Wrapping a Track Bike

[Steve Bass]

I have managed to get hold of some scruffy panels for my Duc track bike and am in the process of stripping the clear coat and stickers off ready for some fiberglass repairs, bondo filling and sanding ready for paint. Trouble is, she's a track slaaag not a garage queen and the paint always looks a bit rough after a couple of years.
Additionally, some of the prices I'm getting for a single colour paint job are ridiculous so I'm thinking about taking another direction and wrapping it. Matte black with the red frame I think. Anyone have any experience of bike wrapping, pro's or cons and does the underlying bodywork have to be glassy smooth otherwise the imperfections are going to show???
I can get Avery Supreme wrap for a reasonable $150 and thinking of taking a punt at it myself.....

Thoughts or experiences????

[slopes]

Maybe ask in the detailing section, more likely to get a better range of answers in there.
However, YouTube is probably as good a place to start as any, if there isn't a video on preparing panels for wrapping and then how to wrap them, i will be very surprised

[Vtekkers]

Yes you can do it no problem, most of the stuff said above is good my advice is

make sure the panels are very clean and degrease

try and keep the panels fixed to the bike for most of the job ( you dont want to be chasing the panel around a work bench when you need to stretch / glass out the film )

dont lay it onto bodo / filler at least give it a primer coat first

dont overstretch, do it in pieces if there are tricky shapes

inlay the tricky shapes first

any joins overlap by 2 / 3 mm

and Avery is a good brand of material just make sure you use the wrap material as it will be an air release film ( crossmakings in the adhesive ) not like the cheaper sign vinyls

i do signs and graphics and done quite a few wraps over the years

[KTMsm]

It's a track bike - rattle can satin black

[Bob_Defly]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. You need to go FULL JAZZ!!

[Steve Bass]

Bob_Defly said:

I've said it before and I'll say it again. You need to go FULL JAZZ!!

Who did that Bob??

[Marquezs Stabilisers]

KTMsm said:

It's a track bike - rattle can satin black

This - if I had a track bike it would be appliance white base coat with rattle cans then let my little girl paint it how she liked

[shirt]

Steve Bass said:

Bob_Defly said:

I've said it before and I'll say it again. You need to go FULL JAZZ!!

Who did that Bob??

It’s my bike but bob’s photoshop. I still might do this!

[slopes]

shirt said:

Steve Bass said:

Bob_Defly said:

I've said it before and I'll say it again. You need to go FULL JAZZ!!

Who did that Bob??

It’s my bike but bob’s photoshop. I still might do this!

It's still a great idea for a colour scheme, never mind if it is just for the track

[hiccy18]

It makes me think of Persil for some reason.

I came in at rattle can satin black though, so who am I to judge!

[Bob_Defly]

shirt said:

It’s my bike but bob’s photoshop. I still might do this!

Yep, it was off here, and my amazing 'shop skills!

[Steve Bass]

Bob_Defly said:

shirt said:

It’s my bike but bob’s photoshop. I still might do this!

Yep, it was off here, and my amazing 'shop skills!

fakker

[dibblecorse]

Bob_Defly said:

I've said it before and I'll say it again. You need to go FULL JIZZ!!

Edited that for you, I know spellcheck can be a pain..

[dibblecorse]

Bob_Defly said:

I've said it before and I'll say it again. You need to go FULL JIZZ!!

Edited that for you, I know spellcheck can be a pain..