Let’s start at the beginning. Your site made it very easy to find and order exactly what I wanted, in the size I needed. My package arrived quite quickly and was packed very well. The carbon fiber looks very realistic, with great texture. And it looks fantastic, now that it’s been applied. Now for a little critical news. The directions that came in the tube with my wrap are woefully inadequate, and a bit cartoonish. Watching your application video, while helpful, ran way too fast for this old man (70) and made the project look much simpler than it actually is. I’ve done this before, with a black -out hood panel on a Land Rover, using a spray bottle of slightly soapy water on the surface first before applying the vinyl. After I laid it down, I squeegeed the water out and the vinyl went down without a wrinkle in sight. I must admit that I’ve had previous experience working in a sign shop, and that’s how it was done. No such instructions were offered this time, so I didn’t try it here. Wish I had, though. It was not as easy to apply as your video implied. There was no pulling it back up if it touched the metal, which, by the way, was cool and in a garage. And cleaned properly first. I managed to get it on (with help from a friend) but encountered some small bubbles here and there, and a few wrinkles I was able to pull up and try again, but only because they were near an edge. I won’t remove it and try again with a new piece (too expensive for that)
and it’s an older car, so I’ll live with it. The bubbles don’t readily show unless I point them out, but I am left with a bit of a blemish on one side, roughly six inches square, which bothers me sometimes. I think it formed when I worked that section a bit too much to remove bubbles. I’ll get over it. The overall look is fabulous, and that’s what counts. I just wish I wasn’t a bit haunted by that image of your installer in the video who easily picked up the vinyl he was applying, and shook it out to reapply it more smoothly. I suspect it was a different type than the carbon fiber piece I was applying, because it looked much shinier than mine. Oh well. Very nice product, though, and looks great!