012 | 08:41 AM
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Once I buy some vinyl, I plan on doing a pretty thourough write-up on the install. I will check out the 3m stuff. Thanks
Old Aug 17, 2012 | 09:32 AM
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by GST Motorsports
Only takes a couple of hours to wrap a car though right Dodgy?
Originally Posted by wombatsauce
The last car I wrapped took 20min tops but that was a rush job with a roll of U-Haul green cling-wrap. Pro-tip: if you bring a sheet of cardboard it makes it a lot easier to toss the roll under the car for a more complete job.
LOL!
Old Aug 17, 2012 | 03:12 PM
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LOL!
more like 20 hours ........ and its still crap if you arent a pro haha
Old Aug 17, 2012 | 09:13 PM
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Only takes a couple of hours to wrap a car though right Dodgy?
Still have nightmares about the amount of hours I spent on the L
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