Wrapping my Truck - DIY Cost, Tips, Mistakes

[@KrokemOutdoors]

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[@ANITAACRUZ]

Thank you so much for the tips, you did great!!

[@aaroncollins3214]

my overconfidence is at peak level right now

[@bradlefler6602]

I like to see people starting to take control of their own situations, and learning new things. Anything you learn helps you out in the long run, even if you don't wrap another vehicle. Keep on living free brother!!

[@born2win262]

Fr! But I’d probably pay someone to do it. No way I’d risk messing up on a nice truck like that!

[@Proteanlife]

Doesn't hurt to learn a trade where you make 170k year either.

[@FrankyCpunishmentSTYLE]

@@Proteanlife what trade is that bro? I’ve done concrete and plastering but never heard of it paying 170k a year you must be in the union or a super

[@Flacomobiledetail]

@@FrankyCpunishmentSTYLE having your own business

[@zachwight8009]

I have wrapped probably 250 vehicles in the past 10 years. I'd hire you right now! Great job for the first time!!! Very impressed!

[@MikloCalifornia]

“The only other experience I have wrapping involves a Trojan Latex and a Korean Sausage” 🤣🤣🤣 what a great opening.

[@richardidgaf8002]

Experienced Vinyl Wrapper here. You did a spot-on job! The knifeless trick (to cut material in order to tuck into corners) is used among pros and newbies alike; mostly newbies rather than pros since pros take the material-expenditure cost more into consideration from an operational perspective; but it is an all around solid method to ensure that no paint is nicked. You may already possibly know by now, but research on how to perform inlays. It is a really useful technique that allows to make sense of more complicated objects and shapes. Hell, I've seen bumpers that look like they can be done in 1-piece but in reality, it's all inlay galore! (I'm looking at you 2012 Nissan Versa). all in all, to all those watching this, keep at it. You will frustrate yourself at first but that means you're putting yourself out there and putting in the work. Keep going!

[@ckrampen22]

only thing I see that sticks out to me is he changes the orientation of the film... but even experienced wrappers miss that step..

[@Lifehackz137]

@@ckrampen22 why does that matter

[@ckrampen22]

@@Lifehackz137 with certain films you will be able to tell the difference in different lighting… like with a silver or grey, it will look off a shade or two but it’s because how the films are produced and how the light reflex them. Hard to explain without seeing it in person…. Most wrap vinyls have arrows on the backer paper so you make sure you’re applying the same orientation. Doesn’t matter if arrow is pointing up down left or right, just as long as it’s the same on every panel you apply.

[@brockcothren6209]

Hey dude I’m curious where you work? Would like to talk to you about the car wrapping business.

[@everydaybettereverydaystronger]

Love it!

[@PrimalOutdoors]

For your first go around I think you did a great job 👍

[@KrokemOutdoors]

@primal_outdoors _-_camping_and_overlanding thanks Jason. I’m excited to see what Sasquatch is in for 😉👍🍻

[@arvymari10]

@@KrokemOutdoors 9️⃣

[@ming6856]

Definitely an Amazing Job. Very Nice.👍

[@lyanne5525]

I am all about detail and not being rushed. This was so satisfying.

[@mikimiki195]

You did great work for someone who never did this. You saved a bunch of money and knowledge you gained I think it was worth it. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@bigpet7470]

My patient is only good for wrapping the gas cap😂, great video and great job👍

[@artieboy.7943]

I don’t know shit about wrapping a vehicle but I will say for a first timer it looks great ! Nice work

[@museymuseo3989]

Thank god someone put up a POV video on wrapping.

[@imrikkibobbi]

Having someone do their own wrap without prior experience is great and gives me the spark of confidence to do my sprinter van/camper conversion, Great Job !

[@KrokemOutdoors]

It takes patience, but is doable! 👍

[@LionstrikeUSA]

Hands down best explanation from a diy’er I’ve seen. Very well done video. Not to much talking and good choice of music. You did a great job with filming and editing also.

[@sunsand7062]

Dang, what a great job! and don't worry about the hours! its the LEARNING CURVE and from now on will be an easy ride for you! maybe next time will be 15 hours or less! Its the LEARNING CURVE! but you went up the hill which most people won't! so be very PROUD of yoruself!

[@jasonfields8895]

Man, I think you did a fabulous job with that! After watching you, I feel like I can do my Tundra, too. Thank you for posting this!

[@lawrencetaylor9717]

It's very stimulating to watch. I just bought my first car and want to get a matte black color, but it's so expensive, so i would lovd to do it on my own. This is motivational.

[@GavinMychalWalker]

That came out great overall. I appreciate you showing your mistakes too so when I give it a shot in a couple years I’ll be that much more prepared.

