Don Nguyen | **Vinyl Roof Wrapping Services + Stickers/Graphics and more!**
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No, I do not cut those holes out (I have have done it once), since if/when you cut it out, there is not enough material left to cover the now exposed red area from the tail light. It's an aesthetic thing.
I am sure it may do some little thing for aero, but I haven't been told or heard of any issues with the guys that I've tinted the tails for yet.
If I didn't respond to your e-mail yet, I either did not get it or haven't had time to get to it yet.
-Don
I am sure it may do some little thing for aero, but I haven't been told or heard of any issues with the guys that I've tinted the tails for yet.
If I didn't respond to your e-mail yet, I either did not get it or haven't had time to get to it yet.
-Don
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No, that's why I said it's up to the discretion of the owner of the car if they want it cut or not. It's not very noticeable to most, but to those who are picky, you can see it if you're looking for it.
-Don
-Don
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Here are pictures of some tail lights that I tinted with my vinyl/material film in a gunsmoke shade on a blue E60 530i I believe. The owner of this car drove from Fullerton out to me in Orange county to have it done. The tint really toned the tail lights down to flow with the rest of the car fairly well.
-Don
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Here are pictures of an Lexus ISF that I vinyl wrapped the roof in the 3M Di-noc material. As you can kind of see in some of the pictures, from a distance away, the material will almost give you a matte/flat black look. However, as you get closer to it, you'll be able to see the design and weave of the cf vinyl appear. The owner of this car came out to me in Irvine/Orange County. Hopefully these pictures will also help give an idea of how the 3M di noc carbon fiber material looks like on darker car and cars with sunroofs.
-Don
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-Don
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Some pictures of a white E46 M3 that I vinyl wrapped the roof in gloss black. The owner of this car lived around Westminster/Orange County. The owner of this car parks it outside quite a bit, so with the vinyl roof, it'll end up help protect the roof/paint from weathering. Don't mind the pictures. It was a bit dark when I took the pictures, so that's why some of the pictures may look a bit different/off.
-Don
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-Don
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Here's pictures of a car you don't see too often, or at least I don't. I applied a gloss black vinyl roof on this 1 series BMW E82. The car belonged to a fellow Irvine/Orange County resident. I also did his window trim in matte black vinyl, which I'll post up some more detailed pictures of those later. Also don't mind the antenna cover, I didn't put it back on yet before I took the pictures.
Let me know if you guys have any other specific requests, and I'll see if I have any of those kinds of pictures, of if I can take them the next time I do it.
-Don
donathon@gmail.com
Let me know if you guys have any other specific requests, and I'll see if I have any of those kinds of pictures, of if I can take them the next time I do it.
-Don
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Here's a white BMW E90 335i sedan's roof that I did a while ago with gloss black vinyl. This will help those who have roof spoilers already painted/body color and want to get black vinyl roofs to see how it'll look if they left it. The owner of this car was from Garden Grove/Orange County, I believe.
I ended up wrapping his roof spoiler later on, but wasn't able to take pictures of it with it on the car.
-Don
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I ended up wrapping his roof spoiler later on, but wasn't able to take pictures of it with it on the car.
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Here's pictures of the same 1 series that I vinyl wrapped the roof in gloss black vinyl in. These are closer/more detailed pictures of his window trim that I also vinyled in a matte black material/finish, to cover up the old chrome/aluminum finish. Everything is done seamlessly in as a single piece.
-Don
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Here's an Audi B8 tail lights that I tinted/vinyled in a smoke tint shade. I also cut out the reverse light portions for him. Come to me in Orange County to get it done.
I thought it turned out very nice and went fairly well with the rest of his car.
-Don
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I thought it turned out very nice and went fairly well with the rest of his car.
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Every once in a while, I get a car that's not white, haha. I did this Subaru WRX for Puente Hills Subaru, to get it ready for SubieFest (that tells you how long it takes for me to post some of these pictures), which was in November.
I wrapped the roof in the 3M di-noc carbon fiber material. It turned out very nicely. This is for those of you who were asking me how the black 3m dinoc carbon fiber vinyl looks like on a roof with cars that have a sunroof.
Let me know if you have any questions.
-Don
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I wrapped the roof in the 3M di-noc carbon fiber material. It turned out very nicely. This is for those of you who were asking me how the black 3m dinoc carbon fiber vinyl looks like on a roof with cars that have a sunroof.
Let me know if you have any questions.
-Don
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Forgot to post the pictures of the tail lights to that Puente Hills Subaru WRX that I also did that day. I vinyled/tinted the tails in a red film, with the reverse sections cut out.
Just as a visual, this is what they looked like, to show how drastic the improvement is.
Before:
After:
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Just as a visual, this is what they looked like, to show how drastic the improvement is.
Before:
After:
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It's been a while since I posted some pictures. Been busy getting some of my own stuff done lately, but I am starting to finally have time again.
Here's pictures of an E46 that I vinyl wrapped the roof in the gloss black material. I believe this car belonged to a fellow Irvine/Orange County person as well. This is a change of pace from the 95% of white colored cars that I do. It'll give you guys a slightly better idea of how it looks on different/darker colors. It's noticeable, but still subtle at the same time from different/various angles.
-Don
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Here's pictures of an E46 that I vinyl wrapped the roof in the gloss black material. I believe this car belonged to a fellow Irvine/Orange County person as well. This is a change of pace from the 95% of white colored cars that I do. It'll give you guys a slightly better idea of how it looks on different/darker colors. It's noticeable, but still subtle at the same time from different/various angles.
-Don
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I have so many pictures to go through, and a lot of cars that I did that I really like. I guess I have to start somewhere. This car was another fellow Irvine/Orange County enthusiast. I vinyl wrapped his roof in gloss black material. His rails were already matte black, so we left those alone. I think I did this car earlier this year in January, just to give an idea how far back some of my pictures that I still have yet to post goes, haha.
-Don
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-Don
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Have you worked with 3M Scotchprint 1080 Carbon yet? any pricing on that stuff yet?
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Hey Don,
When you get that 1080 Look me up I really would like to do my roof again. I love how it looks.
As a test I wrapped the key. The picture doesn't do it justice, it looks amazing in person.
When you get that 1080 Look me up I really would like to do my roof again. I love how it looks.
As a test I wrapped the key. The picture doesn't do it justice, it looks amazing in person.
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wow!! nice! whered you get the material? interested in doing the same to my key
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Sorry to Hijiack the thread Don, I do know how much skill is involved in doing wraps and I realize I SUCK at it. You got mad skills that are pure artistry.
From 3M Fo FREE!!! It was a sample pack of all the new 1080 Films they are producing, just sign in your mailing address and they'll send you one.
Here's the Jump
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...fo/Series1080/
I tried my key to match my Stormtrooper, its freaking hard to do! Patients is a must...
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From 3M Fo FREE!!! It was a sample pack of all the new 1080 Films they are producing, just sign in your mailing address and they'll send you one.
Here's the Jump
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...fo/Series1080/
I tried my key to match my Stormtrooper, its freaking hard to do! Patients is a must...
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