vinyl wrap

stroker221 · Jan 29, 2016

Anyone have any good suggestions for which brand and thickness to go with? Gonna wrap grill and bumpers and possibly the badges. All gloss black..

NY_Mott · Jan 29, 2016

My basic understanding is 3mil thickness is what most wraps are done with, to include boats, trailers and such.

Some vinyl iv seen is as thick as 7mil but iv been instructed by a buddy who does trailers and such 7mil is only good on flat serfaces.
As for brands I use oracal, but have heard good things about 3M and a couple others that have slipped my mind.
I know a couple members here are in the business so hopefully they chime in.
Best of luck; Look forward to seeing what you decide and how it comes out.

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stroker221 · Jan 30, 2016

I'll look into that oracal. Plasti dip just doesn't hold up very long haha. And I want it more clean looking

stroker221 · Jan 30, 2016

Any recommended sites to buy from?

devdiesel · Jan 30, 2016

Wrapped my shorty with 3m satin black 1080

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devdiesel · Jan 30, 2016

The bottom of my old 6.4 was wrapped in 3m brushed steel

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devdiesel · Jan 30, 2016

And the bumpers/ grill shell mirror covers on my 6.7 are wrapped in 3m black metallic.. Matches very well to stock paint... Just a couple examples ..

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stroker221 · Jan 30, 2016

Awesome looks like ill go with the gloss black metallic then.

stroker221 · Jan 30, 2016

devdiesel said:
And the bumpers/ grill shell mirror covers on my 6.7 are wrapped in 3m black metallic.. Matches very well to stock paint... Just a couple examples ..

How many feet did you need to cover everything you did on the 6.7?

devdiesel · Jan 30, 2016

You buy it by the yard normally, 5 yards works well.

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stroker221 · Jan 30, 2016

Ok thank Yu very much. Talked to you at Ts this past year as you were loading up the shorty. Didn't know if u realized that was me. Thing is sweet

046.ohBills · Jan 30, 2016

sub'd like the idea of vinyl wrap over painted bumpers and such chrome pieces:thumbup:

ckrueg · Jan 30, 2016

devdiesel said:
The bottom of my old 6.4 was wrapped in 3m brushed steel

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How did that hold up to rock chips? Really don't want mud flaps but the paint chips are getting bad

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devdiesel · Jan 30, 2016

Think it's still on their, it held up really well for me. Maybe Johnp will chime in, he bought it from me... 3m has a 5 year warranty so take that for what it's worth

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devdiesel · Jan 30, 2016

And my 6.7 is a lease so it's perfect for that situation. Peel it off at the end of the term, brand new Chrome!

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devdiesel · Jan 30, 2016

stroker221 said:
Ok thank Yu very much. Talked to you at Ts this past year as you were loading up the shorty. Didn't know if u realized that was me. Thing is sweet

Hey man! No I didn't put that together lol. I think we'll be down their again this year, maybe see you at the strip

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sootie · Jan 31, 2016

3m 1080 is the way to go...

Leftthenleft · Feb 1, 2016

Bottom of my 06 was 3m 1080 gloss black. It was on 37s with no mud flaps and I made it a year before replacing it. I was four wheeling very often with it though. Wouldn't heditate to do it again.

Dmstrucks02 · Feb 1, 2016

How hard is the application of the wrap?

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Leftthenleft · Feb 3, 2016

If you have never done it before you won't be happy. It's really easy to learn though. If you diy, make sure you get something with air release built in. Will eliminate bubbles in it.

Side note, all I have ever done is rockers and mirror caps. I would imagine a grille is tough.