Spork's "Neffy Wrap" Experience
06-07-2009, 01:13 PM
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Spork's "Neffy Wrap" Experience
I got my 2-yard order from Neffy Wrap yesterday and went to work. Wrapped a few things.
Reason for me wrapping? My center console was starting to look kinda crappy. I figured I'd give this a try.
My thoughts: This material is nice. It's stretchable and conforms to most non-extreme curves. I never got any soak-through with 3m Super 77 spray adhesive no matter how much was sprayed down. The material was kind of annoying to work with on some parts, but that's due to the curvature of the pieces, like the a-pillars. A stronger glue may also help. Due to being folded for shipping, there were some creases in the fabric. After applying the fabric, the creases became less evident. I'm thinking they'll go away in a little bit of time being exposed to heat and the constant shape. Also, the sheet I got had holes along the edge, as if it was the last part of the roll. The last 5-6" of fabric was unusable for this reason.
Overall, it's easy for a novice to do. The hardest part is trimming around pieces that you don't want wrapped while having the edges still securely glued down.
Tried to wrap the textured surface of the doors. Not good. The area around the vent and forward was too much for the fabric to conform to. I could stretch it so it covered everything nicely, but the stretching would cause the fabric to lift from the area surrounding the vent. Again, maybe some stronger glue could fix this.
If anyone has any ideas, let me know. I've been thinking about trying this under the hood and seeing how that goes.
I never saw or heard of anyone trying this stuff on the exterior, so I thought I'd be the guineapig for this as well. Part of the reason I'm making this thread is to give updates on the status of the exterior pieces, giving everyone an idea on its durability in the elements. If anything happens, I'll post it here. Personally, I'm expecting it to stretch and become loose in a short amount of time. We'll see.
Something else I discovered is that the fabric can be shined. I used a light application of Pro Shine to the pieces I wrapped after reinstalling them. I'll post up if anything happens as a result of the Pro Shine.
Reason for me wrapping? My center console was starting to look kinda crappy. I figured I'd give this a try.
My thoughts: This material is nice. It's stretchable and conforms to most non-extreme curves. I never got any soak-through with 3m Super 77 spray adhesive no matter how much was sprayed down. The material was kind of annoying to work with on some parts, but that's due to the curvature of the pieces, like the a-pillars. A stronger glue may also help. Due to being folded for shipping, there were some creases in the fabric. After applying the fabric, the creases became less evident. I'm thinking they'll go away in a little bit of time being exposed to heat and the constant shape. Also, the sheet I got had holes along the edge, as if it was the last part of the roll. The last 5-6" of fabric was unusable for this reason.
Overall, it's easy for a novice to do. The hardest part is trimming around pieces that you don't want wrapped while having the edges still securely glued down.
Tried to wrap the textured surface of the doors. Not good. The area around the vent and forward was too much for the fabric to conform to. I could stretch it so it covered everything nicely, but the stretching would cause the fabric to lift from the area surrounding the vent. Again, maybe some stronger glue could fix this.
If anyone has any ideas, let me know. I've been thinking about trying this under the hood and seeing how that goes.
I never saw or heard of anyone trying this stuff on the exterior, so I thought I'd be the guineapig for this as well. Part of the reason I'm making this thread is to give updates on the status of the exterior pieces, giving everyone an idea on its durability in the elements. If anything happens, I'll post it here. Personally, I'm expecting it to stretch and become loose in a short amount of time. We'll see.
Something else I discovered is that the fabric can be shined. I used a light application of Pro Shine to the pieces I wrapped after reinstalling them. I'll post up if anything happens as a result of the Pro Shine.
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06-07-2009, 02:01 PM
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nicely done...
to add to Spork's experience under heavy sun exposure spots where you haven't sprayed evenly well show, or unstick...if that makes sense...simplely rubbing you hand over it resticks it to the piece...
to add to Spork's experience under heavy sun exposure spots where you haven't sprayed evenly well show, or unstick...if that makes sense...simplely rubbing you hand over it resticks it to the piece...
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06-07-2009, 02:32 PM
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if you are looking at the steering wheel the part where it meets the top of the rpm gauge is where I popped it off at...NOTE there are four small screws at the right and left where the buttons are. So when ever you attempt it again just lightly tug at it you'll get a feel for it. Once it breaks away, they'll be about 1in to 1 1/2in of clearance from the top of the gauge to the gauge cover...it will just barely be connect by the screws at the right, and left...NOTE try and find a very strong small magnetic screw driver...or before you attempt to unscrew place a piece of cloth to catch it kinda...I lost one...the whole thing is snap on, but the srews makes it more rigid...
hopes this help
06-07-2009, 03:19 PM
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If it was a slide, I wouldn't have wrapped over it.
For one I'm sick of people getting in my car and saying "Ooooh what's this?" and pushing the button. Then they nearly break the flimsy door off while trying to figure out how to close it.
