This video demonstrates how to wrap a black Audi R8 side skirt using hidden inlays. The installer breaks the panel down along natural contours to hide edges and maintain a clean appearance across the vehicle.
Hiding Seams on Body Lines
The demonstration highlights using the car's hard body lines to break the side skirt into three separate pieces. When installing inlays, always work from the bottom up. Working upward ensures that the overlapping seams face downward, making them much less visible to the eye from standing height.
Step-by-Step Knifeless Tape Application
Start by laying knifeless tape along the planned seam line. Apply the first section of film and work out all trapped air from behind the material. Once the vinyl is flat, pull the knifeless tape through to cut the film and remove the excess edge.
The middle section requires two overlapping pieces of knifeless tape. Lay down the vinyl piece and push out all the air from behind the vinyl. Next, pull the overlapping knifeless tape string and discard the scrap vinyl. Then pull the lower knifeless tape line and remove that excess.
For the final upper section, lay down knifeless tape with one more line overlapping on the bottom. Position the film, work all the air out from behind the surface, and pull the first knifeless tape string. Clear the excess material, then pull the second tape string to finish the cut.
Aura Vinyl vinyl wrap features a cast polymer hybrid build with German-made adhesive to help with repositioning and air release along complex vehicle sections.
FAQ
Why should wrap inlays be installed from the bottom up?
Installing inlays from the bottom up makes sure the seams face downward. This direction keeps the edges out of direct line of sight.
How do you hide seams on an Audi R8 side skirt?
You can follow the hard body lines of the side skirt to separate the installation into three pieces using knifeless tape.
How do you cut overlapping vinyl sections using knifeless tape?
Place two overlapping runs of knifeless tape before installing the vinyl. After removing trapped air, pull the overlapping tape first to trim the upper excess, then pull the bottom tape to cut the remaining edge.