DIY Sky Blue PPF from TWRAPS installed

[Pops]

I just finished a DIY PPF wrap from @TWRAPS, and it was a lot easier than I expected, I love the way it turned out. Over all it took me about 8 hours (about 1 hour per panel) and I finished it over a few days. I highly recommend it if you want to PPF your Cybertruck and save $4k+ doing it yourself.

All you need is:

• The PPF precut kit.
• A wrap toolkit (~$30 on Amazon)
• 2 spray bottles with soapy water and rubbing alcohol (bought 1 electric and 1 manual)
• Lots of microfiber cloths

TWRAPS has a great video to explain the process and it covered everything, but I made a few mistakes that would be easy to correct the next time I do this. These were my errors and the video clearly explains how to avoid them.

• I didnt have a very clean area to work in, so I had dust and pet hair under the PPF that I had to remove.
• Better lighting to see bubbles easier. I made the mistake of doing it at night after work.
• I got too aggressive with the rubbing alcohol and it got under the wrap in some places, creating bubbles as it evaporated. It was easy to resolve, but it added more work. Next time I might use pure water, or more diluted alcohol to rinse the edges.

Bonus Stainless Steel Cyberbeast logo on top of the PPF, by @Cybertruck.Supply

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[TWRAPS]

Awesome job!!! And I love the color, thank you so much for sharing!

 

[Penukoko]

Thanks for this! Considering going the same route. Can you elaborate more on how you sprayed too much alcohol solution? Looks like you removed mirrors, did you also remove any other items like the wheel fenders or the stainless pillars over the windows?

 

[Cybertruck.Supply]

That’s got me second guessing my color! (Not wrapped yet) Very nice pops!

 

[Pops]

Thanks for this! Considering going the same route. Can you elaborate more on how you sprayed too much alcohol solution? Looks like you removed mirrors, did you also remove any other items like the wheel fenders or the stainless pillars over the windows?

The alcohol is meant to wash off the soapy water from the edges. Once the alcohol dries you can wrap the edges around. The issue I ran into is it was cold outside and I got a little bit of alcohol underneath the wrap on the panel in one spot. Well once alcohol starts to evaporate it turns into a gas and that created small bubbles under the PPF. To fix it I had to peel back the edge rinse with clean water and reapply once it was dry. Easy fix, but easier to avoid it, this only happened in one spot.

I did remove the mirrors but it wasn't necessary. I did not remove the wheel fenders.

I removed the gasket/seal on the passenger side front window and that was a huge mistake. Not only was it unnecessary I damaged the seal and now it is bent. I will need to buy a replacement. The kit is already cut so you don't need to remove any trim.

 

[Penukoko]

The alcohol is meant to wash off the soapy water from the edges. Once the alcohol dries you can wrap the edges around. The issue I ran into is it was cold outside and I got a little bit of alcohol underneath the wrap on the panel in one spot. Well once alcohol starts to evaporate it turns into a gas and that created small bubbles under the PPF. To fix it I had to peel back the edge rinse with clean water and reapply once it was dry. Easy fix, but easier to avoid it, this only happened in one spot.

I did remove the mirrors but it wasn't necessary. I did not remove the wheel fenders.

I removed the gasket/seal on the passenger side front window and that was a huge mistake. Not only was it unnecessary I damaged the seal and now it is bent. I will need to buy a replacement. The kit is already cut so you don't need to remove any trim.

Thanks so much for the info! I’ll be doing in my garage as well, and am also worried about the daily dust and hair. What would you do differently next time if you still needed to use the same garage?

 

[TWRAPS]

Just my 5 cents on 2 topics brought up:
1. I know in the video I use IPA to clean the edges. In retrospect that's not the safest approach, so I recommend using no more than 30% IPA and 70% water or just go for 100% water and wait a little longer. Works just the same.
2. Mirrors generally don't need to be removed. The above CT has been the only one I see where there was misfit around the mirrors, but we have over 20 installs so far and on no other were mirrors removed.

If there are any questions for me, I am happy to help any way I can

 

[Pops]

Thanks so much for the info! I’ll be doing in my garage as well, and am also worried about the daily dust and hair. What would you do differently next time if you still needed to use the same garage?

Buying one of those large foldable plastic tables would have been enough to avoid all of the dust and hair. I picked up most of that on my tile floor inside the house. See the picture of my dog walking on the PPF.

 

[Pops]

Just my 5 cents on 2 topics brought up:
1. I know in the video I use IPA to clean the edges. In retrospect that's not the safest approach, so I recommend using no more than 30% IPA and 70% water or just go for 100% water and wait a little longer. Works just the same.
2. Mirrors generally don't need to be removed. The above CT has been the only one I see where there was misfit around the mirrors, but we have over 20 installs so far and on no other were mirrors removed.

If there are any questions for me, I am happy to help any way I can

1. Yeah I was using 99% IPA. Again, it was only a problem in 1 small spot. Due to user error.
2. There was no misfit around the mirrors. I removed my mirrors unnecessarily, I don't recommend it for anybody else.

 

[Penukoko]

1. Yeah I was using 99% IPA. Again, it was only a problem in 1 small spot. Due to use error.
2. There was no misfit around the mirrors. I removed my mirrors unnecessarily, I don't recommend it for anybody else.

Well great job, it looks awesome! I’ll wait for the next TWraps sale unless there’s a better deal as I couldn’t pull the trigger this time and will wait to do the wrap until spring when it’s warmer in CO anyway.

 

[kdn]

Great job but because of everything you mentioned and the fact that I am not a detail type of guy I had mine installed. If I were more patient and able to do the detail I would self install. I really does look nice.

 

[Lincabe]

The alcohol is meant to wash off the soapy water from the edges. Once the alcohol dries you can wrap the edges around. The issue I ran into is it was cold outside and I got a little bit of alcohol underneath the wrap on the panel in one spot. Well once alcohol starts to evaporate it turns into a gas and that created small bubbles under the PPF. To fix it I had to peel back the edge rinse with clean water and reapply once it was dry. Easy fix, but easier to avoid it, this only happened in one spot.

I did remove the mirrors but it wasn't necessary. I did not remove the wheel fenders.

I removed the gasket/seal on the passenger side front window and that was a huge mistake. Not only was it unnecessary I damaged the seal and now it is bent. I will need to buy a replacement. The kit is already cut so you don't need to remove any trim.

The wrap looks great! Pretty damn impressive for a first time job. Can you post pics of the same area after you fixed the bubbles?

 

[Pops]

The wrap looks great! Pretty damn impressive for a first time job. Can you post pics of the same area after you fixed the bubbles?

 

[Lincabe]

That’s awesome. So simple fix? I imagine it’s a time commitment, but the install looks totally doable…

 

[Pops]

That’s awesome. So simple fix? I imagine it’s a time commitment, but the install looks totally doable…

Yup, easy install, 8 hours of work and the material is very forgiving. You can remove and reapply, shift around to get perfect alignment, clean off dirt from the adhesive, and even reheat to remove stretches/tiny holes. I highly recommend it.

At first I was afraid of wet installs, now I wouldn't do it any other way. You can even slide the material under the edges of the trim, so you do not need to remove any trim.

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