Bout to remove my vinyl wrap, any tips?

[jf64k]

OP, thanks for sharing your progress!!

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[no%X#XMVk65v#cq]

The black trim on the pillars looks great too!

Thanks! I hadn't set out to do it that way but as it was coming together it just made sense.

 

[hemiarch]

Really does look very nice

 

[no%X#XMVk65v#cq]

So it went pretty easily! Took me probably 3-4 hours to remove it all. It's mostly just muscling it off. I'd pull it out in the sun to warm it up a bit and then bring it back in the shade to work. I'm not sure it made much of a difference. I did try a heat gun on a stubborn spot to see if it miraculously became super easy, but no. You just have to pull and tug, and that's all there is to it.

Left no residue. I just wiped the panels down with alcohol before putting the new wrap on, but if I was leaving it naked I don't think even that would have been necessary. The woodgrain was another story, I would never put that directly on the stainless. It's clearly not meant to be removeable and left a lot of glue, but since it was over the other vinyl it didn't matter.

And now it's red! Just like getting a new truck. This is the 3M 2080 G203 Gloss Red Metallic. It really has a lot of metallic in it and looks very different depending on lighting. I LOVE IT

And now? IT'S WHITE. Presto change-o.

I successfully convinced a girl at the office that it's just a setting in the display.

 

[SlegMD]

And now? IT'S WHITE. Presto change-o.

I successfully convinced a girl at the office that it's just a setting in the display.

I approve of this mind ducking

 

[jf64k]

Nice!!

Is it white over red or did you remove the red first?

 

[hemiarch]

And now? IT'S WHITE. Presto change-o.

I successfully convinced a girl at the office that it's just a setting in the display.

She must be an incredibly bright specimen.

 

[no%X#XMVk65v#cq]

Nice!!

Is it white over red or did you remove the red first?

I removed the red. I'm getting to be a bit of an expert.

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