Doing my first wrap.
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Doing my first wrap.
As a third generation mechanic who considers passion projects nothing short of necessary therapy. I know I can do this. Repetition is the mother of skill. 1 time or 10 times I will eventually wrap my C5 once I get my fender and blemishes straightened out. What tools and brand of vinyl is the gold standard for wrapping?
I’m gonna start with my hood. So any wrap guys out there. Please give me list of what I’ll need to do this properly.
Thanks.
After what I seen in this video. There’s not a doubt in my mind I can do this and save money for other stuff I want.
I’m gonna start with my hood. So any wrap guys out there. Please give me list of what I’ll need to do this properly.
Thanks.
After what I seen in this video. There’s not a doubt in my mind I can do this and save money for other stuff I want.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 1,050
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From: Romeoville, IL
Screw that.
I wrapped my targa top and I had to do it twice. I tried doing my hood....Pfft nope.
These youtube videos make it look so easy. A friend who does this always tells me it's all dependent on the wrap manufacturer and how good the car's paint has been prepped and maintained. Some use water solution for applying some don't.
It's always the intricate corners and curves that suck. Flat, square, even places are easy. It's the dam curves and rounded edges that suck.
I wrapped my targa top and I had to do it twice. I tried doing my hood....Pfft nope.
These youtube videos make it look so easy. A friend who does this always tells me it's all dependent on the wrap manufacturer and how good the car's paint has been prepped and maintained. Some use water solution for applying some don't.
It's always the intricate corners and curves that suck. Flat, square, even places are easy. It's the dam curves and rounded edges that suck.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 1,050
Likes: 104
From: Romeoville, IL
Thread Starter
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Joined: Feb 2018
Posts: 699
Likes: 20
Screw that.
I wrapped my targa top and I had to do it twice. I tried doing my hood....Pfft nope.
These youtube videos make it look so easy. A friend who does this always tells me it's all dependent on the wrap manufacturer and how good the car's paint has been prepped and maintained. Some use water solution for applying some don't.
It's always the intricate corners and curves that suck. Flat, square, even places are easy. It's the dam curves and rounded edges that suck.
I wrapped my targa top and I had to do it twice. I tried doing my hood....Pfft nope.
These youtube videos make it look so easy. A friend who does this always tells me it's all dependent on the wrap manufacturer and how good the car's paint has been prepped and maintained. Some use water solution for applying some don't.
It's always the intricate corners and curves that suck. Flat, square, even places are easy. It's the dam curves and rounded edges that suck.
How did your Targa come out the second time? Post a pic.
Last edited by C5 for life; Aug 13, 2019 at 12:25 PM.
