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I only did the fenders, rocker and quarter panels. Fenders were new while the rockers and quarters were reworked and in gray primer. I did a bit of wet sanding on anything that seemed to rough. Then washed with water and cleaned with isopropyl alcohol. I had a second set of hands at times, which was really helpful to stretch the material over complex curves. The tools: a hot air gun, razor, magnets, and a rectangular plastic scraper used for applying vinyl. The magnets are useful for holding the material to the surface while it still has the backing on. It's helpful to remove the backing on just the top of sheet to position it. Then remove the rest of the backing to position the bottom of the sheet.
It took about 6 hours to do this much on my first try. It was fun and easier than I had anticipated. It was actually pretty easy to recruit volunteers to help. This Oracal stuff is specially designed for vehicle wrapping. It is very flexible to stretch over complex curves. And it can be pulled apart if you accidentally touch the glue sides together. It also allows air to escape directly through the material so you can squeeze bubbles out easily. It took about 4 yards of material to do the quarters, rockers, and fenders. I think it would take a little over half a roll to do a whole car. There are many youtube videos available showing techniques.
Orange cleaner seems to do the trick to take rubber marks off. I tried a bit of brake clean on a mark I got from scraping a barrel. But solvents are almost certainly undesirable. I'm curious how maintainable the surface will be.
Overall the results were really good and pretty much indistinguishable from paint. The finish does well to conceal rough primed surfaces. I love that there is no overspray, and that it can be applied at the track. Give it a try and let us know how it goes for you!
-Juan
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