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Old Mar 8, 2017 | 08:06 PM
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So I have been playing with 3M wrap. I wrapped the dash covers in Titanium Brushed Metal. They came out awesome. I have Dark Brushed Steel wrap too. With that I cut out a little lowered Mini and stuck it to the glove box lid. The grain of the dash pane goes up and down. The grain on the little Mini graphic goes left and right. They reflect in different ways and look very cool!
 
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Old Mar 9, 2017 | 02:49 PM
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Thats looks great, nice job.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2017 | 05:42 PM
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Looks great. Vinyl in the hands of someone skilled is killer.

VW by amateur looks like crap!
 
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Old Mar 9, 2017 | 06:09 PM
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What the difficulty level on wrapping the plastic upper glove box and the part behind the speedo? I've been thinking about trying this myself but have never done anything like that before.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2017 | 07:20 PM
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I did both pieces. It is not hard, you just need to work slowly and use heat to stretch the vinyl. Watch a bunch of videos and see the techniques. I just bought larger pieces, and I am going to do the sweeping arches on the door panels with the same brushed metal. I am hooked!
 
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Old Mar 9, 2017 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Minnie.the.Moocher
Looks great. Vinyl in the hands of someone skilled is killer.

VW by amateur looks like crap!
Thank you, I am far from a professional with this but I am learning tremendously as I go. This started with wrapping the remote control for my father-in-law's easy lift chair.
 
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