Vinyl Wrapping a Hardtop

[andyborris]

Hi

Have a Mazda MX5 hardtop, it's factory glassfibre and I want change it's colour to black.

How easy is it to wrap it and (more importantly!) if I peel the wrap off, will the paint be damaged?

I ask because the hardtop is not the same colour as the car it'll be on, that car will parked for winter (MX5's like to rust!), but I want to keep the hardtop the same colour as the car it came off, in case I sell etc.!

And I think a aubergine top on a gold car may not look too good, black on the other hand.

Thanks

[SmokeEm]

I wrapped small 600x600 plywood pieces for my truck and thought it was a doddle. I then got a 3m x 2m sheet to wrap my Pick Up bed load cover which is totally flat and found it far too difficult. With curves, it would be harder still. I am now leaving it to the pro's.

[andyborris]

Jul 24, 2015 14:55:35 GMT SmokeEm said:

I wrapped small 600x600 plywood pieces for my truck and thought it was a doddle. I then got a 3m x 2m sheet to wrap my Pick Up bed load cover which is totally flat and found it far too difficult. With curves, it would be harder still. I am now leaving it to the pro's.

Thanks

I'm kack handed, so probably no chance of getting to stick to the hardtop, everything else? Yes, hardtop? No!

[smurph323]

luckily the size of your hardtop a professional company wouldnt charge too much. and gloss black is the cheapest colour per meter so that will also help keep costs low.
it is easy if you know how, an extra pair of hands to help you first time trying would be adviseable and a heatgun to help, just don't over stretch it or it wont stick very well.
as for peeling off if done properly with heat applied as you go its mostly never a problem..... unless your paint/laquer is poor then it will likley take pieces off, also recently painted paint that hasnt had a chance to dry thoroughly on will likley cause propblems when laying the vinyl on.
i would estimate upto £100max for a company to supply and fit.

[andyborris]

Thanks.

[MiataMark]

You could try plastidip spray, or similar, spray it on and you should be able to peel it off at a later date. Would be easier to do it yourself.

[andyborris]

Jul 29, 2015 21:08:17 GMT MiataMark said:

You could try plastidip spray, or similar, spray it on and you should be able to peel it off at a later date. Would be easier to do it yourself.

Never thought of that, will investigate, thanks.