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Hi Guys,
My car has a nice black wrap, peeling a bit and some chips. It is a light metallic blue underneath the wrap.
I am contemplating taking the wrap off and putting it back to it's original colour scheme. Has anyone any experience of taking a wrap off? Could i manage this on the drive or would a professional be required?
Just thinking about it at the moment and looking for any advice on how to go about it.
What do you guys think?
Cheers
Marcus
My car has a nice black wrap, peeling a bit and some chips. It is a light metallic blue underneath the wrap.
I am contemplating taking the wrap off and putting it back to it's original colour scheme. Has anyone any experience of taking a wrap off? Could i manage this on the drive or would a professional be required?
Just thinking about it at the moment and looking for any advice on how to go about it.
What do you guys think?
Cheers
Marcus
After following the procedure when people have put wraps on, you will probably find that there are some areas that have been filled and rubbed down, to make the area flat for the wrap, that will have to be resprayed when all is revealed.
What year is this BTW? I went to see an electric metallic blue wedge when I went to buy my first ever wedge some 20-odd years ago. Didn't like the colour then, too "in yer face". So I got a white one.
What year is this BTW? I went to see an electric metallic blue wedge when I went to buy my first ever wedge some 20-odd years ago. Didn't like the colour then, too "in yer face". So I got a white one.
marcus1875 said:
Hi Guys,
My car has a nice black wrap, peeling a bit and some chips. It is a light metallic blue underneath the wrap.
I am contemplating taking the wrap off and putting it back to it's original colour scheme. Has anyone any experience of taking a wrap off? Could i manage this on the drive or would a professional be required?
Just thinking about it at the moment and looking for any advice on how to go about it.
What do you guys think?
Cheers
Marcus
You would have to use some safe heat to soften the vinyl which would then shrink and lose its adhesion - then peels off no problem. Depending on the paint underneath, I also would expect to see some small sections lifting although we're talking about its clear coat unless it has been flatted away. If the paint is good then there should be no problems...My car has a nice black wrap, peeling a bit and some chips. It is a light metallic blue underneath the wrap.
I am contemplating taking the wrap off and putting it back to it's original colour scheme. Has anyone any experience of taking a wrap off? Could i manage this on the drive or would a professional be required?
Just thinking about it at the moment and looking for any advice on how to go about it.
What do you guys think?
Cheers
Marcus
Hi Adam,
It's 1982 FHC v6. I did think it might be too blue as well, but the wrap is peeling and kind of lustreless.
Now that i have the engine running fine, touch wood, i thought i might give this a go over the winter months. but it is sounding like i'd find it's more hassle than i need.
i can live with nonshiny black wrap for the time being perhaps.
Marcus
It's 1982 FHC v6. I did think it might be too blue as well, but the wrap is peeling and kind of lustreless.
Now that i have the engine running fine, touch wood, i thought i might give this a go over the winter months. but it is sounding like i'd find it's more hassle than i need.
i can live with nonshiny black wrap for the time being perhaps.
Marcus
Domw94 said:
Unwrapped my car yesterday after it being on for a year and came off no problem with no damage. Put it in a friends oven at his body shop which made it easy as could be. 2 of us took just over 2 hours. Time consuming but easy and with good music rather enjoyable
Hi mate..I take it it wasn't a fibreglass car?....Im pretty sure they need low temp oven for obvious reasons..Marcus...You might need a bit more research..Its normally removed with a heat gun which essentially heats up the metal panel underneath it..However this is not the same for our cars...Wrapping can also destroy the existing paint underneath so unless you are thinking of having it re-wrapped or painted then just a word of caution..."It might end up looking worst then it does now"..
Speak to someone who wraps fibreglass cars first...Cheers...Ziga
If this helps....my Tuscan had a wrap on the front when I got it.it was there for stone chip protection but it looked rubbish so it had to go.
I used a hairdryer,not heat gun as that's just too hot and as said before,you can't heat fibreglass so just trying to soften the glue.
Only thing to consider is that its there is probably some nasty stuff lurking underneath on a whole car!!
I used a hairdryer,not heat gun as that's just too hot and as said before,you can't heat fibreglass so just trying to soften the glue.
Only thing to consider is that its there is probably some nasty stuff lurking underneath on a whole car!!
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