Body Work Before Vinyl Wrap

Here s why the cast vinyl used for vehicle wraps will only adhere to paint that is in original oem or like new very good quality condition.

Body work before vinyl wrap.

Tucson s premier local vinyl wrap shop. We recommend professional paint repair and proper cure time before a wrap should be applied to a vehicle. Even if the problem area is small installing a wrap over the damaged paint has the potential of creating more problems. Even then we cannot guarantee the condition of the paint once the wrap is removed.

Many companies are offer color shifting wraps that transition from one color to another depending on the angle of the light. In my opinion wrap over my unskilled body work looked better than if i painted. A wrap won t work. You can put wax on a fresh paint but not a sealant.

I lucked out as the wrap was almost identical color corvette white as the painted portions of car i did not wrap. If you put a vinyl on primer it may come off when you ll remove the vinyl. Any color you can paint a car can be matched with vinyl. I would personally paint it first then wrap it.

It s best to sweep and mop before you bring the car into the space especially in winter due to the electro static charge of the vinyl wraps that will attract dust. Remove hardware and clean it molding nozzles side lights. When wraps won t work. Need body work before you wrap it up.

For prep i just used an orbital sander to get surface smooth but certainly not paint worthy prep. The installers then apply the vinyl wrap to the body of the vehicle. The only vinyl wrap film we can recommend to hide this damage is rwraps 3d carbon fiber or series 1080 carbon fiber films. You need to let the paint cure properly before you put any vinyl or even a sealant.

Not a problem for our friends over at national auto collision centers. Tucson az united states 85711 2019 by southwest graphics wraps. Vinyl wraps offer a larger variety of color and finish options than paint.