Interior/Exterior Best Vinyl for Bonnet Stripe?
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Best Vinyl for Bonnet Stripe?
What kinda of vinyl are you guys using when doing your stipe work? I'm getting ready to do my stripes now that my paint is cured after my run in with a deer in November.
I've used VViViD in the past, it tends to shrink after a while and leave exposed adhesive on the sides of the stripes that catches dirt. I've tried pre-shrinking it with a heat gun before applying it, but I didn't seem to help much.
I'm considering Oracal 651 or 751 this time around, but I'm open to suggestions.
I've used VViViD in the past, it tends to shrink after a while and leave exposed adhesive on the sides of the stripes that catches dirt. I've tried pre-shrinking it with a heat gun before applying it, but I didn't seem to help much.
I'm considering Oracal 651 or 751 this time around, but I'm open to suggestions.
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I took your advice and ordered the 3M 1080. It will be here Monday
For fun, here is my previous stripe setup. I'm going Matte White this time around vs the gloss black. Gloss back scratched too easy and got lost in the paint color.
Here you can see the adhesive left on the sides of the stripes.
For fun, here is my previous stripe setup. I'm going Matte White this time around vs the gloss black. Gloss back scratched too easy and got lost in the paint color.
Here you can see the adhesive left on the sides of the stripes.
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For clarity, Di Noc is 3M’s line of vinyl for faux interior finishes in architecture. It became popular in the car scene because the “carbon fiber” was the best looking and one of the only carbon vinyls available at the time.
3M later came out with 1080 for vehicle wrapping and 1080 is what you want to use for stripes and other exterior applications.
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1080 has air release channels, as well as 180 with comply adhesive. There’s also regular 180 that can be applied wet, although 3M doesn’t recommend wet apps on vehicles for some reason.
1080 is mostly for wraps as it’s over 2x thicker than 180. A premium cast vinyl like 180 is what most factory graphics would be made of.
I almost always use premium cast vinyls like 3M 180, Oracal 751, and Arlon 2100 for stripes and graphics.
1080 is mostly for wraps as it’s over 2x thicker than 180. A premium cast vinyl like 180 is what most factory graphics would be made of.
I almost always use premium cast vinyls like 3M 180, Oracal 751, and Arlon 2100 for stripes and graphics.
Last edited by RB-MINI; 04-22-2018 at 08:24 AM.
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