In this video, you're going to pick up some great tips and tricks on how to install color change vinyl to create a dramatic transformation on this ATV.
The first step is to take good measurements: all ATVs are broken up into clear sections, so once the measurements are taken, a good idea is to roll the vinyl out and use magnets to hold the roll upright as the pieces are being cut up.
Always good idea to start with a centerpiece, and that enables good work flow on the sides and the two main challenges with wrapping ATV's are the deep recessed areas and the severe compound curves that could put a lot of stress on the vinyl. So it's all about getting the right tools and techniques. So here a monkey strip is placed on the buffer so the film doesn't get scratched. Feed it deep into the recessed area and then into the curves, with deep cuts are made and then the triangle technique is used. So the relief cut is made in the middle material slightly heated and an excess film is pulled away from the body line. Once it's pulled away, it shifts the material from the outside edge and actually feeds it into that middle section. Here's another deep recessed area and the material is being picked up and fed into the recessed area as opposed to bridged and pushed in. And then once out of the recessed area, the material is spread out to the corner and the materials nice and flat, and it could be squeezed on.
Now for this particular section, called a mouth, the material was stretched away from the outside edge and is now fed into this area, which means it has nice, good long term hold material safely cut away. And then the other side is wrapped the exact same way. I notice here there's a tiny little overlap at the very bottom, but it's hidden exactly where the body line is now. The material is safely cut away from the bottom side. That was wrapped under just a quarter inch. That overlap disappears into the body line, all the recessed areas were fed in for long term hold and for the compound curves. It was a combination of relief cuts and triangles.
Now we move on to the center area which has a very deep recessed area. So pay extra attention in terms of cleaning and degreasing it. So the materials make sure you when you cut your piece, you have enough material left to right, top to bottom. And because this recessed area is so deep, if you bridge the material and push it in the chance of it lifting is very high. In this case, the inside outside point technique is used. In order to accomplish this, we start at the deepest part of the recessed area and then feed out. This requires the use of application of the heat and the squeegee. But this really neutralizes the stretch in the deepest part of the recessed area and then using a combination of the right techniques in this case, the triangle technique to spread the material out to the outside corner. The material can now be fed to the rest of this area here, making a relief cut to relax the material around.
When the material bunches up a little bit, heat is added. Then the material is shaken to spread out the tension and then squeeze it onto the main surface. Even on very tiny recessed areas, the materials picked up off the surface and then guided in with the application of this again neutralizes the tension on these severe, deep recessed areas. And this really helps the material hold for the long term.
Now we move on to another section and knifeless tape is being placed on a transition point from one side to the other side. And this is where the material is going to be cut away. And the next piece, we'll go over this as an overlap. So here the material is being picked up and fed in and the knife was cut away. The reason why this is being wrapped in multiple pieces is because it's such a complex shape that wrapped in one piece will take a long time and may result in the material overstretching.
On the top section, the material is picked up, tucked into the side and then cut away with a very sharp knife. Once this top section is cut away, the squeegee comes in and seals the edge before the excess material is removed. We do the same thing at the bottom. The material is picked up, fed into the tight gap.
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