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Matte White Vinyl Wrap

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by rmahoney2013, Sep 25, 2012.

  1. Sep 25, 2012 at 9:50 PM
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    rmahoney2013

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    So over the past couple weeks i decided to wrap my truck in vinyl. Being interested for a ling time, i finally pulled the trigger. I called around all over the place getting estimates but found myself about to spend right around $3k. After i looked into it a little more i started watching videos and i ended up buying the vinyl and wrapping it myself. Total cost was just shy of $500. There are tons of vinyls on the market but i bought the 3M becuase of the rating. (There are cheaper options)

    (There has been a new addition to the garage. Pic on page 3)

    here are some pictures of the truck in the process...

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  2. Sep 25, 2012 at 9:53 PM
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    SoCalTacos

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    Pics don't work.
    Nevermind.
     
  3. Sep 25, 2012 at 9:57 PM
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    rmahoney2013

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    refresh?.. should be working now
     
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  4. Sep 25, 2012 at 9:59 PM
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    Looks great good job. How many hours did it take you? Think they say around 3 days if you have a professional do it.
     
  5. Sep 25, 2012 at 9:59 PM
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    SoCalTacos

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    Good work....looks nice.
    I contemplated doing a matte graphite...but I love my black.
     
  6. Sep 25, 2012 at 10:01 PM
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    tacomonazul

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    clean! Do you have a link for the vinyl 3m?
     
  7. Sep 25, 2012 at 10:01 PM
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    rmahoney2013

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    took me forever... im a full time student so i worked on it for 2 weekends and during the nights when i could.
     
  8. Sep 25, 2012 at 10:03 PM
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    First tab on the top left. Also check ebay.. They have an ebay store where some pieces are cheaper. I bought 5ft by 50ft

    http://autovinylsolutions.com/

    PS.. nice light bro!
     
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    themuffinman619

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    Looks good. Did you run into any hiccups during the install?
     
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    benbacher

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    That's insane, haha. Nice work!
     
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    wow looks amazing man. Props!
     
  12. Sep 25, 2012 at 10:06 PM
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    wrapping around the fenders was tough i ended up taking them off (wasted lots of valuable pieces).. after the process i realized i probably could have left them on. I obviously got a lot better as i progressed. Also wrapping around the body where the bed starts was tough.. it was hard to lay it in the tight gap.
     
  13. Sep 25, 2012 at 10:07 PM
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    Nice job OP. Was contemplating doing this also. Keep us posted on it. Am curious as to how it stands up against dirt, grime, etc. I would think it would show up more and eventually turn to a "yellowish" color.. :notsure:
     
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    Damn good job!

     
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    Nice work man. Now I want to do it :thumbsup:
     
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    please keep us updated on how it handless the wear and tear.
     
  18. Sep 25, 2012 at 10:46 PM
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    That looks like a ton of work!!! Looks great man! Just curious... how much does that cost to do???
     
  19. Sep 25, 2012 at 10:54 PM
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    Now that's one way to change colours! Great job, that looks amazing. Can't wait to hear how it holds up.
     
  20. Sep 25, 2012 at 11:06 PM
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    You took the time to look at the pictures in the OP but couldn't spend the 20 seconds to read the words.
     
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