Alex_Rally
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Originally posted by Gary
That's fair enough but the only off reading soft lad here will do is if he accidentally reverses onto the grass at home.
hahah that is sooo true as well haha
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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haha
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Grey or Silver.
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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PS new wheels should be ordered 28 next week
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kennySRi
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Registered: 12th Nov 10
Location: Lancashire
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Nice colour that 
The wheels posted on the previous page will look nice in black
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Steve
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I'm after something chunkier
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BeetleGav
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Registered: 27th Jun 10
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Yes on colour. Get it done
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kennySRi
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I think black wheels and roof is the only way to do it tbh.
Either of those sets will look nice.
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BeetleGav
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Anthracite wheels. Black roof. Grey everything else. Black mirrors.
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BeetleGav
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2nd wheels. Firsts tyres aye
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Balling
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Registered: 7th Apr 04
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Avery 900 is a signage vinyl, not a wrapping vinyl.
Probably won't matter much on a box shaped car, but the 900 series is a bitch to work with, compared to any proper wrapping vinyl.
Avery is also incredibly expensive, usually. Could probably get a proper Hexis wrapping vinyl for the same cost as the Avery 900.
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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It seems to be about the going rate, this is from the supplier
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To Steve
This vinyl is recommended for Vehicle Wrapping:
"A superior quality cast film that guarantees optimal conformability, conversion and durability, delivering outstanding graphics on the most difficult of substrates - including corrugations, simple and compound curves, rivets, deep channels and concave surfaces".
"Superb conformability that eliminates the need for material incisions"
" High-gloss finish - up to 12 years durability"
" Ideal for durable vehicle graphics"
Taken from the spec sheet for this material, hope this helps
With Thanks
The Vinyl Corporation
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Steve
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The other vinyl iv been looking at is the stuff on this page
http://www.mdpsupplies.co.uk/vehiclewrappingvws1.asp
Howver they only do a metallic grey in a matte finish, or silver in a gloss
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Balling
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Trust me, Avery 900 is a signage vinyl and not intended for wrapping. There's no dispute it's quality though.
It's incredibly soft and the adhesive is very aggressive, which makes it difficult to work with on large and or complicated surfaces.
Like I said, for the shape of your car it might be alright, but having worked with signage and vinyl for 5 years it would not be my first choice.
I don't know the KPMF stuff, but "air release" vinyls are generally good news for beginners.
If you do stick with the 900 be sure to follow Avery's instructions to the letter.
Especially re-heating is a crucial step.
http://graphics.averydennison.eu/content/dam/averydennison/graphics/eu/en/technical-bulletins/Sign-making/TB-3.9-Application-Instructions-for-Avery-900-Super-Cast-en-v3.pdf
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Steve
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is it a pita for trapped bubbles? iv wrapped panels before with air release and non air release, the air release looked perfect but bubbles in the non air release all over the place that wouldnt come out.
Iv read to apply that Avery stuff with spray on lube type stuff which means you can reposition and also squeegee out air
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Balling
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900 will give you bubbles like crazy, if you're not careful. Because it's so thin you'll also easily crease it and creases can be near impossible to remove.
Never heard of spray on lube, you usually just use soapy water. As per Avery's instructions though, it's not recommended for the 900. Also, any places where you need to shape the vinyl (ie. not completely flat) wet application is a big no-no.
Air release (and, if possible, repositionable) vinyl is definitely the best option.
The Avery Supreme Wrapping vinyl is bizarrely easy to work with, but priced accordingly. Just peel of the liner, smack the vinyl roughly on and go to work with a squeegee.
Heard good things about the Hexis vinyls as well, though I've never had a chance to try them.
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Steve
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The kpmf stuff definately seems like the easier one to use then, only problem is there is no metallic grey gloss option, only matte, so I could have silver metallic gloss, black gloss, or grey metallic matte
hmmm, or even a close green gloss to what colour the car is currently
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Balling
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Matt grey metallic then. Gloss vinyl isn't gloss anyway, compared to paint.
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Steve
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Really stuck now after finding out the met grey is matte only.
The only air release one is the gloss black, im half tempted to do that if its going to be the easiest type to wrap
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mwg
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Originally posted by Steve
Wheels on Tuesday then
Just to refresh your memory its out of these two, still undecided..
got to be the black ones
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kennySRi
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You need vinyl with air channels on the back. There's thousands of colours to choose from so find a company that does that colour. You should only need 15m of it but try get 30m if you can.
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Balling
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Gloss black vinyl is horrible for scratches.
It's going to look like 20 year old paint within a month.
Better off with rattle cans then.
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Chris x
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quote:
Originally posted by mwg
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
Wheels on Tuesday then
Just to refresh your memory its out of these two, still undecided..
got to be the black ones
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Balling
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Originally posted by Steve
This is what the matte metallic grey will look like
http://www.topvinylfilms.com/images/products/3m1080_m261.jpg
Yes! 
Can't even tell it's a Landrover! 
[Edited on 24-01-2014 by Balling]
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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Decided on my vinyl, congrats to me
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