Cut & Drop Reconsidered - new vans

[Bosh]

Good old days:
Sprinters have notoriously deep and therefore failure-prone channels. There is a near consensus among wrap installers (on this board in particular) that attempting to form, or stretch (such a dirty word) those channels was was not worth the failure risk. Thus "cut & drop" is considered a clean, professional solution. After all, it's just that one really big van, and those recesses are nuts.

Now:
Nearly every new van from every manufacturer has adopted those ingenious deep recesses. Ford Tranists, Dodge Promasters, Nissan NVs, Chevy whatevers.

Is anyone reconsidering their approach? Can we really concede defeat and claim that in the coming decade all commercial vans of all sizes will have unsightly patched or unpatched relief-cut channels?

With the correct material and technique those channels can be safely formed. . . but it just doesn't feel good.

Anyone else feel like the cut & drop doesn't cut it anymore?

(note: the comparison to Sprinter channels is based upon second generation body-styles, not the old double recesses. Different approach entirely.)

 

[rjssigns]

Some crafty bugger will invent some type of filler on a roll for that. Million dollar idea right there.

 

[Pat Whatley]

A few years ago Fellers was suggesting that you cover them with magnetic material then wrap over them. I always wondered if anyone actually did that.

 

[Kentucky Wraps]

I typically employ the leaching technique on those recesses along with thorough post heating. I occasionally cut and drop.
I haven't had any lifting problems so far.
at wrapinstitute.com he has 6 videos on recessed areas that address several types.

 

[jfiscus]

A few years ago Fellers was suggesting that you cover them with magnetic material then wrap over them. I always wondered if anyone actually did that.

I did it a few years ago, seemed like it worked good. Now I don't have to do my installs, and my installers do the regular install of cutting and dropping in.