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Chris993C2 said:
Some updates on the wrap.
It has held up fairly well over the Winter but some edges had lifted at the rear wheel arches and a couple of other panels. I had already done the drivers front wing and the third brake light panel due to lifting and a crack on the wing back in mid January as you can see below.
Today I wanted to correct some lifting I had around the filler flap and door edges of the front wing. With the weather being warmer the material is so much easier to work with and hardly needs any heat compared to when it was minus 3 degrees in November and January when I was doing it.
I took onboard about the 3M primer mentioned by Chris993C2 above and had bought a tin a few weeks ago in preparation.
I pulled all the edges of the filler opening after removing the flap and the edge of the wing to where it was lifting. I cleaned them with IPA and edge coated with 3M Primer.
I had previously been using the acrylic lacquer but this didn't fair as well as I'd hoped, I think just in the first few instances the 3M primer seems to work better so I hope to use it on more lifting panel edges as I go around the car getting it ready for Summer.
Front wing edges repaired.
I still need to completely do the rear pop up spoiler, I have loads of bubbles on this, I think it may be due to the heat from the engine and the drivers side skirt due to stone chips and water ingress, I may double the wrap up on both ends for more protection. Unsure what to do about the rear arches yet but they may require fully wrapping again, in which case I will probably have to buy more material.
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