Clear Coat Over Vinyl Wrap

However i ve seen many do it with great success for nearly 20 years.

Clear coat over vinyl wrap.

Most cast vinyl used for vehicle wraps will only adhere well to paint that is in original oem or like new or very good quality condition. In today s post we ll go over some issues that can t be corrected with vinyl wraps and those parts of your car or truck that you re better off not trying to wrap. Wait four hours after the last coat is sprayed before handling the area. Clear coating vinyl clear coat must be compatible with vinyl graphics.

The full color high definition graphics pop like a professional artist hand crafted it for you and the adhesive backing holds them firmly in place even though they. Vinyl decals were never intended to have a clear coat put on top as far as i can discover within product specifications. Spray two to three coats of clearcoat paint over the area that has been scuffed including the vinyl graphics waiting five minutes between each coat. Clear coat also has a reputation for changing the way light is reflected off of the vinyl changing the way the colors appear.

How to apply clear vinyl wrap. Here s my take on things. Unfortunately the clear coating tends to fill in stamped patterns which can dull the 3d quality of your design. Some clear coats utilize a hot solvent which can penetrate the applied vinyl and attack the adhesive system.

Always make sure that you test the clear coat with the vinyl used. If you do decide to go with a clear coat we highly recommend testing the. On stage the top quality vinyl of these guitar skins makes the patterns durable and the high gloss clear coat keeps them looking like professional nitro and urethane finishes. And i ve yet to see any major issues.