Vinyl wrap is a lot harder than it looks on YouTube. Lol

[Dano500]

Definitely not perfect when finally done. The front upper corner of fender was a bi*%h. Lol

 

[nvrenuf]

I’ve always wondered if a wrap would trap moisture and accelerate rust.

 

[Dano500]

They say it will. Anywhere I have bare metal, I prime and sand first, just in case.

 

[89Suburban]

I want NASCAR wrap on my jawn, and Goodyear yellow lettered taars,,,,

 

[Copymutt]

Curious if you tried wrap in direct sun or w/ the use of a hair drier on corners.

 

[Radiohead]

I'm considering going with a wrap, because to do paint properly is beyond the scope of the budget.

But to make a wrap look good will require some flattening of some sheet metal, so I may just have to sit the whole pretty truck thing out for a while and live vicariously through your posts.

 

[Dano500]

Curious if you tried wrap in direct sun or w/ the use of a hair drier on corners.

Yeah, you have to have a heat gun.

I'm considering going with a wrap, because to do paint properly is beyond the scope of the budget.

But to make a wrap look good will require some flattening of some sheet metal, so I may just have to sit the whole pretty truck thing out for a while and live vicariously through your posts.

Yeah, it is a quick solution. All the wrap cost me just over $300.

 

[Dano500]

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I thought this one would be easier and it was as I make sure to start from top, but that front corner is just impossible. Lol

 

[Keith Seymore]

Yes. Like trying to wrap a bowling ball.

K

 

[Keith Seymore]

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I thought this one would be easier and it was as I make sure to start from top, but that front corner is just impossible. Lol

I would suggest starting from more of the middle and working out from there.

Are you putting this on dry? Is there any opportunity to use an application solution of some kind (ie, soapy water mix, or commercially available product)?

We use distilled water with 5-7 drops of baby shampoo for some applications (clear film door edge guards, hood protectors, racing stripes, etc).

K

 

[nbkk43f]

Nice - I always wondered about doing this myself. Need to look up some YouTube videos now!

 

[Dano500]

I would suggest starting from more of the middle and working out from there.

Are you putting this on dry? Is there any opportunity to use an application solution of some kind (ie, soapy water mix, or commercially available product)?

We use distilled water with 5-7 drops of baby shampoo for some applications (clear film door edge guards, hood protectors, racing stripes, etc).

K

That's what I did the first time and it make the line in the fender and the curve around the wheel well much more difficult to deal with. It pretty much laid in place starting from top this time.

This vinyl goes on dry. It has some channeling system in it to make it easier to get the air out, and of course using the heat gun helps a lot, but I just don't see any way to do it at that corner of the fender. If you straighten out in front by lights, it screws up the top by hood. If you straighten out the top by hood, it screws up the front by headlight. It's like it's to sharp of a curve if that even makes sense.

 

[Dano500]

Nice - I always wondered about doing this myself. Need to look up some YouTube videos now!

It's definitely not perfect because of that area of the fender, but overall for my first time, it's pretty good. I think the sides of the bed will be a piece of cake.

 

[Keith Seymore]

It's like it's to sharp of a curve if that even makes sense.

That absolutely makes sense.

We don't even try if there is very much of a curve at all.

K

 

[tadslc]

Yeah, you have to have a heat gun.

Yeah, it is a quick solution. All the wrap cost me just over $300.

Wrap is cheap, knowledge is really expensive.

Good luck!