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worse car wrapping rookie mistakes you've made?
- Thread starter 0igo
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eahicks
Magna Cum Laude - School of Hard Knocks
I'd say most common mistakes are:
-Not cleaning properly/adequately
-Not test aligning EVERYTHING before final placement. If you don't you will almost always end up with one end too short, text ending up in an opening or door handle, or everything being crooked.
-Cutting/trimming with a knife directly on the paint. DON'T DO IT. Underlay teflon tape or use a knifeless tape.
-Not post-heating, especially tight curves and edges.
-Not cleaning properly/adequately
-Not test aligning EVERYTHING before final placement. If you don't you will almost always end up with one end too short, text ending up in an opening or door handle, or everything being crooked.
-Cutting/trimming with a knife directly on the paint. DON'T DO IT. Underlay teflon tape or use a knifeless tape.
-Not post-heating, especially tight curves and edges.
i have SEEN, not done, overstretching, bridging and applying heat into a groove. I just fixed a job someone did that and it popped up the next day. ive-seen cuts on glass people used a black blade and made deep scratches. bunched up vinyl around the corners of a hood. don't do any of that.
0igo
New Member
Whats a black blade? And wow that's crazy. I took extra long on my cuts just to be sure I didn't poke anything in the back. Another thing why is applying heat to a groove bad?
Dennis422
New Member
Carbon blades. They cut (leave cuts) in glass. Regular silver blades do not scratch tempered glass (Vehicle)