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Using VinylEfx on Vehicle Wraps

Q: Can I use the VinylEfx Outdoor Durable Series for vehicles?

A: The outdoor durable series of the VinylEfx films are suitable for application to most flat and slightly curved vertical vehicle surfaces. 

You will note that I said “vertical” surfaces. Many pressure sensitive films, including our VinylEfx films, should not be applied to the hood, trunk and the top of a car, truck or van. Applications to surfaces above the engine compartment of a vehicle are subjected to high heat. The heat is further intensified, if the vehicle is a dark color.   Dark colors, such as black and dark brown, which absorb heat, will bake the film, prematurely aging the vinyl.     
 
Some clear coats and automotive paints, which contain additives to repel dirt, grime and graffiti, are problematic and not recommended for application. Untreated low-energy surfaces, such as polyethylene and polypropylene, are also not recommended for application.
 
Do not apply VinylEfx films and other metalized vinyls, reflective sheetings and polyesters to untreated metal surfaces. Dissimilarity of the metalized layer of the film with the metal substrate can result in galvanic corrosion.