I just got my Canadian Bullseye wrap for my Les Paul. This was very informative and the end result gives me hope. I replayed the edges multiple times though, as I've never done this before. Little background, my ex carved a not so nice word into my Les Paul back in 2015 and I haven't been able to even take her out of the case since. I haven't bought played since, as playing anything but that guitar was like driving a Honda after you've flown a fighter jet. So, I'm gonna watch your vid a few dozen more times and try this out. Thank you for posting this bud!
I am about to do this on. Strat style guitar, and do not want to take bridge off. Your video gave me an idea of how I can still get the skin under the bridge without removing it. If I just leave enough of the skin on bottom of guitar body, I can cut it like you did and pull it up under the bridge. I don’t have to worry about the hole that will be left above, because the pickguard is there and will not be getting covered. Thank you for video, might not have thought of that. Yours is the only video I have found that parts are not totally removed. Thank you for posting!
Love that you didn’t take the bridge, neck or pickups completely out. Every other demonstration on RU-vid seems to takes everything off including the neck..
I’m planning on eventually making a Roswell Rhoads (body from Perle guitars) and putting a chameleon wrap on it. I don’t have any of the parts yet but it’s something I’m wanting to do
It came out nice, but I don't understand why you wouldn't remove all of the components; including the neck, if the neck comes off. I think that as nice as this came out, it could have come out nicer if all of the components were removed prior to wrapping. I am getting ready to do this myself, that's why I am on this video, but I am treating mine as if were a paint job and removing all of the components and the neck. I am going to seal it after it's done also in the hopes of giving it a better gloss and more protection. Still, this came out nice, so big thumbs up!
Actually it's smarter to do the video this way, because if it's impossible to remove something for someone who want to do this, they wouldn't know how to do it, but this video show how is done :)
@@Francisco17Berrios I don't know if I would say that it's "smarter".... It's certainly a choice but I would have treated this like any paint job. In fact, when this process is done on cars, pieces are removed in order to make it look like a real paint job. I still think it came out nice, I just we old have taken off as much as possible.
That really looks beautiful. I'm gonna remake my first guitar and you know give it a little mods here and there. I decided to wrap it up in glossy black. A Jackson rr2 shaped local guitar with a bunch of awesome mods and Seymour Duncans😂😂. Let me know if that's possible or not. I want to wrap the whole guitar...
I want an oldschoool t.v. static wrap on my Samick and I'd put the leftovers on my drum sticks (its an e kit, so its not like they'd break short after the wrapping)
I just bought a DIY explorer style kit, I just ordered chameleon wrap, gold hardware, and a clear coat with glow in the dark glitter. Hopefully it works the way I see it in my head if not I'm only out $30 and can pick a different color easily
I'm trying to get that company neck illusions to make me a big enough sticker to wrap my acoustic the neck illusions that they make are freaking awesome I just found this company a couple weeks ago so if you're looking to change your neck and also protect it at the same time look them up you will be very happy.when I first got my package I thought to myself it's just stickers for like $30 but the owner is really awesome he gave me a lot of extra stuff and the neck on my acoustic looks badass 🤘🏻
That's what i did to one of my telecasters (recent I uploaded a video) I've been doing that since almost 10 years ago. It is worthy.. quicker and in case you regret it, just peel it off.
Question, if you wrap the guitar then take it off does it damage the clear coating on the original paint job??? I wanna wrap my guitar but I don't want to damage it
Really like what you did here! Looks amazing. Much Cheaper than buying a whole new guitar. Only quesiton I have is Durability? I'm looking at doing my guitar but worried it will peel off on the edges and it's a lost cause at that time. Does the Vinyl wrap have some bonding, or stick really well without damaging what's there? Thanks
We haven’t had any issues with this one, I would say tho if you are using a good quality vinyl and do good post heat I don’t see any reason to have issues. Yeah the adhesive on the film sticks hood and ones post hearted won’t come off till you want it to then use a little head and it should come of without leaving any adhesive behind. Hope that answer is helpful to you.