[@teufelhunden8308]

Hey Im Korean American just graduated college and I have a lot of respect for you. Keep it up brother

[@KrokemOutdoors]

@teufel_hunden thanks man, that means a lot. And congrats on finishing college 👍👊

[@adventureswiththecrazyvet]

Or your an American how about that

[@vandettabuilds6641]

Terrific video!! The best by far. You went into detail that hasn’t been covered by anyone I have seen so far. I’m thinking about doing this to my car

[@emileholtzhausen3001]

I love this guy I’m only 3 min in and he’s got the most subtle jokes 🤣

[@dyaaong6030]

You did good. Wrapping it just to save original paint and for wrap to get destroyed on the roads is all good.

[@4aprpslivingwithevangelist41]

Great video! You did an excellent job for a novice! I just purchased a truck and plan to tackle this project. I have no doubt that your next attempt will be flawless! Thanks again and God bless!

[@KrokemOutdoors]

Good luck on your project! 👍

[@4aprpslivingwithevangelist41]

@@KrokemOutdoors thank you!

[@theofficialpeterkim]

Wow, very impressive that you did this yourself. Looks great.

[@VS-TheWorld]

it don't even look that hard.... gonna give this a go on my titan crew cab with short bed. Thanks man for your insight and inspiration!!!

[@Matthew-hb9ff]

It’s hard

[@KayKay-bp9fq]

@@Matthew-hb9ff what were some challenges for you?

[@kalbs89]

I learned from this video... I like the current Magnetic Gray color of my Tundra.

[@scotthightower9481]

First time watching one of your videos. I just wanted to tell you the video was well done. Enjoyed watching. Thanks

[@sgtrpalma]

Brother, you have a bass ass truck outstanding video!!! I appreciate your can do attitude.

[@volunteer100]

I've been wanting to wrap my 2013 Tundra. Thank you for this video.

[@socemdogbrewingandgastropu8288]

Thanks for going over the Tundra shaping on the tailgate

[@Whiskeytreekilo]

Great look! The takeaway for me is, not only should we protect our undercarriage but the finish of our vehicle is important too. I think you have conveyed that here and the process is rewarding as well because you've captured an amazing new look. Again, great project, great video edits and compilation.

[@KrokemOutdoors]

@j_s thank you! 🙏

[@edmondsonoffgridhomestead8932]

Nice work for a first timer. Brave soul indeed!

[@vince4316]

Brother the truck looks GREAT. Love the color and love that you kept the grille and bumper all black.

[@andrewberns2493]

By far the best KZbin video I have ever watched thank you and great job

[@TwoFeet.FourWheels]

Trojan latex on a korean sausage hahahaha

[@MeanOneMeanOne]

LOL

[@katelynshin2383]

Spicy 🌶

[@adventurebythemile]

I caught that but was to bashful to say anything, lol

[@z3lot]

LOL

[@MrStrosty]

Is that what he said? 😀😀😂

[@alcatraz3539]

Great video. Very useful, very honest and given me the confidence to try to wrap my own vehicle! Thanks! Alan in the UK

[@thomasmulligan9253]

Good job. That flat army green is sick

[@Apflawda]

You should be proud of yourself man. Thank you for sharing all the details.

[@briand.5321]

Thumbs right at the beginning of the vid for just even attempting to do this! Love the videos, I created my own arcade machine cabinet and I have say wrapping it was my biggest challenge. 💪🏻

[@softroadingthewest]

Great video Edward...that was truly interesting, and I am *thoroughly* impressed by how well this came out. The hard-earned wisdom you've kindly shared here confirms what I've always suspected: I would never ever have the coordination and patience to wrap my car. Sheets of anything somehow turn into wild, unmanageable living creatures in my hands, LOL. Fantastic job, on the wrap, and on the video.

[@KrokemOutdoors]

@softroadingthewest haha oh I’ve had vinyl origami plenty of times during this project. I ended up throwing some good material away as a result. Let’s get a snow trip in soon 👍

[@softroadingthewest]

@@KrokemOutdoors For sure!

[@mike.fishrich]

I am a Dip fan but what you did here is absolute Awesome…she looks stunning and you’re right the more you do it the less mistake you’ll make the the better result you’ll get. Keep the contents coming my bro 👍🏽👍🏽🤙🏽

[@michaelsukut6101]

Your wrapping of the well sausage comment got you a like automatically. The great job got you a comment.

[@Ghost-gw2ue]

Good job for first time. I have a Tacoma so I’m going to try it. Why not !

