Well, actually got drawn into a "Black Friday" deal on the web for some vinyl wrap and ended up buying some carbon fibre effect wrap from www.carwrapdirect.com.(see links tab for link)
My intention is to wrap the car and although exterior colour is still open for discussion I am erring towards an overall white colour scheme with carbon fibre effect detailing. Having never done vinyl wrapping before I thought this was an opportunity to practice on some simple panels to see if there is knack to it and see what the overall effect is like and something I can live with.
So applying to the tunnel tops seems as good a starting point as any!
Process is actually straight forward:
- clean the panel with soap and water
- dry thoroughly with a lint free cloth to remove any grease, residue etc
- cut the vinyl to size (over size to allow for folding, cutting etc)
- peal away backing film and apply pushing out any air bubbles as you go.
- Work round the corners cutting "nicks" out where necessary
I understand using a hairdryer provides for folding round more tighter rounded edges although not had need to try that technique yet.
as you can see from the photos, it looks quite effective and provides a professional finish.
No comments:
Post a Comment