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Wrapping Advice using Hexis Variochrome Pearlescent
Afternoon,
We’re just starting a wrap using Hexis’s Variochrome Pearlescent. Started on the boot first and we’re already already having issues. It appears at even a 5% stretch the material deglosses and creates visible stretch lines. I’m confident using as little heat as possible for the rest of the flat(ish) panels on the car. However, I’m looking for advice when it comes to areas like the boot and bumpers. It’s my first time using this material. Should i be treating it like actual chrome and using "technical joins"?
Thankyou for your answers in advance
Jamie
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I have never used this film or know much about it, but Chrome vinyl’s in general are not wrapping films. they are what you call Accent films for car detailing and the like.
the issue you are having is a classic characteristic of chrome type films, so not just Hexis chrome film does this. they all do…
working with chrome…
make sure your room temperature is at spec temperature.
make sure the car surface temperature is at spec temperature.
when you heat the film, make sure your heating and working a large area.
dont just pull on it or you will create dull or milky marks in the film that cant be removed.
an extra set of hands helping you hold the media as you heat and squeegee is good. rather than heating and pulling the media. allow the squeegee motion to do the stretching as it does it more as a ripple stretching action than a tug. very hard to explain typing, sorry. :lol1: -
Its not actually a chrome film, just a colour flip metallic.
I’ve only used the white pearl but that was ok to stretch
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Hi Robert,
Thanks for your advice. We’ve a better idea of how to handle the vinyl after applying the first panel. I think i know what you mean. Letting the squeegee do the work by moving the excess out to the flatter areas. I’ll post some pics when we’re done.
Cheers
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HI Jon,
The material is the Vario White/pink. I’ll agree with you that it’s not a chrome, but has similar properties I’ve used other metalics like the 3m brushed black aluminium and had to change my wrapping style to suit the material for that as well. It’s all part of the learning process. This Maserati just has a particularly large depth on the boot lid 😮
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is this the rear you are wrapping?
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HI
It’s the Maserati 3200 coupe. We started on the vertical panel first and worked out the excess the excess on the flatter top section.
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We’ve done a couple of cars with it but I dont remember having that issue. We did have problems with it lifting though so be extra careful to post heat it and make sure vehicle is super clean etc.
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I thought I’d post a few pics of the wrap.
We re-wrapped the boot taking care not to heat too close to the working line. It was a bit of a schoolboy error to be honest.
The roof and rear side panel of the car were one complete piece so we had to have a join between the back window and the rear side window. I’d be interested to hear if anyone else would of put the join where we did or could of provided us with a better solution.
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