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Old 03-13-13, 01:19 PM
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Has anyone Vinyl wrapped their car. Just wondering how all the curves and edges hold up during the hot sunny days. The surface of the car on sunny days does get hot and i'm wondering if this will cause bubbles in a wrapped car?
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Where is GB?
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Originally Posted by lexus-is2
Has anyone Vinyl wrapped their car. Just wondering how all the curves and edges hold up during the hot sunny days. The surface of the car on sunny days does get hot and i'm wondering if this will cause bubbles in a wrapped car?
It shouldn't really be a problem if you install it correctly and use a quality vinyl (i.e. 3M). Where you will start having issues with that kind of stuff is if you don't properly clean the surfaces, leave bubbles, incorrectly wrap the edges, etc.

My uncle owns a vinyl shop and his truck has been thru a couple different vinyl wraps now in the California sun and never had an issue with bubbling, peeling, etc. Even in the rain the vinyl held up perfectly fine.
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If hes in Britain he should be fine, vinyl should hold up fine. People run vinyl wraps here all the time in the Valley. (temperatures around 90 everyday)
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Vinyl wraps should hold up good if applied right! I've seen many last through lots of rain and intense heat in the summers here in Texas.
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