dan8400
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 07:28 AM |
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Vinyl Wrap
Hi,
I'm planning on wrapping my Tiger Supercat. Just wondered if the Vinyl will stick to my aluminium side panels??
Thanks
Dan
Hey - That's Journey!!!
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w4lrus
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 07:50 AM |
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Yes, I believe it should. I am using vinyl on all of the aluminium panels of my Striker. It is 3M stuff.
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Slimy38
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 08:35 AM |
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Like the proverbial to a blanket...
Just make sure you clean and degrease the panel first. ANY speck of dirt or grit will show through as a bubble, and the grease will stop the adhesive
from working. A good car wash and a wipe down with IPA will work very nicely.
[Edited on 16/4/12 by Slimy38]
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mcerd1
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 09:16 AM |
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linky 
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imagineer
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 10:02 AM |
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Thanks for the heads-up guys - wrapping was my plan and I had no idea if it'd work.
How do you apply to curved surfaces or parts with straight edged curves (back end) - any ideas?
I'm thinking carbon-fibre effect for the wings ...
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samjc
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 11:33 AM |
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Use a heat gun to lightly heat which soffens the vinyl so can be formed to shapes a little more heat if its a odd shape like wing mirrors.
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imagineer
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 11:38 AM |
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Simple - like all the good stuff.
Thank you.
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Slimy38
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| posted on 16/4/12 at 02:01 PM |
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As a guide to how much of a curve you can get away with, here is my vinyl wrapped motorbike;
Every panel had a slight compound curve. I also wrapped the fuel tank which is pretty much a deformed sphere!
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