Madhatter Posted February 25, 2012 Posted February 25, 2012 Hi all Just wondering if anyone has tried vinyl wrapping their engine cover? Would it work or does it get just too hot in there? Quote
coldel Posted February 25, 2012 Posted February 25, 2012 Would have thought it would peel to be honest, RTBiscuit will know Quote
BulletMagnet Posted February 25, 2012 Posted February 25, 2012 I wouldn't, heat gonna melt it I reckon Quote
BulletMagnet Posted February 25, 2012 Posted February 25, 2012 I mean you could try it out and report your findings. There are some that have stickers on the covers made of vinyl, so maybe it does work, just wouldn't want to say for certain in case it goes wrong Quote
HaydnH Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 Not sure I'd want to test it and risk melted vinyl in my engine bay, could smell for a while! You could log the temperature though and then stick the vinyl in the oven at that temp and see what happens. Quote
Madhatter Posted February 26, 2012 Author Posted February 26, 2012 That's a bloody good idea! Was thinking of trying a 5x5cm square of vinyl on the engine cover (like a sticker!) first. Quote
Greddy-Matt Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 I've got some spare hexis carbon finish, happy to bung some on and see how it fares if you like? Quote
rtbiscuit Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 vinyl will withstand the heat, the decals i've done for brake calipers hold up fine to the heat. the issue you might have is if the heat soften the vinyl and makes it move/lift reshape etc. decals are fine as they are flat, but your going to be stretching it to fit. Quote
Madhatter Posted February 27, 2012 Author Posted February 27, 2012 Ah that's a good point especially with the curves on that top! Quote
rtbiscuit Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 i suppose the easy thing is to try it, worse case scenario you have to peel it off Quote
DoogyRev Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 Maybe worth having a play with the flat surfaces of the cover and see what you can some up with. Hasn't AmyZed got a funky engine cover? or was that painted? Quote
BulletMagnet Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 AmyZed's engine cover was sticker bombed. Quote
rtbiscuit Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 AmyZed's engine cover was sticker bombed. its all the rage with my GCSE kids who are getting into bikes and cars etc. they've been teaching me new terms, and this is one of them i quiet like the style can look pretty awesome Quote
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