Can You Clear Coat Over Vinyl Wrap

We explain what clear coat to use and how to clear coat your 3m carbon fiber di noc vinyl with pictures and video.

Can you clear coat over vinyl wrap.

Primer has a close to microscopic texture to it and is intended to be painted over. We are no longer selling carbon fiber vinyl please visit us at carbon fiber gear to see our collection of products. The question is how long. I d get your colour and clear coat on the car and let it cure.

Here s my take on things. Clear coat failure is not a candidate for a vinyl wrap. If you do decide to go with a clear coat we highly recommend testing the results on a separate piece of your vinyl wrap. Vinyl decals were never intended to have a clear coat put on top as far as i can discover within product specifications.

About press copyright contact us creators advertise developers terms privacy policy safety how youtube works test new features. The only option is new paint. 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. These images demonstrate the worst paint conditions that will keep you from getting a perfect vehicle wrap but there are more situations that can prevent a wrap from looking it s best.

However if the vinyl is ever removed it will take much of the failing clear coat with it leaving the paint in. And i ve yet to see any major issues. Hold the can six to eight inches from the surface and use thin coats so the paint. 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.

However i ve seen many do it with great success for nearly 20 years. Spray one coat onto your vinyl. Vinyl will stick to whatever you apply it to. You can very easily cover this with vinyl and with a little care you can do so with little or no air bubbles with good adhesion.