🔧 BUILD The Replacement for the Cobra. V: “Greasy’s Fuck Your Blower-Coyote, Super-Secret Stick-Shift Hellcat Build”

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    WhiteKnuckleScat said:
    Definitely helps to have an extra set of hands to get that first piece laid down as smooth as possible.
    You have more wrap?
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    Yeah an extra set of hands would have been huge when trying to do this.

    Things went to shit as soon as I tried to peel the backing paper off. In hindsight I should have let the wrap rest for a day to flatten out vs pulling it straight out of the tube and putting it onto the car, but my excitement over comes me. The wrap was dirt cheap, like $65. I've called to get some quotes from places, and I have seen anywhere from $280 to $460. The place for $280 has great reviews, does some good work based on their pictures, and responsive. Trying to set an appointment with them.
     
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    I once tried installing a precut clear bra on a past car…once. Needless to say it ended the same as your wrap.
    It’s worth the headache nowadays for me to just pay someone to do things like that. Hell now I even have a mobile car wash guy that comes to my house every two weeks to basically do a new car delivery prep on our cars. I wont even wash them anymore. Too busy with work/kids/toys.
     
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    ZXMustang said:
    I once tried installing a precut clear bra on a past car…once. Needless to say it ended the same as your wrap.
    It’s worth the headache nowadays for me to just pay someone to do things like that. Hell now I even have a mobile car wash guy that comes to my house every two weeks to basically do a new car delivery prep on our cars. I wont even wash them anymore. Too busy with work/kids/toys.
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    Yeah an extra set of hands would have been huge when trying to do this.

    Things went to shit as soon as I tried to peel the backing paper off. In hindsight I should have let the wrap rest for a day to flatten out vs pulling it straight out of the tube and putting it onto the car, but my excitement over comes me. The wrap was dirt cheap, like $65. I've called to get some quotes from places, and I have seen anywhere from $280 to $460. The place for $280 has great reviews, does some good work based on their pictures, and responsive. Trying to set an appointment with them.
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    I highly recommend this. They make it look so easy
     
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    He wasn't actually talking shit :rofl: but he said it was a lot of fun to track such a big car. I really like to see other cars at the track that you really don't see very often, that's certainly one of them. I have a quick video of it but I didn't want to hijack your thread.
     
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    He wasn't actually talking shit :rofl: but he said it was a lot of fun to track such a big car. I really like to see other cars at the track that you really don't see very often, that's certainly one of them. I have a quick video of it but I didn't want to hijack your thread.
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    It’s ok post it, there are some hardcore road course guys on the Hellcat forums.
     
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    J-LO said:
    imma play devils advocate here. but fuck that wrap shit. dude you , of all people, who like things perfect is going to take a short cut? spend all this money on go fast parts but not to keep it looking good?

    do it right, dont do wrap
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    Come on Jimmy, are you suggesting I paint the hood?

    I honestly feel like that is a waste of money. I don’t think a wrap looks bad at all. If it’s done shitty yes, but good wrap jobs look great.

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