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Author Topic: How to: Wrap forks in vinyl.  (Read 41416 times)
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« Reply #15 on: September 01, 2009, 06:56:24 PM »

Here ya go BastrdHK
Im a ludite so far on uploading pics to this site so a link will have to do

http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff57/ohana181/?action=view&current=P9020519.jpg
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« Reply #16 on: October 17, 2009, 06:47:11 AM »

Here ya go BastrdHK
Im a ludite so far on uploading pics to this site so a link will have to do

http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff57/ohana181/?action=view&current=P9020519.jpg

Here you go

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« Reply #17 on: October 19, 2009, 11:46:54 AM »

That is the business.....good looking bike  Cool
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« Reply #18 on: April 29, 2011, 05:48:56 AM »

I was wondering if it would look good if I use 3M Di-noc carbon fibre vinyl... What do you think?  Huh?
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« Reply #19 on: April 29, 2011, 06:23:51 AM »

One comment, you really need to add a line item:  Thoroughly clean forks.  if there is anything under the vinyl it can poke out or create corrosion.
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« Reply #20 on: May 06, 2011, 11:38:53 PM »

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A hair dryer can be substituted for a heat gun....b/c it that's what it is.  Use on low to medium heat and DO NOT   
  STRETCH THE VINYL.  It causes problems during install, and after exposure to the elements stretched vinyl will try
  to return to its original state causing cracks/peeling.

+1 on not stretching. Make sure you have enough extra vinyl so that you don't need to stretch. Wrapping forks shouldn't be a problem since there isn't much surface area, but me and my brother wrapped the fairings on a 750ss with a Maryland flag scheme. It turned out looking great, but when you have to stretch the vinyl the whole project becomes a major pain.
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« Reply #21 on: July 18, 2011, 01:52:08 PM »

Question: Is it possible to wrap the entire frame in vinyl as an alternative to a tricky paint job? Or would the vinyl simply melt from the engine heat?
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« Reply #22 on: July 24, 2011, 07:32:37 PM »

I don't think it would work very well, not b/c of heat, but b/c of the welded sections of the trellis frame that would be difficult to cover with vinyl.
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« Reply #23 on: November 26, 2011, 02:45:27 PM »

That's looking awesome sorry I may have missed it but do you heat while wrapping or after the vinl is comPletley on ?
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« Reply #24 on: July 21, 2014, 11:32:46 AM »

I had my forks wrapped on my 795 and love how it looks too. Thanks!
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