My Adventures with CF vinyl wrap
04-16-2012, 07:27 PM
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The front has held up much better than I thought it would. I do 40 miles one way to work on Interstate 83---I get a lot of road rash on the front end. I have one minor "chip" that is visible. I also scraped the underside on a parking curb like 2 days after I wrapped it----grrrr!. All in all, this is a good long term mod, IMO.
The rear has some air bubbles that popped up over time---not quite sure how that happened. I think some heat and a needle will eliminate them. Those are on the horizontal "bars", though. The exhaust outlets are just as we did them that day---no trouble at all.
The vinyl had gotten somewhat dull over time, so I decided to hit it with the 303 and perked it back up! Will try to get some pics up this week.
The front has held up much better than I thought it would. I do 40 miles one way to work on Interstate 83---I get a lot of road rash on the front end. I have one minor "chip" that is visible. I also scraped the underside on a parking curb like 2 days after I wrapped it----grrrr!. All in all, this is a good long term mod, IMO.
The rear has some air bubbles that popped up over time---not quite sure how that happened. I think some heat and a needle will eliminate them. Those are on the horizontal "bars", though. The exhaust outlets are just as we did them that day---no trouble at all.
The vinyl had gotten somewhat dull over time, so I decided to hit it with the 303 and perked it back up! Will try to get some pics up this week.
09-24-2012, 12:31 AM
#45
I did my front Aspec years ago with a glossy vinyl CF, came out really awesome back then. Only problem is it faded with UV and changed color.
More recently did the front and back (Type-S Aspec) with 3M CF (Technically not Di-NOC, a bit thinner and better rated for outdoor use) and it came out great. Initially, I actually experimented because there is different shades of the Di-NOC. Everyone does black and I saw there are different colors, like graphite CF. I ordered that to see how it would look. Actually it was TOO much of a match. It blended in too much with the AM and I didn't like it. Especially on the exhaust inserts around the quad exhausts. It may look good if you have NBP or WDP but not so much with AM IMO. So I wasted a lot of time and energy on that experiment (Pulled the rear bumper twice) and ended up getting the black like everybody else, lol.
More recently did the front and back (Type-S Aspec) with 3M CF (Technically not Di-NOC, a bit thinner and better rated for outdoor use) and it came out great. Initially, I actually experimented because there is different shades of the Di-NOC. Everyone does black and I saw there are different colors, like graphite CF. I ordered that to see how it would look. Actually it was TOO much of a match. It blended in too much with the AM and I didn't like it. Especially on the exhaust inserts around the quad exhausts. It may look good if you have NBP or WDP but not so much with AM IMO. So I wasted a lot of time and energy on that experiment (Pulled the rear bumper twice) and ended up getting the black like everybody else, lol.
Last edited by rockyfeller; 09-24-2012 at 12:35 AM.
09-30-2012, 08:35 AM
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Does anybody ever consider wrapping that plastic piece surrounding the plate (the part into which the backup lights are nestled) in CF or gloss black?
Wondering if that would look cool or ricey.
Wondering if that would look cool or ricey.
10-15-2012, 12:24 AM
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