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Old 03-20-2018, 05:09 PM
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Does anyone have a idea on how much 3m carbon fiber wrap is need to do the roof and halo on a 2012 Grand sport.
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I don't have a clue, but if you title your thread different, you may get more help. The only members who are going to open this are doing it just out of curiosity.
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Here is last week's thread on this topic. Good info inside.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c6-corvette-general-discussion/4112540-how-much-vinyl-wrap-do-i-need-to-wrap-my-top-and-halo.html
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  1. I ordered 6 x 5’ that allowed me to screw up A couple times and have lots to spare
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Originally Posted by airmed2
I don't have a clue, but if you title your thread different, you may get more help. The only members who are going to open this are doing it just out of curiosity.
LOL, count me in.

To answer the thread's question: I need a LOT.

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Thanks I hope that I can get it done and don't screw up to much
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Patience...clean everything with alcohol twice.

Clean under the rubber until seal is clean...then start. I had the top off and the hatch up.

Work with heat but don’t stretch too much.

Get a sharp blade and good quality squeeze.

I cut my first pc 6foot by 24 wide. It got beat up learning how to work the material. Cut second 6x24 wide and worked out from the top middle. Likely 3 hours for a first time start to finish. Was faaaaar easier to do than my zr1 spoiler...6 out of 10
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I just got a quote 2 weeks ago of $300-400 total cost, labor and material depending on the quality of the wrapping material. I picked out some pretty nice stuff from VVivid and he's ordering it. Don't buy any wrap off eBay or anywhere else. Go straight to the factory, whatever brand you decide on. You may have to order it from one of their dealers but at least you know you'll be getting the good stuff, not stuff being sold nowadays made in China - there's a lot of it out there.
Oops! Oh, you're doing it yourself. Well, I'll share this info anyway.

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Vivid black 4d carbon is the material I used purchased off amizon. Excellent quality and really durable when wrestled with. Also looks 3D where it contours around corners giving it what seems like actually depth. Here is the spoiler I did this week... the product is nice
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Thanks guys for all of your Great ideas and suggestions. I'm going to try and do it with some help from a friend I hope it looks as good as some of you guys have done.
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Look at lots of videos on Youtube. I actually decided to let a pro do mine since the material I'm using is pricey and I don't want to ruin the job and waste the material.

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