I just bought an ESP M II in natural finish and I want to make her front pearl white, and I was trying to see if I could apply 3M cwt wrap on her, I sure am glad I saw this video! Do you notice any tone changes after the wrap application? Thanks!!!
Nice job! I think the original paint scheme looks great, and don't understand why you would wrap it in plain white, but a thought crossed my mind that it would be cool to wrap it in white like that, and then put some cool decals on top of the white, which would stand out a lot more than they would with the original dark paint. Interesting!
Hey man, when playing the guitar after the wrap how does the vinyl feel against your arm as its resting on the body? Is it stickier than the original gloss?
I understand how to skin the front and back but how about the sides of the guitar? Do you apply a strip of vinal around the sides and then overlap with the front and back sheets?
Just heat and stretch. It's very tricky around the horn curves though, which is why a lot of people chose to simply wrap the top side only. You can also do it in sections as you mention, but use cutting tape - this allows you to overlap, but then cut and clean both edges so you don't end up with an untidy overlapping section. It takes a fair bit of practice, but worth playing around with if it's what you want. With cutting tape you could also run a length around the top and bottom edge, then cover the back too, so the entire guitar body is covered.
Great job mate thinking of trying it out on one of my guitars. When you trim around the outside edge of the body what stops the vinyl lifting? Cheers Martyn
Tony first of all great video. Can this be done with an image? Say I print out an image on glossy paper, can it be done the same way? Also do you have any recommendations on who I can ask to do this? Should I go to a graphics store, a wrap store for automobiles, or a print store? Thank you
Thanks you. Yeah if you go to your local wrap or sign shop they should be able to help you with this project. If you provide them with a high resolution image they and print in on print media for you and then it can be wrapped on the guitar
hey. I have a guitar amp with tolex obviously. But i was to wrap it. Can I just clean the tolex and then wrap over it? it'll be A LOT easier than stripping the tolex then removing the adhesive. sanding the wood etc
Doesnt it affect the tone of the guitar? Since it increases the weight of the guitar and must be losing on the tonal quality because of the resonance dampening.
Great vid! I just want to ask if its possible to do this on a hollow or semi hollow guitar. And will wrapping the whole body of guitar affects the tone?
Tony Loewen i will be wrapping an old guitar not so worried about the sound I just want some tips or a video I can watch just to gain some experience it would help out a lot tony I would appreciate it 👍🏽
Don't understand why so many people like this video. If it is supposed to be a how-to video, it's awful. 1, can't even hear a word dude's saying, 2, no explanation on how to get that consistent edge around the side, and 3, there are far better methods for laying vinyl, (i. e. Leaving most of the backing on and folding it under itself and working your way up slowly and pulling the backing off as you go. My advice, if you're going to make videos, first, invest in a mic.
You’re right that would be the easiest way to do it but I was just doing to for fun for a buddy and I like to Challenge myself so that I can learn and get a little better with ever little or big project.
As someone you wraps vehicles and other objects for living, please do not use any of the techniques this video. The vinyl is going to peel at the edges because of the way its stretched. Always work from the middle out. Never cut out sections before applying as you create weak points in the vinyl which will result in wrinkles and tearing later on.
Thanks for the comment dude! I appreciate you give your thoughts. It’s actually still on the guitar to this day and looks perfect. I have also done a lot more wraps since I did this video and I also wrap vehicles for a living, cheers bro
Um…the part where you show us how to wrap seems to have been fast forwarded and lacks voice over. All you is was put some sticky paper on a partially disassembled guitar. I know no more than when I started.
final result is not bad, but everything is better if you start with a plain body - you have to remove pickups bridge switch and pots. much easier and professional.
I just botched a guitar build on the clear coat buffing. Burned the guitar clear coat during the buffing. Thought "Fuck it, I'll just have to live with it." Nope. I'll put vinyl over the fucker instead. Have all the tools to do, so why not?
