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Just bought a couple rolls of vinyl. I already know I'll have to either do the hood in two pieces, or stretch the film a bit. Just wondering if there are any tips for these cars.
Not looking forward to the front bumper... last time I did something complex, it came out shit the first couple of attempts.
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I have wrapped multiple parts of the car but not the entire thing. I would highly recommend watching some youtube vids to get a better idea of how to do things. CKwraps has almost and entire how to on a 2015 that he did. The bumpers are the hardest part. I would recommend doing those last so that you can get a feel for how the vinyl works. Also make sure you have all the proper tools for vinyl install

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcvrUINxcy_cHZOmg3KGsOg
 
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For anybody that finds this in hopes of encouraging words, I'm sorry, but wrapping cars sucks a big fat dick.

I'm not even done yet, but it sucks out loud. I'm hoping to finish tonight, with almost 2 weeks of evenings working on it with my spare time. I'm probably 40+ hours into this, and I'm WAY better at it than I initially was, and I am really considering losing all knowledge of this process and just paying somebody if I ever want a wrapped car again.
 

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For anybody that finds this in hopes of encouraging words, I'm sorry, but wrapping cars sucks a big fat dick.

I'm not even done yet, but it sucks out loud. I'm hoping to finish tonight, with almost 2 weeks of evenings working on it with my spare time. I'm probably 40+ hours into this, and I'm WAY better at it than I initially was, and I am really considering losing all knowledge of this process and just paying somebody if I ever want a wrapped car again.


Outstanding words of encouragement. :lol:

I hope to wrap my car before the end of the year but I will definitely be paying a professional.
 

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Sorry, but your follow up 22 days later made me laugh my ass off.

Can we get some pictures of the sucking out loud? I am curious.
 

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That's the "finished" product. It has a couple of bubbles that I need to figure out how to get gone, and some wrinkles that might end up getting pulled and relayed...

It's just not easy to work with, and double difficult if you're using a super thick vinyl like I did (felt-ish finish on it)
 

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lol cbass car looks good

i want to wrap my roof black on my white gt. wonder if this is worth me trying it, or just pay someone
 

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There's a reason these guys charge $3k to wrap your car. The vinyl is just a few hundred. It's super tedious work. I've tried wrapping just my spoiler twice and it looks like garbage. Need to hire a professional.
 

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