Vinyl Wrap Seams

The vinyl itself a highly formable cast vinyl has channels to allow air to escape eliminating bubbles.

Vinyl wrap seams.

Just like the edges a clean cut should be made make sure material is flush and installed without flaps and creasing. This video shows the proper technique to install a perfect butt seam with two different pieces of vinyl wrap using finish line knifeless tape by knifeless te. Vertical or horizontal your pick. A moderate amount of heat should be used on the corner in order to fuse the area.

A factory laminate coating can make the vinyl wrap last up to 10 years. One way to minimize necessary seams is to place them in areas of dark color on the vehicle wrap design. For rounded or sharp edge corners heat the vinyl until malleable and push the film deep in the corner crevice. For rounded or sharp edge corners heat the vinyl until malleable and push the film deep in the corner crevice.

Ole solskin ravn head judge for the wrap masters explains why seam shrinkage is an issue when aligning two separate colours in a wrap and how to deal with t. Do not cut when film is still hot. Lighter colors make the little bump of the seam a lot more noticeable whereas the darker colors absorb the light and make the seam harder to see. So far it doesn t look obvious and covers the seams well it should keep the vinyl down.

Just like the edges a clean cut should be made make sure material is flush and installed without flaps and creasing. Do not cut when film is still hot.