Need body work before you wrap it up.
Body work before vinyl wrap.
You need to let the paint cure properly before you put any vinyl or even a sealant.
Any color you can paint a car can be matched with vinyl.
The installers then apply the vinyl wrap to the body of the vehicle.
The only vinyl wrap film we can recommend to hide this damage is rwraps 3d carbon fiber or series 1080 carbon fiber films.
30 days is the normal time.
Remove hardware and clean it molding nozzles side lights.
Even then we cannot guarantee the condition of the paint once the wrap is removed.
If you put a vinyl on primer it may come off when you ll remove the vinyl.
We recommend professional paint repair and proper cure time before a wrap should be applied to a vehicle.
A wrap won t work.
Vinyl wraps offer a larger variety of color and finish options than paint.
Here s why the cast vinyl used for vehicle wraps will only adhere to paint that is in original oem or like new very good quality condition.
I would personally paint it first then wrap it.
It s best to sweep and mop before you bring the car into the space especially in winter due to the electro static charge of the vinyl wraps that will attract dust.
For prep i just used an orbital sander to get surface smooth but certainly not paint worthy prep.
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Not a problem for our friends over at national auto collision centers.
When wraps won t work.
Always clean your space before attempting to install the wrap.
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I lucked out as the wrap was almost identical color corvette white as the painted portions of car i did not wrap.
Even if the problem area is small installing a wrap over the damaged paint has the potential of creating more problems.
You can put wax on a fresh paint but not a sealant.