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Do I trim the vinyl around edge of bonnet or wrap round?
Hi guys
I am thinking of "wrapping" the bonnet of my car to basically make it look like a different colour but will be using a standard 7 year vinyl.
Not sure if the vinyl will make too much of a difference for what I want to do because I think it might be a yes or no answer.
Do I trim the vinyl around the edge of the bonnet or do I wrap it underneath so you don’t see the body colour around the edges?
Hope this makes sense.
Cheers
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4 Replies
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Hi Warren, the answer to your question is yes !!!!
The reason I say that is it is really down to personal choice, some signmakers will tell you that you should trim to just before the edge and some will tell you to wrap it round the corner.
I always prefer to wrap it round myself as I think it looks neater and I also don’t really like cutting on customers vehicles but if you do this make sure you remember to clean the edges thoroughly before you start and it is a good idea to apply plenty of heat when you have finished fitting.
If you are doing this to cover up scratches in the bonnet then you may be a bit disappointed as depending on the depth of the scratches you will probably still be able to see them after you have covered the bonnet.
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quote martin:If you are doing this to cover up scratches in the bonnet then you may be a bit disappointed as depending on the depth of the scratches you will probably still be able to see them after you have covered the bonnet.Hi Martin
Thanks for that, I want to do this on my own vehicle as a design element, the car is only a few months old and has no scratches so it’s for no other reason than because I want to.
Thanks
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Warren, I added that bit at the end because I used to get people coming in with scratches on the bonnet of a car that they wanted to sell and they thought that if they covered it with vinyl it would be a lot cheaper than getting it spray painted. I had to point out to them that firstly it wasn’t as cheap as they thought it might be and secondly that although the vinyl would physically cover any damage because the vinyl was very thin you would still be able to see where any imperfections were under the vinyl.
How good are you with a scalpel ? Even with a new sharp blade and a steady hand it is very difficult to cut cleanly through the vinyl and not mark the paintwork at all, this is why I don’t like to cut on a customers vehicle. I have seen vans where whoever fitted the graphics has not only marked the paintwork but cut right through to the bare metal.
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Not good to cut on the car. Try this. Wrap some vinyl tightly around your installers wrist, then tell him to use the scalpel. If he is good, he wont bleed to death, and then you can let him loose on the customers vehicle!!!
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