DIY- Carbon fiber 3M Vinyl Wrap (done by me and my cousin)
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DIY- Carbon fiber 3M Vinyl Wrap (done by me and my cousin)
This is done 3 months ago. My cousin and I, both don't have any experience installing the CF wrap. This was the first time, but it came out really nice and clean, however, we did make some mistakes. Ex: We heated the vinyl too much -> it stretched a lot which made it harder to do it right. We did not squeegee all bubbles carefully -> some bubbles still left under the wrap. However, the bubble problem is almost solved after a couple weeks. The sun does the trick
. They will be gone by themselves. So I thought I would share this DIY. In order to do it right, you will need 2 people like I did, dual heat gun or hair dryer, squeegee (you can use rubber ruler). It will not take too long, about 45-60mins (without experience). So below is some pics that the work was in process. Feel free to post your comments. ![thewave](https://g35driver.com/forums/images/smilies/th_wave.gif)
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Are you talking about plastic stripping along the 2 sides? I dont wrap those 2 plastic stripping. There is space between the roof and the plastic. So I cut and follow that space all the way down. And then I wrap it down to cover the side of the roof. I left the plastic stripping alone.
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Oh. I purchased a big roll 4'x20' cuz I wanted to wrap my trunk, wing and interior parts too. But I only used 4'x4' sheet to wrap the roof. So I have 4'x16' left and I am selling what I have left cuz I need cash. So let me know if you wanna get some CF wrap.
Back to your question, 4'x4' is enough for the roof.
Back to your question, 4'x4' is enough for the roof.