diy bonnet wrap :-)
 

hi there , just wanted to share a pic of my bonnet that i wrapped myself :D i literally had enough vinyl by 1cm in length :eek: its 3m di-noc carbon effect and i was glad to see the results . its amazing to use , proper quality and i can justify the price of it . its also quite forgiving , in that you can peel it back to correct mistakes over an over ! anyway i strongly recommend it to anyone who fancies having a go :thumb:

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Looks very good from what you have shown, just got the scoop to do now :)

good job there mate...lookin good :-) Are you going to do the scoop or leave as is? How much was the vinyl?

leaving scoop as it is ! i love the overall look with it left blue , looks different :D
the vinyl was £120 for enough to just cover bonnet and a slither left over . was planning on doing roof and boot lid with the spoiler left in blue like the vent ? not sure yet though :wonder:

ive been thinking about doing this for a while now i was going to do my bonnet, roof and blade on spoiler

Not my cup of tea, but looks good job

What method did you use to do the bonnet? Did you wet the roof, and then squeeze the water out, or did you do it dry?

I am gonna tackle my roof at some point in the next couple of weeks but don't wanna waste such a big piece by doing it wrong. Also waiting for a friend to have some free time son he can remove the front and rear window so I can get a better finish.

And advice much appreciated.

Also - you paid well over the odds for the vinyl. A guy called Samopangy sold me mine, and I got 3 x 1.27 metre for a fair bit less then you paid

Chris.

I dont like it, however you have made a excellent job of it.

IMO

Mac

That's mighty expensive, good job and looks good though :thumb:

Not as expensive as a seibon carbon bonnet!! Excellent job, been toying with the idea for a while, but not sure i like the matt finish, do they do the same stuff in a gloss carbon finish??

Looks tops well done :)

thanks guys :thumb:

you can get a vast range of finishes including colours , ive seen white,red,blue i believe they even do a colour shift ??
so i would imagine they do a gloss finish too .

i did it dry . first clean it well and dry .the nerve racking thing is , really you need a helping hand to apply the vinyl ! you cannot do it from corner and peel as you go as it can run out of alignment easily !! peel off all the backing standing either side of the car and hold it quite tight , then tack it to the wings checking it all lines up ? then i used a digital heat gun which i think is essential as i set the temperature to 100 degrees which worked perfectly . then its a case of taking your time with a rubber spatular "not credit card as i think it would scratch ? " the difficult thing with the bonnet is the contours !! but you can pull it back toget rid of a crease or bubble and re-apply . roof should be quite easy as it is quite flat so im sure you will be fine ? good luck with it matey and hope this helps :thumb::thumb:

Thanks bud. I'll post a few pics up on here once done. I have done a few parts of the car already, such as pillars, wing motor and various parts of the interior.

I'm gonna be doing the opposite of you with the bonnet and only do the scoop........

Thanks again.


Chris.

Looks bang tidy buddy!

What a great job you did !!:notworthy

I admire your guts, not having done it before and just going for it !:thumb:

Check net as I think some of the vinyles you can laqure. This will then give you your gloss finish :thumb:

cheers fella :thumb: to me doing things like this is what makes ur car special to you :D

It looks like a really good job you have done there!:) Like it or not (and i do) the finish is bloody good!

ill own up now , i had a carbon snorkal fitted that was larger than the standard one so you had to push really hard to shut bonnet properly ! which caused very slight dents from the palms of my hands . i only noticed them after i wrapped it as it shows them up :cry: that bit i didnt take a photo of lol :lol1: i would of smoothed them out if i knew ! and i filled where my bonnet pins where so could of easily filled them :razz:

Great job bud, still trying to work up the courage to tackle my roof :D

roof should be easy enough really as long as you remove the gutter strips , carfully as i found out they are very delicate :eek: oops !

mods like this make me sad to own a subaru.
although you have done a good job you have made your car look s***
but each to there own i guess.
now you need some lexus lights a dump valve and maybe a massive subaru sticker down the side

:sleep: and fitting hella super tone horns like yourself is a good mod is it ?? :rolleyes:
and cheers for putting a complete downer on an otherwise positive thread ! i know its not to everyones taste , but you could word it a bit better than saying in looks like **** !! the fact you even mention in your spec list " original pink i badge " sums you up mate :lol1:

theres always 1 chap, i think it looks good mate
j

thanks :thumb:
i cant relate to these scooby purists ? one word .........BORING :D

I don't particularly think the black carbon suits a blue Scoob but in fairness you've done a good DIY job :thumb:

i quite like it to be honest mate :-)

Just out of curiosity, how do you remove the gutter strips?

If I can remove them, doing the roof will be so much easier!

Thanks again,


Chris.