[rstiv4200]

hey so i know its been done but figured i would post my experience of vinyl wrapping now i have never done any kind of vinyl work what so ever and its all new to me....so im wrapping my whole car in a matte sky blue vinyl (off ebay the air release type) so i started today stipped most of car down besides trim and door handles

here are materials and tools i used and the vinyl i bought (50x5ft hoping its enough)

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so i started by cleaning and clay baring whole car then waxing for eurofest then before you start the wrap wash the area you are working on with dawn dish soap to remove wax and other finishes then make sure you wipe it real good with a lint free cloth to get all dust ext off then paint is ready...

i started the hood first so roll out your vinyl with a buddy make sure you leave enough room on the sides at least an inch or 2 to tuck under when done...so layed flat over hood after cutting and peeled half the vinyl back off and layed top center portion into position then finished peeling the back off slowly down the hood .....worked in halfs from the center left and then center to right go slow and pull up the half your working on the heat gun is your friend from here on out try to pull strait towards yourself with vinyl while the other person squeegees and heat guns just be careful not to over heat it or too close with the heat....go slow and tuck edges after and cut extra off when done...heres finished product took us about 1.5 hours to complete




will start doing roof and trunk tomorrow and will keep updating as i go along feel free to give me any tips or comments or questions you might have thanks

[dragazn]

AMAZING, let us know how you work on the seams? Like on the side where the trim meets the door and windows.

[rstiv4200]

Originally Posted by dragazn

AMAZING, let us know how you work on the seams? Like on the side where the trim meets the door and windows.

yes i will deff gonna try and do an as detail write up as i can its just hard to take pics while doing it cuz its just me and a friend ...but yes for the trim and windows im gonna pull the trim prob and try and get a slim squeegee and wedge it in will keep updating step by step ...thanks !

[skatenc123]

looks good so far. good color choice also looks amazing.

[rstiv4200]

Originally Posted by skatenc123

looks good so far. good color choice also looks amazing.

thanks alot man appreciate it cant wait to see the progress of it ...color looks way better in person

[hoodie]

moaaaar pictures please! best of luck and keep us posted!

[dragazn]

Originally Posted by rstiv4200

yes i will deff gonna try and do an as detail write up as i can its just hard to take pics while doing it cuz its just me and a friend ...but yes for the trim and windows im gonna pull the trim prob and try and get a slim squeegee and wedge it in will keep updating step by step ...thanks !

keep us posted!

[Htown535i]

Awesome ! Keep updating how it turns out for ya !

[BRGmatthew]

what size vinyl did you need to get to wrap your whole car?

[rstiv4200]

Originally Posted by pimpax56

what size vinyl did you need to get to wrap your whole car?

i poked around the forums and asked distributors as to how much and the common theme seems to be 50ft x 5ft ....but we will see if that ends up being enough it looks like it should

[ChasVS]

Interesting project. But you're taking a beautiful color and wrapping it in that ugly blue? So sad.

[Slow_335i]

Love that blue, cant wait to see it finished.

White wheels?

[saxon]

is the vinyl wide enough for the whole hood or are you doing a seem up the middle?

[rstiv4200]

Originally Posted by saxon

is the vinyl wide enough for the whole hood or are you doing a seem up the middle?

nope silver with polished lip prob gonna powder coat them soon .....and yes it covers every panel without seems its wide enough

[Dan!]

Good luck! I've wrapped my car last weekend. Lot of work but you will love how it turns out!

[PeteJonesN54]

where are you getting the vinyl?thinking about doing my roof black

[rstiv4200]

Originally Posted by PeteJonesN54

where are you getting the vinyl?thinking about doing my roof black

i got it off ebay cuz thats only place that made this color in matte finish

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Matte-Sk...ht_3799wt_1139

but theres plently of options like 3m just depends what you wanna spend

[Dan!]

Wow that stuff is cheap. Is it easy to work with it?

[rstiv4200]

Originally Posted by Dan!

Wow that stuff is cheap. Is it easy to work with it?

yeah i only did the hood which doesnt have any really hard bends but so far its pretty easy i messed up alot and was able to pull it off and on until i got it perfect but its a little bit hard ....then again i never worked with vinyl till now ..doing the roof in a few pics will be up after

[rstiv4200]

so i did the roof today and it was a little bit harder than the hood took a little over 2 hours i had to tuck the vinyl under the weather stripping and under the sun roof also here is the finished product ...deff learning a little more as i go on the second panel i did

will keep going hopefully today ill keep updating

[RedBeast335i]

how did you wrap your sharkfin? You roof look pretty clean

[rstiv4200]

Originally Posted by RedBeast335i

how did you wrap your sharkfin? You roof look pretty clean

i used alotttt of heat lol and stretched it over it the back of it is not really that clean done i cut another peice and over lapped it ...you can only tell from very up close i can post a pic for you