DIY Vinyl Wrapping
04-28-2010, 12:59 PM
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DIY Vinyl Wrapping
Saw this on another forum and thought it was dope. Check it out:
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Source: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=376442
Author: djaemac
I vinyl wrapped my car flat black. This was just a random project i decided to pull the trigger on.... I had no experience whatsoever on vinyling anything. I just watched a few vids on youtube and got some advice from friends who do vinyl stickers. Here's a few pics of the process and outcome...
Hate it, Love it...It was my first time... it took me 1 week and a day to complete....did a panel a day after work =)
oh, and for the record... I didn't pay over $3000 bucks that most people pay to vinyl their car....
I paid about $120 for all materials... and i did all the work myself, with some help from my fiance from time to time
=) enjoy
DIY!!!!
so this will be my little DIY since there's not really much to mention =)
THINGS YOU NEED:
Vinyl (about 25 yards give it take..also depending how much you mess up)... measurements for the vinyl i got were 25 yrds and 48 inches wide....
2 qts of application fluid for the vinyl
I used a felt squeegee so it wont scratch the surface of the vinyl.
I also used a heat gun from Harbor Freight... $10 FTW!!!!
1 XActo knife and scissors
AND LOTS OF PATIENCE!!!!!
I fully detailed the car prior to vinyling including:
- Full car wash, Clay bar'ed the car, and waxed just to be sure the car was flawless.
It is important to make sure there are no specs of dust, bugs, dirt, or anything that would affect the vinyl application onto the car...
Applying:
1. Start with the easiest parts first (for me, it was the roof, trunk, and hood)
2. Cut the vinyl to the size of the section you are going to start on and make sure you cut an oversized piece just in case for stretching the vinyl.
3. Spray the application fluid all over the area you are about to vinyl, and peel off the backing of the vinyl and apply it to the section.
4. Be sure you squeegee the vinyl slowly because if you're too rapid, that may cause creases and lots of air bubbles; this is where the heat gun comes into play. With creases, just lift the vinyl back up and heat the area which you creased, stretch the vinyl until there is no more crease and reapply the vinyl. ALWAYS SQUEEGEE FROM MIDDLE OUTWARD...
5. The vinyl may keep coming up at the edges, this is due to the application fluid. Let it dry and you may continue to squeegee the vinyl down.
Now for the curvy areas!!!!
This is where you may need some help from a person or two...
FOR THE BUMPERS:
1. do not use application fluid when vinyling the bumpers or the most curvy areas of the car. If you do, it will be a Bi*ch to apply it.
2. Use A LOT of stretch and heat for this application
3. Start middle outward; squeegee the middle area of the bumper on, and have someone pull on the vinyl away as you heat the vinyl and squeegee it down. Do NOT over heat or overstretch the vinyl as it may lose its flat black appearance.
FYI: There will be a lot of bubbles on the sections where you do not spray the application fluid. NO WORRIES! try to get the bubbles as small as possible, and when you're done, let the car sit out in the sun and the bubbles will magically disappear!! (with the help of a needle from time to time) =)
when starting this project, you'll learn more and more as you keep vinyling sections of your car.
I learned as i went, and you all will too! (if you decide to tackle this)
Try vinyling a piece a time. I vinyl'd a section a day because that took all my patience in a day..
In the end, you'll be satisfied. This is a pretty straightforward DIY, so if there's any other questions, feel free to PM me.
Thanks again everyone!!!!!
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Source: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=376442
Author: djaemac
I vinyl wrapped my car flat black. This was just a random project i decided to pull the trigger on.... I had no experience whatsoever on vinyling anything. I just watched a few vids on youtube and got some advice from friends who do vinyl stickers. Here's a few pics of the process and outcome...
Hate it, Love it...It was my first time... it took me 1 week and a day to complete....did a panel a day after work =)
oh, and for the record... I didn't pay over $3000 bucks that most people pay to vinyl their car....
I paid about $120 for all materials... and i did all the work myself, with some help from my fiance from time to time
=) enjoy
DIY!!!!
so this will be my little DIY since there's not really much to mention =)
THINGS YOU NEED:
Vinyl (about 25 yards give it take..also depending how much you mess up)... measurements for the vinyl i got were 25 yrds and 48 inches wide....
2 qts of application fluid for the vinyl
I used a felt squeegee so it wont scratch the surface of the vinyl.
I also used a heat gun from Harbor Freight... $10 FTW!!!!
1 XActo knife and scissors
AND LOTS OF PATIENCE!!!!!
I fully detailed the car prior to vinyling including:
- Full car wash, Clay bar'ed the car, and waxed just to be sure the car was flawless.
It is important to make sure there are no specs of dust, bugs, dirt, or anything that would affect the vinyl application onto the car...
Applying:
1. Start with the easiest parts first (for me, it was the roof, trunk, and hood)
2. Cut the vinyl to the size of the section you are going to start on and make sure you cut an oversized piece just in case for stretching the vinyl.
