First Vinyl Wrap completed, AMA!

[TKinWhiteOut]

Very nice. The black and green compliment each other very well. Nicely Done.

[Celica00]

how do you tuck the edges in on say stuff like the side mirrors and side of the roof parts

[Ironsquid]

Originally Posted by Celica00

how do you tuck the edges in on say stuff like the side mirrors and side of the roof parts

Part of the tool list is a vinyl "squeegie" its more of a hard plastic card sized tool. You cut the vinyl past the weatherstripping and use the squeegie to tuck it under the stripping.

Some parts are just easier to take off like the door handle and mirror, vinyl, then reattach for a clean look.

[Lonewolf]

I like it!

[JiB]

Nice

Did you remove door handle and mirrors to wrap the door?
if so, how?

[Huehuecoyotl]

tight

[Ironsquid]

Originally Posted by JiB

Nice

Did you remove door handle and mirrors to wrap the door?
if so, how?

Yes to both. We felt that instead of doing the door handle concave area in pieces that it would look better or more "finished" by doing this.

In the DIY section of this forums here http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8448 was the complete Shop Manual on how to disassemble and/or remove parts (including how to remove the mirror and door handle). This alone was the savior of this Vinyl wrap. Many thanks for whoever took the time to do it.

tldr; There's a hex screw in the side of the door after you remove the plastic cover to let you remove the door lock part, after that's removed the handle slides out. The mirror is 3 bolts after you remove the plastic fascia that's closest to the body. You'll have to remove the Door Panel to unplug the wiring for the mirror.

[JiB]

cheers, that was the only thing holding me back from wrapping myself

[Ironsquid]

Originally Posted by JiB

cheers, that was the only thing holding me back from wrapping myself

There were times we thought, "sh!t how are we gonna do this". Just have to take our time, take a step back, research interwebs, look at the shop manual, etc.

We originally tested the vinyl and our wrapping "skills" with a shark fin antennae. If you can wrap a shark fin, make it neat with no seams and no discoloration, you should be able to handle the rest of the car.

But if it's something you feel passionate about, I say jump into it, worse thing that can happen is it looks bad and you rip it off. (and you're out some money)

[JiB]

Originally Posted by Ironsquid

Yes to both. We felt that instead of doing the door handle concave area in pieces that it would look better or more "finished" by doing this.

In the DIY section of this forums here http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8448 was the complete Shop Manual on how to disassemble and/or remove parts (including how to remove the mirror and door handle). This alone was the savior of this Vinyl wrap. Many thanks for whoever took the time to do it.

tldr; There's a hex screw in the side of the door after you remove the plastic cover to let you remove the door lock part, after that's removed the handle slides out. The mirror is 3 bolts after you remove the plastic fascia that's closest to the body. You'll have to remove the Door Panel to unplug the wiring for the mirror.

LOL what page? that thing is HUGE

[Ironsquid]

Originally Posted by JiB

LOL what page? that thing is HUGE

Download the "portfolio" version. It has hotlinks in the PDF where you can jump right to the section you want.

I agree the first file is quite big.

[Derik210]

looks fucking sick

[Myv]

Wow, great job!

[Laika]

THAT IS AMAZING! Great job, awesome color.