vinyl wrapped drift cars

[theronin]

bandwagon
nutrider
fanboi

take your pick.

the 240 community is becoming completely retarded.

[240drifter1]

The 240 community has been completely retarded.

Thats why ive owned 2 myslef.

[ericcastro]

I had my first 240 in 1996.
Very few members have had a 240 before that.
You "fanboy" labelers not being one of them.
Fuck off with your fanboy talk.
I can vinyl a track car if i want.


So obviously your negative comments don't mean shit.
How bout we talk about Vinyl techniques.
Questions.
Hints and tips to applying it.
Where to put the seams.
how to handle the curves.
tools needed.

[Matej]

Originally Posted by irax

thats where i disagree,

that fc looks cooler because it IS wrapped in vinyl compared to that 240

Maybe from far away. Personally I think that 240 still looks better anyway. It is a great picture though.

[Felipe]

Originally Posted by ericcastro

i HOPE, iM IN THE MARKET FOR A dAILY dRIVER



How many of those do you need to have Lisa make you a shift boot??

lol i want a big ass one on my hood.

so when you walk from side to side... he blinks at you....lol



i had a 89 hatch in 97, but yeah i know

[andmattsayd]

why do people care so much?
why does EVERYONE have to IMPRESS EVERYONE!?
its your car do what you want.

geeeez enough with the FANBOi its annoying.
on to the topic.

[BustedS13]

Originally Posted by Matej

Maybe from far away. Personally I think that 240 still looks better anyway. It is a great picture though.

i'm inclined to agree.

[TUnity2]

Originally Posted by HUMAN

Im not asking opinions, Im just asking for a picture of a purple sparkle vinyl.

I saw your car, its pretty cool.

The other people just hate on it because they dont like it.

If you like it then who cares.I was thinking of running bass boat sparkle throughout the car with pink spoke rims with a black lip.
do what you want, I can have the ugliest piece of shit and can careless. Its a 240!not a ferrari, this cars what 10 years old. I have a daily driver to get all the bitches with, once they see a gutted 240sx they think its garbage.

Fuck em

yea. I don't even think my car looks that great but it's flashy and gets alot of attention at drift events.I think the black and pink scheme is gonna be ballin. I don't understand why people talk so much smack about vinyl. Oh wait, I do, it's cause most of them don't have real track cars and don't understand the convenience. Most race teams ( even ferarri) use vinyl now.

[ericcastro]

So back on track.

How do I do the small curves on the front bumper??

And then how bout the large curves on the rear bumper??

How stretchable is it?

i dont want a bunch of tiny pieces on the front bumper. But If i do have to do that on an area, do the small pieces peel off fast?

What happens after a couple washes?? stays sticky? gets all scratched??



thanks to those of those helping in this thread.
for those of you that are dropping opinions, we know, we dont care, take it elsewere.

[motegineon]

yea do you heat it up to get it to fit dips (ie im doing my hood and i want to make sure it fits those little dips well)

anyone have an approximation on how much i will need for the hood? s13

[DUFFM4N]

well from what ive been hearing...

-if you're going to use soapy water to apply, dont use too much or else it will never dry and stick

-do NOT use a heat gun

-dont be scared to cut it into smaller pieces

-try to keep seams as low on the car as possible

-dont use a credit card or you will end up with scratches on your vinyl...try using a california blade to apply and help reduce bubbles

...eric, when you order some vinyl and it comes in, let me know if u need some help applying it, because it is DEFINITELY a 2 person job

[LongGrain]

that sparkly stuff WILL NOT stretch.

[DUFFM4N]

^oh yeah, that too!

sparkle and or chrome colors will not stretch, only the regular flat colored vinyl

[ericcastro]

Originally Posted by DUFFM4N

well from what ive been hearing...

-if you're going to use soapy water to apply, dont use too much or else it will never dry and stick

-do NOT use a heat gun

-dont be scared to cut it into smaller pieces

-try to keep seams as low on the car as possible

-dont use a credit card or you will end up with scratches on your vinyl...try using a california blade to apply and help reduce bubbles

...eric, when you order some vinyl and it comes in, let me know if u need some help applying it, because it is DEFINITELY a 2 person job

Will do.
Prolly in a month or so.


Good stuff there too.

I will be doing more reading and searching as the day gets nearer. But figured we should get some info in this thread instead of opinion on the looks.

Originally Posted by LongGrain

that sparkly stuff WILL NOT stretch.

Very good to know!! thanks!

[azndoc]

Eric just stop crashing into people.

No more 8 car 8 different line tandem.

Done.

Your car will last longer that way.

I don't have any techniques to contribute. Sorry.

[TUnity2]

Originally Posted by ericcastro

So back on track.

