Vinyl Wrap Journey

LucWerkz · 03-24-2013, 04:10 AM

This is my third time wrapping an e92 M3. First two times were my personal car. This third time is for my best friend's Jerez Black e92. For this wrap, I have been patient and taking my time. The results are 100 times better than my previous two wraps.

Big shout out to huyner328 for letting me borrow his garage and mdosu for showing up and providing moral support.

Color is 3M's Satin Pearl

Day 1: Front fenders wrapped. Took about 3 hours total including removal of side gills.

Day 2: Rear fenders and both doors/door handles wrapped. Took 7 hours total including removal and reinstallation of door handles (PITA).

Day 3: Planning to wrap side skirts and front/rear bumpers

Finished side skirts as well as front and rear bumper. Took 8 hours total including removal of front and rear bumpers. Sideskirts were wrapped on the car. The bumpers are the most difficult and time consuming due to complex curves and recesses.

Sleeping because we were up until 5am wrapping.

Day 4: Last day, planning to wrap hood and trunk as well as minor touchups through out the car. Took about 4 hours for hood, trunk, and rear spoiler.

FINISHED.

I hope this gives everyone a good understanding of how long a DIY wrap takes.

Feel free to PM me with any questions!

Skooterbrah · 03-24-2013, 04:15 AM

Welcome to satin pearl =D

LucWerkz · 03-24-2013, 04:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Skooterbrah

Welcome to satin pearl =D

Crossing my fingers hoping that I won't screw up the directional thing. So far so good, all the panels match.

Skooterbrah · 03-24-2013, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Red_Baron

Crossing my fingers hoping that I won't screw up the directional thing. So far so good, all the panels match.

Dont even sweat that. We had a 3m rep come out and check out the wrap. Come to find out, it was printed on a faulty printer and the color had very slight variations as the roll printed. Thankfully they are warrantying the wrap and we received a new roll of Satin Pearl.

Skooterbrah · 03-24-2013, 03:08 PM

On a side note. I wrapped cars for 2 years, so some advice i can give it to a DIY vinyl wrap;

TAKE YOUR TIME, this is ALOT more difficult to do well then it seems
Stretch the vinyl is little as possible to avoid future failure points.
When cutting/using a razor, be very very mindful of the angle of the razor so you don't snag while cutting, and obviously very light pressure against paint so you don't cut into clear.
Do yourself a favor, and remove the front bumper to make it alot easier and reduce the amount of seems and overlap!

LucWerkz · 03-24-2013, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Skooterbrah

On a side note. I wrapped cars for 2 years, so some advice i can give it to a DIY vinyl wrap;

TAKE YOUR TIME, this is ALOT more difficult to do well then it seems
Stretch the vinyl is little as possible to avoid future failure points.
When cutting/using a razor, be very very mindful of the angle of the razor so you don't snag while cutting, and obviously very light pressure against paint so you don't cut into clear.
Do yourself a favor, and remove the front bumper to make it alot easier and reduce the amount of seems and overlap!

Any tips on the rear bumper? I keep getting wrinkles on the top where the bumper bends.

dozaiya · 03-25-2013, 08:36 AM

that looks so sweet

Jet335i · 03-25-2013, 09:46 AM

I'm subscribed to this thread - after seeing skooter's car - this might be enough to get me to pull the trigger on this.

///Montreal3 · 03-25-2013, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Skooterbrah

Welcome to satin pearl =D

Looks like Frozen SSII in this pic!

Skooterbrah · 03-25-2013, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Red_Baron

Any tips on the rear bumper? I keep getting wrinkles on the top where the bumper bends.

Patients. Bumpers tend to be the most difficult areas of a vehicle to wrap. Honestly, I would look into have the bumpers done by someone who has been doing this for a long while. You can do them solo, for sure, but the keep is as few seems as possible and to make sure you have zero failure areas.

blackmist222777 · 03-25-2013, 03:29 PM

wow... that came out well. kinda cool

Jet335i · 04-07-2013, 05:16 PM

any updates on this?

LucWerkz · 04-07-2013, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Jet335i

any updates on this?

Yes the entire car is finished now. I've just been so busy lately that I haven't had time to update this thread. Pictures and updates coming in the next couple days.

pattern · 04-12-2013, 04:55 PM

updates ?

LucWerkz · 04-16-2013, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Jet335i

any updates on this?

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Originally Posted by pattern

updates ?

Updated!

Boostin FD · 04-16-2013, 05:19 PM

Looks nice. I keep wanting to do this but am worried I'll end up wasting 600$ on vinyl and mess it all up.

Chriskm3 · 04-17-2013, 09:05 PM

Great job. I'm 80 percent done my wrap. My god it's a lot of work.

amusez34 · 04-17-2013, 09:41 PM

it looks nice dude!

ms372 · 04-17-2013, 10:43 PM

looks great! nice work

duk · 04-18-2013, 12:45 PM

dood that is AMAZING!!!

