Vinyl Wrapping the Z!

Xplicit97 · 05-12-2013, 06:38 PM

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

370zjames · 05-12-2013, 11:14 PM

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.

Japanjay · 05-13-2013, 10:06 PM

Cant wait to see this at a meet coming up.

370zjames · 05-14-2013, 02:03 AM

Not Z related but

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

AlexRaymond19 · 05-14-2013, 07:53 AM

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

zefaulter · 05-14-2013, 08:31 AM

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

AlexRaymond19 · 05-14-2013, 08:42 AM

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

Huck · 05-14-2013, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexRaymond19

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

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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370zjames · 05-15-2013, 05:05 PM

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!

370zjames · 05-15-2013, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexRaymond19

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

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AlexRaymond19 · 05-15-2013, 09:01 PM

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?

370zjames · 05-15-2013, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexRaymond19

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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370zjames · 05-15-2013, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexRaymond19

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?

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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asdfsammich · 05-16-2013, 12:07 AM

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

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faya · 05-16-2013, 12:41 AM

Sub'd!

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05-12-2013, 06:38 PM	#16 (permalink)
Xplicit97 Track Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Bremerton, WA Age: 45 Posts: 875 Drives: 2011 Nismo 370Z Rep Power: 300	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 __________________ [B]2011 Brilliant Silver Nismo 370Z # 0305, 15 Nismo wide body conversion, Motordyne E370/Art pipes, Stillen G3, Airlift suspension,20X10 /20X12 Avant Garde F111 forged wheels

05-14-2013, 07:53 AM	#20 (permalink)
AlexRaymond19 Track Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Maine Posts: 771 Drives: 2010 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 15	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 __________________ 2010 370Z Touring MT \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| Momentum\| Z1 \| Fast Intentions \| Advant Garde \| RE11 \| Swift \| SPC \| Quaife \| Whiteline \| Evo R \| 322RWHP 259ft-lb Mustang

05-14-2013, 08:42 AM	#22 (permalink)
AlexRaymond19 Track Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Maine Posts: 771 Drives: 2010 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 15	Im thinking of getting a 50ft roll. How wide do I need it? __________________ 2010 370Z Touring MT \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| Momentum\| Z1 \| Fast Intentions \| Advant Garde \| RE11 \| Swift \| SPC \| Quaife \| Whiteline \| Evo R \| 322RWHP 259ft-lb Mustang

05-15-2013, 09:01 PM	#26 (permalink)
AlexRaymond19 Track Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Maine Posts: 771 Drives: 2010 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 15	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? __________________ 2010 370Z Touring MT \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| Momentum\| Z1 \| Fast Intentions \| Advant Garde \| RE11 \| Swift \| SPC \| Quaife \| Whiteline \| Evo R \| 322RWHP 259ft-lb Mustang

05-16-2013, 12:41 AM	#30 (permalink)
faya Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Central Florida Posts: 360 Drives: 13 370z nismo Rep Power: 12	Sub'd! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk- faya baby! __________________ H&R / Swift Spec-R / Fast Intentions

05-12-2013, 11:14 PM	#17 (permalink)
370zjames Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Silverdale, WA Posts: 404 Drives: 10' 370Z 6MT/ Sports Rep Power: 15	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.

05-13-2013, 10:06 PM	#18 (permalink)
Japanjay Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Puyallup Posts: 856 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z MB M6 Rep Power: 14	Cant wait to see this at a meet coming up.

05-14-2013, 02:03 AM	#19 (permalink)
370zjames Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Silverdale, WA Posts: 404 Drives: 10' 370Z 6MT/ Sports Rep Power: 15	Not Z related but Haha. I though he Guy was joking. Lol. Love it.

05-14-2013, 08:31 AM	#21 (permalink)
zefaulter A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,983 Drives: 40th 370Z Rep Power: 27	I want to know the answer to that as well. Probably need someone to help you out at least

05-15-2013, 05:05 PM	#24 (permalink)
370zjames Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Silverdale, WA Posts: 404 Drives: 10' 370Z 6MT/ Sports Rep Power: 15	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!

05-16-2013, 12:07 AM	#29 (permalink)
asdfsammich Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 456 Drives: 09 370Z SR MT Rep Power: 13	How much harder, if at all, is it to wrap the door jambs? Tapatalk2 ...

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