Tips For Vinyl Wrapping A Car

Use vinyl wrap on smooth substrates like glass corrugated plastic and painted aluminum.

Tips for vinyl wrapping a car.

Prepping for a vinyl wrap installation includes making sure your vehicle is free of dust mud wax oil protective type products and other agents that may prevent the vinyl from adhering to the vehicle surface during the installation process. Avoid using chrome is this is your first time applying vinyl wrap. A product called knifeless tape applies a filament thread made of thin kevlar to the car body under the vinyl. Keep in mind that the vehicle s paint is lurking under your blade.

These vinyl cuts are designed to last for years at a time. With air release vinyl wrap you can press the air easily. Don t cut any excess until you re positive there are no air bubbles. Purchase roughly 15 20 feet 4 6 6 1 m more vinyl than you think you ll need in case you mess up any of the panels.

We recommend to have the car generally cleaned with car wash soap avoid using cleaners with waxes. After the vinyl sheet has adhered to the car body over the thread the thread is sharp. Vinyl wrapping on your vehicle will not only last a long time but it s also going to look good doing it. Cut the vinyl wrap not the vehicle.

Once you have a starting peel back the liner and place the vinyl wrap onto the target surface. The vehicle surface temperature must be at least 60 degrees fahrenheit. We highly recommend installers to wrap section by section which will make it easier and lower down not only the pressure for installers but also the pressure from the adhesive and the film in terms of holding the entire bumper with one giant piece. Make sure your material is larger than needed for easier handling.

1 the first step is to clean the surface with paint safe grease and wax remover to remove any dirt or grime on the surface. This will help if you need to lift the vinyl to remove any air you can t smooth out. Then proceed to rinse the surface with water. Cleaning and surface prep for a successful professional car wrap.

Once the vinyl is smooth it s time to remove the excess material. Using moderate pessure on your squeegee apply the film while pushing out trapped air from beneath starting from the middle outward.