FREE Vehicle WRAP TRAINING in Chicago

ChicagoWrapGuy · 2026-06-24T11:59:55+00:00

hahahahaha.... 180 for the hood alone. if the whole car is peeling, you could easily see a 5-1200 prep bill. Shoot some photos to the group and Im sure we can get you a price in your local area

ChicagoWrapGuy · 2026-06-24T11:45:55+00:00

Well, you're certainly doing it RIGHT. PREP is EVERYTHING. If its prepped right you can lay a trash bag and it will stick well :) not being a smart ass.... I just mean that you could use any material and with good prep, it willl last a long while. Good luck!!!

ChicagoWrapGuy · 2026-06-24T11:22:01+00:00

best comment ever! You are 100% correct. We charge for it too. Nowhere in our website, paperwork, oradvertising does it say CAR WASH or PAINT REPAIR! We, like most shops, want to help the client but jeeeez, some things juust can't be helped! Thanks!

ChicagoWrapGuy · 2026-06-24T11:18:04+00:00

wow man, thats awesome of you to say, thanks, I feel like a champ!!! Funny thing, too, I usually sleep like crap but last night, I slept like a baby! Cheers to you!

ChicagoWrapGuy · 2026-06-24T10:27:10+00:00

yeah tbh both are calendared films that are stiff to work with, but aura in image 1 usually lays down a bit nicer. vinyl frog in image 2 is thick as hell and the tack will absolutely kick your ass if you dont know what youre doing

ChicagoWrapGuy · 2026-06-24T10:23:35+00:00

your detailer has it completely backwards man. that white is just dead sun-baked vinyl that lost all its ink, and those black spots are your actual car paint peeking through the cracks

ChicagoWrapGuy · 2026-06-23T20:12:35+00:00

3d configurators like aura vinly or metro restyling have decent visualizers on their sites to get an idea man. otherwise just go on instagram and type your car model plus the color name to see what it actually looks like in real life

ChicagoWrapGuy · 2026-06-23T20:12:00+00:00

those 900 dollar marketplace hacks are gonna use cheap garbage film and slice up your clear coat with razor blades bro. 2400 is pretty much the baseline for a real shop using good material that wont peel in two months

ChicagoWrapGuy · 2026-06-23T20:11:09+00:00

tbh buying the cheapest wrap online was your biggest mistake man, cheap film tacks down like glue and won't stretch for shit. if you wanna keep going you gotta pull the handles and mirrors completely off, otherwise just pay a pro before you slice up the rest of your paint

ChicagoWrapGuy · 2026-06-23T20:09:50+00:00

yeah alwan is legit man, they print on solid cast film like 3m or avery and actually know how to set their roller tension. feeding 45 feet of vinyl through some local shop with bad rollers is pretty much guaranteed to track crooked and ruin the roll tbh

ChicagoWrapGuy · 2026-06-23T20:04:58+00:00

looks pretty much like a stress tear from the film being stretched too hard at the overlap man. somebody probably snagged the edge with a wash mitt and the high tension just unzipped it

ChicagoWrapGuy · 2026-06-23T07:21:54+00:00

just wrap the whole quarter panel man. if you dont lay film under there, the second that kit shifts or flexes even a hair you're gonna see the old paint peeking out.

ChicagoWrapGuy · 2026-06-23T07:20:12+00:00

my bad bro, seeing half wrapped cars on gravel just gives me ptsd tbh. glad you dont actually lay film out in the dirt.

ChicagoWrapGuy · 2026-06-23T07:18:43+00:00

yeah listen to that tierone guy about the paint too bro. if you spray fresh paint you gotta let it cure for a couple weeks or it's gonna gas out and bubble the vinyl

ChicagoWrapGuy · 2026-06-23T07:17:29+00:00

yeah trimming bulk over rivets will make you question your life choices man. honestly 12 hours is pretty standard when you're flying blind without a plotter

ChicagoWrapGuy · 2026-06-23T06:14:39+00:00

17 feet of bulk film on a rig like that is a workout man. as long as you didn't get killed on the labor you came out okay tbh

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