How do I do the small curves on the front bumper??

And then how bout the large curves on the rear bumper??

How stretchable is it?

i dont want a bunch of tiny pieces on the front bumper. But If i do have to do that on an area, do the small pieces peel off fast?

What happens after a couple washes?? stays sticky? gets all scratched??



thanks to those of those helping in this thread.
for those of you that are dropping opinions, we know, we dont care, take it elsewere.

you have to do a bunch of tiny pieces to do a bumpers.

if its chrome or sparkle it wont stretch at all. You have to use small pieces or you'll get a shit ton of runs.

as long as all the endges are down flat it wont come off eay and it actually is stupid easy to clean, a very light soap and water spray and its blingin again.

and for smoothing out use a flexible piece of plastic wrapped in a small towel or rag.

and dont use soap/water. it'll never stick right. and once your done sit it out in the sunniest spot you can find. a bunch of the bubbles will shrink away slowly, but dont try and speed it up by using a heat gun.

[Rawrzies]

Here's another pic of the pink coupe in the OP's post... the thing is fucking BRIGHT in person!

[SoCal-s130]

Who wants to buy two rolls of chrome red vinyl? 24x30

[xchaosx]

The sparkle stuff cracks after it constricts because it doesnt stretch. If you plan on keeping the car outside i'd advise against it. I had the midnight black on a couple of pieces on my old car and the top facing surfaces got worked pretty hard over a summer.

[irax]

Originally Posted by DUFFM4N

-if you're going to use soapy water to apply, dont use too much or else it will never dry and stick

-do NOT use a heat gun

-try to keep seams as low on the car as possible

all the vinyl101 vids on youtube they all use a heat gun or a torch to heat up the vinyl and a sock/towl/soft fabric glove to gently push and stretch the vinyl.

they also said that you should use a few (5-10 drops) drops of soap in a regular i think 1ltr spray bottle but it might be different for advert vinyl and sign vinyl i dont know.


I really created this thread so the few people that have done in could share the info. I really wasn't interested in the opinion part. I also just thought about putting this in premi section but I was more interested in sharing information

[yokotas13]

yeah 5-10 drops for a windex bottle is abotu right


i ordered the blue glitter, im going to do the subaru. might as well make it totally stupid looking. i have lambo doors on teh way too.

[rps13drift]

For my vinyl job i did use a heat gun to stretch it and it works just perfect! I also have had the green vinyl on my car for just about a year now and there is no cracks or anything and my car is stored outside during the harsh east coast winters.

[TRU_DAH-V]

i wrapped this car printed gradient fade.
everything was dry set with a heat gun the roll was a 40" roll.
all you need are:
1 hard squegee with felt on one side
1 heat gun
1 blade
1 helper to hold vinyl

[Bubbles]

Originally Posted by yokotas13

y

i ordered the blue glitter, i have lambo doors on teh way too.

I'd imagine the two compliment each other quite well.

[napaKAliboog]

the overal blue book value of 240s just went down another grand after this thread lol

HAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!! ok i actually think it's ok to vinyl a race car... but who ever does this on the street will become a giant hazard

[stiizy]

Originally Posted by ESmorz

And it also looks like a gaping silver asshole.

This dude is too funny

Originally Posted by Rawrzies

Here's another pic of the pink coupe in the OP's post... the thing is fucking BRIGHT in person!

OMG that color is Amazing!!!

I had those Same Jlines in that color...

I wanna paint or vinyl my car this Color!!!

[razmus]

lol, i think im going to wrap one of my Emos`1 `

[razmus]

lol i think im going to wrap one of emos and see how it turns out....ill post some pics up. It might be harder due to all the curves...meh il give it a shot.

[andmattsayd]

Originally Posted by SoCal-s130

Who wants to buy two rolls of chrome red vinyl? 24x30

what happened?

[!Zar!]

Oh my gosh.

This thread is great.

People stating that they, "started" a color and how people bite them.

But I will say, last year the color of choice wasn't blue, it was ferrari red and white wheels.

Why is everyone acting like vinyl is new?

Shits been done for ages.

Even Chmercer's car was vinyled blue and everyone shitted a brick.

What's next, people flat black vinyling their shit?

Not even ALL the vinyl in the world could help this car. No wonder why you're getting pulled over so much.



Please.

PLEASE Stay away from whoever keeps murdering your car in tandem.

They aren't your friend.


wtf
WTF
WHAT THE FUCK!?

How did you honestly think that would look good? Your car would've looked fine with just the oem color and rear valances.


Anyways... The only way to get the vinyl perfect is to mix up some soapy water and grab a heat gun. The vinyl will conform easier than you think to the corners.