Wrapping interior car trim?

[jeromedawg]

Hey guys,

Curious if anyone here has wrapped interior car trim. Some of the trim is scratching off and quite ugly on some trim panels of a new car we got. Painting and clearcoating would be one option but wrapping just seems so much faster and easier. Has anyone done this on the trim of their car(s)? I was curious what brands you'd recommend if so. I've seen two recommended so far: 3M [obviously] Di-Noc and then Vvivid which is a cheaper copycat version. I don't think the amount of trim I'd be doing this over is significant - it would probably cost around $40-50 at most if going with the 3M product.

Suggestions? Obviously the Mustachian in me would say screw-it and leave the trim scratched up as-is, but it's quite off-putting to us lol.

[Just Joe]

What did you decide to to? Are you wrapping hard surfaces or soft?

[jeff191]

I've done it on several cars (as well as doing a full exterior color change wrap on a car) and it's relatively easy. If you're looking at Di-Noc, I'm assuming you're going for a carbon fiber look? I've used 3M 1080 for CF look and it worked well. I've also used Vvivid which I think has a more realistic looking CF film.

Just make sure you do the prep work and clean the surface well - if there is oil from your skin and general grime, the material will not adhere well. Be careful taking parts off as it's easy to break clips. And I personally prefer a heat gun to a hair dryer. The hair dryer works but it's a bit more hassle as you need to hold it on a certain area for longer to get the material to conform. With a heat gun, you can soften the vinyl very quickly and move on.