Saved from the Demo Derby: 1990 Country Squire

[gadget73]

Put it on the car and tell people you left it in the dryer too long.

[Tiggie]

They are sending new vinyl. "The team corrected the pattern".

The new supplier is rvinyl. I will say their customer service is top notch. Quick response, very professional. Hopefully their product is equally as good once the new material arrives.

I am unsure if I have to send back the defective material. It would be nice to have some extra to practice with.

[Kodachrome Wolf]

Ehh… those streaks I think would just ruin the appearance if installed due to how obvious they are.

[DerekTheGreat]

Yeah, I wouldn't put that on my car. Quality control these days is terrible. I cringe when I think of what it'll be like in ten years.

[Tiggie]

An update of sorts. New vinyl arrived. Not crazy about how it looks. I think it was printed incorrectly. Take a look for yourself. Currently talking with the supplier to see their thoughts. The actually grain pattern repeats every two feet, but this streak repeats every eight. It's not folded in the picture. Just colored like that.

[DerekTheGreat]

It's naked without wood again. I've been there myself...

[Tiggie]

It's naked without wood again. I've been there myself.

Vinyl peeled fine. Most of the glue came off with it. Got the rest off with some wax and grease remover.

New woodgrain ordered. Trying rvinyl this time. Their product is a "dual cast" vinyl. The previous vinyl was a "calendared" vinyl as far as I can tell. Cast is better for wraps so I read. God I hope this works.

[87gtVIC]

Bummer. I feel for you.

[DerekTheGreat]

Damn shame x3. I hate doing the same thing twice, let alone three times. You've got a lot of patience. Once you find a product & technique that works, you could open your own shop.

[Tiggie]

Dang man, that was looking so promising. Is there any concerns about the effects of removing it and what it'll do to your paint?

YES! In theory, the paint should be fine. But in theory, I shouldn't be doing this job twice!

real shame, it looks nice.

I'm disappointed to say the least. The majority of it is fine. But the problem area is in a very visible place.

[gadget73]

real shame, it looks nice.

[Kodachrome Wolf]

Dang man, that was looking so promising. Is there any concerns about the effects of removing it and what it'll do to your paint?

[Tiggie]

Time for an update. This really isn't a post I want to make.

I finished the whole car for the vinyl since the last post. It has to all come off. It did not adhere properly to the body line at the top of the body sides. It looked fantastic in the garage, but will pop in the sun every time. I spoken with several vinyl installers and they are blaming the product. I'll be the first to admit that I didn't know what I was doing on the right side, but it was clean and prepped properly. The left side went much smoother on install thanks to some tips and experience. Alas, it didn't make a difference. The product failed.

I do not recommend VViViD vinyl for our cars.

3M DI-NOC is also not recommended coming from other forums. The current DI-NOC is an architectural vinyl made for flat surfaces and will not work around the wheel arches, unlike what was originally applied.

On the hunt now for new vinyl or considering just taking it somewhere.

[Tiggie]

Gotta be honest. This isn't much fun. 9/10 not recommended to do your own vinyl if you are like me and have no experience. I've done window tint before and it was cake compared to this stuff. Learning as I go.
Had to rip off one whole quarter panel - I likely forced the vinyl to stick to the wheel arch instead of stretching it with enough heat. In that case, it stuck but not for good. I was afraid I'd melt it - which I did ultimately.
Tried again on the front fender and had reasonable success. Biggest issue is tiny bubbles that only appear after you cook it good to seal it down. They pop, for the most part, with a pin. Slow but steady. Still no idea what I am doing other than what YouTube has told me to do.

[Tiggie]

Definitely going in the right direction now.

Initial impressions of the vinyl are good. Was able to get it to stretch into the license plate depression fairly easily. I'll have more to report once I try a fender.