Rocker Wrap (Caution: Picture Overload)

[IL8APEX]

@CO2Ranger
The vinyl is Avery Supreme in Satin Black, available almost everywhere. I chose this vinyl because it is slightly heavier weight than similar 3M options for rock protection. It also tolerates more stretching into the contours of the rocker panel stamping.

@Ranger_Rocks
The Avery Supreme alone should do better than the stock rocker treatment. I do plan on some off roading, so I will be adding some thicker vinyl (maybe 12mil) in vulnerable areas like the edge of the bed and bottom of rocker.

@the1mrb
Nice work! I am not at all surprised by that quote, there is a ton of labor involved no matter which method you use. This project gave me a much better understanding of why professional wrappers get $thousands$ per job.

-Tom

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[Richard Conley]

I could lie and tell you I was scared of chipping paint and wanted to preserve my truck. In reality it's all just vanity. The truck looked a little fat in the middle, like an overfed guppy, and I wanted to put it on a visual diet.

I had altered a photo of my stock truck to show what it would look like with the tubular bumpers and suspension lift I was planning. That's when the awkwardness of the "low belly" made itself known. The stock truck, and the (virtually) lifted version with tubular bumpers below:

I knew the small wheels contributed to the problem, but I thought I knew a way to fix it.

Yup, that fixed it! A simple solution employed by countless vehicles on the road today, and it looked like it might have come that way from the factory.

Now that I know what I want, it's time to make it happen.

First, clean everything with Wax and Grease remover...

Then decide where the edge wants to be.

That looks about right!

Now apply some knifeless tape...

...along the top edge...

...and peel back the painter's tape.

Well done!

That's the easy part. Now you've got to get all the "stuff" out of the way so you can lay down the vinyl.

Many clips were lost that day.

Better. But not enough.

Now we're cookin'!

Laying the vinyl is the easy part.

Getting all the bubbles out isn't bad, either. Oops, missed one!

Every time I do a vinyl project I say "Never Again." And yet here I am doing it again.

I am pretty taken with the results, though.

So, what do you think? Worth the effort?

-Tom

I would have gone with a carbon fiber look on my magnetic, but excellent job. We have a guy in town that I would have do it if, but got to put my bucks toward the ProCal Tune kit.

 

[armoredpig]

That looks really, really good!

 

[9zero1790]

the red and white looks cool, reminds me of the two tone trucks when i was a kid. kinda miss that look.

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