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Nissan Skyline Wrap
« on: September 10, 2011, 08:41:05 PM »
Link to my Facebook Gallery of an 75,000 dollar Nissan Skyline im wrapping, normally would take 2 days but I keep getting hauled off to other jobs so its taking longer than normal, but we WILL have it done by noon tomorrow.  :cheers:


http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150782260905142.729765.790735141&l=b74edc3319&type=1


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Re: Nissan Skyline Wrap
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2011, 08:57:37 PM »
Ben you've got a Facebook problem that wont let the page load
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Re: Nissan Skyline Wrap
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2011, 09:41:52 PM »
Hmmmm.... loads for me, dunno what the issue is??  ???




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Re: Nissan Skyline Wrap
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2011, 09:53:39 PM »
I was able to load it also.

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Re: Nissan Skyline Wrap
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2011, 10:39:57 PM »
some people (like myself) are experiencing issues with facebook.

I haven't been able to view anything on it since about 7pm or so.

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Re: Nissan Skyline Wrap
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2011, 02:28:08 AM »
its working for me. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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Re: Nissan Skyline Wrap
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2011, 04:12:10 AM »
Got it now, top job Ben :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Re: Nissan Skyline Wrap
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2011, 05:24:42 AM »
Great job !!!  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Can't wait to see it completely finished.
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Re: Nissan Skyline Wrap
« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2011, 10:07:07 AM »
you're phenomenal!  I remember seeing pics of your wraps early this summer, and seemed apprehensiveness to do certain stuff, and now see what you're doing, and it's like second nature to ya..

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Re: Nissan Skyline Wrap
« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2011, 05:53:18 PM »
Awwwwww shucks! LOL! Cars done, total installation time was 8 hours of teardown removing the wing & mirrors, 18 hours of wrapping and 2 hours putting it back together & cleaning it, this matte white stuff gets dirty so fast you gotta wash your hands constantly when installing especially in & around wheel wells and underbody.  :cheers:




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Re: Nissan Skyline Wrap
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2011, 07:14:15 PM »
yeah.... not bad  :D :D

nice job bro
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Re: Nissan Skyline Wrap
« Reply #11 on: September 14, 2011, 01:11:52 AM »
nice job mate!

one question on the rear lights/bumper, I can see you actually wrapped the lips around the rear light 1st, then only wrap the whole rear bumper. Could you please share your tips on how to deal with that part?

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Re: Nissan Skyline Wrap
« Reply #12 on: September 14, 2011, 01:32:21 AM »
Absolutely! The reason I did it that way is if you attempted to heat stretch the vinyl into those recesses, you would be pushing the vinyl beyond its 150% max stretch and it would fail miserably within a few hours.

How I did it was cut some strips about 4 inches wide by about a foot and wrap around the inside of the light, these holes are conical so you set the inside line closest to the light and then heat stretch it out towards you. Place your overlap on the top so when you are looking at the back of the car its not as noticeable.

Once you've wrapped the insides of the lights trim off the excess FLUSH with the body to create a smooth line. Then when you wrap the rear of the car, cut out the holes and leave about 1/16th inch inside the line, heat it up and wrap that over the lip and you're done! Having the rolled edge be thin will help it disappear, too wide of an overlap will be more noticeable and a greater chance of getting wrinkles when you go to roll it in.  :cheers:



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Re: Nissan Skyline Wrap
« Reply #13 on: September 14, 2011, 05:48:37 AM »
Great job!   :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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