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Go-Cart ‘Wrap’
Hi,
Ive been asked to ‘wrap’ a customers cart with his sponsors, as the class of racing he is moving into is to be televised and he wants to show off his sponsors logo’s etc…
Has anyone ever done this before?
what kind of material did you use?
Is there a specialist vinyl to stay on fibreglass?Thanks in advance….
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7 Replies
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when I used to race karts years ago the bumpers and side pods used to be made from plastic. IIRC you had to use the same type of vinyl that is used for motorbike fairings and quad bikes.
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Ben,
If the bodywork is Long Circuit (mainly fibreglass) then normal vinyl should be OK as it is regarded similar to vehicle bodywork, if the kart bodywork is short circuit (mainly molded plastic) then you might find it difficult to adhere to as the release agent used on the plastic makes it feel a little greasy and normal vinyl has a tough time in sticking to it.
If you can use the motorcross type printed vinyl and adhesive that’s laminated then that should be fine on plastic bodywork as most graphic kits for karts are now done using this method.Al.
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Hi Mate
As has been said steer well clear of normal vinyl. We had one to do about 12 months ago there is no chance of it sticking.
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Thanks very much for all the advice.
Contacted APS and they are sending out some samples of something called ‘LG Visuon’ and laminate samples too so i can give them a go….
Just goes to show gut instincts don’t always work out!
looking at the surface material I’d swear normal vinyl would be perfect! -
Ben,
Fibreglass bodywork you won’t have a problem with at all even with the cheapest vinyl, the problem lies with the plastic molded stuff on the Short circuit karts. When i raced mine i had to use a blow torch to more or less melt the vinyl in to the plastic to get it to stick, this was Ok for temporary stuff as it ended up getting ripped off anyway during contact while racing!!Alex.
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Ben,
Alex is correct, the mouldings used for most karts are polypropelene and always seem to have incredible amount of release agent present on the surface.
You need to use a vinyl suitable for low energy surfaces – anything else falls off if even without the help of a fellow competitor.Steve
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Yeah, Alex & Steve
I’m assured by the contact that this stuff I’m getting a sample of will stick to low energy plastic surfaces and should be suitable for polyprop too according to them!
I have no doubt your right with that thought about racing contact too Alex!
I hope he is a decent driver and manages to keep away from ‘contact’ with other drivers! otherwise he could find it becoming very expensive :lol1:
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