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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 03:59 PM
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Best $12 Excursion upgrade

Bought some 3M 1080 flat black wrap on fleabay for $12.00 to do this b-pillar wrap.

Removed door panels inside, then pulled all the rubber away to get it behind. I think it came out great.

Good $12 upgrade.



 
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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 04:16 PM
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I've wanted to do the same and just figured it would have to be paint. I never considered vinyl wrap. Can you expand a little more on what's involved? Are you skilled at vinyl wrapping or is this your first go at it?
 
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I've wanted to do the same and just figured it would have to be paint. I never considered vinyl wrap. Can you expand a little more on what's involved? Are you skilled at vinyl wrapping or is this your first go at it?
Sure, no problem.

1. Buy a good wrap, 3M 1080 is excellent. You will need a piece 36X24"
2. Buy a small bottle of adhesion promotor, cutting tool and squeegee.
3. Get the wifes/GF hair dryer out.

First steps, put a piece of tape down where you want the wrap to land. I used some masking tape to define the area.

I removed the door panels just so I could make life easy. Also to be able to pull the rubber down away from the frame so the wrap went under.

Pull the rubber away, clean the area, rubbing alcohol will work.Put some of the adhesion promoter around the back of the door frame if you want to go around the backside/edge. Also

I used 4 pieces 9X24.

Most of the time was spent cleaning and prepping. In reality it only took about 5 minutes per panel to do.

Also pretty hard to mess up such a small piece. You will need to use SOME heat to mold it into the frame area.

If you take your time its actually pretty easy to do.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 04:37 PM
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PS: I used flat black. If I were to do it over again I might think of using semi or gloss black.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 04:40 PM
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Cool, thanks for that. Looks good! I'm also thinking a gloss.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2017 | 01:26 PM
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That looks AWESOME!!!!!
 
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That actually looks good. have you thought about the C pillar. I wonder how it would look.
 
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That actually looks good. have you thought about the C pillar. I wonder how it would look.
The rearmost windows do not have the same line as the two side doors.


So, is the idea to make your Excursion look like an Expedition or a Lexus?

 
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No pre-planned look, just thought it would look good AND different !
 
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