Vinyl Wrapping Interior Parts

[rob quilter]

Just a quick 'how to' on wrapping interior trims, technique is pretty similar on body panels, just on a larger scale. The 2 items I wrapped here are the stereo and centre console surrounds.

Items needed:

1. Your desired wrap - I used a 3M '3D' carbon fibre wrap, its not just printed onto a sheet, it actually has texture and feel to it. Looks great.
2. Heatgun
3. A Stanley knife or arts and craft knife
4. Foam edge squeegy
5. Ruler
6. Pen/pencil
7. Scissors
8. Patience

***Make sure the trim to be wrapped is washed and completely clean and dry. And when using the heatgun, don't over heat the vinyl as it will melt***

I started with my stereo surround first...



Obviously I started by cutting the vinyl to size, peel the backing off and stick the surround down.





Using the squeegy stick the vinyl to all the flat areas making sure you force all the air bubbles out, then for the corners and curves gently heat the vinyl - this increases the flex of the vinyl and allows it to 'mould' around any curves.

Trim the edges and wrap around the back of the surround.









Next, trim the holes for the centre sections of the surround...



Heat the corners and squeegy around the insides, heat the whole trim once done, this makes the adhesive go a bit stickier and once cooled gives more secure fit. Done!




Next I tackled the centre console surround. Remove the whole centre console from the car...



Flip it over, and the screws attaching the surround to the centre console are located underneath...



Undo the screws and out pops the surround...



Under the surround you will find the screws to remove the tray in the middle of the surround....



Cut the vinyl to size...



Oakley decided to come and lend a hand...



Same as the stereo surround, peel the backing off the vinyl and stick the trim to it...



Stick all the flat areas down. Again, heat to make the vinyl fit around any curves...







Sliced my thumb on the knife



Plasters FTW!



Dillon also came to help...



Trim and tuck the vinyl behind the trim...



Trim the centre sections out, heat and secure...



Put the centre console back together...





Centre console and stereo surround fitted back into the car...

[vti2003]

Looks really good and nice write up.

Have you been in my garage? Weird but that is the exactly the same heatgun, scissors, squeegy and knife I used to do mine!!

[rob quilter]

[Deanorth]

It's really looking good, those are 3M DiNoc carbon wrapper?
I have the OEM carbon kit from Honda, it's good, but it's for me uncomplete, especially on the center console, the little trap should be covered too.
Now realy problem is too find a vinyl that look like honda OEM carbon parts.
Really nice tutorial, worth re reading, thanks:)

[Merlin]

Added to wiki.

[mart609]

Contemplating doing this on the walnut effect in the wagon. So nice write-up, cheers

[lewd lude lover]

blimy. you can tell you got that stuff half normal price nuff cut off?

good skills there rob. looks good.

@deanorth: I think that is 3M 1080 carbon not the di-noc. it pops better and has a slick look. better suited to auto use. You know the OEM honda 'carbon' parts are clear plastic with print on the back yeah? maybe think about finding a wrap you like and covering the lot. i have a mix of real carbon parts, 3M wrapped parts and all of the honda bits at the moment the honda parts look rubbish against the other two and will be getting wrapped as soon as i buy some more wrap.

[Jamin]

That looks farkin awesome!

[rob quilter]

That looks farkin awesome!

Cheers dude

[Ferdie]

Normaly i don't like the fake carbon look

but this looks verry sexy

you are going to do more??