Vinyl wrapping....

[Carbon Demon]

Can anyone verify that interior heat skyrockets with vinyl wrapped rides?

Also, I was told the vinyl wrap needs a good quality shampoo, dry and maybe at most a good wash/wax and thats it. all done. Whats all this guff about hard to maintain and stuff?

The interior of a car can get hot, but the vinyl can withstand it.

Exterior....cleaning is easy. Hand wash (bucket, sponge and chamois with regular products) is recommended. "Wash & wax 2-in-1" detergents are ideal. Wax/polish/buff are neither necessary nor recommended.
We have been using a light-pressured Kärcher to wash and rinse our promo MX-5 since it was first wrapped, blasting the hell out of it every week. Just to put it through the test, against the manufacturer's recommendations. They advised that this could degrade the texture (carbon fibre was used on our car). We have found no issues or changes so far and will continue with this. No edges have lifted as they were all wrapped around to the back of each panel (a benefit of wrapping after stripping the car first).

All dirt and grease must be removed from the substrate before vinyl wrapping.




Mike

[Dyldo]

thanks Mike.
Another one - some areas of my body work have rather deep scratches. Do these scratches and any dents need to be perfected before the wrap can be applied?

[Carbon Demon]

thanks Mike.
Another one - some areas of my body work have rather deep scratches. Do these scratches and any dents need to be perfected before the wrap can be applied?

Unfortunately...yes.

The vinyl is quite thin and deep scratches will show through. Dents will always show up.


Mike

[Dyldo]

ok, so if I fixed the scratches and dents and bogged and primed it (but not painted it) then I can vinylwrap that? Or is there some sort of base coat you’d like applied?

[Carbon Demon]

ok, so if I fixed the scratches and dents and bogged and primed it (but not painted it) then I can vinylwrap that? Or is there some sort of base coat you’d like applied?

Yep, the wrap would be able to stick to the primer (it needs to be sanded with minimum 320 grit wet paper).

If you do it like that, you won't even need to get the panel PDR'd (just fill with bog).

Mike

[Dyldo]

awesome Mike, you have PM

[mrprawn]

Vinyl Wrap?

ive seen these pics a thousand times and it still makes me all weak-kneed

Agreed! That looks sick!

[mrprawn]

Anybody bought those carbon fiber b-pillar overlays from VW? If so, how thick are they - have any pics?

I got my new car last week and the b-pillars were scratched to ****. I spoke to the sales manager and she said that I could have them replaced, but then there may be a risk of rattles, broken clips etc. when taking the door panels off and possibly not putting them back together properly (which knowing my luck will be the case). I have found a way to polish out the scratches and swirls marks using Swirl-X but apparently you just have to look at these plastics funny and they scratch...

Any other ideas?

[Bflat]

Any suggestions for vinyl-wrap shops in Melbourne?

[GeorgeMK1]

MY mate got his Accord Euro's roof done in matt black/cf look alike. He hasnt any issues with it at all, apart that the guy who put it on didnt measure correctly and the edges arnt massively even.

And not to mention if you are going to get it profesionally done, its going to cost you around 300.
Do like me, and search on firesport.com or ebay etc, till you find someone who sells CF vinyls etc. I bought a sheet of 1x1 for around 50 and was very happy with it.

I vote, DO THE VINYL DUDE !!