Vinyl wrap questions

[Gelcoater]

Anyone on RDP do wraps?
I have a “unique” item I’d like wrapped but not sure if it will work?
I have a 55 gallon plastic drum, I’d like to have it wrapped to look like old wood/whiskey barrel-ish.

Obviously it would have to be empty for ease of transport and working on it to wrap it.
But, after I fill it with water, will the barrel expand enough to split or ruin a wrap?

 

[Skinny Tire AH]

Anyone on RDP do wraps?
I have a “unique” item I’d like wrapped but not sure if it will work?
I have a 55 gallon plastic drum, I’d like to have it wrapped to look like old wood/whiskey barrel-ish.

Obviously it would have to be empty for ease of transport and working on it to wrap it.
But, after I fill it with water, will the barrel expand enough to split or ruin a wrap?

....You're the "Gelcoater", get with it.

 

[Gelcoater]

....You're the "Gelcoater", get with it.

Gelcoat a plastic barrel?

 

[Skinny Tire AH]

Gelcoat a plastic barrel?

Figure it out, could be a whole new cottage industry.

 

[Skinny Tire AH]

But seriously, why couldn't you?

 

[pronstar]

Methinks adhesion might be an issue...?


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[wallnutz]

Chevellesb406 might be able to help. His cornhole boards are vinyl wrapped. If not Mikes Tint Shop does custom wraps.

 

[Bobby V]

Anyone on RDP do wraps?
I have a “unique” item I’d like wrapped but not sure if it will work?
I have a 55 gallon plastic drum, I’d like to have it wrapped to look like old wood/whiskey barrel-ish.

Obviously it would have to be empty for ease of transport and working on it to wrap it.
But, after I fill it with water, will the barrel expand enough to split or ruin a wrap?

https://www.rockymountainbarrelcomp...MI64SYsJLC4gIVC9NkCh069QxmEAAYAiAAEgKS6PD_BwE

 

[Gelcoater]

https://www.rockymountainbarrelcomp...MI64SYsJLC4gIVC9NkCh069QxmEAAYAiAAEgKS6PD_BwE

That’s F’n rad, Bobby. (Non working thumbs up thingy here)
But, I already have a plastic barrel.

 

[Wheeler]

But seriously, why couldn't you?

I bet Toby can do it.

@TOBTEK

or JimmyC

 

[King295]

The guy that does my motocross graphics can do it. He wraps all kinds of stuff and is located in Hemet: https://www.magiksc.com/

 

[monkeyswrench]

It may depend on how smooth or textured the barrel is. That's where the adhesion may be an issue. The barrel shown with Rat Fink looked to be a metal drum, smooth from the get go. Same with bike plastics, the plastics when new are smooth. All you can do is take the barrel to a graphics shop and see what they say.

 

[Flying_Lavey]

Shouldn't be a problem. Vinyl stretches so the very little slow expansion as that barrel fills shouldn't effect it much at all. Make sure whoever you have do it uses really good 3M material. It makes all the difference.

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[EPL]

The vinyl does stretch a lot when installing but not sure how much it would once it was stuck to a surface !!