[@zeemax4627]

Shadow looks amazing in that color! Nice job! I bet the project tested your patience and patience. I just can't imagine spend this many hours and pain stakingly go over an inch by an inch. The end result looks incredible. 👍👍

[@KrokemOutdoors]

@zee_max it definitely tested my patience to the max, but I feel it was worth it in the end 👍

[@stankrieger3598]

Thanks you for a great and true information on your truck wrap. I thank I am ready to do my truck now. Were do you recommend for me to get my vinyl.

[@joemorrow7691]

Awesome Edward,,,you should be proud of yourself,,,thinking of doing my old F150,,,,👍👍🍻

[@michaelsimonette8943]

I could see your time speeding up as you got more experience. I definitely want to try this on my tundra.

[@hybridpinoy8569]

LOVE ..The color vinyl you pick "army green "...1st time wrapping Amazing job...cant wait to see the next color ....just susceptible when I seen your video!🤟👊

[@tundraspecialops]

Edward just now getting a chance to watch this. I knew you were planning on it we chatted about it before. Kicking back with a drink and watching, thanks. And my thoughts and prayers are with you and Katie as baby gets ready to meet the world!

[@KrokemOutdoors]

@brett_tundra_special_ops thank you Sir! I think the chat helped a lot

[@daniellacuadras4209]

You did awesome being the first time wrapping!! Nice Tundra!

[@707fv]

Damn, that looks badass. You got another sub here.

[@BentNotBroken1970]

Looks great and I love the color personally. Kudos to you for taking a project like this on.

[@dmanuch23]

yah this is a good job for sure at first go .... i just bought a lifted jeep 4dr wrangler im going to either raptor line it or do this so its good to know its not that difficult just prep.... and slow is pro..... i love the job you did

[@jp16semipro]

I race racecars and I HATE messing with wraps and our sponsor stickers and logos lol my patience is non-existent when it comes to that... I got to the point where I know the fans are behind a fence and wall to watch us race so I just slap stuff on now and screw the bubbles 😂😂😂 good job man

[@insaynbcr]

Mistakes or not, you took on the challenge and finished it like a boss. Bravo, bro! For KZbin videos, it is probably as good as it ever needs to be - but in person it may personally give you the OCD quivers. I'd say for a first time wrap on a such a big vehicle, you did an awesome job. Gained some skills, tools, and trail cred! Now you can go get some nature stripes added and not damage your paint.

[@KrokemOutdoors]

@c_insayn Thanks man! Let go get some pinstriping on a trail soon, we haven’t ventured together in a while

[@insaynbcr]

@@KrokemOutdoors Soon! I have some late fall/winter projects around the house that need my attention ASAP, but yeah I'm down for some trail time.

[@grooveassasin]

Excellent job for your first time Some great learning along the way 👌🏻

[@bobwells1517]

Super ambitious. Great job!

[@adventureoutline]

Well done Edward, I have bean thinking about doing this for over a year to my tundra, but I have done so much research and watched so many videos that I know I have to get my head in the right space to take on a project like this. Great job man looks great for your first wrap

[@KrokemOutdoors]

@adventure_outline I would definitely recommend setting aside enough time for something like this. Because I had to make constant adjustments, it took a lot of time. But if you get the hang of it quickly, it may take you much less.

[@adventureoutline]

@@KrokemOutdoors thanks 👍👍

[@ironmaiden8625]

Great video. I'm considering wrapping my 2019 TRD Pro. This helps a lot!

[@renegade7493]

Every wife: I told you so, lol. Great job. Hope you and family are well. Bless turns 6 months next week. Times flies.

[@hanningjohn]

Have to say, you did an awesome job.

[@francisngo]

Man that is a big vehicle to wrap. I've been looking to do it myself as well so I appreciate and am inspired by this video. Looks great. Love the color.

[@andrewbarbour5356]

Extreme amount of patience and attention to detail. Definitely will pay off as a new Dad. Looks good, I don’t think I could do it, when I built plastic models as a kid my fingers would be stuck together as I rushed through the build. I’d be proud of your first try, if I was to try this I know who to contact for help.😝

[@everydaybettereverydaystronger]

Nice work and feedback brother! I just ordered KPMF Satin Stealth Tundra for my 2020 TRDOR 4Runner. I'll definitely be ordering some of the tools you recommended

[@redwhiteblue7831]

My hats off to you for doing this job by yourself. Many hours involved, but much money saved. 30 ➕ hours invested into this project... how many F 💣 were used during this ordeal??? All and all it looks 👌. Thank you for sharing. Take care Edward.

[@KrokemOutdoors]

@redwhite&blue_78 I lost count man, lol. Thanks brother 👊

[@Riccotorres86]

Dude well done!! Your rig is top notch!!

