First mistake was using a big piece, should have cut it down to give you at least 2-3 inches of coverage on all sides, this gives you better handling and control of the wrap when you pull and lay. Glassing it would have helped a lot as it could potentially prevent glue lines from a heat gun when laid down then pulling or stretching, from there working from the middle out allows you to squeegee out the air away from the middle. Looks good tho for your first time 🤝👌🏼

I love your videos and your positivity! Keep the videos coming!

@arvin_arn

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Just trying to learn and share my experience

Great job. Thanks for the video

Thus was really helpful! Thanks for sharing.

@arvin_arn

2 жыл бұрын

No problem! Glad my struggles and frustration with this helped you out 😅

Shoots! This def makes me realize that Ima be just fine with doing my Monteros roof in a couple pieces and seeing how that goes.thanks for sharing your learning!!

This video is super candid which is great. This has been the most helpful video so far

@arvin_arn

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

im bought to attempt this thanks for your video it looks good!

I think you did a great job. Thanks

@arvin_arn

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I Think it turned out good for my first time applying vinyl of this size

you did pretty well for that sheet of vinyl, i used the same stuff and it was quite poor, Avery will likely be my next go to since its more flexible andplyable.

I think you did an awesome job for your first time..thanks for sharkng

@arvin_arn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Always learning.

Looks good to me. Nice one

@arvin_arn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

I’m a beginner as well appreciate your transparency in the video. I agree, two people are certainly needed. I would’ve used hinges as well

@arvin_arn

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I want these videos to be as real as it can be because everyone else on youtube makes it look so easy to wrap but it takes lots of practice and patience to make it look good

loved to watch the struggle. :P looks great

@arvin_arn

2 жыл бұрын

All part of the learning process 😅

Not bad at all bro, not a easy task by yourself and you did pretty good

@arvin_arn

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

You really need 2 people, all corners need to be held before contact on the roof with slight tension this way it starts out as flat as possible.

Just ordered it hopefully it looks good

@arvin_arn

3 жыл бұрын

Just a little bit of elbow grease and some patience and it should turn out good! 👍

@arafatasif7829

3 жыл бұрын

Where did you ordered from??

Hey man I think you did a good job for just 1 guy. I am taking on the challenge next weekend and I’d be happy if it looked like yours!

@arvin_arn

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I learned a lot from doing just this one section of my car. Planning to wrap my car in a different color down the line so i'll most likely make another video

You're not alone on this i'm sure it was just a vvivid issue because I tried this vinyl on a roof wrap but the vinyl was super sticky it was almost impossible to glass out. I made the mistake of removing the whole backing paper at once, this resulted in the film sticking to the car before i even touched it so i couldn't lift it to glass out. Now I ordered 3m since it doesn't stick unless you put pressure on it so i hope its easier to work with.

@arvin_arn

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I tried to remove the backing paper in sections at a time but even that made it difficult to glass out so I also ended up removing it all and had the same exact issue of the vinyl sticking

Vvivid i found is near impossible to glass out on a roof. There is a reason people use avery or 3M on roofs as its a much thinner easy to glass out wrap. I'dhave given up after half hour and conceded I used the wrong wrap for a easy roof job but you kept going till u got it done!!. Its a tough vinyl.

I did the same thing as you, I saw you making a lot of the mistakes I made. I saw you struggling a lot with pulling the vinyl up and repositioning it. For cheaper vinyl like Vvivid you should use the wet method of application. This makes it much easier to pull up and reposition. My results were pretty much the same as yours because I lost patience with it, and rushed and created creases / bubbles. It looks nice from far but not up close. I'm waiting on some 3M 2080 now to replace it. Hopefully it is much easier to glass out and apply. Also another big tip with Vvivid or any cheap vinyl is to heat large sections of it when you're applying it. This helps it stretch out and conform without wrinkling, and makes it act more like the higher end vinyls would.

@arvin_arn

3 жыл бұрын

Those are some great tips!! I'll definitely keep them in mind when I apply more vinyl in the future!

@kylecrumbaker328

2 жыл бұрын

thank you for the tips! Im going to be wrapping my roof and trunk soon.

@TonyyStarrkk1994

2 жыл бұрын

@Victor Diaz yes, the 3M was much more forgiving and easier to install. I made a huge mistake half way through and was able to heat it back into shape and keep going. If I did that with Vvivid I would have had to scrap the whole thing.

@gabediaz1373

Жыл бұрын

What wet application do you use for gloss vínyl?

@TonyyStarrkk1994

Жыл бұрын

@@gabediaz1373 For the Vvivid I just used a spray bottle with water and like 1 squirt of dish soap. It helped a lot, without it I wouldn't have been able to pull it back up and reposition it.

