Just a little tip, dont rub the squeegee up and down, go in one direction only. i.e, from top to bottom and lift the tool off the vinyl and start again. Saves air bubbles being pushed around.
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Really enjoyed your video. I have a 2005 Ford Taurus sedan on which the side pillars look really weathered and vinal sprays/creams haven't done the trick. The wrap improves the appearance 1000%
Good job on the carbon fiber tape. I may be doing one soon after watching a few more videos and using all of you guys great techniques ;) Thanks for posting.
Looks really good. I am getting ready to do the pillars on my kia soul. I am going to do my pillars in piano black. You have me a lot of helpful information. To do under the moldings use a tucking tool.
Heating the vinyl up makes cutting harder. If it conforms and stretches cutting isn’t as easy as when it’s stiff. It’s like paper pretty stiff you can hold it in one hand and cute through real easy. Good finished product thought looks great!
Thank you. I am glad that you enjoyed it. I hope that it helps. A helpful tip that I could out is that smaller surfaces are a little harder to start out on. The pillars were perfect for starting.
Thanks. It wasn't very hard to do and you will also have more room for error. Those kits are cut almost exact. If you are the slightest bit off you will have to buy a new set. This is a much easier and safer way to do it.
Do you have any recommendations as to where I can find this material online? I saw a few dealers on Ebay and one of them is selling a 12" x 60" roll for about $6.00. Not 3M brand but a clone of it I suppose. I also heard it's easy to remove in case you no longer like the look and it leaves no sticky residue behind. Is this true? Thanks!!
Yes it is super easy to remove. I would try to get a good quality vinyl because it will give you better results. I believe my stuff total was like $40 will tools included. Just do a google search for automotive vinyl.
really appreciate the level of detail in this video! using the magnets is really smart. I'm guessing the temperatures you're stating are in farenheit? maybe I misheard but 70F doesn't seem all that warm to me
+Hamza_RJi Now you are making me jealous. I actually sold my Alpine White 2005 645Ci before I moved out to Arizona to learn how to fly helicopters. That was my favorite car that I have ever owned with the exception of the constant oil leaks that I had to fix. I am glad that this video helped you.
@@DaveMedicus very impressed with results, superb look at only 18 pounds. I was lucky enough to be able to remove the pillars and sand them and stick the carbon on away from the car ,
iamMrBiggs I would not have been able to wrap around the inside of the door and make it look right if I did the, both together. The trim went around the inside pretty far. I believe I showed it farther back in the video.
Thanks. I hope that this gives you some good ideas for your projects. If its your first time start small. Do not over complicate things with complex shapes.
Great work :) I do have a question. What if the Carbon Fiber Vinyl is not sticky enough? Is their any glue or something that can be applied that won't damage the paint or leave any residue if the Vinyl is removed?
+akshay sobs You can try to apply heat to the vinyl to melt the glue already on the material and try it. Other than that if its not sticky I would not even attempt to use it. There is some glue that would hold the edges but that won't help you if the material is bad.
if youndont jave a heat gun you can still do it just fine heat guns are good when u want it to fit flawlessly i need to get one cuz imma do most of my car with it but for bow just my pillars
You don't have to get carbon fiber vinyl wrap. The vinyl wrap is available in many different colors and finishes. Look on eBay and Amazon to see all of your options, many sellers will also offer a small piece of wrap for just a few dollars so you can see how it looks in person. I bought a sample from 1 dealer, it looked great on the internet, but looked like crap in person.
Angles are hard but for a beginner I would try to stick with more of the flatter/slightly curved pieces. I have a few other videos where I did the interior handles I would watch if I were you. This was actually my first project with vinyl. Good luck and let me know how things go.
+GR81 This was actually my first time doing it thats why. Once I got to the other side is was super easy. It will be the same for you if they are simple pieces to cover like this. I have 2 other vinyl videos and you can see that it got much easier. Thanks for watching.
Holy crap that looks good! I can't wait to do this on my 4Runner that I just got. Idiot before me chipped the pillars up bad. I might have to put some body filler on it first so that it doesn't show through the vinyl.
Use a good wrap brand. The one I used didn't last very long and I have to redo it. The adhesive on the back didn't hold and was lifting and expanding in the middle. I would use like a 3m or better product
Rico Cornelius yes that’s true. This is why I put arrows on my vinyl to make sure I was installing it the right way. I also wanted to make sure that I knew exactly what was up because the cuts were not straight because of the part.
No you don't need the arrow upon installing, you only need it upon cutting. The only way you mess up the pattern is if you cut one section horizontally and the other vertically.
Rico Cornelius no you don’t understand. If the vinyl is slightly off vertical (or pointing down like you say) the pattern will curve slightly from one piece to the other. To keep it an exact straight line from one piece to the other I used the arrow. It doesn’t matter if every piece was cut at a diagonal. What matters is that they were applied with the exact same spot point up.
