08-30-2021, 10:43 AM | #1 |
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Wrapped the roof - some issues
Sure I'm going to piss off some of the faithful here...but let me just state that for one, outside of the manual trans - a sunroof is #2 on my list of must haves.
I prefer to have a lit up interior and typically pop the sunroof, even on the coldest days of winter. I use this every day I drive...where the car will only see a drag strip 3 or 4 times in it's lifespan (don't autocross / don't road track). It took a long time to find this car, and obtaining this included a plane ride with a nice drive home. No need to tell me I settled for something... That being, I do like the look of the CF roofs, and for $65, it was worth giving a shot of wrapping the roof. I've done some major wraps on cars before, so this was not my first go. From that, I chose Vvivid's XPO Gloss CF wrap and set to work on the most humid day possible. Typical prep - remove the rails, remove the shark fin, clay, degrease, and rubbing alcohol to prep the surface.
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So, here's the issue I ran into. This morning while fitting the wrapped shark fin, I saw that the one edge looked like it had water under it.
Realize, it's just a sticker...it does not have water, but no idea how this just came up. If you look at the driver side above that was taken yesterday - it's not there. It looks like I may have 'over stretched' this area, and it is on an edge...but I really can't recall doing so. I'm not sure how to go about fixing... For this reason alone, if I cannot resolve, I may switch to all black.
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08-30-2021, 08:23 PM | #3 |
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Looks great. Honestly I wish I had a sunroof most days.
Maybe it was overheated during application? How does it look in person compared to real CF? And was it hard to remove the shark fin? |
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08-31-2021, 04:00 AM | #5 |
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You did great, a M4 with sunroof was my favorite one, but no one matches the rest of my desires so a F83 has to come up.
Those moisture is indeed coming from overstretching the wrap, Idk what kind of wrap you had chosen, looks like 1080hp or Dinoc CA-421, but this is one of the lacks using rough structured wrap. I had chosen e.g. 6D CF wrap w/o any structure but shiny underneath CF look, this one is more resistant against stretching a bit over the edge. Nevertheless, all in all clean job.
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Did you peel off the protective clear layer after installing?
I don't think you over stretched. I've wrapped 2 roofs with vivid and if you did over stretch, the film will pull back drastically after spending time in the sun. |
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I think it's odd that it didn't show after work was done, showed the next day, and now seems to be going away after sitting in the sun. I was actually using this as a test go on possibly wrapping my Audi. Not sure if I'm ready for that just yet... |
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08-31-2021, 09:50 PM | #12 |
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I was going to do a CF wrap on my sunroof F80, but everyone knows the CF never has a sunroof so I passed. I may do just a high gloss black. Yours does look good.
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