cfoster Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Had a few people ask me about my 370z wrapping so thought I would post some pics of progress. Only started yesterday afternoon allbeit with a stinking hangover! So far so good, bonnet is bigger than it looks but all went down ok, will be doing the front bumper this evening if I can leave work on time! Colour I have gone for is Arlon UPP Metallic Gloss White, first time I have used this brand but so far its just as easy as using 3M, Hexis etc. I originally wanted to buy a white roadster but couldnt find one in my budget, so opted to get a black rose one. I like the black but a pig to keep clean! (oddly enough I find white ok!). Few pics before I garaged it for the colour change! The vinyl is VERY bright, my garage lighting it quite dull so it's hard to see the metallic in the vinyl! All prepped and ready for the bonnet to be done Vinyl cut to size! Laid! Done! Just about see the metallic in the vinyl... Managed to do the front wing whilst dinner was cooking! Will get some more pics up soon! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Good work mate great start, good luck with the bumper slightly more tricky than wings and bonnet but not far off half the car done nearly!! get the bumpers out the way and the rest will seem like childs play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Looking forward to seeing this progress, great work so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikesding Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Looks good, I don't envy you! Could see myself getting very frustrated at trying to do this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Looks good, I don't envy you! Could see myself getting very frustrated at trying to do this +1 in the past two weeks ive messed up a front lip and a rear spoiler around 6 metres of vinyl...ooops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfoster Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 (edited) Good work mate great start, good luck with the bumper slightly more tricky than wings and bonnet but not far off half the car done nearly!! get the bumpers out the way and the rest will seem like childs play I am worried about the back bumper but I think the front will be ok I think, i am leaving the middle bit black which makes life a lot easier! The tailgate looks a challenge as well!!!!! Done quite a few cars now so 'fairly' confident - famous last words!!!! Edited May 28, 2013 by cfoster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattross1313 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Watching this with interest Great workmanship matey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Looks good bud, but I just dont understand why you didnt buy a white 370z? I have had a vinyl wrapped car and they are great but never as good as paint. Anyway looks brilliant workmanship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Very nice quality of work there mate, looks great so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theheff Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 How much vinyl did you buy to do it mate, and from where. I'm struggling to find a price anywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14N Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfoster Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 Jay - as said in first post mate I was on a budget with buying a 370z and didn't think I could even afford a convertible. Thankfully one came up at a pretty decent price so managed to scrape a bit more together and went for it! If i'd have bought a white one i'd probably end up wrapping it another colour!! My SL500 I sold a few months back was black, then went matt white then matt met/grey! Theheff – Not sure how much you would need exactly as this was a roll from another car I was going to do. I would say 13metres would be ample (it is 1524mm wide). Supplier wise I buy from my usual supplier called William Smith, not sure if you need to be a trader to buy from there, if not happy to get it for you and send on…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Will Smith! Awesome! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Keyser Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 That looks amazing. I'm not usually a wrap or white fan but fair play it looks great. Keep us posted I can't wait to see the rest of the car finished (bet you can't either) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Have to say your doing an amazing job on that, the end product will look spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narcotix Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Looking forward to seeing the end result ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14N Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 cfoster, you're clearly not a novice at this, what previous wrapping experience have you got? What else have you wrapped other than your previous Merc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfoster Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 (edited) Little bit of progress tonight, almost finished the front bumper, took about 1 1/2 hrs to do, little trickier than expected but went on well!! Havent put the washer jet covers back on and will be putting a slightly smaller plate on the front and losing the plinth thing! Few pics during fitting.... Edited May 28, 2013 by cfoster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 At this rate it'll be completed for the weekend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfoster Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 14N - in answer to your question mate I've done a few cars over the last 3 or 4 years wrapping (only as a hobby not full time job), so far done 2 Audi S4's, 350Z, SL500, Range Rover Sport, Mk2 Focus RS, Beetle, VW Polo, Audi A3, Escort Cosworth, couple of vans etc... around 20 in total I think! Been signwriting for about 13 years now (again alongside my full time job!) so have a bit of experience.... Chris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineV35 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Wow! Looking good! Now i want to vinyl wrap mine!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsexr Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Always interesting to see a thread like this.... keep it coming. Can we have a detailed explanation of the process just out of interest ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfoster Posted May 29, 2013 Author Share Posted May 29, 2013 Ill try and do a writeup at some point, it really is like someone asking to do a writeup on plastering, or plumbing etc... Something i've learnt over the years with trial and error, key things though a patience (a lot!) and learning the vinyl, how it works, moves, activates etc.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfoster Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 Spent the best part of today wrapping the car, made some great progress, all that is left is the rear bumper and the hood cover thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs2000 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I must say, youre doing incredibly well with the complex shapes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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