How would you attack this? (Wrap question, technique)

[speedmedia]

Hey guys and gals,
Got a Ford Escape here I am mapping out that I am going ti wrap tomorrow. I have a section that looks to be a bit of a challenge.

I guess I am just wondering how you wrappers out there would attack this? The bumper and fog light area in general is the main concern. I have done several wraps just wanting to know the right way or how some of you with more experience would go about this.

The area is just going to be wrapped solid black.

Thanks,
Kurt

 

[Mason]

More information please:

Bumper, wrapped separate or part of the last panel (front fender etc) ?

Either way its straight forward...

 

[speedmedia]

The entire front of this thing is getting wrapped solid black from the doors forward. Hood, fenders, nose etc.

Using Hexis Gloss black.

Thanks,
Kurt

 

[B-RAD Graphics]

we have wrapped 5 for a client and we cut out fog lights into groove..but leaves color showing..on the first 2 we did they did not have chrome grills they were painted color of vehicle..so did not look bad ..but if you need to cover all.. piece it

 

[speedmedia]

we have wrapped 5 for a client and we cut out fog lights into groove..but leaves color showing..on the first 2 we did they did not have chrome grills they were painted color of vehicle..so did not look bad ..but if you need to cover all.. piece it

I'd really like to not have to piece anything but I guess if we have to. I have seen some installers wrestle an area like that and was just curious if anyone had any tips to get vinyl in an around that fog light without putting a bunch of pieces in there.

Thanks,
Kurt

 

[1leonchen]

i did some thing similar. don't do it in solid colors. best bet is to spray it. it is not hard to remove the entire bumper,easier to wrap. you will have to move the lights to get it off. 3m 180c v3 lifted at the edges after a year and i used primer. i think the curve is too complex. the curve is 6 inches long by 4 inches wide by 3 inches deep.
it was a sport track not a escape. i did warn my customer about it though, i just like to look at stuff and see if it holds up.

 

[ProWraps]

your going to have to seem it. there is no way to do that in once piece, AND have it not fail. i can do that in one piece all day long. its not hard. but put it outside in the sun for 10 mins, and it will fail.

 

[grafixemporium]

I assume you're talking about the fog light causing the biggest issue. We would probably cut a relief in that groove around the outside of the foglight... otherwise it's sure to fail. Then we'd face trim it where it makes that 90 into the light pocket. The inside of the fog light would not get covered. However, it will hardly be noticeable.

Here's the front bumper of a Nitro we did to kind of show you how we'd do it. Notice, we actually did this bumper in 3 pieces because the angles were ridiculous. There is a small line of paint exposed where we clear stripped it, but I think it looks fine and will probably last a lot longer than if we tried to work the vinyl in there.

 

[White Wrapper]

The inside of the fog light would not get covered. However, it will hardly be noticeable.

Thats the way I would do it...looks clean that way...

 

[speedmedia]

Thanks for the feedback. After speaking with the client about it we decided to leave it white around that area. It really doesn't look bad and we know it isn't going to fail on us..

Thanks,
Kurt