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Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
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80 Karma

Review on 🚘 5ft x 1ft VViViD XPO Car Wrap Vinyl Roll with Air Release Technology - Black Carbon Fiber by Daryle Grove

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Works well; recommend heat gun with installation

First, excellent quality vinyl. The length was 5 feet and the width was 1 foot as stated. However, I measured the width in several places and noticed a slight deviation. A little it was about 1/8 inch on a 5 foot wingspan. The vinyl cuts easily with a razor and adhesion is good without the addition of glue. Now for the installation; I bought it because we had very hot days which resulted in my air freshener dripping onto the dashboard. The chemical and heat pass through the radio panel trim and trim. Thoroughly wipe all surfaces with alcohol. Also note that for this setup I removed all cowling and the stereo control panel. I've watched a few videos of this being applied without removing the fairing, but the end results didn't look desirable around the edges. And all had no navigation screen. Most videos ask you to trim the corners to avoid creases. Then I watched videos of professionals coating the exterior of vehicles. They heat the vinyl and stretch it slightly, then smooth out wrinkles and bubbles. I used a $16 dual-temp Genesis heat gun, which I also bought on Amazon. Using a heat gun made the installation extremely easy and gentle. In addition, it also accelerated the setting and curing of the adhesive. This procedure ensured a tight fit of the paneling parts. In addition, due to pattern matching, heating improved the quality of the seams. The heat allowed for easy hand manipulation without the use of vinyl tools. I bought all the post processing tools in harbor charter as the whole set was only 7.99. And a razor for 0.99 cents. I used the trim tools to paste in any parts that were moved after reinstalling the fairing. The encasement did not prevent the fairing parts from being installed, nor did the fairing become damaged.

Pros
  • Decent performance
Cons
  • Definitely bad product