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Had a go at vinyl wrapping

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:37 pm
by Ilson Lad
I still have the standard screen on the storm which I would like to replace at some time so I thought about having a go at wrapping it with that 3d carbon look stuff & see how it turns out! Firstly It was'nt as easy as it looks & took me ages to complete it :lol: The screen was removed from the bike and was a bugger to hold down, heat up in places and pull the vinyl over as it was moving all over the table! Probably better to do it on the bike :wink:
Anyhoo, not a perfect job and the lower bit with the original Honda decal dont look the best but as a first go, it was worth it. Now im gonna look out for a seat pod and cover it too so that sommat at the front & rear has it!
Hats off to the guys who do the whole bike 8)

Re: Had a go at vinyl wrapping

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:42 pm
by benny hedges
not tried using it yet... got a massive sheet of white carbon effect vinyl tho...
will have a go when i cba!

Re: Had a go at vinyl wrapping

Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:50 am
by Miztaziggy
Any photos?

Benny - when you do yours - give me a bell and ill come and help...I want to see how easy it is before I order some for mine :)

Re: Had a go at vinyl wrapping

Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:35 pm
by Ilson Lad
I'll get a photo once the screen is back on :D

Re: Had a go at vinyl wrapping

Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:52 pm
by pariah
This will sound mad but it works and you will find it much easier to do.

Before you start. make up a squirty bottle of water with a drop of fairy liquid, spray the whole area with this. Now place the covering over the object. you will now be able to slide it around until happy, you can even lift it up and put it back down again . When happy use a flat plastic spredder to apply pressure from the centre outwards . When finished go over witha dry cloth to finish off.
This does work, try it on a bi tof off cut if you dont belive me. I used this method when applying large graphics to vehicles. :thumbup: