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Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« on: November 28, 2013, 09:16:11 PM »
Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone out there has ever tried Vinyl Wrapping a car, Bike or other?
I have just purchased some off Ebay so ill keep you posted on how it goes. ill be testing it on the wife's car before i try the Bike. should be here in time for my 5 weeks R&R over Xmas.

If it works then its a LOT cheaper than repainting and its easily removable if you ever want. $200 to do the car (it a small hatch back) is WAY cheaper that $2000 + to do A respray and a better result than if i was to spray the car myself.

WATCH THIS SPACE to see how i go some time around XMAS.....


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Re: Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2013, 10:05:28 PM »
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Re: Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2013, 10:10:45 PM »
My Son has done this for a van or two, even prints on the wrap first
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Re: Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2013, 12:14:05 AM »
I'll be watching this thread....  :popcorn :popcorn
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Re: Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2013, 08:50:44 AM »
Interesting concept.  If you damage your vinyl then you just strip it off and re-cover the panel.
And you don't get "orange peel" or have to wait for it to dry before the next coat... and the next coat....

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Re: Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2013, 07:31:06 PM »
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Re: Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2013, 09:59:29 PM »
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Re: Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2013, 10:15:24 PM »
:o


Here is a link for a 3.45 min video of a car being done. not my first choice in color bu its still effective.
vinyl wrapping : bmw m3 full car wrap by pw pro 720p



This is the color i have chosen for the wife's car

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Re: Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2013, 06:52:43 AM »
Here is a link for a 3.45 min video of a car being done....

Wow!  All that in less than 4 miuntes.  Wonder how long it will take to do a bike?
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Re: Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2013, 08:03:15 AM »
Easy to do and soooooo fast..........NOT! :-(((

I wonder how many sheets they stuffed up on the first few cars they did, a little like watching a pro golfer, they make it look so easy! :grin
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Re: Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« Reply #10 on: November 30, 2013, 02:40:47 PM »
certainly looks good, hide all the little nasty spots      :dred11
 

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Re: Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« Reply #11 on: December 01, 2013, 09:38:34 PM »
Might need to be careful with that heat gun around the plastic bits, could be really nasty otherwise.
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Re: Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« Reply #12 on: December 01, 2013, 11:35:18 PM »
When I was into Radio Controlled aeromodelling in the 70s I used a very similar material called Solarfilm.  It has an adhesive side which you attach along the edges with a small iron. It is the laid over the frame and medium heat from a hair dryer (mild heat gun) applied until it stretched to the desired tautness.  There certainly was some practice required to get it right.  If you don't like the result and want to strip it off, it doesn't peel off like sticky tape.  It leaves a tacky deposit of the colour which requires solvent to remove.

It's a nice glossy finish, but nowhere near as damage resistant as a good paint job.  It's also heavier than paint, which can be significant in large enough areas.  The paint on a Boeing 747's exterior weighs around 544 kg!

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Re: Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« Reply #13 on: December 02, 2013, 03:32:14 PM »
I really can't see the weight being a factor as for a car, maybe an extra 5 kg at most. On a bike it would be much less.
As for skill required, there aren't too many complex curves on the bike and I have enough to do both car and bike about 3 times if I needed to. As like painting, it's all in the prep work.
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Re: Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« Reply #14 on: December 02, 2013, 08:30:52 PM »
Best if British luck!!  :grin

Definitely should make the bike WHITE!

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Re: Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« Reply #15 on: February 23, 2014, 08:07:29 PM »
Thought it was time for an update on the Wrap
From White

 

 to Black (ish) Its carbon fiber



Its not perfect and i know some people are not going to be happy with MY choice, But i'm very impressed with the results considering that i have never done it before and it was a "learn as you go" type process.
I still have a few little mistakes to fix up and to put some decal back on it, but its mostly finished.
One thing i did notice, as an optical illusion, the bike now looks smaller.


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Re: Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« Reply #16 on: February 23, 2014, 08:11:20 PM »

One thing i did notice, as an optical illusion, the bike now looks smaller.


Yup.  You cut its tail off.

Seriously- from here, it looks like you've got a good result.
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Re: Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« Reply #17 on: February 23, 2014, 08:15:26 PM »

Yup.  You cut its tail off.

Yeh that was to hide the little FoPar i need to fix
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Re: Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« Reply #18 on: February 23, 2014, 08:22:23 PM »
O'dear, how very sad, white to black :'(

Now a little more serious, it's looking good, how many hours do you figure you put into it, and what was the total cost of material, and how difficult was it to apply???
Incidently, I always wanted a black bike, that is until I brought my white bike and my thoughts changed somewhat. I'm still dreaming of someday owning a Black Honda Blackbird, but additional outlay of rego and insurance make it prohibitive at this stage.......unless I have a win in lotto that is!! :grin
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Re: Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« Reply #19 on: February 23, 2014, 08:44:45 PM »

Now a little more serious, it's looking good, how many hours do you figure you put into it, and what was the total cost of material, and how difficult was it to apply???
Incidently, I always wanted a black bike, that is until I brought my white bike and my thoughts changed somewhat. I'm still dreaming of someday owning a Black Honda Blackbird, but additional outlay of rego and insurance make it prohibitive at this stage.......unless I have a win in lotto that is!! :grin



Thx Couch, and Black is the NEW White   LOL

Hours = maybe 15 all up. i did it over my week off but a little each day.

Cost = Vynal $150 for 10m ( i only used 5m), 1 bottle of metho for cleaning $2, 2 sharp knives from bunnings $1 each and a can of contact adhesive for ensuring the edges don't lift $15

Degree of Difficulty, Well that all depends on how patient you are, i tend to rush in and end up having to redo parts, also i removed each part as it was easier to cover, but also harder as some parts were difficult to hold and cover at the same time (this it where a good wife comes in handy LOL).
The tank turned out to be the most challenging as i wanted it done in one piece (most do it in 3) and with all the different angles and such, caused a few #@#!%# to fly around the place. Overall i would not recomend it for everyone, but if you have no problems covering your school books as a kid then i say you will be fine, just have a lot of spare cash for the swear jar handy.
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Re: Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« Reply #20 on: February 23, 2014, 09:28:58 PM »
Wow that looks pretty good
 

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« Reply #21 on: February 23, 2014, 10:06:44 PM »
Not my cup of tea but full credit to the job you have done.
It looks very professional.
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Re: Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« Reply #22 on: February 24, 2014, 01:52:55 AM »
Wow :eek
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« Reply #23 on: February 24, 2014, 06:01:16 AM »
well im late again. been thinking of this process for a while but good to see it done. was that 5 sq  meters as im doing it very soon. the 1300 looks different great but different  :rockon
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Re: Vinyl Wrap- not the musical kind
« Reply #24 on: February 24, 2014, 09:35:33 AM »
looks like it turned out really well. I dont have the patience to wrap a christmas present
so probably not my thing. I was at a car show last year and there was a guy flogging clear
plastic wrap for cars and bikes, I forget exactly how much a bike was but it was some hundreds
of dollars for him to do it.