ddcboyle Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 (edited) INDEX: Page 1: Rear strut bar , front passenger fender & door Page 3: Bonnet , roof , driver fender & door Page 5: rear fender , pillar , boot Page 6: side skirts Page 7 : why vinyl wrapping is on hold for the zed Page 9: bumper done page 10: zedshed and new toys to fit Decided silver was just too normal and not IN YOUR FACE enough, so started vinyl wrapping my car myself. With some help from YouTubr videis (10hours worth) and assistance getting vinyl and tips from RTbiscuit. so heres some pivs so far. The car will be 2tone, mirror up will be black (mirror, boot, roof and pillars, and below will be green. Edited September 10, 2013 by ddcboyle Quote
The G Man Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 I love that colour, can't wait to see the finished product Quote
Builder49 Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 That green looks LUSH Not sure I'd be that brave, so well done Quote
Will370z Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 Nice one, love it. Good luck with the wrapping and looking forward to seeing the finished product. Good luck Quote
Wasso Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 Bold move, great effort for DIY, and that material looks nice and reflective Quote
ddcboyle Posted May 24, 2012 Author Posted May 24, 2012 I believe its apple green. Takimg roughly 3hours per panel, done fender and 2 doors so far but nearly flipped with frustration doing fender. requires a fair bit of patience. Not as hard as i thought but it does get prettytedious. vinyl 2", pull back 1". constantly heating stretching and pulling back off. ill try get a video when doing another panel and upload with link so you can see. Quote
rtbiscuit Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 if you have a tripod you could do some time lapse photography and then run it as a video. should cut the 3 hour video down to a 2 min clip. Quote
Clown Posted May 24, 2012 Posted May 24, 2012 You'll need an intervalometer or something to make it take pictures every so often though Quote
glrnet Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 Top effort I certainly wouldn't have the patience or the space to do that Good luck with it Quote
spursmaddave Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 I remember ages ago a thread of someone carbon fibre wrapping their whole car, it took weeks... then when it was done they hated it and ripped it all off That green looks nice and bright great job Quote
ddcboyle Posted May 25, 2012 Author Posted May 25, 2012 Yeah i think carbon fibre for a whole car might not have been best choice. Heust habe felt gutted removing it all. Best part so far from what lads at work are saying is the rear ..strut bar (think its called) vinyl wrapped looks awesome when driving behind car. that was the easiest bit to do so well worth giving it a go. If anyone is looking at giving vinyl wrapping a go, ill have a fair bit of vinyl spare (only small bits from cut offs) and ill be happy to post them once cars complete to give people a chance to try it out without buying some. Quote
Builder49 Posted May 25, 2012 Posted May 25, 2012 Wonder if the wrap can be got in same colour as the calipers? My wheels etc undergoing that colour transformation as we speak and might be nice to experiment with some internals... You're making it look very easy, bet it isn't and I'm not sure I'd have the patience? Well done Quote
ddcboyle Posted May 25, 2012 Author Posted May 25, 2012 I thoight it would be hard when listening to other peoples opinions and the fact companys do it for like 2grand+ , but it isnt too difficult. its taking between 2-3hours a panel but you definetly need 2 people. trief it myself a few times and wasted alot of vinyl. what colour you doing callipers? Quote
ddcboyle Posted June 17, 2012 Author Posted June 17, 2012 bonnet now done. word of advice if people are looking at doing vinyl, make sure you have a friend. it was a nightmare trying to do bonnet myself (friend ditched me for a girl. pfft) whole car looking to be done by august. Quote
ddcboyle Posted June 17, 2012 Author Posted June 17, 2012 Thought I recognised you. From the hq meet up? Quote
Clown Posted June 17, 2012 Posted June 17, 2012 Yeah, I looked at you - couldn't remember so I went to sit down I find people easier to remember when they're next to their cars Quote
ddcboyle Posted June 17, 2012 Author Posted June 17, 2012 Haha same. You at ace much? Hopefully get car done by august so can start zooming around with pride instead of looking like an accident prone driver lol Quote
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