I have seen a few pictures of cherokees and other rides on here that are done up well in camo and I am looking at doing something similar. I have done some research and have found this place www.camo4u.com to be rated very high. Does anyone have experience working with camo vinyl wraps like this? Was it hard to put on yourself? Do you have pics you can share?

 

anyone???

 

my experience with wraps is limited to the vehicles I used to drive at work...all of them had vinyl wraps.

they pretty much suck. you can't go through a brushed auto wash...must be brushless. and low pressure. otherwise you'll tear it up.

rocks flying chip it pretty easy
they scratch pretty easy
they bbubble up, and hold moisture in the bubbles

they're really not good for anything but broadcasting your business, saying "I have money to waste, because we're a good company that makes alot of $$$"

and at at least 2000 a pop...you're better off rattle-canning the camo on.

 

[QUOTE=and at at least 2000 a pop...you're better off rattle-canning the camo on.[/QUOTE]

youd be amazed what a creative person can do with rattle cans..

 

Buy a stencil and spray paint it. I have seen some paint jobs that look like wrap. I wouldnt put a wrap on a truck. It isnt durable enough.

 

I also found this option for the interior - It is a camo dip kit - www.camodipkit.com - seems like it may be easier to use on smaller items...

 

that pretty fin kool the dip kit

 

Does that Camel wrap have one hump or two?

 

what camel?

 

This is truly nice. I also wanted a good theme for my car’s new look so decided to go for camo vehicle wraps. Bought 3M carbon fiber vinyl wraps online and now I am going to install that on my own. Hoping that I would be able to neatly install that.

 

i used to work at a vinyl media company.
the printed vinyl, usually either 3M or Avery are generally 4mm thick and can be almost impossible for a novice to apply properly. and that's just so you don't get wrinkles, but it goes even further. you have to know how to wrap around door handles, mirrors, where to seam unless you're gonna do seamless, but that's usually only left for the very experienced.

you can wheel it, seamless is better suited for that, but the seams get overlapped to the back so wind and rain won't lift it.

we actually did some jeeps with a clear vinyl to protect the paint on newbies new rubicons from trail striping.

so long story short, i am sure you won't get the results you are looking for if you intend on applying it yourself. it would be money wasted, unless you get an experienced company to do it, and do it seamless (more expensive).

average lifespan for a wrap is a couple years, considering cuts and abrasions from rocks, trees or other vehicles.

 

We did the camo4u wraps ourselves. Started on the roof and went from there. Roof went a little slow, but once we got that done the rest went on nicely. I would recommend them... www.camo4u.com

 

Just go hit some rocks and get a few good dings and scrub some brush to get pin-striping and get that part out of your system... Then rattle can it. lol