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Vinyl wrapping hood

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So my lift off hood has a lot of hairline/stress cracks in it and was just tossing the idea of wrapping it in matte black vinyl wrap. I was just wondering what you guys think? I think the biggest issue would be fitting it around the scoop otherwise I'm sure it would be really simple on the rest of it. Sadly, it appears to be cheaper than respraying it, from the looks of it about 20-30 bucks for 5ft x6ft of the wrap. At least until I put aside enough for a new repop hood.
 
One of my friends does wraps. I don't know much about it but do know that Vince is a terrific guy who will treat you right. His kid is my most successful Sponsored Driver. (He's five. :D)

Here's a copy of Vince's bio from 1320x. He'd probably be happy to give you some pointers on doing it yourself.

"Vince "AKA/CAMOMAN" Putman

Originally from Texas, Vince, affectionately known among the race crowd simply as "Camo" or "Redneck" is easily picked out in a line of race cars and drivers. His 74' Camaro is unlike any car you have ever seen, covered from bumper to bumper in a camoflauged vinyl "wrap". When asked about the unique looks of his car, he is quick to explain "It's a high quality wrap that you can cover just about anything with." Vince, owner of "W8N2HNT WRAPS" a distributor of these 3m made wraps continues, "I've been hired to cover everything from Cars to motorcycles, to guitars and damn near everything in between." His Camaro is always a crowd favorite and always draws questions and strange looks as people peer closely trying to determine exactly how it gets it's "Camo Look". Vince jumps at the chance to network, talking about his wraps and offering a business card to interested race fans. An avid outdoors man, the "Camo Camaro" is a perfect opportunity to bring up his other favorite hobby, deer Hunting. When asked about his love of hunting he responds "You got a few hours"? Vince spends countless hours in the woods and is more than happy to share his experiences.

Now living in Virginia, when Vince is not busy wrapping everything imaginable in camowraps, or spending time in a tree stand, he is even busier in his full time position as Dad. Keeping tabs on 4 kids ranging from 18 months to 12 years old is enough to occupy anyones time, yet Camo still finds time to operate his "mobile mechanic" business, keeping his repair skills sharp that were originally honed in local new car dealerships as well as several years running his own repair shop.

His wife Suzan, daughters, Jamie and Tori, and sons Jacob and Trey, are the key support system in this home bred race team. Vince explains, "I could not have built my car and spend the time I have at the track if it weren't for the constant love, support, and patience of my wife and the kids."

CamoMan, refered to by fellow committee member Smitty as the "driving force" of 1320Xtreme, is passionate about racing and enjoying the company of his race freinds and family. "Rain or shine, we always have a big time at the track" remarks Vince. He goes on to say, "I'm really excited about spending as much time as I can at the track this year, promoting something I really truly believe is the greatest sport ever".

When asked about a long time "friendly" rival between himself and Smitty, he states simply "Any time any Track, I'll drag that yankee down the asphalt." "He can run, but he can't hide" he continues, "When I'm done beating him, I'm going to buy him wings and a beer just to show him no hard feelings" "Somebody has to be the fastest and it might just as well be me." "Maybe I'll offer him some pointers over dessert." And he's off and running! Sounds like the fun and friendly competition has started already!

Contact: CamoMan@1320Xtreme.com

For more info on "Camo Wraps" please email Vince @ W8N2HNT@Cox.Net"
 
iv wondered the same thing...my hood older and has some cracks..a wrap would be nice..
 
I've done a quite a few vintage fiberglass snowmobile hoods and what i do is add a fresh mat of glass on the bottom side of the bad areas.Then on the bad cracks on the top side V groove and add some resin to those areas.The hairline ones i just sand the high spots down then a heavy coat of high build and it ends up pretty decent after blocking
 
One of my friends does wraps. I don't know much about it but do know that Vince is a terrific guy who will treat you right. His kid is my most successful Sponsored Driver. (He's five. :D)

Here's a copy of Vince's bio from 1320x. He'd probably be happy to give you some pointers on doing it yourself.

"Vince "AKA/CAMOMAN" Putman

Originally from Texas, Vince, affectionately known among the race crowd simply as "Camo" or "Redneck" is easily picked out in a line of race cars and drivers. His 74' Camaro is unlike any car you have ever seen, covered from bumper to bumper in a camoflauged vinyl "wrap". When asked about the unique looks of his car, he is quick to explain "It's a high quality wrap that you can cover just about anything with." Vince, owner of "W8N2HNT WRAPS" a distributor of these 3m made wraps continues, "I've been hired to cover everything from Cars to motorcycles, to guitars and damn near everything in between." His Camaro is always a crowd favorite and always draws questions and strange looks as people peer closely trying to determine exactly how it gets it's "Camo Look". Vince jumps at the chance to network, talking about his wraps and offering a business card to interested race fans. An avid outdoors man, the "Camo Camaro" is a perfect opportunity to bring up his other favorite hobby, deer Hunting. When asked about his love of hunting he responds "You got a few hours"? Vince spends countless hours in the woods and is more than happy to share his experiences.

Now living in Virginia, when Vince is not busy wrapping everything imaginable in camowraps, or spending time in a tree stand, he is even busier in his full time position as Dad. Keeping tabs on 4 kids ranging from 18 months to 12 years old is enough to occupy anyones time, yet Camo still finds time to operate his "mobile mechanic" business, keeping his repair skills sharp that were originally honed in local new car dealerships as well as several years running his own repair shop.

His wife Suzan, daughters, Jamie and Tori, and sons Jacob and Trey, are the key support system in this home bred race team. Vince explains, "I could not have built my car and spend the time I have at the track if it weren't for the constant love, support, and patience of my wife and the kids."

CamoMan, refered to by fellow committee member Smitty as the "driving force" of 1320Xtreme, is passionate about racing and enjoying the company of his race freinds and family. "Rain or shine, we always have a big time at the track" remarks Vince. He goes on to say, "I'm really excited about spending as much time as I can at the track this year, promoting something I really truly believe is the greatest sport ever".

When asked about a long time "friendly" rival between himself and Smitty, he states simply "Any time any Track, I'll drag that yankee down the asphalt." "He can run, but he can't hide" he continues, "When I'm done beating him, I'm going to buy him wings and a beer just to show him no hard feelings" "Somebody has to be the fastest and it might just as well be me." "Maybe I'll offer him some pointers over dessert." And he's off and running! Sounds like the fun and friendly competition has started already!

Contact: CamoMan@1320Xtreme.com

For more info on "Camo Wraps" please email Vince @ W8N2HNT@Cox.Net"

Thanks Cuda I will try to get ahold of him.

iv wondered the same thing...my hood older and has some cracks..a wrap would be nice..

Yeah it sounds easy enough.
I've done a quite a few vintage fiberglass snowmobile hoods and what i do is add a fresh mat of glass on the bottom side of the bad areas.Then on the bad cracks on the top side V groove and add some resin to those areas.The hairline ones i just sand the high spots down then a heavy coat of high build and it ends up pretty decent after blocking
Thanks wannadrag, I have heard that before but mine looks like a spider web in many spots and would probably take a week for me to V out all the cracks. Its pretty rough and I believe its quite old I was just thinking wrapping it might be a quick fix that will look good for awhile.
 
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