Always clean your space before attempting to install the wrap.
Body work before vinyl wrap.
When wraps won t work.
30 days is the normal time.
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We recommend professional paint repair and proper cure time before a wrap should be applied to a vehicle.
Even then we cannot guarantee the condition of the paint once the wrap is removed.
Vinyl wraps offer a larger variety of color and finish options than paint.
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.
Even if the problem area is small installing a wrap over the damaged paint has the potential of creating more problems.
The installers then apply the vinyl wrap to the body of the vehicle.
I lucked out as the wrap was almost identical color corvette white as the painted portions of car i did not wrap.
I would personally paint it first then wrap it.
You can put wax on a fresh paint but not a sealant.
Any color you can paint a car can be matched with vinyl.
For prep i just used an orbital sander to get surface smooth but certainly not paint worthy prep.
Remove hardware and clean it molding nozzles side lights.
Need body work before you wrap it up.
In my opinion wrap over my unskilled body work looked better than if i painted.
If you put a vinyl on primer it may come off when you ll remove the vinyl.
Not a problem for our friends over at national auto collision centers.
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You need to let the paint cure properly before you put any vinyl or even a sealant.
A wrap won t work.
The only vinyl wrap film we can recommend to hide this damage is rwraps 3d carbon fiber or series 1080 carbon fiber films.