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First Attempt at vinyl Wrapping
A couple of wrinkles but I'm pretty pleased for my first ever try. Got all four sides done with a five foot length.
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Comment by Paul Sanders on March 21, 2016 at 3:33pm
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Meant to add this list link - Jean Paul has an excellent discussion of his effort with vinyl, did a fabulous job with no experience.
http://www.zenith.aero/group/stolch750/forum/topics/vinyl-wrap
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I realise my comment about the weight is wrong because the vinyl has backing paper on it that you tear off. I would say that weighs more than the vinyl so that 19 lbs should be at least halved.
I'm still learning as I go but for the rivets you can use a heat gun to on the vinyl which will let you stretch it, and then it returns to the original size when cool. This gives a nice fit around the rivets.
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Comment by Daniel Niendorff on March 20, 2016 at 7:30pm
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Looks great. How did you manage around the rivets? Did you need to do anything special? I'm thinking of doing mine this way, but not sure yet.
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Hi Dan, I didn't but the shipping notice says the package weighed 19 lbs, and it contained 324 inches of 5 feet wide vinyl. Take a little off for the box and a small amount of packaging and you have a ballpark.
And to answer your next question, I haven't worked out how much I will need in total.
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Comment by Dan Stanton on March 20, 2016 at 9:11am
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vinyl, too early in the day
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Did you happen to weigh the vyinel before you put it on?
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