Longbow64 · 04-18-2013, 03:31 PM

Gets me thinking...

Boostin FD · 04-18-2013, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Red_Baron

Yes the entire car is finished now. I've just been so busy lately that I haven't had time to update this thread. Pictures and updates coming in the next couple days.

How much of a vinyl did you end up using and what was the cost? I was told 75x5ft roll and the cheapest I found it on ebay was about 650$

03-24-2013, 04:10 AM	#1
LucWerkz Banned 78 Rep 1,237 Posts Drives: e70 X5 4.8i (Temporarily) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: DC/VA/MD/PA iTrader: (1)	Vinyl Wrap Journey This is my third time wrapping an e92 M3. First two times were my personal car. This third time is for my best friend's Jerez Black e92. For this wrap, I have been patient and taking my time. The results are 100 times better than my previous two wraps. Big shout out to huyner328 for letting me borrow his garage and mdosu for showing up and providing moral support. Color is 3M's Satin Pearl Day 1: Front fenders wrapped. Took about 3 hours total including removal of side gills. Day 2: Rear fenders and both doors/door handles wrapped. Took 7 hours total including removal and reinstallation of door handles (PITA). Day 3: Planning to wrap side skirts and front/rear bumpers Finished side skirts as well as front and rear bumper. Took 8 hours total including removal of front and rear bumpers. Sideskirts were wrapped on the car. The bumpers are the most difficult and time consuming due to complex curves and recesses. Sleeping because we were up until 5am wrapping. Day 4: Last day, planning to wrap hood and trunk as well as minor touchups through out the car. Took about 4 hours for hood, trunk, and rear spoiler. FINISHED. I hope this gives everyone a good understanding of how long a DIY wrap takes. Feel free to PM me with any questions! Last edited by LucWerkz; 04-16-2013 at 04:40 PM..
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Skooterbrah First Lieutenant 57 Rep 344 Posts Drives: 08 alpine white dct Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0)	Welcome to satin pearl =D __________________ -08 E92 Brushed Steel DCT- KW V3's - AR Design - Volk TE37 - Vorsteiner - ESS/AR 700 -2012 GTR Premium- Jacks 3.8 - Jacks Drag 800 w/ billet gears - AAM GT-900R - Swift - DPE ST7's - Ecutek via Visconti - 9.4 @150mph 7200ft DA - 185.5mph 1/2 mile 9240ft DA
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Skooterbrah First Lieutenant 57 Rep 344 Posts Drives: 08 alpine white dct Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0)	On a side note. I wrapped cars for 2 years, so some advice i can give it to a DIY vinyl wrap; TAKE YOUR TIME, this is ALOT more difficult to do well then it seems Stretch the vinyl is little as possible to avoid future failure points. When cutting/using a razor, be very very mindful of the angle of the razor so you don't snag while cutting, and obviously very light pressure against paint so you don't cut into clear. Do yourself a favor, and remove the front bumper to make it alot easier and reduce the amount of seems and overlap! __________________ -08 E92 Brushed Steel DCT- KW V3's - AR Design - Volk TE37 - Vorsteiner - ESS/AR 700 -2012 GTR Premium- Jacks 3.8 - Jacks Drag 800 w/ billet gears - AAM GT-900R - Swift - DPE ST7's - Ecutek via Visconti - 9.4 @150mph 7200ft DA - 185.5mph 1/2 mile 9240ft DA
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Boostin FD Bored all the time 382 Rep 2,173 Posts Drives: Batmobile Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Kirkwood iTrader: (2)	Looks nice. I keep wanting to do this but am worried I'll end up wasting 600$ on vinyl and mess it all up. __________________ Current: 2014 991 Turbo RS Past: 15 GT3, 17 R8 SC, Two 16 M4 GTS’s, Two 18 GT350R's, Two 13 RS5’s, 13 M3, 10 R8, 15 M4, 09 M3, 04 M3, 09 S5, 02 M3... It all started with an RX-7 (FD).
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Chriskm3 Colonel 59 Rep 2,186 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toronto iTrader: (4)	Great job. I'm 80 percent done my wrap. My god it's a lot of work. __________________ Vf supercharger + tune/H&R coils/ Akra evolution exhaust/Volk te37/ Rs-3 tires/ Brembos /TIal BOV/ OSS blacked out headlights/LUX v3/Led taillights/ Challenge Front lip/ P3 vent gauge/ F10 m5 shift mob/Matte black front grills/ And a funky air fresher
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duk ///M 158 Rep 3,195 Posts Drives: 2011 AW/FR 6MT E92 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Irvine, CA iTrader: (0)	dood that is AMAZING!!! __________________ 2011.5 AW/FR E92 M3 6MT
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