-
Some advice on Vehicle Wrapping Please?
Hi folks i want to wrap the bottom of my car. As it doesn’t have any serious deep recesses i wondered if you could recommend a vinyl It will just be a color change so will not be printed its just really a bit of "research & Development" for myself really .Robert Horne group were kind enough to send me some but its white to be printed on where as i need black . Maybe a cast might do i suppose but open to suggestions
Regards Brian
-
8 Replies
-
In my opinion I don’t think you will go far wrong using the hexis vinyl which Cheryl used on her big cab … It’s a pleasure to work with
Cheers
Gary [/left]
-
the trouble here is Brian…
your trying to get a bit of practice in, a feel for wrapping and build your confidence. but using a decent cast to do the job, "will work" but it has a permanent aggressive adhesive which will probably be very different to wrapping with something like 3M 85 Series. As it will be a solid colour coat, you wont be laminating it. so again, it will feel different and may give you problem’s such as shattering in the cold weather, creasing very easy, sticking first go and so on…
I am not saying wrap vinyls don’t do any of this, but they are often far more forgiving as they made specifically for flood coating.
3M, Oracal, Grafityp, Avery etc etc all have their own brands of wrap film. they also have their own type of characteristics, feel to them when it comes to wrapping. it really is a case of finding which best suits "you".
because you need a solid colour, im sure you can buy by the metre or in increments of 5 metres. so might be an idea to call round some of them and try buying a couple of metres of each and do one side car in one, other side in another and so on… worth a go and definitely a cheaper, less risky way of doig it rather than doing it on a live job. -
Thank gents for your advice . I note that the the material Robert horne sent was oracle 970 which im sure your familiar with .I dont have a didgy printer but do have access to one so im unlikely to take it up commercially just got a rather" sad" obsession about wrapping. I enjoy this job we are in and willing to learn every aspect of it .
Kind Regards Brian
-
This was a bit of a debate for a while in work. The consensus was for flood coating always use Avery 900SC.
I personally found it too brittle and wasn’t very pliable. Like Robert mentioned, I felt it creases very easy and could dis-colour if you were aggressively heating or stretching.
Recently I used the Hexis and Oracle 800, to me I liked the feel of Oracle’s as I felt it could take more punishment when applying and you didn’t have the fear of ripping it if you had to "pat" it back off to chase out any creases or rogue bubbles.
If you have small or no recesses you might even get away with an avery 700..
-
I would buy some material from the different suppliers and have a play to see what suits you best Brian, you could always get someone who lives not to far away to come and give you a hand so they would benefit from the experience as well :lol1: :lol1:
-
quote Martin:I would buy some material from the different suppliers and have a play to see what suits you best Brian, you could always get someone who lives not to far away to come and give you a hand so they would benefit from the experience as well :lol1: :lol1:
nice one martin you know your always welcome here 😀 😀
-
The modern ‘wrap’ vinyls are defintiely easier to fit than the likes of Avery 900. We did a Range Rover in Hexis standard K7000 cast and it was a nightmare due to the extra time it took due to the film tearing and being hard to handle. I’d go for a wrap vinyl like the Hexis 20000 or 3M 85 series (not tried the Oracal as RH never send out samples when you ask) just make sure you clean the vehicle thoroughly and properly post heat it.
-
thanks jon for the advice its noted .I have to say ive allways found Robert Horne very helpfull they sent me a samble no probs but its like everything else it depends what barnch and who you talk to
Log in to reply.
