KosmiK Posted August 28, 2015 Posted August 28, 2015 Welcome along to my latest (and stupidest to date) mod. I've decided to Vinyl Wrap my car this weekend since I've kinda ran out of anything else to do. So after weeks of research, cleaning and whatnot, I'm nearly ready to begin. Badges, Side Steps, Skirts and Spoiler are off, and the A Pillars, Door Handles Bumpers, Lights etc will be coming out after a final wash tonight. Then I've got 3 days to get whatever I can done. Here's a before pic of the car And here's my progress so far The spoiler was an absolute nightmare, but I'm pleased with the results so far. Though keen eyed viewers will spot the grey bit on the sideskirt. I blame my brothers dodgy cutting of the vinyl. More updates to follow. 1 Quote
KosmiK Posted August 28, 2015 Author Posted August 28, 2015 Thanks. Today didn't go so great; no screwdriver short enough to get the front bumper off, no Allen key to get the lights out even if I did get it off, stubborn screws means one A pillar is still on, one bolt lost inside the passenger side door and no torx screwdriver for the drivers side handle. Hopefully tomorrow goes better, more pics in the afternoon if it does. Quote
Jumzo Posted August 28, 2015 Posted August 28, 2015 Everything goes better after a rest Will be watching progress! Quote
KosmiK Posted August 29, 2015 Author Posted August 29, 2015 (edited) Right, what a bastard of a day. It started badly and ended worse. Thankfully in the middle I did get some wrapping done. First off I absolutely do not recommend trying to wrap your car alone, unless you have at least 3 arms. So, started with the door, struggled with it alone, but finally got it finished. Then ruined it with the final cut. Thankfully my brother turned up, and we got both rear panels, one A pillar and the bonnet done. So here's how it looks now. Then as I was post heating all the edges I managed to do this. Heat guns are hot. Tomorrow I need to finally get the front bumper off, then wrap at least the 2 wings, 2 doors and boot. I also need to figure out what I'm going to do with the handles and wing mirrors, because they'll look rubbish grey/silver. Edited August 29, 2015 by KosmiK Quote
Jonnymonno Posted August 29, 2015 Posted August 29, 2015 Looking good, looks an excellent job so far I think you will have to spray the door handles but from what you've done so far I'm sure you can handle the wing mirrors Looking forward to seeing the finished item. Quote
gsexr Posted August 29, 2015 Posted August 29, 2015 I do like a white motor Looking at that arm you need to get out more Quote
Keyser Posted August 29, 2015 Posted August 29, 2015 (edited) How did you get the Zed in your office: Looking good though Edited August 29, 2015 by Keyser 1 Quote
KosmiK Posted August 29, 2015 Author Posted August 29, 2015 (edited) Ha, its actually the valeting bay at work. With adjacent meeting/training room, so its not quite in my office. Edited August 29, 2015 by KosmiK Quote
zebedy Posted August 29, 2015 Posted August 29, 2015 Gonna give it a try too next week. I'll post some pics. Well done mate looks good. How did the bumpers go. I reckoned that if I can do my amuse front one without issues the other pars of the car should be a doddle. Kepp us updated Quote
KosmiK Posted August 30, 2015 Author Posted August 30, 2015 I'm going to do the bumpers last as I reckon they'll be the hardest bits. Wanted to learn how to work the vinyl with the rest of the car before I got to them.More updates tonight. Quote
KosmiK Posted August 30, 2015 Author Posted August 30, 2015 OK, so a more successful day today. And no more burns which is always a bonus. Started with finally getting the front bumper off, which meant we could do the wings. So got them done, the drivers door, and peeled and rewrapped the passenger door. Then the boot, which was the worst one panel yet, mainly because of the length of all the edges to sort out, plus it was almost the size of the roll of wrap so not much room for error. Bumpers, an A Pillar and if we get time the other side skirt tomorrow. 2 Quote
d95gas Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 Hats off to you bud for attempting it, doing a superb job there. Remember when I wrapped my spoiler and rear hoop on the MR2, was a total pig to do, so I now the learing curve you are going throughj, but really does look superb. Quote
martybhoy Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 did you have any previous wrapping experience? Impressive work soo far! Quote
KosmiK Posted August 30, 2015 Author Posted August 30, 2015 I've done the centre console, gear stick surround and the interior switch covers on the doors, but that's it. They really did not prepare me for this though. Quote
Jumzo Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 Excellent work so far. Makes me want to have a go! How much did the wrap cost you? Quote
KosmiK Posted August 31, 2015 Author Posted August 31, 2015 Right, day 3 is over and it was horrible. Honestly, the bumpers have turned out pretty pants and I almost wish I hadnt bothered. It's fine from a distance, but up close it looks a real bodge job. After three 10 hour days we'd just had enough, and I needed the car back together for work tomorrow. Anyways here's the final result. If you're going to wrap your own car, which honestly I'd probably advise against, make sure you have help, and get two of everything. Sharing one heat gun and squeegee slows you down. I only had one as I naively thought I could do it solo. Still have one side skirt, the mirrors and maybe the door handles left. Vinyl was £305 for a 20m roll from Hexis, but its the cheapest colour so keep that in mind. 1 Quote
buster Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 fair play for having a go m8...looks pretty good in the pics. Quote
HoundDog Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 Looks great mate and the patience paid of in the end. Get some proper pictures up when it's done and outside. Quote
marzman Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 Chin up mate. Take a step back, and revisit it in a week or two when you've got a bit more patience. Looks a cracking job over 80% of the car, so you know you've got it in you to make it 100%. 1 Quote
Ricey Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 I have seen far far worse pro jobs mate. Dot be too hard on yourself Quote
Humpy Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 Looks great and a top job Should be happy with that effort! Quote
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