rtbiscuit Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Ok so today was a lazy day and bullet magnet rang me last night to see if he could pop over and look at some new carbon vinyl i had for wrapping so he could compare it to the di-noc he'd used before. well one thing led to another and before we knew it we were in bed togeth....oh no hang on wrong story no basically it worked out that i had enough material that BM wanted some to play with. we went out with a tape measure and it works out that i get my carbon vinyl in rolls wide enough to do the roof of a ZED without having to stretch it out to get ti to fit. my rolls are about 1400 mm wide. and what ever lenght i cut it too. i think the final piece he bought was 1100 mm long and it allowed plenty of over hang. now originally the plan was that he was picking up the vinl and then going on to see a mate. then he gets the bright idea of trying it now, and this is a little photo diary of what we got up to. so the cheeky bastard paid for the vinyl and got my labour chucked in for free . but i mut admit we had a laugh doing it and we both learnt alot. i only remembered to get my camera out after we stuck it down, but the rest of the pictures show what we did from there. to get it stuck down really is a 2 person job, but its not as hard as we thought it was going to be especially as we did it outside in what felt like a force 3 gale we started at the windsreen and peeled the backing paper from underneath as we progressed across the roof. using squeegies we slowly applied it down just lifiting and re sticking as we went to get rid of any air and creases. we even amanged to do it without using a heat gun, but it would have helped more for doing the creases. at the rear we just tucked it under so no edge was visible. because we removed the A and B pillars it made hiding the edge really easy and we didn't have to be to precise on cutting. The windscreen was easier than we thought it was going to be, we'd both worked out that we were going to tuck it under and use the ridge line in the middle to mark it, but it went really well. we removed the waste material first and then carefully lifted the vinyl back and then lifted the weather strip back and ran it down sticking the vinyl underneath and the weather strip on top, so they swapped positions. finished job all in all the job went well, and BM seemed happy with the finish. i think total time taken between the 2 of us was an hour and a half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Good work chaps Looks very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Think you might be a busy boy now you have posted this. Good job chaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 nice work indeed in the forth pic down (closeup) the weave looks a little wonky or is it my eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 Think you might be a busy boy now you have posted this. Good job chaps. i'm happy to supply the material if people want it. but i don't think i want to get to involved in the wrapping, as i want to focus more on my Hydrographics, and thats seems to have got sidelined at the moment with all the vinyl work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 nice work indeed in the forth pic down (closeup) the weave looks a little wonky or is it my eyes it doesn't photograph well, there is a very minor distortion to the weave as you go over the curve of the roof. but the camera make sit look worse than it is. in comparison to roofs i;ve seen done by pros with Di-noc this has worked better, as its the right size you don't need to stretch an extra 10 cm out of the material to make it fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 It was deffo a good learning experience. Big thanks to rtbiscuit for helping and supplying the vinyl. So if any pro wrappers say it takes longer than two hour, you know the truth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dredd Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Nice work lads, how much for a roof sized piece of that stuff and how much for a roof sized piece of normal black stuff as if it was sprayed black? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 Nice work lads, how much for a roof sized piece of that stuff and how much for a roof sized piece of normal black stuff as if it was sprayed black? 1370 x 1100 mm would be £50.00 ex p+p not sure on postage costs yet as i'd need to look into sourcing some poster tubes long enough to post it in. but my guess would be between £5-£10 if there was enough interest i suppose i could do a GB on it as for the black on its own it depends on which black, i.e. matt, satin, gloss, metallic etc, i think gloss would be about half the cost of carbon, and the others i'm not sure on i'd need to contact the manufacturer. i buy direct from the manufacturer so no middle man costs. their minimum order is usually 5 metres. but i can get it by the metre for people if they want other colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Thats a great piece of work guys. Might as well do mine with the amount of time it stays shut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakeindian Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 That looks really Just need to wrap or paint the the boot spoiler now to finish it off Top work boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff-r Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Pretty slick, I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narcotix Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 That's great work guys! You made it look so simple .. LoL I don't have any other carbon on the car so it'd probably look out of place on mine .. but I'd be interested in the plain black wrap if available .. I was thinking maybe satin or gloss ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 nice work indeed in the forth pic down (closeup) the weave looks a little wonky or is it my eyes it doesn't photograph well, there is a very minor distortion to the weave as you go over the curve of the roof. but the camera make sit look worse than it is. in comparison to roofs i;ve seen done by pros with Di-noc this has worked better, as its the right size you don't need to stretch an extra 10 cm out of the material to make it fit. ah no worries, thought as much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s14akw Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 top job guys looks absolutely awesome, defo something on my list of things to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 i'll try and work out a price for each colour of black that was mentioned above and then stick a list up for people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andlid Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 will you do the work too well done lads, thought you had to use a heat gun! that last photo posted by bullet looks sweet, crappy camera used before that I'd say? (as stated) Wonder what the neighbours thought of you two putting a cloth on the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 love it always wanted to do this but didnt want to be ripped off by the wrapping people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoker11 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Looks great guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 love it always wanted to do this but didnt want to be ripped off by the wrapping people. happy to sort you out with some material if you want, just need to find yourself a buddy to help BM and i both had quotes of about £150 inc VAT to wrap a roof, so this method saves you about £100 i suppose, even if it took you 2 attempts your still £50 cheaper than a wrapper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I had quotes from £200 up that's why I thought I was being ripped. Cheers mate i'l let you know very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Rich, Did I dream it or did you say you were trying to do something for the wing mirror black nasty bit sometime ago? If I didn't dream it any news? If I did just ignore my bank holiday ramblings Think you might be a busy boy now you have posted this. Good job chaps. i'm happy to supply the material if people want it. but i don't think i want to get to involved in the wrapping, as i want to focus more on my Hydrographics, and thats seems to have got sidelined at the moment with all the vinyl work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 Rich, Did I dream it or did you say you were trying to do something for the wing mirror black nasty bit sometime ago? If I didn't dream it any news? If I did just ignore my bank holiday ramblings Think you might be a busy boy now you have posted this. Good job chaps. i'm happy to supply the material if people want it. but i don't think i want to get to involved in the wrapping, as i want to focus more on my Hydrographics, and thats seems to have got sidelined at the moment with all the vinyl work its in the pipe line, the hydro graphics has got sidelined for a little bit, but some new things from me are due out soon. i suppose its the problem with having a day job as well as 2nd job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu350z Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Just added this in my things to do list! Top job lads looks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Tips for the job: - use magnets to hold sheet in place - use squeegees, even better if they are felt covered - use hairdryer/heatgun to avoid creases and stuff - be patient - get a mate to help, do not attempt this on your own - try to avoid windy weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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