So, this local company approached me a few weeks ago, these guys do lift kits on trucks - basically they make them look like whoever is driving it is compensating for something...
ANYWAY, this guy was taking his truck to SEMA in Vegas, and the company that had originally wrapped the truck in 3M 1080 Matte Dark Gray was unable to do the fixes to the wrap soon enough for him. There were some issues with rock chips damaging parts of the wrap. So he comes to me and asks me to redo his dually fender flares (pictured - they're the round ones at the back). I didn't have anything pressing for time so I said I could help him out.
After literally 10 hours of removal (the entire flares were doused with Primer 94 - what a PAIN), and then about 5 hours to do the installation, the customer threw me a little extra for the unexpected issues with the peel. Now though, he called me up and says he needs them redone again, because of the stretch marks in the film.
I took a look at it, and indeed there are some faint lines from stretching the vinyl and where I squeegeed. This is very faint, and you can only see it under direct sunlight - in my shop it was totally invisible. We're going to tackle this again in the spring, but I was just wondering if there were some special techniques that people have discovered for wrapping such a round object? Seams are out of the question, and that's fair. Should I pre-stretch the vinyl, similar to how to properly wrap mirrors?
ANYWAY, this guy was taking his truck to SEMA in Vegas, and the company that had originally wrapped the truck in 3M 1080 Matte Dark Gray was unable to do the fixes to the wrap soon enough for him. There were some issues with rock chips damaging parts of the wrap. So he comes to me and asks me to redo his dually fender flares (pictured - they're the round ones at the back). I didn't have anything pressing for time so I said I could help him out.
After literally 10 hours of removal (the entire flares were doused with Primer 94 - what a PAIN), and then about 5 hours to do the installation, the customer threw me a little extra for the unexpected issues with the peel. Now though, he called me up and says he needs them redone again, because of the stretch marks in the film.
I took a look at it, and indeed there are some faint lines from stretching the vinyl and where I squeegeed. This is very faint, and you can only see it under direct sunlight - in my shop it was totally invisible. We're going to tackle this again in the spring, but I was just wondering if there were some special techniques that people have discovered for wrapping such a round object? Seams are out of the question, and that's fair. Should I pre-stretch the vinyl, similar to how to properly wrap mirrors?
