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Jekyll-N-Hyde · 04-20-2011, 03:26 PM

If im not mistaking on the road wrap website there video states if you are not happy send it back.
I would make them fix my issues if I were you folks.

or atleast give me my money back for the wrap I purchased.

As soon as mine came in yesterday I went ahead and called to send it back.

They asked me why I was sending it back I said I was going a different route with protection however mine was never even opened.

Thanks everyone for the feedback

*GTAHVIT* · 04-20-2011, 04:34 PM

I ended up using painters tape... surprisingly it worked really well...

Cmlloveless · 04-20-2011, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jekyll-N-Hyde

If im not mistaking on the road wrap website there video states if you are not happy send it back.
I would make them fix my issues if I were you folks.

or atleast give me my money back for the wrap I purchased.

As soon as mine came in yesterday I went ahead and called to send it back.

They asked me why I was sending it back I said I was going a different route with protection however mine was never even opened.

Thanks everyone for the feedback

Hmm I think I will give them a call. Then I will fish mine out of the trash!

Buffnshine · 04-20-2011, 06:31 PM

Sucked. I'm Putting mine on E-bay

overhaulengines · 04-20-2011, 07:38 PM

well i installed it just like everyone else did, then took it off at our first stop, just like most. then once to camaro fest, i read the box, it talked about cutting into strips. i also use to tilt windows, so i started to "think" like a window tinter. before i left home from camaro fest, i cut the film in 5 inch strips, i stop before each corner, cut in the corners, and bam, it was still on 950 miles later, pulled it off when i got home, no damage.
like window tint you cant go all the way to the edge or it will peel. that was my first mistake. try putting window tint on a curved surface in a whole piece and it will peel. so anyway, i would use it again on a long, fast road trip..

lupe

Cmlloveless · 04-20-2011, 07:43 PM

but we ordered road wrap, not window tint! ;-) I still think this stuff is garbage. Maybe if you took it and had it proffesionaly installed it would work better, but then that defeats the point of it being cheap and easy to use.

ddunerider · 04-20-2011, 07:44 PM

Its..crap.......glad.I.took.it.off.when.I.did!!!

overhaulengines · 04-20-2011, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cmlloveless

but we ordered road wrap, not window tint! ;-) I still think this stuff is garbage. Maybe if you took it and had it proffesionaly installed it would work better, but then that defeats the point of it being cheap and easy to use.

hi, i know it not tint, but the application of the wrap, film, vinyl or pin strip is very similar, it failed for me the first time, i wanted to try something different,
my mistake, i think like most here, and im not guessing, because i saw alot of friends ripping it off there ride just like i did, we had it going around the edges.

this is what i did, and it worked for me

, i not a professional, i just tried it a different way when it failed the first time

,
but like window tint sold at pepboys or autozone, its is meant to be a cheaper easier way, well i know it not for everyone, for some it works, for most it doesn't.

lupe

Mr Twisty · 04-20-2011, 10:12 PM

WOW!
1 thumbs up and ~30 thumbs down!

How do they stay in business?

SilverIceman · 04-20-2011, 10:13 PM

Wow, you guys must have tried to wrap your whole vehicles up. When I used the 6" wide roll it worked great. But I only put it on the front fascia and mirrors. No way it's going to stay on the hood or sides of the car. Why would you put it on the hood? I've never had a bug stuck to my hood. I was surprised too that so many people went for the 18" rolls, how the heck did you even get that on?

Too bad it worked so poorly for so many. Sounds like the blue tape is the better option.

lbls1 · 04-21-2011, 12:43 AM

I've never had a problem with it; I make a point of traveling long distance with road wrap. It's never caused damage to my vehicle. On the other hand, I've yet to travel to Arizona with it on.

The key with road wrap is to put it on in sections, and to apply it as taut as possible. If the edges don't meet flush with the panels it will come loose from driving, for sure.

I'll definitely keep my eye on it in the future (judging from the responses).

Edit: Now I realize why calcarcover was out of the 6" rolls lol!

Inferno LSX · 04-21-2011, 10:42 AM

On there video demonstration they don't cut it up into small 5" pieces. The lady starts from one side and rolls it over to the other side. Looked simple. That's why I got it!

IBMCamaro · 04-22-2011, 01:44 PM

The stuff is GARBAGE....... wrap the girlfriend up in it just don't tell the wife..... Seriously it got wind and rain under it and the dirt scratched and marred the front of the hood and stripes.. Big thanks to Adams for buffing out most of it and selling me products to finish when I get going today.

ud_lose · 04-22-2011, 02:21 PM

Glad we could help everyone that came by our booth.

Thank you your purchases.

