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Old 07-29-2012, 09:52 PM
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process pics - almost done...man what a project! it is 3m 1080 series matte aluminum.

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valance, bumper and rockers left....
Old 07-29-2012, 10:41 PM
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I have toyed with the thought of wrapping my car someday in Hugger Orange, I really want to change the color and this is a good way to do it and it not be permanent. Are you wrapping your door jams?

Wouldn't need to since its silver on silver really but I'm sure it can be done since I would be putting orange over blue.

Do you know anything about how you clean these? Does it have a rough texture like plasidip for the dirt to get in and stick?

PS great job looks great!
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great work looks sweet
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Looks good
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door jams will all be done, tried to get all seams at factory seams, so cuts blend well....some places made it, some didnt. will still look good in the end. the 1080 series is very thick material, and covers 90% of your rock chips as well, so thats an added bonus! as far as cleaning, it's extremely smooth so just your normal wash does a great job keeping it clean.
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looks good
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Originally Posted by wlsmoku
door jams will all be done, tried to get all seams at factory seams, so cuts blend well....some places made it, some didnt. will still look good in the end. the 1080 series is very thick material, and covers 90% of your rock chips as well, so thats an added bonus! as far as cleaning, it's extremely smooth so just your normal wash does a great job keeping it clean.
How much did you order and how much did it cost, you can PM me if you would like.
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great work , looks cool .
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That looks good, I really like the color to it
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i recently wrapped a G8 GT and it came out great, he did the flat black matte wrap! not hard to install just time consuming!
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looks great! do they make that stuff it gloss colors?
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Looks great!
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WOW! Your work looks absolutely incredible, dude! You seem to be very talented — great job!
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Originally Posted by My6speedZ
How much did you order and how much did it cost, you can PM me if you would like.
I ordered 60 ft and thats WAY too much - when i am done I will see how much is left and post it up for you guys. price will vary a lot depending on where you buy it from. my guess is if I ordered what I NEEDED, it would be $350-400 for the 1080 series (cheaper if you buy the cheap kind though).


thanks peeps, been a lot of work to get to this point.....worth it, but a lot of time...
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Originally Posted by lsmaxxed
looks great! do they make that stuff it gloss colors?
yes they do - is it show quality shine, no.
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hmm, possibly flat black my car
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Please PM me where you ordered the wrap from.
Also how forgiving is the material if you mess up?
Can it be reused or would I have start over with a fresh piece of vinyl.
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that looks really good dude, let me know where you got it, i wanna do mine this winter.
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Awesome work man! Have you ever done vinyl before? This was my first attempt at it:

It took me a lot longer because I took all of the panels off the car so I could wrap around behind them. I think it was overkill, I probably wouldnt do that next time. The hardest pieces were the front bumper, and the SS Spoiler!

https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...eo-inside.html
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i bet even GOFAST908Z would be able to get that wrap to shine, with his voodoo that he uses!!!

nice job on the wrap btw

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