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If you want to restyle your Taillight and give it a fresh new look, vinyl fender wraps are some of the best options you can choose. At Rvinyl, we carry only the best wrap brands available today, ensuring you receive durable vinyl wraps designed to last many years. You can always trust us to supply you with the perfect wrap for your creative vision. And if you're looking for some tips, we got you covered. We asked Justin Pate of The Wrap Institute to create a video that covers the process from start to finish. You will want to assemble the following tools before beginning:
Clean the light, then spray the surface with Rapid Tac.
Make sure the right piece for this is being used, then release the entire liner. Hold the piece away from the car spray adhesive with Rapid Tac. This helps avoid any fingerprints of getting on the adhesive, then position a piece onto the light and be sure there's perfect alignment. With one hand holding the tint onto the surface squeegee, the opposite side onto the light. Working on a truly flat section, first is the best call. If there's a moderate curve on the light, the tint might not stick right away due to the moisture underneath. If this is the case, pick up a heat gun and on a medium setting, gently warm the tint and squeegee. This will dry out the moisture underneath. Then when everything's on double check, the edges are down with the heat gun.
Now we get to the most challenging light in this case, the back fender light. Very good tip with a precut piece on a curve is to add masking tape holders of key sections. This will help pulling the film and avoid fingerprints getting on the adhesive. Because this, just like the front headlight, will be installed dry. Start the piece as normal by beginning at the tip of the light, squeegee it firmly in place, pick up the precut piece and release the liner exactly halfway. Bring the piece back to the surface. Make sure it's even top to bottom. Then, with firm tension pulling back away from the area. Squeegee top to bottom. Squeegee the tint on light and be sure to squeeze in one is sections vertically.
Once to the big curve release the entire liner. And be sure to hold on to the masking tape tabs. Now with a helper adding some heat to the tint, warm it to soften, then pull around the corner, point up and down at the same time. Squeegee, a section onto the light, then focus on one section at a time. In this case, the lower corner. Heat and spread the film out towards the corner.
Once there are no wrinkles, squeegee it on and repeat the same steps for the upper corner. Spread the tension out. Then relax the edges. There may be extra material on the edges, and this is normal, as the piece has to be stretched around the curve. For the excess material, place a squeegee on the edge. So the film doesn't jump back too far. Then tuck the film in around the edges when possible and cut away any excess film if needed. When done, add heat to the tint to ensure that there are no bubbles and go over all the edges to make sure they are fully sealed.
Now, with all the lights wrapped, clean the area with Rapid Clear. This removes any handprints and gives the car and lights a nice shine and note that the light will shine through the Rvinyl light tint, so safety is ensured along with a custom look.