Bowtie Vinyl Wrap

cmh2001 · February 19, 2011

So i ordered the black bowtie stickers last week. When I opened the envelope i was a little surprised to find two black rectangles. I was thinking that these don't look like bowties at all. But I watched the video and felt i would give it a shot. I did the front first and it looks ok from a far but it looks like #$%*! up close.

I perservered and did the back. The back went much better and I'm quite happy with the back.

I think the moral of the story if to practice first on your neighbor's truck before you do yours. Hopefully I will get a grill guard before too long that will cover the front one before it drives me crazy.

rebelman06 · February 19, 2011

What store/brand/website did you get them from? Is the vinyl discolored? I just put one on my 06 and it is smooth and slightly glossy. The only problems I had came from chips in my emblem that still show a bit.

700 sportsman · February 19, 2011

It looks like the vinyl is a satin or matte finish. But did you use a heat gun?

Also it appears the coloring looks like some sharpie to me?

cmh2001 · February 19, 2011

It is a bit of a textured matte finish. They are from WX Signs. The front ended up with some bubbles and wrinkles in it which when I tried to squeegee them out, they ended up tearing a little bit, so I touched it up with a sharpie, which didn't go all that well. I may just try to strip it off and paint the emblem black.

blackout07 · February 19, 2011

I tried some overlays from webxtremes.com and they sucked. Paint is the way to go.

cmh2001 · February 19, 2011

It looks like the vinyl is a satin or matte finish. But did you use a heat gun?

Also it appears the coloring looks like some sharpie to me?

I did use the heat gun which improved it alot when i pulled it out. I didn't use it at first.

cmh2001 · February 19, 2011

I tried some overlays from webxtremes.com and they sucked. Paint is the way to go.

What kind of paint do you use?

Knowklew · February 19, 2011

i just bought a black powdercoated one for like 35 bucks....looks great and it was cheap if you ask me

Baker_one_nine · February 20, 2011

i had vinyls on my tahoe. they cracked and looked like shit after a year. most paint shops will do one for under 50 bucks. you can also look online for powdercoat or billet ones. you can make them look okay with a rattle can made specifically for plastics as well.

BlackZ71Silverado · February 20, 2011

I tried some overlays from webxtremes.com and they sucked. Paint is the way to go.

I also tried these overlays and had no luck at all with them, they were terrible. Save your money and paint it yourself.

blackout07 · February 21, 2011

I tried some overlays from webxtremes.com and they sucked. Paint is the way to go.

What kind of paint do you use?

Krylon. It's cheap, easy and it will last.

N2Black · February 21, 2011

I tried the overlay first for my rear bowtie instead of painting. It didn't come out very good. The web site told me that it would come un-cut and you have to cut it yourself. When I recieved it it was cut and it was a little smaller than the rear emblem. So it was hard to pull it to get the vinyl to cover right. I would have rather it be uncut so i could fit it better. I am going to paint the rear one today.

tyhuck · February 21, 2011

I tried some overlays from webxtremes.com and they sucked. Paint is the way to go.

What kind of paint do you use?

Krylon. It's cheap, easy and it will last.

+1. As long as you use a good, high quality spray paint, and apply it according to the lable, the paint will easily last years with no problem. A good scuff with a red 3M pad, and a little adhesion promoter before you paint works well too.

I put vinyls on my wife's Tahoe and I was not at all happy with them. As soon as I can figure out how to remove the rear hatch bowtie, Im gonna paint them both. Anyone know for sure how it is removed?

cmh2001 · February 22, 2011

I tried the overlay first for my rear bowtie instead of painting. It didn't come out very good. The web site told me that it would come un-cut and you have to cut it yourself. When I recieved it it was cut and it was a little smaller than the rear emblem. So it was hard to pull it to get the vinyl to cover right. I would have rather it be uncut so i could fit it better. I am going to paint the rear one today.

Are you leaving them on the truck to paint them, masking them off? Or are you taking it off to paint it?