r/CarWraps

Feel like the text amount and placement is good but it’s kind of bland. Not much going on but I feel like adding anything will make it cluttered. Was hoping for some pointers.

This was my first car wrapping try, its a colour PPF, not vinly tho. I had a lot of trouble with front and back bumper and as you can see I still couldn't install my front bumper after 3 tries. I just wonder opinions how it looks and how I can make it better.

Recently did a porsche cayenne in a stealth ppf, customer didn’t want this scratch repaired before installation but is now wanting it touched up. It was pretty deep in the door handle recess but i was just wondering if there was a way to touch it up with black paint without removing the whole doors ppf?

I just wanted a quote for tint, is this not a standard request for tint type and vlt?

Howdy,

This is my first time wrapping and I wanted to gauge opinions. Not finished yet but am getting better per each subsequent panel I do. That being said I have some razor runs that got away from me and wanted to post the worst of my mistakes and gauge how meh or bad you all consider the job in its totality. I’m very happy with the trunk so far (last panels i’ve done so I’ve learned patience since the beginning lol). If I have enough wrap left over I’m fixing panels that drive me crazy lol but will ultimately accept some imperfections.

Just wondering the communities opinions!

AI Photo at the end is what I want it to look like in the end game😁

I’ve been experimenting with alibaba wrap on my personal car and honestly it’s just as good as other Chinese big name brands like teckwrap , vinyl frog etc
Has anybody else have an experience with alibaba wrap

Just finished wrapping my s2000 in Oracal Night Blue Metallic (970RA-196)

I'm a complete amateur with some past experience wrapping small parts like lips, grills, and trims but I've never actually completed a whole car, until now.

The s2000 being a small car wasn't overly difficult to wrap and most panels were pretty straight forward. The front and rear bumpers were the more difficult areas to wrap. I made a lot of mistakes on the rear bumper and I do plan on rewrapping it in the near future.

In terms of Oracal wrap, I do agree with what many other posters have said about Oracal. It's not the hardest to use but it's also not the easiest. I have some experience with Avery and 3M and I honestly think they got the formula down when it comes to wraps. If I were to ever rewrap my car, I'd likely stick with Avery/3M just for the ease of use. With Oracal you need to post heat all corners, bends, edges, etc. and it also doesn't seem to like being stretched. On the other hand, Oracal has a great colour selection and the vinyl replicates paint very well.

Anyways, those are just my thoughts with Oracal 970RA wrap.

anyone ever work with raxtify vinyl? any advice on installing it? got a customer that brought me their car and this material for install

Hello, new to this group but thought someone out there might appreciate my wrap on my car. Designed and fitted by my amazing husband. I'm buzzing...

I have a question for PPF installers. I recently had my new truck get some PPF on the front end. There’s a black trim piece where you can see the film was stretched. When I brought it up to the shop, they basically acted like it was normal. I’ve had PPF done on three other vehicles and have never had anything like this before so it being written off as normal seemed strange to me. Plus just about everything I’ve read says stretch marks= poor install. So figured I would ask people who actually do it for a living. Should I let this go or should I raise it up with the shop?

I thought it would be easier removing the headlights from the vehicle and it wasn't very easy at all.

I have used this stuff on my ramcharger and Dakota but both with old-school style 4x7s.

Much easier lol

I left too much excess around the edges and it started lifting in places, lesson learned trim at the edge.

😮‍💨🤐 I really like the style and design but I wish there was an easier product to use.

When you guys do this stuff how much heat do you typically use?

Hi experts!
I’m working with a speaker and looking for recommendations for a vinyl to cover the side panels.

The substrate is a PVC sheet foil (polyvinyl chloride blend) with approximately:
• 80% PVC resin
• 16% DTOP (plasticizer)
• 2% barium-zinc stabilizer
• 2% color dye

So far, I’ve tested:
FloorGraphics: poor adhesion (see pic 3)
Drytac Polar Extreme Hi-Tac: better adhesion, but not durable enough
ORAJET 3164GHT-010: similar to Drytac

Application:
No wet application/liquid is used. Heat is applied during installation.

The panels are flat and rectangular with a few simple cutouts, so conformability isn’t a major requirement. The main priorities are:
1) Strong adhesion to the PVC surface
2) High scratch/scuff resistance
3) Suitable for printing

What would you recommend for a surface/material like this?

Thanks in advance!