show me your vinyl wrapped hood scoops

[e60ral]

getting tired of the glare but can't decide how to wrap the hood

i don't think i want to wrap the entire hood, just the scoop, but i'm having trouble picturing what would look good

please post pics of your vinyl wrapped hood scoops so I can steal your designs

 

[Koddo]

I'm also interested. The paint on the hood scoop front insert is showing major weather wear and I was considering just plastic dipping that section or doing something like you're talking about.

 

[Prestige Worldwide]

Also interested and subscribed. Thanks for the post.


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[Spenny]

Let me google that for you

With that said, wrapping around the hood scoop was a pain in the butt, and I removed, plastidipped and then re installed the scoop insert. There's a kevlar/ knifeless tape that will help get nice lines if you do just the center or whatever variation you choose.

 

[jafrush]

Here's how I did mine. Works amazingly well at cutting down the glare. I would have rather had matte black, but the vinyl guy had the scrap of matte grey and did it for free, so I couldn't turn that down. Very glad I had it done.

 

[Koddo]

That turned out excellent. Think I'll go that route + the front insert vinyl'd.

Thanks for the pic.

 

[jafrush]

That turned out excellent. Think I'll go that route + the front insert vinyl'd.

Thanks for the pic.

No problem. Yeah, the front insert would look good done too. And you'd be able to more easily see that it was done (if that's important for you). You really have a hard time noticing mine except from inside because of the angles.

 

[Danimal]

I wonder if matte clear would do the trick and not be noticeable? I don't really want the look of a vinyl wrap, but I would like to get rid of the glare.

Dan

 

[Jono.ful]

why mess around with expensive, tricky to install vinyl? Plasti-dip achieves the same results, is way easier to apply, is just as if not more durable, and peels off quickly if you change your mind. pretty tough to go wrong for $8 a can

 

[jafrush]

why mess around with expensive, tricky to install vinyl? Plasti-dip achieves the same results, is way easier to apply, is just as if not more durable, and peels off quickly if you change your mind. pretty tough to go wrong for $8 a can

I've never had plasti-dip turn out as well as the vinyl did. My plasti-dip always gets bubbles for some reason. :/

(I didn't do the vinyl myself, the pro did it).

 

[Jono.ful]

I've never had plasti-dip turn out as well as the vinyl did. My plasti-dip always gets bubbles for some reason. :/

(I didn't do the vinyl myself, the pro did it).

watch some of the youtube how to vids. I've done all my badges, hood, and my stock wheels with absolutely nothing but perfect results. the hood started to fade a little after 2 full years, but again, just reapply and you're good to go.

trust me, its much less upsetting to get stone chips in plasti-dip when its so cheap to fix than it is on a vinyl wrap job.

 

[jafrush]

watch some of the youtube how to vids. I've done all my badges, hood, and my stock wheels with absolutely nothing but perfect results. the hood started to fade a little after 2 full years, but again, just reapply and you're good to go.

trust me, its much less upsetting to get stone chips in plasti-dip when its so cheap to fix than it is on a vinyl wrap job.

Oh, I've done that. I've done badges on this truck and my last car, as well as a few things around the house. Just for some reason about 1/2 the time I get the bubbles.

 

[Jono.ful]

truck isn't super clean right now, but you get the idea

 

[Jono.ful]

Oh, I've done that. I've done badges on this truck and my last car, as well as a few things around the house. Just for some reason about 1/2 the time I get the bubbles.

super thin coats and wait 8 - 10 minutes in between

 

[e60ral]

why mess around with expensive, tricky to install vinyl? Plasti-dip achieves the same results, is way easier to apply, is just as if not more durable, and peels off quickly if you change your mind. pretty tough to go wrong for $8 a can

Because plastidip looks good for a little while but does not hold up nearly as well as vinyl

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[e60ral]

Here's how I did mine. Works amazingly well at cutting down the glare. I would have rather had matte black, but the vinyl guy had the scrap of matte grey and did it for free, so I couldn't turn that down. Very glad I had it done.

Wait, did you have that wrapped at UORTC or was that recent? I like that line

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[jafrush]

Wait, did you have that wrapped at UORTC or was that recent? I like that line

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haha, yep it was wrapped at UROTC. Like I said, it's hard to notice unless you're inside. The matte black would be more noticeable I think.

 

[Jono.ful]

Because plastidip looks good for a little while but does not hold up nearly as well as vinyl

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dude, in 4 years I had to redo my hood once (at a cost of maybe $20) because it faded slightly along the leading edge, and my wheels held up perfectly through two Northern Alberta winters (y'know, with 5 continuous months of real ice and snow and road salt and cold) before I sold them.

...but yeah, 3mil vinyl is waaaay tougher

 

[Quentin]

I just leave my truck dirty. [emoji16]


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[e60ral]

dude, in 4 years I had to redo my hood once (at a cost of maybe $20) because it faded slightly along the leading edge, and my wheels held up perfectly through two Northern Alberta winters (y'know, with 5 continuous months of real ice and snow and road salt and cold) before I sold them.

...but yeah, 3mil vinyl is waaaay tougher

yes, it is tougher, vinyl wouldn't have needed to be replaced in that 4 years and would have looked better and more uniform throughout

(also, if your plastidipped wheels have held up it means you aren't offroading your 4runner nearly enough. plastidipped rims look rough after 1 good offroad trip.)