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Old Apr 10, 2011 | 10:15 PM
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Hey All,

I had some extra CF Wrap lying around, got bored on Friday and decided to wrap part of my ACS lip before I get it painted. Note: I've never wrapped anything of this size, and the bends and curves are a lot harder to wrap with this stuff; wrapping my interior was easy because I used a fabric-type of material.

Please go easy on the flaming, just need your opinions....re-wrap it or have the entire thing painted? I did a shit-job on the wrapping, some of it tore because the heat gun was on too high. It's now bolted to my front bumper, let me know what you guys think.


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It tore right underneath, and off to the side...very frustrating!

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Old Apr 10, 2011 | 10:30 PM
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Looks good and clean to me good job!!
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Old Apr 10, 2011 | 10:55 PM
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thanks, but there's some tears up close and minor bubbling. I was thinking about cutting out certain parts and reapplying those sections so I dont have to re-wrap the entire lip.
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 06:05 AM
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Would need to see better pics, but it doesn't look bad.
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Krozi
Would need to see better pics, but it doesn't look bad.
I think the same as well.
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 09:14 AM
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I think it looks clean as well. Where is a good site or place to buy CF wrap?
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 09:20 AM
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I bought mine from ijdmtoy.com, it's the adhesive type so you'll need a heat-gun to soften the material. Maybe I'll leave it on until the meet this weekend, not sure if I'll make it on saturday, but I could possibly meet up for the boiling crab.
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by ck-e60
I bought mine from ijdmtoy.com, it's the adhesive type so you'll need a heat-gun to soften the material. Maybe I'll leave it on until the meet this weekend, not sure if I'll make it on saturday, but I could possibly meet up for the boiling crab.
where is the meet at?
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 02:28 PM
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FYI if there are air bubbles, you can use a needle to puncture and allow the air to come out so that the vinyl can adhere to the lip surface. Also, use a heat gun or blow dryer to warm up the vinyl so that it becomes more pliable and the adhesive also sticks much better. This is especially useful on curves and difficult edges.
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by jg525i
where is the meet at?

ECFest meet? You haven't heard? Boiling crab at the Plant on Friday, then everyone is going to Malibu SpeedWay, then maybe Santana Row at night for drinks? Not sure if there's a caravan or not coming up...you'll have to search around.
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