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Old 01-24-2012 | 08:07 PM
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car wrap 996 C4S---DIY

hi guys, currently i am wrapping my car in spare times. At part one, i did the inside trims with the black carbon fiber vinyl, and pretty easy by using heat gun. and i like the results very much. much better looking than the silver paint i did before imho.
I am going to do the part two---exterior next week when the vinyl arrived. i am kind of boring with my exterior color now.






 
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Old 01-24-2012 | 09:07 PM
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Looks good!
 
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Old 01-24-2012 | 09:31 PM
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Actually that came out pretty decent. Surprised. This would be a great easy fix for interiors that need some TLC. What color will the exterior be?
 
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Old 01-24-2012 | 10:50 PM
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Looks nice!
 
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Old 01-24-2012 | 10:59 PM
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Actually that came out pretty decent. Surprised. This would be a great easy fix for interiors that need some TLC. What color will the exterior be?
I ordered the 3M 1080 matte gray.
 
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You must have a lot more patience than I have. I bought a sample piece of the 3m CF-look vinyl and tried to wrap the little ignition surround piece. I just could not get it into the concave surfaces no matter what I tried.
 
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Old 01-25-2012 | 04:07 PM
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Great idea! I bought a piece of the stuff a while back and forgot about it. lol. I had my shifter surround painted a gloss black, but the material is on the soft side, so this might be just the thing I needed.
 
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Can I get more details on the process
 
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Old 01-30-2012 | 01:01 AM
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You must have a lot more patience than I have. I bought a sample piece of the 3m CF-look vinyl and tried to wrap the little ignition surround piece. I just could not get it into the concave surfaces no matter what I tried.
heat gun do the job! did you use it bro?
 
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Old 01-30-2012 | 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by artcollinsjr
Can I get more details on the process
Here are some details for the exterior wrap.
some updated today after i got the 3M vinyl. cleaned the car for almost one hour, then wraped the rear bumper with matte grey, and wraped the roof and hood with carbon fiber vinyl....












 
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Old 01-30-2012 | 01:51 AM
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wow. thats nice. the DIY aspect makes me wanna try an off the wall color. good job.
 
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Old 01-30-2012 | 03:25 AM
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That is an incredible job especially if it's your first time, well done!

Does this material shrink with heat? Did you use soapy solution like with Clear Bra material application?
 
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Great job on the rear bumper. I have done that before and know its not easy. I do have one question though, is that carbon fiber vinyl on your windsheild??? If so why??? I dont get that... and not to mention if you wrap your car in matte grey that will look very out of place.
 
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Old 01-30-2012 | 10:18 AM
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Wow and CF interior?
Looks good man.
I have yet to do the interior, I wasnt sure how to take pieces apart hahaha
 
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Old 01-30-2012 | 10:58 AM
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Great job...looks great.

DIY has a wide range. I just got some matte vinyl to wrap the chrome window trim and grill on my S6. It is at the shop right now getting done professionally. I do not have the time or patience to do this and it is
definitely a skill.
 


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