3. Spray the application fluid all over the area you are about to vinyl, and peel off the backing of the vinyl and apply it to the section.
4. Be sure you squeegee the vinyl slowly because if you're too rapid, that may cause creases and lots of air bubbles; this is where the heat gun comes into play. With creases, just lift the vinyl back up and heat the area which you creased, stretch the vinyl until there is no more crease and reapply the vinyl. ALWAYS SQUEEGEE FROM MIDDLE OUTWARD...
5. The vinyl may keep coming up at the edges, this is due to the application fluid. Let it dry and you may continue to squeegee the vinyl down.
Now for the curvy areas!!!!
This is where you may need some help from a person or two...
FOR THE BUMPERS:
1. do not use application fluid when vinyling the bumpers or the most curvy areas of the car. If you do, it will be a Bi*ch to apply it.
2. Use A LOT of stretch and heat for this application
3. Start middle outward; squeegee the middle area of the bumper on, and have someone pull on the vinyl away as you heat the vinyl and squeegee it down. Do NOT over heat or overstretch the vinyl as it may lose its flat black appearance.
FYI: There will be a lot of bubbles on the sections where you do not spray the application fluid. NO WORRIES! try to get the bubbles as small as possible, and when you're done, let the car sit out in the sun and the bubbles will magically disappear!! (with the help of a needle from time to time) =)
when starting this project, you'll learn more and more as you keep vinyling sections of your car.
I learned as i went, and you all will too! (if you decide to tackle this)
Try vinyling a piece a time. I vinyl'd a section a day because that took all my patience in a day..
In the end, you'll be satisfied. This is a pretty straightforward DIY, so if there's any other questions, feel free to PM me.
Thanks again everyone!!!!!
hopefully it stands up over the years. a week of labor.. wouldn't want to do that too often.
04-28-2010, 01:49 PM
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If the police are ever chasing you, it can always be peeled off like in the movie Johnny Dangerously.
Seriously, it looks good. Especially if that was your first shot at doing something like that. If I had tried that, my garage would just be full of crumpled pieces of vinyl and my swear jar would be full.
Seriously, it looks good. Especially if that was your first shot at doing something like that. If I had tried that, my garage would just be full of crumpled pieces of vinyl and my swear jar would be full.
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If the police are ever chasing you, it can always be peeled off like in the movie Johnny Dangerously.
Seriously, it looks good. Especially if that was your first shot at doing something like that. If I had tried that, my garage would just be full of crumpled pieces of vinyl and my swear jar would be full.
Seriously, it looks good. Especially if that was your first shot at doing something like that. If I had tried that, my garage would just be full of crumpled pieces of vinyl and my swear jar would be full.
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I've also seen so many flat black cars (like R8s, bentleys, lambos) and I don't think they are on the same level as your 02 civic.
04-28-2010, 03:17 PM
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http://flatblackcars.com/tag/flat-bl...continental-gt
http://flatblackcars.com/category/audi/r8
http://flatblackcars.com/category/lamborghini
all at the same site too, only took me 2 seconds in google, you should try it some time.
And before you say "Those could be painted" then yes, you are correct, but then they also wouldn't be able to remove the paint and show the original paint in no time, which is what my point was about the beamer.
Another example in case you think no one with an exotic would put "cheap crap" on their car, I figured I'd offer up the lambo from bullrun season 3, its got a vinyl digital camo job that looks sweet. but oh wait... its cheap crap it couldnt cost more than your 02 civic (brand new from the factory 9 years ago, does that make you feel better?)
http://flatblackcars.com/category/audi/r8
http://flatblackcars.com/category/lamborghini
all at the same site too, only took me 2 seconds in google, you should try it some time.
And before you say "Those could be painted" then yes, you are correct, but then they also wouldn't be able to remove the paint and show the original paint in no time, which is what my point was about the beamer.
Another example in case you think no one with an exotic would put "cheap crap" on their car, I figured I'd offer up the lambo from bullrun season 3, its got a vinyl digital camo job that looks sweet. but oh wait... its cheap crap it couldnt cost more than your 02 civic (brand new from the factory 9 years ago, does that make you feel better?)
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04-28-2010, 03:41 PM
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... If your gonna talk about value... Look up your Z... I bet it's almost in the same range as your 02 si... As is mine and a lot others... Just STFU and quit trying to be the "COOL" guy.../ 
OP, the Beemer is fuggin nice!... If you can get in contact with the owner, please ask him where he got the vinyl from... Thanks!
04-28-2010, 03:42 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3LPfHk3gKo
I am on the fence about this vinyl thing myself but i can not deny that it looks cool if its done right. And if you think a vinyl covered ferrari is worth 15-16K then you are an idiot.
04-28-2010, 04:00 PM
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WOW. just plain sick. I can't believe this was your first time doing vinyl work and it turned out gorgeous. I always wanted my car matte black, but the price is ridiculous. But for 120??? Ill have to do this in the summer :]
Btw, to the retard that compared the bimmer to his civic...fail
Btw, to the retard that compared the bimmer to his civic...fail