Vinyl Wrapping the Z!
 

I got into vinyl wrapping cars , and I'm wrapping the whole Car for a first time on my Z. I'm using Avery Supreme Cast Matte white ! Hood and Roof was wrapped as well. Little more work to do and I got my self a White 370Z. ;). Attachment 68764Attachment 68765Attachment 68766

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well. Project is getting close to be done. I messed up on few things which I have to wrap it again. But I just ran out of vinyl.
If you are planing to wrap your Z , Make sure Buy extra and some .

cool,:tup:

Careful. Matte white can stain easily, don't let any residue, dirty, tree pollen or bird **** sit for to long.

Very cool

Sexy! In for finished pics.

Getting around those emblems looks tricky. Cut & tuck.

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It wasn't too bad at all I had some practice before . Attachment 68846. I'm finishing up tonight,
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Why'd you send pictures of the carbon fiber?

Your pictures show white around those emblems...

Am I missing something?

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Nice! A matte white wrap. Do you DD your Z?


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HE probably had CF wrap before and that is when he got the practice. That's the way I read it anyway.

Yes!
Cf wrapped was a lot cheaper . hahahav

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Yea I DD my Z ! :)

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Cool bro! Me too. I'm going to follow your thread. Let us know how hard, or not, it is to care for matte white on a DD, over time. :happydance:



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Good enough? :p

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In for finals. Looks sick!

He's been practicing with carbon wrap, his hood, roof, pillars and hatch will be carbon. Everything else is matte white, looks absolutely sick in person. Pictures don't do it justice. Ill be getting mine done by James too

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Well. It is not finished yet but I just wanted to give you guys kinda idea what's going to be look like. I like it. :)

Cant wait to see this at a meet coming up.

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Haha. I though he Guy was joking. Lol. Love it.

How much material do you need to get the whole car done? I've been toying with the idea of knocking it out some weekend. Is it possible for just anyone to do it if they take their time? Or do you need to have uber skills? What else do you need for the job? Tools? Adhesives? How do you secure it around sharp bends? Like the edges of the hood? Thanks

I want to know the answer to that as well. Probably need someone to help you out at least

Im thinking of getting a 50ft roll. How wide do I need it?

Not sure how much you need as I've never actually done it myself, but I'm familiar with the procedure. It is possible to do it if you take your time and plan things out first. For tools you'd need a razor to cut the material, a flat plastic squeegee, and a heat gun. Probably a few other thing that could make it easier too, but I can't think of them. Adhesive is on the back of the wrap so you just lay it down and heat gun it. For corners just wrap it around and then botch out the corner of the material so that it's not all folded over on itself.


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5ft by 75 ft is full roll. I would say 5ft by 50ft. I used about 300ft of vinyl to practice before I started my car. Putting it on is easy. cutting is the hard part. I've been tinting windows for 12years. I cut films all day long. I'm also Certified 3M ppf installer. But Cutting vinyl on the edge to look pretty is never feels easy!

I would recommend you to Go take a class which is about $500.

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Im going to get a short amount. take my bumper off and do that. If i can't manage that then i will give up and let the pros do it. I think if you can get the front bumper down, i think you can get the rest of the car. Thoughts?

Don't take it out all the way. You want your bumper to stay still . when you are repositing the vinyl Its gonna be a pain the ***. Just do the Roof or hood so much easier and Faster say to learn

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Also vinyl wrapping car isn't something You cant do by your self. You need all the help you can get . and Try to wrap the vinyl dry. Good luck And Get ready to spend some money on vinyl , just to have some idea.

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How much harder, if at all, is it to wrap the door jambs?


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Door jam . hmm. All I can say Is Every time I asked other professional wrappers , they all say One and same thing. ' this ain't no paint job,'. Lol.

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So you cut the edges flush? You don't wrap around the bends?

Over wrap about 2inches and seal all the edges . then cut it . I guess how much to cut Is totally up to you.

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Some places wrap door jams for extra $1000.

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damn. Lucky my jams are already black. I called around for quotes. They were like 5-6k when i called the next day and said i have a jetta the price was a lot lower... They jack the price up when they hear its a 370z

Hopefully someone with expierence can back me up on this but its probably because all the crazy lines make the z a ****** to wrap.

Take a square little civic and have that thing wrapped in no time.

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Today Im going to Full vinyl wrap brand new 2013 BMW 328i with Satin Pearl White . My Z is going to have to wait until next week. I will be uploading photos of process. Fun stuff and make some serious cash!, :)

Haha. Z Isn't too bad . I wrapped it by my self. Cast vinyl is easy to install on any car. Only thing about Z tho. Bottom part of the Front nose Its got that Deep curve on each side. That's was B-#;% .

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Came home at 3am . started working at 9am. Vinyl Wrapping car is A lot of work since All customers expected Paint like finished. Well. All I can say Now I understand Why it cost minimum 3k to wrap a car. Got 4 hours to sleep before another 18hours day and I still need to finish wrapping my Z . :eek:

Great job James!!! Keep it up!!!!

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Bmw is almost done. Hopefully I get to work back on my Z on Monday! Full wrapping is A lot of work. Jesus..