I got bored, and well I posted this on 3gwrx but I post it here too.

So here is what got me inspired to do the wrap...







So I started last night on the little things and this is how I progressed until a few hours ago.
I started with the roof first and I will say that the 3M 1080 vinyl is worth the price because it is much easier to use than other cheaper vinyls. I have only attempted this once before but gave up before I saw any results. So I lack some experience but patience is the real key to quality when working with this stuff. Also have a friend it makes things go by quicker.And I tried to minimize the use with the heat gun especially with this matte material. I expected this job to take about 72+ hours of work but I got it done in less than 48 hours with the help of a few friends.


What's left:
All 4 door jams
Spoiler
Sideskirts
Rear Spats
Hood


Here is my car now for reference




I'll try and update this thread as I go panel by panel (I have to apologize for the low quality pictures for now)


The roof took me 30 mins to do it went by quick




Both mirrors took me 40 minutes to wrap.



The fuel cover took 5 minutes



Grill took me about 40 minutes



The front bumper took me an hour and a half to get right



Front fenders took me about 50 minutes to do both sides



So this is where I stand as of 9/24




It's a new day and I am almost done all doors, trunk and rear bumper are done. Now all that's left is the long quarter panel.




The end of the day 9/24





Here is a collection of random shots as I was wrapping.

Trunk




Rear Door and Quarter panel








Rear Bumper



Handles



I will have better pictures of the whole car in the next few days






So heres an update so people can see the different colors I have done since

Hexis White Pearl






3M 1080 Matte Blue Metallic







Unfortunately my friend totaled my car

 

Real clean, good job.

 

wow thats not an easy job but it looks great!! how much did you spend on the vinal

 

I would also like to know how much it cost for enough to cover the whole car.

Looks good!

 

So you're saying you're a wrapper...

 

Looks WAY better. Great work man. How many hours went into that?

 

he said thus far its taken about 48hrs of work with some friends

 

Thanks guys!

I spent $450 on a 60 inch by 40 foot roll. I got 3M 1080 Scotchprint M21, it was very easy to work with.

I spent ~42-48 hours in total doing this. Once I figured out the method to wrapping things started to pick up quickly. I started Thursday morning, took a nap and a lengthy break during a part of Friday and then finished Saturday around noon.

 

That was enough to cover the whole car? Have any extra incase of any screw ups? haha

 

You really can't screw up with that measurement. lol I suggest one would get 50ft if its your first time. Unless you're like me and measured out all the pieces to fit with little scraps to spare. I was able to do the doors stacked on top of one another (each were about 30") And same with the front and rear bumpers as well as the fenders. And I cut it so any scraps could be used for smaller pieces like mirrors or the grill, trunk trim and etc. Really the big thing is to measure and cut every piece before hand so you know how much you have left if you screw up or what not. haha

 

wow! great job, Im sure some people around here would pay you to do that

 

how did you do the door handle concave curve? ive been thinking about doing this for awhile, im just trying to figure out how to do some of the harder curves before i even think about attempting this.

 

I had to put a seam there, I cut it short and then used a little heat to help stretch it to fit. I am going to figure out how to take out the rear handles to make it a bit more clean. Trust me the handles are the least of your worries. the front bumper is what will take up most of your time. If you need help just let me know.

 

yea i know the front bumper is going to be a pain especially around the fog lights and some of those compound curves. the front bumper looks like hardest part of the entire car

 

Not sure how this would look on my wagon, but damn i wanna give it a shot now....