Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong?

[HulkSmash]

PRIMER 94 PRIMER94 PRIMER94 and heat and roll youll have to work it shouldnt be a problem tho.

Aaron, have you even read this thread? He's using oracal. Primer94 has a negative reaction to any oracal adhesive...

 

[TheSnowman]

Haha...there's not enough popcorn.

 

[CheapVehicleWrap]

Bondo and hot glue to expensive.

We like to use the backing paper off the wrap so we get the most bang for our buck here. Just keep folding it up till the void is semi flush.

One must be sure to reverse roll it. I've seen many hack shops expose the shiny liner thereby negating adhesion properties which result in pre-mature failure.

 

[MikePro]

o? I didn't know that you had tried with 3951RA... long OP, mid-day @ work, and I overlooked while trying to quickly read.

one of my first wrap projects, quite some years ago, failed the same way using 3551RA and jumped all over a quick reply. no hard feelings, as I kinda WAS giving you the newb treatment lol.
(buuuuut my heart was in the right place)

 

[natedawg9640]

ummm... you CLEAN with Rapid Tac? since when does that have ANY wax removing properties?

First off you need to strip the wax off the truck. Get yourself some good degreaser/wax remover like from summit racing... or Rapid-Remover... wash the truck down in that... THEN rapid tac... then adhesive will have a wax free surface to bond to.

make sure you post heat the area well to relax the vinyl.

 

[MikePro]

Bond-o/hot glue should cut right through that wax you left behind

 

[natedawg9640]

yeah?...and?...

They dont want you using other solvents casue they didn't sell you those solvents. then they tell you that you need to use something other than Rapid Tac if you want to remove anything more than a little dirt and dust.

FYI....from Rapid tac's site, and every one of their bottles:

Detailed Use Instructions

STEP 1. Clean surface thoroughly with Rapid Tac and a kitchen paper towel. DO NOT USE OTHER CLEANERS OR SOLVENTS. (We do recommend Rapid Prep as a pre-cleaner for surfaces that may have been exposed to wax, silicone, or other suspected contaminants)

 

[Wraps ink]

if the vinyl was worked into the wheel well area correctly it wouldnt do that PERIOD. You have to work it in there, not stretch and heat it. After you work the vinyl in the vinyl heat set it and done

 

[Wraps ink]

Also on another note if you are using (blue shop paper towels) they leave an oily residue behind and that could cause the same problem

 

[ProWraps]

inexperience....

 

[JoshLoring]

inexperience....

This.

You need to get your hand up under the media from the fender well and create slack by pulling out and up to feed into the groove without heat. (Maybe a little heat)

Basically..

Then... Post heat at 200 degrees. 3951 will work better than 3751 but both work amazing when applied right. Just post heat and spread that glue with a dry or wet glove on by running your hand back and forth.

 

[kirkbauguess]

Chevy Express van. The recess above the front and rear fenders never stick long term. Doesn't matter if you use IJ-180, it will not stick long term.

 

[JoshLoring]

Chevy Express van. The recess above the front and rear fenders never stick long term. Doesn't matter if you use IJ-180, it will not stick long term.

Eeeeeennnggg... Wrong answer. Kinda...

They will stick for years and years and years if you use Oracal and install right.

 

[Wraps ink]

I use 3M and they always stick I also use probond instead of primer 94

 

[Mosh]

Just trim it around the wheels and say here you go....

 

[Premier Wraps]

We use Avery 1005 EZRS and their 1.3 lam. I'll tent those channels all day long with no glue. Heat the area and push it in. Post heat to 200* and they'll never come up. Ever!

 

[SignManiac]

I always dig out my airbrush for those deep recesses and then use a spar varnish for protection.

 

[mudmedia]

We use Avery 1005 EZRS and their 1.3 lam. I'll tent those channels all day long with no glue. Heat the area and push it in. Post heat to 200* and they'll never come up. Ever!

Impressive, I have never seen one to last that way.

 

[ProWraps]

We use Avery 1005 EZRS and their 1.3 lam. I'll tent those channels all day long with no glue. Heat the area and push it in. Post heat to 200* and they'll never come up. Ever!

yeesh.

 

[wraprat]

Wow! That's all i can say about this thread!!!!!!!!!

 

[johnnysigns]

Avery 1005 EZRS and 1360 lam worked fine for me last week. I just layed it in cold and post heated it properly afterward, no problems a week later when I saw them again.