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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 10:49 AM
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Dudes, please recommend a place to get CF wrapping done?

I want to investigate wrapping certain areas of the car instead of painting
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Old Aug 23, 2011 | 12:00 PM
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This might help some;
https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/826...#entry19728721
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 07:44 PM
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Vinyl wrapping is jokingly easy.

Here is a good carbon vinyl I tried once. Carbon vinyl


I never knew anything about vinyl before and I bought a 75 foot roll of nice glossy white outdoor 7-year and wrapped my 240 in 15 hours.
You can do it yourself for cheap or pay someone a silly amount of money.
Yeah it takes a LITTLE bit of practice and you wouldn't want to start out with an espensive patterned vinyl on a big body panel.

All you need is a razor, a heat gun (hair drier if just small parts on the interior), $2 vinyl application squeegee.

Heat Gun (I have this one and love it)
Squeegee


If you have some really gnarly edges or concave curves use some primer

It is really easy.
Clean project THOUROUGHLY. If not properly cleaned you won't get a good result.
I like to give a final rub down with rubbing alcohol to eliminate oils cleaners leave behind.
A hair under your vinyl will show like a sore thumb so a low wind area with no pets is good.

Cut out a piece of vinyl an inch or two bigger than you need.
(if you are doing a whole body panel you should spray with a light mist of water first to allow for readjustment without warping vinyl)
(you'll work out all the water as you push around with the squeegee)
Stick it down on the flattest part of your piece of work.
Work it from the middle outwards with the squegee.
Pull tight around the edges and push hard to make sure it adheres well.
Go at least a good 3/4 inch into the other side of your piece.
Trim extra material.
Hit the whole piece with some heat from the gun / hair drier for final molecular level forming.

All done.
Your piece looks like carbon fiber now.
Only drawback with the patterned vinyl is that stretching too much around curves / edges will make it look obvious that it isn't real.

I'm going to vinyl my S2K white this summer, maybe I'll do a write up with pictures!
If you have good factory paint, vinyl can be a great alternative to repainting the car.
When you get sick of it...just peel it off and marvel at the untouched factory paint underneath!
Also, a good, cast outdoor vinyl cleans like magic. I had my white vinyl on the 240 for 1.5 years and it showed zero signs of yellowing or losing gloss. If you can put a sticker on a window without air bubbles, you can vinyl a piece of a car or the entire thing too.
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Old Dec 21, 2011 | 03:39 PM
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^ good info, i think i will wrap my splitter in the near future.
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 11:25 AM
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I am now inspired to do the best DIY vinyl wrap write up ever this coming summer when I do my s2.
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Originally Posted by LoudS2
I am now inspired to do the best DIY vinyl wrap write up ever this coming summer when I do my s2.
Love to see it Trevor!

Post up some pics of the 240 when you can.
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