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Old Mar 28, 2021 | 04:38 PM
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I'm going to vinyl wrap my top and trying to decide on the outside border. Initially leaning to trimming the vinyl flush to the junction where the glass meets the inside border of the metal frame. The other option is to wrap the frame too. Any experienced wrapper opinion?
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I'm going to vinyl wrap my top and trying to decide on the outside border. Initially leaning to trimming the vinyl flush to the junction where the glass meets the inside border of the metal frame. The other option is to wrap the frame too. Any experienced wrapper opinion?
Wrap to the inside border of the metal frame do not wrap the frame. I made the mistake to wrap the frame and it eventually started cracking at that lip joint due to the space / void left underneath where the frame joins the glass.
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Wrap to the inside border of the metal frame do not wrap the frame. I made the mistake to wrap the frame and it eventually started cracking at that lip joint due to the space / void left underneath where the frame joins the glass.
Thanks, that's the experience I needed.
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Good to know. I have been considering wrapping my track car top with an American flag vinyl.
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I tried wrapping mine a while back but messed it all up. I had wrinkles all over the place and I have absolutely zero patience for stuff like that. Ended up spraying it with truck bed liner until I buy a new top.

I've seen some vinyl wrapped tops that look really good, though.
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