[@augieflipz]

Great work man! Two thumbs up! I'm planning on wrapping my Honda Del Sol and my Kawi ZX6R!

[@alm3831]

Great job! I admit, my patience would run out. Although, there were some learning mistakes, you’ll knock those out.

[@urmilpatel5353]

Honestly? u were super honest with your mistakes but still ur truck looks awesome in the last pic from afar.. i wouldnt have been able to tell u did it yourself!!

[@KrokemOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@Minjoeman]

Totally impressed. You gave it to us real! I love the color. I would love to understand how long the wrap will last and what is required to keep looking clean?

[@DonTXPgr]

Wow what a hard and great job on truck wrapping

[@dougb27]

It looks great. I’m looking at these videos because I’m in the same situation where shops want to charge me 5-7k just because of how big it is.

[@Hooch802]

Nice work man. looks great, giving me some inspiration to wrap my Silverado

[@JohnDoe-xm9ql]

I'm impressed... Great job Edward. Looks professional. Great color. Hopefully mama and baby are doing well. 👍🇺🇸👏🏕

[@KrokemOutdoors]

@john_doe thanks, we just have a few days to go 😅

[@Elboogie777]

That's dedication for being a 1st timer taking on a project like this. Great job and I like this green over the trd pro green. Also thanks for the shirt!

[@kisakyetommy]

Nice work brother, thanks for sharing 👍

[@johnm4908]

Love the OD green. Gotta hand it to ya, I wouldn't have the patience.

[@outsideinoregon]

Wow, nice work. Love this color.

[@capstake8788]

that turned out far better than my first time. I really like how you used knife less tape. you gave me courage to try again

[@KrokemOutdoors]

Good luck 👍👊

[@bennyb7369]

Awesome job for first time

[@UnitedWeBrap]

That first minute was pretty epic!

[@UnitedWeBrap]

Actually, the whole video was really good!!!

[@theinterfaithshepherd9075]

It looks great! :) Thanks for sharing.

[@CatalinaMartinez1981]

Great job! If I could this, I would wrap my camry pink and tile my bathrooms! :) I don't have the patience.

[@travislong3693]

Thank you, that was very helpful. BTW your truck looks great. Beemer Guy

[@brianthebrian3889]

Your so talented from start to finish on all that you touch ..... peace ✌

[@04JALD]

I wish I can say mine turned out that good the first time. I am thinking about mine. Great job edward. Great color too. Take care and be safe.

[@KrokemOutdoors]

It’s definitely a learning experience bro. Mine has a lot of flaws that the camera doesn’t pick up

[@pnwxplore]

Good job man! That’s a big job to tackle for a first timer. Been contemplating doing it myself as well, but I used to install the clear film on the front of vehicles for rock chips so I do have that going for me.

[@2jeven]

Did you really say Trojan latex and Korean sausage without cracking a smile?! 😂 Dude, it looks great, regardless of flaws! The vinyl, that is...

[@CLProServicesLLC]

Very nice work! The first go at anything is always a learning experience. Thank you for the honest and transparent testimony. New sub... hope to see more vids like this. Well done!!!

[@shouldibehere]

I wrapped the tailgate of my Tacoma. It's very time consuming work. You did very good for your first time. I used 3M VViVid with the wet method which seemed to work pretty well. It seemed that keeping the tailgate wet made the vinyl easier to manipulate. Well done.

[@BWTECH0521]

Korean power baby! Good stuff bro. Gonna be wrapping my saab soon on my channel. This gave me lots of encouragement, thank you! Yes, there will be screw ups and that is OK! 😀 subbed!

[@flyeaglesfly7143]

Awesome Video! Just wrapped my tundra too.. not too bad but patience will be the key. I went with Avery Dennison, IMO a lot easier to work with, didn’t have to use the heat gun at all for stretching

[@mlinder2000]

Is Avery Dennison a brand of material?

[@lancewhite7361]

Big Cross tat, Rangeman 9400 n OD green and OD satin wrap... I can tell, u good people! Lol looks good man 🤙

[@stevec1660]

Great job, awesome color

[@chris7618]

Awesome Video!!! where did you get red plate on your tailgate? Truck looks GREAT!!

[@KrokemOutdoors]

Thanks! The tailgate plate is from MountainHatch. mountainhatch.org/

[@suekichi2846]

Looks great. That color is awesome

[@mattvanbogart]

Looks awesome. Something to be proud of for the first time. You have way more patience than I do

[@WeddingHighlightFilms]

loved the video, and humor. keep it up!

[@richardstewart7263]

Love the color choice

[@ReelNewwt]

Super clean. Wish I had the patience to do that