DIY Vinyl Wrap For Your Truck - What To Expect, Costs, Tips

welcome back everyone to the channel as always i appreciate y'all and joining me today's video we are going to be talking about vinyl wrapping more specifically wrapping your pickup truck now this video is geared more towards the people who are on the fence about whether or not they still want to do it themselves if you want to wrap yourself type deal you know a little diy perhaps this will show you at least what to expect you know the expectations the what's to come the do's and don'ts of this whole process because i had my fair share of don'ts and i want you all to avoid those mistakes to try to make this thing as clean cut as possible we'll go ahead and start off with my baby here this is a 2018 f-150 xl it's a bass truck it's a fleet truck guys nothing special hence the oxford white now i ended up wrapping this thing in 3ms satin black 2080 series with that said now let's go ahead and get into the finer details let me start off by saying that vinyl wrapping may look intimidating may look tough to do and sometimes it is i'm not gonna lie but generally speaking this is something you can figure out this isn't rocket surgery it's not brain science guys however it is still a bit of a delicate process you will need time and or patience if you have both those things then you're in business in terms of time this isn't some sort of 10 minute ride this is gonna be at least two 2-3 hours on a component depending on your skill level and in terms of patience well sometimes the vinyl wrap may not cooperate with you you might scuff it you might tear it it might fold in on itself and at that point you just want to rip it off the truck ball it up and chuck it as hard as you can but but you don't you keep trying you figure it out using trial and error now hopefully at this point you've already vinyl wrapped certain bits smaller tidbits maybe interior stuff or something like that if not go practice on flat surfaces go go wrap your refrigerator doors or something just so that you can get comfortable with it and just see how the vinyl wrap behaves because there are certain characteristics to it moving on to my favorite part of the job here and that is preparation it's actually my least favorite and i hate it but it has to be done anyways before you wrap the vehicle you want to make sure it is washed top to bottom so make sure you have that two bucket method down and then before you even cut out the vinyl and lay it down you need to make sure that the component you're working on is clean and clear folks get some isopropyl alcohol and wipe it down if you have an air compressor hit it up with some air because vinyl wrap is like a magnet it will attract those dirt rocks and dust particles and it's going to show so you don't want your truck looking like a teenager's face with little acne marks and bumps on them so more bad news here folks is that you're gonna have to disassemble your truck there's no other way around it you're gonna have to take it apart like you saw removing those emblems badges headlights taillights door handles window trims mirrors all that stuff that would get in the way needs to go when you're vinyl wrapping the point is to have a flat surface and not have to work around things when rapping guys that's what makes it very tough now if you want you can but it's not going to look great i'm speaking from experience you're better off using that time to just take it apart you spend all this money on vinyl wrap you might as well go the extra 15 miles [Music] i also did end up wrapping the construction truck which has an eight foot bed now that was a lot of wrap that's a lot of material right there i ended up using 10 foot rolls on either side of the bed so all that stuff guys you want to measure out leave at least a foot to play with on either side there as i mentioned when you order vinyl wrap it comes in a standard height size of five feet so it's a five foot tall roll and then depending on how much you order is how much it extends outwards so so the prices of wrap will vary simply because there are a ton of different options out there there's different finishes satin matte chrome pearlescent there's color shifting ones there's even textured wrap i did my friend's evo 10 with brush metallic he ended up getting around 45 feet which cost him around 700 bucks and you know i got 75 feet of my wrap and that's me 800 bucks so you can see where the uh the difference in prices shows up especially with manufacturers 3m being one of the bigger companies out there they do a bunch of different stuff so 800 bucks for 75 feet is actually pretty decent i highly recommend that you get a bunch of different samples first and take into pricing consideration as well when you're doing that stuff because that's exactly what i did i got a bunch of different samples a bunch of different colors that i was interested in doing all of them obviously in the budget that i was trying to you know stay in the budget guys i ain't trying to go overboard [Music] here's a pretty good example as to why you want to remove things from your truck when vinyl wrapping i was doing the passenger side fender and i got a little lazy i didn't bother removing the grille and headlights as i should have but i did remove that little trim piece below the headlights and grill so give me some credit for that one in the end didn't matter i still spent a great deal of time trying to tuck the vinyl wrap behind the headlight it was a very tight fit doing all these precision cuts and putting my knife midship to the test looking back at it i probably should have just removed the grille and headlights and done both fenders at once [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] the last thing i wanted to talk about guys was your primary weapon this is your go-to this is all reliable this is loyal to the soil and of course i'm talking about your heat gun this is what you're going to be using 90 of the time obviously so you can stretch that vinyl to wrap it around those complex corners and body lines unless you live close to the equator guys then you don't need that extra heat source but here's an example i'm doing the evo 10 with the brushed black metallic and i think it was starting to fold or form bubbles on me and look at that a little bit of heat brought it back to life that is what i am talking about guys so if you're just starting out heat is your best friend you're going to be on that thing watch me cut this this bit i think i had an air bubble on the arch part of the bed i'm pulling out the vinyl after sticking it down guys that's how friendly it is boom heat back in business that easy guys last thing this is probably more of a warning from the heat gun companies but you obviously will burn yourself that gun is stupid dumb hot and i've already had my fair share of burns and you would think that i would have learned my lessons from all those things but uh no no that being said the heat gun will disintegrate the vinyl wrap obviously if you have it really close to the wrap itself uh so what i would recommend is you just get a piece loosely attached to something aim your heat gun at that thing and just play around with the distance see how it reacts you'll get a better feel for it uh obviously these guns do have a low and high setting so it's not that serious it's not that big of a deal guys what else we'll go back to tips here this bit i am doing what i like to call the roll around where you try to fold in the vinyl wrap around sharp corners like that those curves those hair pins in this case the wheel well pretty simple process simply heat and with your thumb slowly advancing going further into the wheel well tuck the wrap and that is how you get maximum stickager so that is going to do it for today's video hopefully you guys learned a little something out of this and hopefully this wayed you to vinyl wrap your car or truck guys it's worth a shot anyways this was just an overview i just wanted to show you uh what what you'll encounter give you a better idea in case you are first attempting this i know it can be a little scary and daunting because it's a big task and there's a there's a definitely a lot of work to it but you know guys have fun try and have fun with it you won't but try if you have any questions about vinyl wrapping leave them down below in the comments i'm sure somebody with more experience will uh will help you out there or if you'd like to add chime in throw some more tips in there feel free all that leave them down below if you want to see more vinyl wrapping stuff uh there's plenty of videos on the evo 10. there's plenty on the 2013 f-150 that one had the eight foot bed uh a lot on the 2018 f-150 and there's some in the subaru too so if you're still curious about vinyl wrapping feel free to check those videos out as always i appreciate y'all peace and take care [Music] [Music] you

Channel: Apex Corner

Views: 122,778

Keywords: 2018 f150 vinyl wrap, 2020 ford, 2018 ford, how to wrap a truck, vinyl wrap truck, how to wrap a car, crazy car wraps, ford raptor, 2018 f150, vinyl wrap worth it, 3m vinyl wrap, truck wrapping, streetspeed717, vehicle wrap costs, adam lz, diy vinyl wrap, vinyl wrap f150, vinyl wrap tips and tricks, vinyl wrap, how to, car wrap, how to vinyl wrap a car

Id: 5yc7J6m_1No

Length: 11min 32sec (692 seconds)

Published: Fri Feb 18 2022