Carbon fiber wrap

[Monty7300]

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Decided to wrap my hood. The car is silver with black accents so I thought carbon fiber or a flat black would complement it the best. The material was very easy to work with and the final results surpassed what I originally anticipated! Just thought I'd share, incase anyone else was on the fence about using a vinyl wrap.

 

[Dstarperformance01]

Pics?

 

[Monty7300]

Pics?

sorry I posted from my phone and the upload isn't going through, I'll update it tomorrow from my laptop.

 

[Monty7300]

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[Dstarperformance01]

Looks damn good! Cheaper and looks good. Not bad at all for your first time. How much $ invested and time?

 

[Monty7300]

Looks damn good! Cheaper and looks good. Not bad at all for your first time. How much $ invested and time?

Thanks! Yea much cheaper than the $700 hood. About 4 hours in a garage with the help of some buddies, 20$ worth of pizza to feed the crew and about 50$ in materials to wrap the hood and I still have tons of extra wrap.

 

[gst-turbo]

Looks amazing very cheap price

 

[Monty7300]

Thanks! Yea the price and the quality of th material blew me away. The brand I used was called TCBunny the price was right and it had awesome reviews, I would highly recommend this product to anyone!

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[Dstarperformance01]

Thanks for all tips and info. I know I will be doing it in the future. This is one of many reasons why I love this board.

 

[JGL122]

Looks good man, nice work.

 

[PlanZero]

What's it look like under the hood? Im considering black.

 

[Monty7300]

Thanks for all tips and info. I know I will be doing it in the future. This is one of many reasons why I love this board.

No problem man that's what this kind of community is for. Along with the tips so far, you absolutely need a heat gun it makes the process so much easier just don't go overboard with the heat.

 

[Monty7300]

I didn't take any photos under the hood, but I mean I wasn't incredibly particular how it looked underneath I just wanted it to be stuck down really well. You could take your time under the hood too and do the proper trimming and keep it really clean looking. Mine definitely has rough edges but I may lay something over it so it'll look a little cleaner.

What's it look like under the hood? Im considering black.

 

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

I have been wanting to wrap my spare hood and headlight popup's, was the wrap self adhesive? Did you need to use water or soapy water like window tint? Squegee to lay it down? Any problem with the bump in the hood? Many questions. Any more info on the install is a big help and you did a great job man, I might change my mind and do the carbon fiber look too!!!

 

[Monty7300]

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I also opted for a really high gloss option which depending on what look you want, you can order just about anything. Here's a close up of the wrap and you can really see how it shines in he sunlight.

I have been wanting to wrap my spare hood and headlight popup's, was the wrap self adhesive? Did you need to use water or soapy water like window tint? Squegee to lay it down? Any problem with the bump in the hood? Many questions. Any more info on the install is a big help and you did a great job man, I might change my mind and do the carbon fiber look too!!!

Well, I didn't use any water on the hood although I've heard of people doig that. The wrap was fairly easy to pull back up and re-adjust as necessary. You will absolutely need a felt squeegee which you can pick up online for 5$. The bump in the hood and the top corners of the 2g hood where the hood is hinged were the most difficult areas. My recommendation is to get your whole sheet laid out and work from the middle to the edge of the hood without the bump first, once you get a feel for the material and how to work with it then tackle the bump. Heat and having someone else apply tension to the wrap is the best way to work it over difficult areas, ie. the bump and top corners of the hood. Take your time and make sure you examine the wrap from several different angles as you install and work out the bubbles. The pattern and high gloss of the wrap can hide some of the smaller mistakes from certain angles so make sure you and your help are keeping a close eye on the progress and inspecting it for imperfections as you go.

 

[Monty7300]

What's it look like under the hood? Im considering black.

Here's a pic of under the hood, like I said before I didn't take a lot of time worrying about aesthetics as long as it was down good.

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[Dsmkauai]

Looks good man this is the same stuff I'm getting to do my gvr4 hood. my buddy used it on his Miata hood and it looks great on that too. Looking forward to doing my ugly hood haha.

 

[firebirdvert305]

Can you apply this stuff on a hood that has peeling clearcoat? Would it have to be sanded down, then applied?

 

[Dsmkauai]

Be better to sand or use red scotch brite pad to knock it down smooth.

 

[Monty7300]

Can you apply this stuff on a hood that has peeling clearcoat? Would it have to be sanded down, then applied?

Dsmkauai is right, you want a smooth surface to apply the wrap to. Just sand it down and clean it very good with like a rubbing alcohol.

 

[Dsmkauai]

Or paint prep cleaner would work good too.