[1965gp]

I think the bumper will be okay once I cut the grills out. You’re right though it may need to be done in more than one piece. So far the only seams are at the top of the quarters

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

It looks like a fairly well kept Judge in 1982
Great Work
2000 % improvement so far

[GT182]

You have done a really nice job of wrapping it.

Does it give just a matt finish? I was wondering if it would be possible to wax it and put a nice shine to it.

[turbo69bird]

I’ve done some wraps in the past and wrapped my airplane 200mph test bed . The surface will look like whatever it is over, you get a hair under it you’ll see it. You also need to be careful about adding heat and/or stretch or it’ll pull back especially let the edges relax before pulling them down and you’ll get less pull back you can see

Any questions I’d be happy to help out w answers.

[77 TRASHCAN]

Yeah, the s T eel wheels and hubcaps gotta go, now!!!

[1965gp]

Thanks guys- the stock wheels and tires are gonna go on the 70 LeMans and the rally’s are going on the GTO

[turbo69bird]

I like the steel wheels and the hub caps put those on my 69 convertible turns way more heads than my polished toque thrusts or my ralleys. I’d have never guessed it but it’s so rare to see one that way people really like it.

And do not use soapy water under a vinyl wrap .it goes on dry, sometimes people do use soapy water on top so they don’t scratch the surface w a squeegee on chrome wraps etc .
These are not the old stripe kits . There’s a technique knows as triangles that helps when laying down vinyl.
Looks like you’ve done a great job from what I’ve seen car looks good .

[242177P]

Originally Posted by turbo69bird

Any questions I’d be happy to help out w answers.

The plane's color scheme. Inspired by...
a) 69 TransAm
b) Second Gen
c) a little of both
d) hard to say, like those colors

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Originally Posted by GT182

You have done a really nice job of wrapping it.

Does it give just a matt finish? I was wondering if it would be possible to wax it and put a nice shine to it.

Check some of his earlier posts about sheens. Think he mentioned a super gloss black. Or it might depend on the vendor which colors are actually available in full gloss at what cost.

Mop-N-Glo might work best on the vinyl

[1965gp]

It seems to have a sheen to it similar to a plastic toy. This is the regular gloss, they have a glossier version but only in limited colors.

I was reading up on it and you can in fact wax it- I just haven’t figured it out yet. Last night I tried some butter wax on the spoiler after I wrapped it and it did seem to brighten it up some.

Got the spoiler on today but ran out of time after that.

[turbo69bird]

Originally Posted by 242177P

The plane's color scheme. Inspired by...
a) 69 TransAm
b) Second Gen
c) a little of both
d) hard to say, like those colors

Kind of a 69 TA theme.

[turbo69bird]

You can get vinyl w more gloss and less orange peel . My airplane has a ton of gloss as w paint the more you spend the better it looks.

If you use vinyl wrap use plexus on it to wax it. It’s made for airplane windshields and works great.

You can also have it ceramic coated to make it look even better .
This is a pic of the gloss on my airplane but it’s actually glossier than this looks even .

https://youtu.be/rrn6PWyh5Kw

Here’s a video of a jaguar with the same
Vinyl I have on my airplane to give an idea of what it looks like in the sun.

[1965gp]

That looks amazing- you may be dealing with a much higher quality product. This was the best product I could find on Amazon- I am sure there must be better options out there. This was just a test to see if I could do it.

[Greg Reid]

The plane is nice. What is it? Experimental?

[SD455DJ]

1965gp, Any updates? Did you wrap the front bumper and rear spoiler yet? I, for one, think the change is awesome looking.

Dennis

[1965gp]

I was working on the GTO last week and wanted to update this. I’m sorry I didn’t realize that I never updated it after I did the endura.

I initially did the endura in two pieces but it kept pulling back because there were so many angles, cavities, etc. I took some vacation time last week to get a few projects done and re-doing the endura was on the list. This time I did it in several pieces with better results. I sanded it down but the vinyl did not stick as well to the non-glossy surface. Still- it looks better and the additional practice helped. The newer vinyl I bought was glossier and had a clear covering you peel off. Looks much closer to single stage.

I may re-do the entire car. Up close the glossy vinyl looks much better and I know a little more of what to do and what not to do. I don’t like where the seams are at the top of the quarter panels and think I could do a better job.

Here is a pic of the endura in progress and the car when we took it to the gym on Sunday morning.

[Tempest]

Thank you for sharing your wrapping experience, very interesting.

The car looks SO much better.

[72projectbird]

It looks awesome! So, sooooo much better than that brown it was before! Plus you did it yourself, which is awesome

[1965gp]

I definitely feel it was $500 well spent. Again it is in no way perfect but it looks good from 20’ away and has been on for about 3 years now

[SD455DJ]

From the photos, I wouldn't know it wasn't paint!

Dennis