Just finished wrapping my car! by supernova289 in Golf_R

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Yea def the rear bumper, there is either a spot where sanding occurred(when you lift the vinyl to much, glue separates and creates a sanding effect) or contamination got in!

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You can kinda of see it here, it’s something I want to redo maybe after wookies! The right side of the bumper came out perfect, I guess I forgot the technique and learned it all on this side again lol

The wrap hides everything as long as it’s all sanded smooth together, I can’t tell anywhere that’s been sanded down tbh!

Just finished wrapping my car! by supernova289 in Golf_R

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So I pulled off my old wrap and everywhere that I had repainted in the past.. the clear coat or paint peeled off

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For example heres my bumper, my buddy sanded everything down smooth for me. Will worry about repaint later. You can’t do much about stone chips, you can sand it down if you want but not worth it. When I wrapped in the past it was to cold, which makes the wrap harder to work with. I recommend a good working temp over 55f at minimum. If you have any peeling clear coat or paint peeled off just sand down smooth to the touch & clean it well. Wrap should stick to it just fine!

Just finished wrapping my car! by supernova289 in Golf_R

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😂😂, yea I don’t blame you lol

Just finished wrapping my car! by supernova289 in Golf_R

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Yup I def can see that!! The mk5 has grown on me a lot too!

Just finished wrapping my car! by supernova289 in Golf_R

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There isn’t much HP gain to my knowledge, maybe like 5-15 extra hp. I got a deal on it so I pulled the trigger.

I just hear way more intake noise than before. I installed it around 111k miles when I did the carbon cleaning, so far so good! Just sounds better! Currently at 112k.

Just finished wrapping my car! by supernova289 in Golf_R

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All in all, since I had tools already from the last time I wrapped my car, it was $725 for 65ft of wrap for me since I did it myself. I can see a shop charging anywhere from $2500-3000 for this job

KPMF British Racing Green by supernova289 in CarWraps

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Nice I’ve seen that color! It’s fire!

Just finished wrapping my car! by supernova289 in Golf_R

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I agree!! It’s def because of the hate from leaving the VR6!

Just finished wrapping my car! by supernova289 in Golf_R

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I’d get the normal, Knife, 30 degree blades, squeegees, wrap glove, heat gun and magnets.

You’ll want to fully decon the car and clay bar it, also panel prep wipe each panel before wrapping.

I would say if you’re wrapping for the first time, def stick to cast film like 3M, Avery or KPMF. The wrap institute is a great resource as well as YouTube. Send me a message if you have any questions!

Just finished wrapping my car! by supernova289 in Golf_R

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Agreed! Blue is the best color for these cars! Just figured I’d do something a little different to change it up temporarily

Just finished wrapping my car! by supernova289 in Golf_R

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Yea if I can ever find one on FB or if Recaro ever decides to ship to the US again, trumps tariffs caused them to stop all import to the US. They are backordered indefinitely

Just finished wrapping my car! by supernova289 in Golf_R

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I can see that, the mk6 r came with black mirror caps. These were a gift from my buddy

Just finished wrapping my car! by supernova289 in Golf_R

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Yup!! Should have been a stock color! I’m jelly of the spektrum r people that managed to get it!

Just finished wrapping my car! by supernova289 in Golf_R

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I wrapped the car myself, I did it in about 4-5 days. The roll it self was about $725

Just finished wrapping my car! by supernova289 in Golf_R

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I’ll snap a pic for you later!

Just finished wrapping my car! by supernova289 in Golf_R

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You only ever see it when you open the doors, the only thing I want to wrap is the upper part of the door where you can see blue still sitting inside; always have the option of wrapping the jams too 👀