Carbon fibre vinyl roof

[Lee - Cupra]

After doing my front & rear bumper, side strips & badges today i did my roof
To be honest the pictures don't do it justice and I am really happy with it, just the bars on the doors between the front and rear windows and then its all done !
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[chris_200120vt]

looks ok but i think that gloss black would look better would match mirrors then

 

[BeezaDave]

i love it goes great against the grey. you got a RR?

 

[cupraajy]

did you do this yourself??
any tips you would like to share? as this is next on my list of things to do and i like to try and do as much myself as i can..would be going gloss black tho!

 

[Lee - Cupra]

looks ok but i think that gloss black would look better would match mirrors then

I will be doing the mirrors soon so they will match

i love it goes great against the grey. you got a RR?

Cheers, what is a RR ?

did you do this yourself??
any tips you would like to share? as this is next on my list of things to do and i like to try and do as much myself as i can..would be going gloss black tho!

Yeah i did it myself, I have been in the sign game for 12 years + so its not a problem for me, my tips are
1. Get someone to help you firstly to peel the paper off the back of the vinyl and to soak it in soapy water
2. Wet your roof then glide the vinyl in position
3. Start off in the middle and push the soapy water out to the edges using a "squeegy" (which is a application tool, search squeegy on ebay)
4. Use a heat gun to do the edges heating the vinyl up to stretch it in the areas needed
5. Carefully cut the vinyl around the edges finishing off with more heat to make sure the vinyl has stuck properly

Today i cut a piece of foamex plastic to fill the gap in the middle between the lcr splitter & the bumper, ive covered it in more carbon vinyl to finish the front end off

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[170gone]

that looks really nice mate, soon as you've matched the mirrors it will look the ****!!! Sayin that, the black mirrors seam to go fine...

 

[barney501]

Looks good bud. RR is readers ride i think lol. I like the carbon. Dont think i would be able to cover my roof in the real stuff though!

 

[Lee - Cupra]

that looks really nice mate, soon as you've matched the mirrors it will look the ****!!! Sayin that, the black mirrors seam to go fine...

Cheers

Looks good bud. RR is readers ride i think lol. I like the carbon. Dont think i would be able to cover my roof in the real stuff though!

Go for it mate it would look even better done with the proper stuff !! that would be one big piece of carbon fibre

Ah thats what RR means I will get some decent pictures of mine and put them on there

 

[cupraajy]

I will be doing the mirrors soon so they will match



Cheers, what is a RR ?



Yeah i did it myself, I have been in the sign game for 12 years + so its not a problem for me, my tips are
1. Get someone to help you firstly to peel the paper off the back of the vinyl and to soak it in soapy water
2. Wet your roof then glide the vinyl in position
3. Start off in the middle and push the soapy water out to the edges using a "squeegy" (which is a application tool, search squeegy on ebay)
4. Use a heat gun to do the edges heating the vinyl up to stretch it in the areas needed
5. Carefully cut the vinyl around the edges finishing off with more heat to make sure the vinyl has stuck properly

Thanks for that bud. It something i would consider doing myself.
Any particular wraps work better than other? thought you would be the best to ask considering your in sign making.

How did you get around the arial?

Sorry for all the questions....

thanks

 

[Lee - Cupra]

Thanks for that bud. It something i would consider doing myself.
Any particular wraps work better than other? thought you would be the best to ask considering your in sign making.

How did you get around the arial?

Sorry for all the questions....

thanks

Ask away I dont mind helping, you need to make sure the vinyl you buy is cast vinyl so it can be heated and stretched, as for the aerial I measured how far in from the end of the vinyl and cut out a shape a little smaller than the base of the aerial then I placed the vinyl over the base heating it in and trimmed it up

 

[cupraajy]

http://www.mdpsupplies.co.uk/vehiclewrappingvws1.asp

Was looking at this vinyl...any use? if not any suggestions of another product u would recomend, bare in mind its gloss black im after.

This im just going to remove the aerial, base needs replaced anyway. Plus this is the area where i will c*ck it up! haha

Thanks again!

 

[Lee - Cupra]

I've not used that make before so I can't say how good it is but going off what it says it looks alright, the best vinyl you can get is 3m, oracal & avery
Go for one of them 3 brands and you have quality vinyl, also seeing as you a novice ask for their rapid air range which is a special type of vinyl where if you get bubbles in it where you haven't applied it properly they can be easily pushed out, it will cost you more but you will get a better finish

 

[cupraajy]

thanks for your help lee...im going to do a bit of research, look out for an update. hopefully it wont be "...i ended up paying a pro to do it"

 

[Maverick08]

Looks really good mate.

Once you get the Wing mirrors done it will look brill!

Get a RR set up! lol