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Old 02-05-2021, 11:45 PM
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Do you clear film the car first and then do a Vinyl accent wrap or the other way around. My thought is I may want to change out the accent pieces and if they are under the film we have a problem. Who makes the best windshield tear offs? Are these easy to do your self?
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https://protintshop.com/collections/frontpage Sam Mammano on here sells them. Easy to install.

Definitely don’t clear over anything you don’t want to change out. I made that mistake.
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Originally Posted by scott40
Definitely don’t clear over anything you don’t want to change out. I made that mistake.
True. But you do want to minimumly clear the front bumper and rockers else the wrap gets beat to crap really quickly.
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Originally Posted by 38D
True. But you do want to minimumly clear the front bumper and rockers else the wrap gets beat to crap really quickly.
100%- the wrap can’t take it.
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The front and lower sides really take a beating so these areas will need to be re-filmed over time. Not sure how tough the vinyl is.
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Wrap is in the 3-5 mils range and Xpel is 8 mils.
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clear bra over the decals looks the nicest
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Here is what I found out today. My film guy tried to take the clear film off without disturbing the color vinyl underneath on a GT2RS Clubsport and found it wasn't possible. The clear film on top lifted the vinyl while trying to remove the clear alone. I have the clear installed first so if I decide to change the livery i can do it without lifting the stronger clear below.



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