J-Wrap vs Homemade wrap? Help? (Snow Wolf 200)

[wrice4]

Hey guys, so i was thinking about getting a J-wrap for my Snow Wolf 200 LI, but I have never owned one before. I read good and bad reviews about wraps for devices. Mainly they work/look great, and they peel paint/finish off. Anyways, I was wondering if anyone has wrapped a snow wolf 200 yet, and what your ideas are on it yet? I like the way it looks, but the fingerprints are horrible.

I was thinking about getting a carbon fiber wrap, or something dark that doesn't stand out to much. The carbon fiber J-wrap is $18.50, but I found this carbon fiber wrap, on ebay, for much much cheaper, and wanted to know some opinions on just using this ebay stuff and cutting it myself for my device.

12"X60" 4D Premium Gloss Black Carbon Fiber Vinyl Wrap Sticker Decal Air Release | eBay

Again, I have never done this before, just seeing if anyone has opinions about this before I ventured out into the world unknown. In the video, on ebay, the guy puts it on with a heat gun. I wouldn't want to mess the device up, or glass up, in any way.... thoughts?

 

[kaahn]

I cant speak for j-wraps but I can speak for vaporskinz. I use the carbon fiber wraps for my ipv mini's and they work perfect. The measurements are spot on and look great. Just make sure you are lined up correctly before you apply the wrap. I had a few chips in one of my ipv's and didn't have it quite straight...went to peel it back off to reapply and it did want to peel the finish back with it. So I just decided to rock roll with it the way it was. It was straight enough. Good enough for government work as they say .

 

[jseah]

The fingerprints on the black glass of the Snow Wolf really bothered me, so I put a Vapor Skinz wrap on it. It went on very easy and I didn't even need to use a heat gun. FYI, this is the second Vapor Skinz I had used and they do recommend using a hair dryer if you need to soften the wrap for weird corners. With the Snow Wolf, didn't need it at all.

 

[k5blazer]

If your going to do anything other than flat surface, a heat gun and fresh razor blade will be your best friend. I bought a roll of carbon fiber and have covered many things with it. I've seen videos of people wrapping car rims that have intricate details to them. I am not one of those with that type of skills. I did manage to do this yesterday though, from this...(sorry for poor pic quality)



To this...



You could spend less on a small roll and do many wraps for the cost of one jwrap...

 

[wrice4]

Thanks for all of the replies, and pics, everyone. I think I will just spend 1/3 of the price and order a sheet of something. That way if the wrap ever comes of, or gets damaged, I will have plenty of back up material. I really like the look of the snow wolf, without a wrap.....if it wasn't for those fingerprints. I have looked at:
clear wrap
black brushed aluminum
black carbon fiber
2 tone carbon fiber
etc


Now just trying to figure out what material I want to choose. The wraps, or materials, shouldn't damage the device in any way, right?

 

[cjvdh]

J Wraps makes great stuff and the use quality vinyl I wrapped a few Hana modz with them and even wrapped a vapor shark with no peeling of the paint once removed even with the vapor shark that has notoriously ....ty paint.

 

[k5blazer]

The Carbon I use is from Sim Carbon. When removed, it leaves little to no residue. Nothing a little goo gone can't handle.

 

[crxess]

If a J-wrap peels the paint finish off a Mod, the finish was crap to start with.

I've removed striping from vehicles that was baked on for a decade and the finish was untouched. Sadly Sun had faded the rest of the paint.

 

[wrice4]

J Wraps makes great stuff and the use quality vinyl I wrapped a few Hana modz with them and even wrapped a vapor shark with no peeling of the paint once removed even with the vapor shark that has notoriously ....ty paint.

I know they do. I just can't justify spending $20 on it, when I can buy an entire sheet for $6.50. Plus, I could buy 3 different sheets for the price of 1 J-Wrap, which would allow me to change out often if I get bored with it. But I can never come up with a final answer on what kind of wrap I want. If only the SW was out for a while, so I can see pictures of what they looks like in different wraps.

 

[Completely Average]

You can go to stickeryou.com and make your own custom vinyl wraps for just $9.99. Any picture, any pattern, any design, any shape. You can do separate front and back designs, or a full body wrap. Anything you want.

As long as it all fits on an 8.5"X11" page it's just $9.99.

 

[Rixsta]

This is my two tone carbon fibre skin from Jwraps, perfect fit and excellent quality.. Love mine, no more finger prints on that glass ! After I fitted it, I used a hair dryer on it and just pressed it down. Make sure you line it up properly and you can't go wrong.

 

[wrice4]

This is my two tone carbon fibre skin from Jwraps, perfect fit and excellent quality.. Love mine, no more finger prints on that glass ! After I fitted it, I used a hair dryer on it and just pressed it down. Make sure you line it up properly and you can't go wrong.

I like that!

 

[wrice4]

Just on the fence if I wanna put a wrap on it, or say screw it. I'm the only person that's gonna see the finger prints so it's really not that big of a deal.

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[Rixsta]

Just on the fence if I wanna put a wrap on it, or say screw it. I'm the only person that's gonna see the finger prints so it's really not that big of a deal.

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What I have done is just left the carbon on both sides of the glass and left the stainless steel showing.. Feels better and those finger prints really bugged me and it just feels nice to hold.. I'll take a pic, that last one must be a month ago.

 

[Rixsta]

 

[wrice4]

Ya that looks good.

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[Rixsta]

Ya that looks good.

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Yeah, still as good as the day I put it on, the certainly don't peel off.

 

[Rixsta]

 

[wrice4]

This is my two tone carbon fibre skin from Jwraps, perfect fit and excellent quality.. Love mine, no more finger prints on that glass ! After I fitted it, I used a hair dryer on it and just pressed it down. Make sure you line it up properly and you can't go wrong.

Seems like the other wraps I have looked at only cover the front, and back, and sides....not the top.

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[jseah]

Seems like the other wraps I have looked at only cover the front, and back, and sides....not the top.

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The one I ordered from Vapor Skinz comes in 4 pieces, two cover the glass sides and two covers the metal perimeter.