Vehicle Wrapping: How to Handle Recessed Areas

[@yensiivevop]

Wow this is so amazing, great execution and easy to understand. Great work

[@timharris7303]

This is an interesting technique. I'll have tontey it out. One thing ive learned wrapping over the years is there are sevral ways and techniques to accomish the same job. I just tend to use the ones that work best for me. Thank you for great tips and advice as alaways.

[@OMARMARTINEZ-ci8uy]

Same technique with paneled graphics ?

[@Julianne1753]

Hello. Did you use any primer? I wrap a couple of Transit and some of them even the blower and the glove still lift up. Then I just start using 3m primer and that works fine. Any suggestions?

[@SignageWow]

Hi, thank you for asking! In this video, he didn't use any really, but using it in corners and tricky places might help. The technique he's showing here should help with the no primer application. However, if you like some more details about the matter, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Experience Team at ROI + 353 (0)1 427 5240 or NI/UK [phone].

[@pritikamala366]

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[@billnipp2309]

Why not just install the wrap in the recessed areas with squeegee without using heat? Why does it have to be bridged? ty

[@teammillion2]

It doesnt

[@outpacer_ca]

@@teammillion2 usually when you are overlapping panels, ie. wrapping the entire van in a printed wrap, it is much easier to get good registration between the panels if you bridge them all like this vs. working them into the channels. some areas cannot be worked in, ie. the curved top left and top right section of the recessed area. you have to use heat in those areas.

[@teammillion2]

@@outpacer_ca sure but they still line up easy and totally ive never had a line up issue due to that yet

[@alecpajor9273]

Music isn’t loud enough LOL

[@drwrap3431]

I absolutely guarantee the recesses pulled out after a year or so.

[@Purly_Baker]

What technique would you use instead to prevent them pulling out. Serious question.

[@drwrap3431]

The only thing that stays down over time is cut and drop. If you look at every wrapped van you see with these grooves after a year on the road, you will see one of two conditions: 1) pulling out and looking a mess, or 2) cut and dropped and still looking clean.

[@Purly_Baker]

@@drwrap3431 By "cut and drop" do mean a relief cut in the recess where it would pull out?

[@drwrap3431]

Yes, but not to relieve the stress of stretching the film. Lay the vinyl inside the inlay until it's bridged over the groove onto the main body, run your thumb along the groove outside edge and then carefully cut along the top of the groove. Then all you have to do is lay the relaxed vinyl on the last few inches of the inlay area and it will never go anywhere. It leaves the horizontal surface of the groove unwrapped, but it takes away nothing from the wrap and it is truly the only way to prevent it from pulling out of the groove over time.

[@Purly_Baker]

@@drwrap3431 Ok cool, I see what your saying. Thanks for the info!

[@15DurangoRT]

Or you could LAY the film into the recesses with no strech at all.