Guest Chris Bottrell Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Hi people, Great forum, would like some advice, i have wrapped the roof of my car in carbon vinyl and it all went well untill the last bit when the vinyl cracked and went horribly wrong! i have another length to cover it up, would this be the best way using knifeless tape? thanks in advance. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wrapstudiomiami Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 pull it off and start over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Did you use 3m dinoc by chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris Bottrell Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 I used a unbranded wrap from ebay, i have used this brand before with no problems but this batch was weak towards the end and the seller is not forthcoming with replacing it! think i may have to start again using 3m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WearTheFoxHat Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Very interesting that the film extends well onto the glass border trim. Most noticeable on the right side of the photo. The elements have gotten under it and destroyed the film. I'd bet money that primer was not used either. This looks like a DIY gone wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msheurs Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Did you use a heat gun to warm up the front to stretch over the curve of the roof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Wow! You wont have this happen with a good quality vinyl. I woulld always advise against cheap vinyl, sure it can look similar but how do you trust the adhesive that is used. Would be very nervous of removing it hoping it will not pull the clear coat/paint off with it. There is a reason quality vinyl costs what it does, sure they make a profit but the testing and backing they give for use on vehicles is enough to help me sleep at night after i have finished a customers car. Also with proper cleaning and atleast two pairs of hands you should be able to stretch the vinyl onto a roof like that with no wrinkles and a simple squeegee down, trim/tuck to finish. No primer needed. Good luck and definitely redo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gospeed3go Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 looks like the rice gods said "thou shalt not put phoney carbon fiber on thy roof, because not race car!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shwusyrtnts Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Dang that sucks. I agree with a few here and say strip the whole piece and try again. With a different film of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TintDude Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 looks like the rice gods said "thou shalt not put phoney carbon fiber on thy hood, because not race car!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.