04-20-2011, 04:34 PM	#30
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04-20-2011, 06:31 PM	#32
Buffnshine So Cal Camaro5 Race Team Drives: '10 SS/RS, '06 HHR, '70 El Camino Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 2,589 View My Garage	Sucked. I'm Putting mine on E-bay __________________ TEAM L99 - So Cal Camaro5 Race Team #27 9/5/09 Purchased #36962 Black 1SS/RS L99 "E-TCKT" Base Dyno 328hp/341tq @BBK meet Mods to Date: Window Tint 5% & 15%, ACC P13W Lighting, Adaptive DRL Harness, Ghost Armor, Lloyds "SS" Mats, Dash Plaque, Flowmaster Outlaw Exhaust, Drake Front Bowtie Delete, Stealth 3457 Chrome/Mirror Signal Bulbs, Grant Revolutions Steering Wheel, PFADT Sport Springs, Sway Bars, End Links, Trailing Arms, 4 Wheel Alignment, Hurst Auto Shifter and Paddle Shifter, Satin Black Rear Tail Light Bezels

04-20-2011, 07:44 PM	#35
ddunerider So-Cal Race team!! Drives: Tahoe LTZ,2010 2SS/M6 Camaro Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Phillips Ranch ca. So-Cal Posts: 5,973 View My Garage	Its..crap.......glad.I.took.it.off.when.I.did!!! __________________ WE RACE DEEP!! BBK Intake, Flowmaster AT cat back Barton shifter,Painted stripes,,Heritage grill,LED DRLs, Smokin Tires!!

04-20-2011, 10:12 PM	#37
Mr Twisty Drives: the 2nd amendment home Join Date: May 2008 Location: OK Posts: 14,707	WOW! 1 thumbs up and ~30 thumbs down! How do they stay in business? __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin

04-21-2011, 12:43 AM	#39
lbls1 Drives: 2002 Camaro SS SOM; 2015 Malibu LTZ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 4,022	I've never had a problem with it; I make a point of traveling long distance with road wrap. It's never caused damage to my vehicle. On the other hand, I've yet to travel to Arizona with it on. The key with road wrap is to put it on in sections, and to apply it as taut as possible. If the edges don't meet flush with the panels it will come loose from driving, for sure. I'll definitely keep my eye on it in the future (judging from the responses). Edit: Now I realize why calcarcover was out of the 6" rolls lol! __________________ '02 CAMARO SS SOM; 5.7L LS1/FLS6B '08 TBSS AWD Black Granite Metallic '15 Malibu LTZ 2LZ Turbo *'14 CAMARO ZL1 Blue Ray Metallic* Last edited by lbls1; 04-21-2011 at 12:55 AM.

04-20-2011, 03:26 PM	#29
Jekyll-N-Hyde I put the FU back in FUN Drives: 1969 SS 396 , 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Between Weatherford and Azle TX hway730 Posts: 2,129	If im not mistaking on the road wrap website there video states if you are not happy send it back. I would make them fix my issues if I were you folks. or atleast give me my money back for the wrap I purchased. As soon as mine came in yesterday I went ahead and called to send it back. They asked me why I was sending it back I said I was going a different route with protection however mine was never even opened. Thanks everyone for the feedback

04-20-2011, 07:38 PM	#33
overhaulengines Drives: Red 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 6,219	well i installed it just like everyone else did, then took it off at our first stop, just like most. then once to camaro fest, i read the box, it talked about cutting into strips. i also use to tilt windows, so i started to "think" like a window tinter. before i left home from camaro fest, i cut the film in 5 inch strips, i stop before each corner, cut in the corners, and bam, it was still on 950 miles later, pulled it off when i got home, no damage. like window tint you cant go all the way to the edge or it will peel. that was my first mistake. try putting window tint on a curved surface in a whole piece and it will peel. so anyway, i would use it again on a long, fast road trip.. lupe

04-20-2011, 07:43 PM	#34
Cmlloveless Drives: 2010 2SS RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Winchester, Ca Posts: 957 View My Garage	but we ordered road wrap, not window tint! ;-) I still think this stuff is garbage. Maybe if you took it and had it proffesionaly installed it would work better, but then that defeats the point of it being cheap and easy to use.

04-20-2011, 10:13 PM	#38
SilverIceman Drives: Camaro SS SIM Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 971 View My Garage	Wow, you guys must have tried to wrap your whole vehicles up. When I used the 6" wide roll it worked great. But I only put it on the front fascia and mirrors. No way it's going to stay on the hood or sides of the car. Why would you put it on the hood? I've never had a bug stuck to my hood. I was surprised too that so many people went for the 18" rolls, how the heck did you even get that on? Too bad it worked so poorly for so many. Sounds like the blue tape is the better option.

04-21-2011, 10:42 AM	#40
Inferno LSX Supercharged LSX Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Black/Carbon Fiber Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: City of Angels Posts: 6,741 View My Garage	On there video demonstration they don't cut it up into small 5" pieces. The lady starts from one side and rolls it over to the other side. Looked simple. That's why I got it! __________________

04-22-2011, 01:44 PM	#41
IBMCamaro Drives: 2010 2LT RS IBM Camaro Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Iowa Posts: 177 View My Garage	The stuff is GARBAGE....... wrap the girlfriend up in it just don't tell the wife..... Seriously it got wind and rain under it and the dirt scratched and marred the front of the hood and stripes.. Big thanks to Adams for buffing out most of it and selling me products to finish when I get going today.

04-22-2011, 02:21 PM	#42
ud_lose #34873 Drives: '04 Ford F250 6.0L/'69 vette LS6 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Thornton, Co. Posts: 741 View My Garage	Glad we could help everyone that came by our booth. Thank you your purchases. __________________

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