Had a very well known member of the forum come up to the shop for a roof wrap a few weeks and recorded some tips on how to work it down using a tricky high gloss / low orange peel vinyl film. Word of note, this vinyl was covering a pretty large section of laquer peel to the rear section and small section bubbling to the front edge, i would NEVER recommend anyone to use vinyl in a way of a cover-up as its super thin and WILL show up degraded paint to some degree i will always be up front and say this to anyone trying to do so. This one came in from a lovely extremely knowledgeable owner from this forum , lovely fella from my local area. I was able to use an off-cut from another job and subsequently was able to cover the roof to a high standard for a really cost effective price point. The owner was a little disappointed that some of the roofs defects were visible after the vinyl wrap but i was really pleased with the overall standard of the job given the condition of the roof paintwork a definite 9/10.
The purpose of this video is for you coupe owners that don't want to pay for a fresh paint job, but want the black roof panel look or if your really inclined to do so, a cover up job ( not recommended but very doable) . I hope this helps someone somewhere so you can avoid the costs of a professional wrapper / painter - as this is very doable at home and probably at a cost of under £50.00 if successful which is quite enticing
. final notes their are much easier films to work with on the market that don't offer this level of gloss / reflective nature, again avoid cheap ebay stuff as it wont last long and may life the paint on removal. Alternative tools for a home install, basic felt tipped squeegee, hair dryer to soften film not stretch, a craft knife and another squeegee to lift the window trim to get the film under the rubber to create that paint like finish.
https://youtu.be/SajabeFSLgc