I think the temp was the issue here. That makes sense why all the pros do it in door. Or if you get really cool weather than I suppose that helps too. Great job on the first attempt

@arvin_arn

3 жыл бұрын

I'm certain it had to do with the hot temperature throughout the day. But living in Hawaii, the weather is consistent year round so the next best option if I want to do this during the day is in a garage or shaded area

@ctwraps6308

3 жыл бұрын

@@arvin_arn vvivid is heat activated adhesive .. so basically Hawaii worst nightmare

@arvin_arn

3 жыл бұрын

@@ctwraps6308 Yeah, next time I'm doing this indoor in my garage

Lol you look just like me trying to do my first wrap on my hood, I tried doing it by myself and MAN!!!! That was no joke ! I took me about 6 hours to finally get all the wrinkles and bubbles out ! It looked great until I turned on the garage lights , that’s when I noticed how many scratches the vinyl had! These gloss black films are way too delicate. Next time I think I’ll go with a matt finish

@arvin_arn

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I learned a lot trying to lay vinyl of this size. Will take what I learned and apply it to the next time i'm laying vinyl!

@tapig3322

2 жыл бұрын

Dang I was going to put vivid black on my hood soon but wow 6 hrs, I kind of don't want to do it anymore haha

@chrisguzman7926

2 жыл бұрын

@@tapig3322 haha to late for me already ordered some but hopefully it comes out decent, I do have some imperfections so it's not gonna be perfect but hopefully I don't mess up

I tried wrapping my hood with this and it was literally impossible. It zaps SO MUCH energy out of you just trying to untack it to lay it down again, over and over.

@arvin_arn

2 жыл бұрын

I'll agree, with not much experience wrapping something this large, it takes a lot of energy out of you trying to make it work. But that's part of the learning curve

its alot harder than it looks. I tried twice doing it myself and screwed it up....in the end paid for someone to do it. I think part of my issue was temp and being in patrial sunlight no cover.

How does the black vinyl do in sun and heat?

@arvin_arn

2 жыл бұрын

My car is out in the sun pretty much all day and I haven't seen much fading of the vinyl. From a distance it still looks good, but the imperfections from my wrapping skills do show (vinyl peeling back a bit, etc)

It's also a really good idea to to wash am use a clay bar on the part you Will be working on! Also using a proper wax and grease and wax removal products that are designed for prepping paint. But I'll admit your first time is a little tricky especially with dark colors like high gloss black the imperfections will show through slot more on dark colors. Hope this helps. Also vivid + has great instructional videos for thier wraps. Again hope this helps!

@arvin_arn

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'll definetly keep those in mind when I go back to wrap the rest of my car later down the line

So does this have a sticky adhesive?

@arvin_arn

Жыл бұрын

It's essentially a big sticker

A pro tip, don’t use vvivid it’s a thicker product. Next time use 3M it will save you a lot of time and you can glass the roof quite easy.

@arvin_arn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

How’s it holding up after 11 months

@arvin_arn

2 жыл бұрын

Still on. The color hasn't faded too much but it is starting to peel back on some corners/edges

wish you has a friend

Where did you bought it from?? Can you put the link ??

@arvin_arn

3 жыл бұрын

Got it off amazon. Just search for the Vvivid gloss black

@arafatasif7829

3 жыл бұрын

@@arvin_arn sorry bro but do you still have the exact link? I can't trust the random ones.

@arvin_arn

3 жыл бұрын

@@arafatasif7829 Check the video description for the link

@arafatasif7829

3 жыл бұрын

@@arvin_arn damn no more 6 by 5ft

@arvin_arn

3 жыл бұрын

@@arafatasif7829 Try clicking on the vendor itself on amazon. They might have multiple postings of the vinyl with different sizes

I watched dozens of videos before I did my roof and hood, the best thing to do is stretch it out tight on all four corners (called GLASSING) before you start the squeegee process. The only time I used the heat gun was after I had finished squeegeeing it to make sure all the air was out. I’m watching the vid and see you talked about what I just said,

@arvin_arn

3 жыл бұрын

Yup I tried to glass out the vinyl sheet at first but I had issues once the vinyl was on. It took a little longer than I expected but that's part of the learning process. At least now I know going forward 👍

@jdstarek

3 жыл бұрын

Damn bear impossible with this particular product. Much easier with Avery. Vvivid gloss black doesn’t stretch.

@SpiderSense-ation

3 жыл бұрын

@@jdstarek the gloss on vivid looks better than Avery tho but Avery is a bit better

@theautobarber9403

2 жыл бұрын

@@jdstarek thing I've been seeing this is Avery isnt as nice finish it's got more orange peel

Where did you buy iy

@arvin_arn

2 жыл бұрын

Amazon

Triple digits is way too hot. The vinyl will instantly stick & you can not glass it. You were just stretching it the whole time.

@arvin_arn

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that was a mistake on my end trying to apply the vinyl after having the car sit outside. But now I know going forward

So this is how to not wrap a roof.

@arvin_arn

Жыл бұрын

I'm no expert but yeah just showing what I went through and the struggles I had