Sir!... wow! Just wow! I can't believe this video is actually free. Thanks a lot man!! I did my friends car in 6 hrs but it was my very first time. You rock! Thanks again
Thank you. I absolutely love watching people wrap cars. In want to get My hands in there so bad. I have all the tools ordered and am waiting on my first roll of material.
Take their avery dennison class. If you choose the right one he may even be teaching the class himself. But the other instructors are fantastic as well. Its pricey but you become a certified avery denison installer and that's very valuable to wrap shops.
Thank you, I think this video prepared me really great for my first practice. I tend to be careful but now I know how hard I can pull and in what direction.
Incredible display of expertise and knowledge, this guy communicates it well and people like him who are an expert in their field and can teach something so well are hard to find.
5 years late..but def! I've been installing for 15 years, and there is always room to grow and learn something new. But Justin Pate is on a whole other level though...probably the best I've seen actually. Would really like to take a class with him 💯
i was gonna paint my car till i found this , i thought at first vinyl wrap was same as window tent , no this guy make me wanna get out and do my own wrap. cool teacher , thanks very much ,
Jim will know how hard to pull by pure instinct. It's all about feel and experience - just like anything. Also, I've wrapped small shit like a few pistol slides and whatnot and I question the ability of the adhesive to remain durable after 2 dozen sticks and lifts like you guys are doing. That glue isn't invincible. "Wrappings cars is kind of like going to the gym". That's a legendary quote
this is incredibly helpful. i thought i would rip the vinyl with a decent bit of tension and was scared to pull. currently wrapping my car for the first time and have messed up the bonnet (easiest part of my car) 3 times. gonna use this technique!
This is a great way for your material to shrink back to its original form due to heat over time and now you have catastrophic failure. Only glass unless it really calls for it like trying to get around convex shapes. Leaving the vinyl in it’s original state on a nearly flat surface ensures that you won’t get your material to pull back up.
Very useful videos. Thank you for sharing. I have a quick question - I have few scratches on my front bumper. Should I just clean it then wrap it? How should I smoothen the surface?
wow, I have been doing this very thing for years . I did not know it had a name . cool . the amount of stretch you can apply will always depend on the type of material you are using an the air temp you are working in . its easy and fast to get the stretch you need on a warm , mostly sunny day . 80 to 85 degrees is good for a tan and a workout . the warmer the air temp , the less strong stretching you will have to do . just be sure to lay down the material as you move around the bumper as the sun and the warmer temp will cause the air-release feature not work as well . don't be afraid of the sun , it can save time and stress on your back after a long day .
This is fascinating to see you in action. Is this material different than clear ppf? The reason I ask is because you apply this dry vs using a soapy water solution and alcohol/water stick solution.
I was doing this work when the vinyl first came out. It didn't shrink though. Once heated, it was stretched. You youngins' are having some fun. & if two glue sides touched the piece was done! Unless it was cool out, you could never lay on dry, bubbles would not travel and you'd be popping holes for a week.
So true, I started using vinyl on commercial displays and all your points are spot on- I use a solder rework station (SMD) heat gun, it gives pencil tip control and remove the bubbles by heating IN PLACE. Many of the materials I'm wrapping, like MDF, are air permeable and the bubbles actually escape through/into the substrate, unlike cars. But heating in place limits stretch and the SMD rework gun is absolutely an excellent tool - about $70, cheaper than a commercial heat gun.
Trying to do it myself on a bmw z3 I ruined the decklid and did ok on front panels can you give me some insight on technique for by yourself job, it’s really hard with on person
Very impressive stuff but I wouldn’t recommend his second demonstration. Where he pulls the vinyl back and cuts the backing. There’s adhesive and there’s dust everywhere that can get onto the adhesive. I know he’s in a Well ventilated area but for reg people like us, keep vinyl backing facing the car and pull from under
How would you tackle a bumper with the glass game as a solo installer? I can tell you that bumpers are definitely a nightmare for me and I never look forward to them.
Basically you do a quarter at a time. Cut the backing off the half of the bumper and use magnets to hold the other side with you pull and stretch each section.
Thanks for your confidence in me, however I want to keep the professionals like you employed (this is what you do). I would feel honored to have you give me a quote. Then I will worry about getting the tin shipped to you and will gladly wait to get it back. You can do videos with it when you do it if you want. I have watched videos of people struggling to do it and I want a professional to do it. If I can't have you do it, I will probably just buy the bike in a color I can live with instead of a color I want. Also how good are these wrap plastics when they accidentally get fuel from the tank on them?? Also can these wraps be layered to get the teardrop shape in most Harley two tone paint schemes put on each side of the tank in a contrasting color? Can these plastics be pin striped?
