Lower Rear Fascia Wrap Question
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '13, '15
Lower Rear Fascia Wrap Question
Stopped by a local shop to look at color samples and possible wrapping of the lower rear fascia section on my coupe. He was explaining for the exhaust vent slots that he would need to do the inner areas first, then wrap the face creating a seam at the openings. I guess I was expecting this to be done as one piece, because I thought wrapping material gives you the ability to heat and stretch so it can form the lines of the body panel. I'm not experienced with this kind of job, and the shop owner is a younger guy with a relatively new business.
Any of you had this done, or do it yourself that can advise how it was done? I've read a number of threads on the board, including the one from MarkyMarkGTM (He has a PM from me as well), but nothing that I read has commented specifically on the install for those sections. If it is common practice to do in two pieces, then I'm fine with that. Otherwise I plan to go to a different shop.
Any of you had this done, or do it yourself that can advise how it was done? I've read a number of threads on the board, including the one from MarkyMarkGTM (He has a PM from me as well), but nothing that I read has commented specifically on the install for those sections. If it is common practice to do in two pieces, then I'm fine with that. Otherwise I plan to go to a different shop.
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Would like to know too if it can be done in one piece.
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Melting Slicks
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From: LaGrange Park, IL IL
St. Jude Donor '13, '15
I'm becoming a bit nervous with this shop. I saw his quality of work on a front bumper of a Honda Civic and it looked horrid. He was supposed to order 2 yards of the material I picked and told me he would call me the next morning to advise how soon he would have it. That was Tuesday. No call to me in the last two days. Think I am going to take a ride to a different shop with more experience running a business and wrapping full cars tomorrow. It will be worth a second opinion. Worse case I buy the material from the first guy if he actually ordered it. Then have the second shop install.
