Wrap it before you tap it (Pic heavy)

[willworkfore30s]

Op, any suggestions for finding 60" rolls?

All the reputable vinyl suppliers sell 60" rolls. Ask around and see who your local supplier is for the sign shops in your area. Also, unless you are planning on only keeping your wrap for a short while, I would stick to the large vinyl companies like 3m, Hexis, Avery and so on. Not only will it last longer but it will be much easier to install. The Avery vinyl I used was very impressive as far as moldability.

I vote for a full project thread to be started in honor of this thread. Can't wait to see with all of the trim back on. Are you keeping the trim chrome or are you doing the shadowline?

Well it was a 318is so its all shadowline already. I spent all day today painting all the trim with SEM trim paint. I will try and get most of it installed tomorrow. The quarter window trim was a BITCH!!!

[Exodus_2pt0]

Can you share where?

http://www.metrorestyling.com/Digital-Camouflage-Wrap-Vinyl-s/10064.htm

Really thinking about going red tiger digital camo. I feel like it would fit the v8 swap nicely.

Op, any suggestions for finding 60" rolls? I have a shop so I could set up a vendor account if only available wholesale

[slaterd]

I vote for a full project thread to be started in honor of this thread. Can't wait to see with all of the trim back on. Are you keeping the trim chrome or are you doing the shadowline?

[willworkfore30s]

You need to make sure you can do the large parts like the hood and roof in one piece with 48" vinyl. I don't believe you can. 60" is the standard. Pretty much the rest of the car won't need more than a 25-30" tall piece.

Nice! Once you put it all back together and give it a good clean, its really gonna stand out. Please take off you grills and kidneys and respray them please.

Don't worry. All of that stuff will get painted with the sem trim paint. They just come on and off so easily I put them back on for right now. I am driving the car around some while I work on it.

[agent]

I found 3m vynil in 4ftx12ft rolls for around $220+ shipping.

Can you share where?

[Exodus_2pt0]

Just out of curiosity, I'm considering doing a wrap on my car. I found 3m vynil in 4ftx12ft rolls for around $220+ shipping.

In your opinion, should I order 1 or 2 rolls? Scratch that, I'm sure 1 will go quick in order to keep a bunch of patches everywhere.

[N2MYE30]

Nice! Once you put it all back together and give it a good clean, its really gonna stand out. Please take off you grills and kidneys and respray them please.

[willworkfore30s]

I've been working on it a couple hours a night for almost 2 weeks. But if I sat down on a weekend and did it all at one time I would think it would take around 8-10 hours

[agent]

Looks really good! How many labor hours would you guess it took?

[willworkfore30s]

about 12 yards. $333 dollars for 15 yards of vinyl wholesale

[Skunkworks]

love it. how much material did you use? what was the cost. PM ME

[willworkfore30s]

Its pretty much done. I still need to do the rear bumper and paint/install all the trm

[willworkfore30s]

Yeah professional is a broad term I guess. There is a company here in town of "professional" wrappers and I think they have a 5 year old in the back designing them and a dog installing them.

[rav320uk]

Using brand new rubber and a brand new lock strip? That's quite impressive! The professional glass installer I used took well over an hour for each, and gouged my freshly painted trunk in the process (documented in Klaus' build thread).

If you have the right tools, and have done a few of these, then you should be able to cover that time no proble,

I don't really consider it cutting corners. Professional wrappers wouldn't be putting it under your seals. The would just trim it right up to the seal like I am doing. Wraps are not designed to be permanent.

I wasn't saying that "You Cut corners", what I meant was it's your car, and to do it the way I would.
Having the "Professionals" doing it??
I've seen work here done by the "Professional", and it is totally shocking.

YOurs looks a lot better.:D

[willworkfore30s]

I don't really consider it cutting corners. Professional wrappers wouldn't be putting it under your seals. The would just trim it right up to the seal like I am doing. Wraps are not designed to be permanent.