It looks nice but everything in this world has its own life. When it is peeled off after long time to change with another one , does it have bad impact on the door pillars?
Appreciate the effort - but never understood the logic of applying CF on that particular area. I mean it would far be better to use a satin or gloss black than CF. Portraying the idea that CF is there - that your pillars are made of CF (in a key structural reinforcement area of the vehicle) is a bit ridiculous don't you think? Faux CF on the roof or hood I could reconcile - but not on pillars.
i thought that the pillar looked fine after he cleaned it with alcohol, it was just some smudges from the oils on his hands. but it does look good with the wrap too.
+Corey Longenecker In the video it did look good when I wiped off all of the dust, but in person it was a totally different story. It is a faded black. Watch around 1:50 when I open the door at how hazy the shine is. Thanks for watching.
Great little tutorial very informative 👍 I know this was years ago, wondering how long would these vinyl last? I'm plan on doing a chrome delete & thinking whether to vinyl rap or paint. Thanks
I kept it on for 3 years but you can keep them on for way longer. I’ve see people easily get 6 years out of it. I had a decal on my truck hood for the 8 years that I owned it. It just gets a little harder to pull off because it gets brittle with age. I’m talking about when under force.
Looks great. I've never applied vinyl to a car and was wondering how long does it before you can trim it? Or does it stick once you hit it with heat gun.
You can trim it immediately. This video was actually my first time so you can do it too. the heat gun is only needed if you have to stretch the material. If you have to stretch it a lot there are some good videos on youtube with tricks when using a heat gun.
No I wasn't cutting into the paint because there was a lip I was cutting against. I never had any wrap actually touching the paint. Very simple process on my vehicle. Thanks for watching!
Anyone know how smooth a plastic panel needs to be for vinyls to stick ?? . For example the dark grey panels on many cars have a light molded pattern on the surface ( so not to be shiny and smooth ) as on tops of interior door panels on a HYUNDAI or a KIA where your elbow would rest.
Usually will conform to those small surface changes well. Gloss patters will show more mistakes or that texture. If you are using a textured vinyl you should be fine in my opinion.
I kept it on for about 4 years it held up great. I would put wax on it to help protect it from the Arizona sun. I still have the vinyl on the interior of my car so it holds up
Great video babyboy!! now I have a 2019 kia forte and I m trying to add some to the rear sides because they said they didn't make chrome but then I thought about adding the carbon instead but do u think that I can get the carbon for this type of car,let a brother know and thanks!!
Kind of wasteful , you could have laid that piece down over both door pillars and then you also don't have to worry about matching pillars because they are cut from same laid piece.
Thom Mccoy it wasn’t a waste. There is a large section around the back that when the door is open would not have been covered. Since I went all the way around it now has a clean and complete look. You can do your project however you want depending on you trim piece.
I'm no expert but I was thinking the same thing, that's a lot of waste now, one piece just a bit wider would of coveted them both, he had it half covered and used heat gun to remove it, why ? Should of done in one piece but one door at a time. That way you have the extra to bend over the edges now. That's my only thinking why he did it that way. Lots of waste. Glad I'm not the only one. Anyone have ideas on removing peeled pillars on a 2010 Honda now. Looks like it had it before but it's factory, I was gonna paint it until I seen the wrap, yes it's more money but nicer look. Also great before trading a car in now. Fix stuff like that to make nicer even if its just gloss black only. That's on a trade-in now, he didn't use any sprays at all which I'm confused, I thought you use a liquid to help get it laid out nice. I've seen done on the different car shows on TV, like Unique Designs now he does a lot of celebrity cars in wrap, brand new from the dealership a different color or any way they want and he saves everything so you can put everything back when they sell or trade to call back in. I'm sure people seen him on TV, he's done a lot of rich people, Ice Tea's wife's car. It also keeps the paint on a leased car looking new with no chips, it helps reduces chips. Not sure if true. That's watching TV now.
S cc it was a bad pic. The pieces lined up perfectly from the direct side. The main point though was to insure that one line wasn’t going vertically and the other horizontally.
would it look real if u put some clear resin over it? like surfboard resin or something? or even some clear coat? it just doesn't have the "pop" that real carbon fiber twill does.
there is 5D carbon fiber now.. just installed it on my 5 series Bmw.. and it does have the sheen and everything like real carbon fiber does. it's even glossy so no need for clearcoat.
I was a beginner when I did this. Make sure that you get good quality material is step one. There have been a lot of new techniques lately. I don't have the experience to give you an exact answer on this one. I would try to search for the exact thing you want to cover. Thanks for watching!
It wasn't possible without fully replacing them since they were the metal pieces on the inside of the door that I trimmed around. It was not difficult at all to work around the seals. Thanks for watching
You can do that if you don't want it to completely cover the entire area. Those on eBay just cover the general area. They are not very accurate with installation being sometimes difficult. It is totally up to you how you complete your project. There is really no wrong way if you are enjoying yourself.
