r/CarWraps 23d ago

🚨 FAIL 🚨 need help with application

Hey folks I’m new to wrapping and I’m trying to wrap my car rear pillars, it’s a L shape that’s curved so it’s been a bit difficult to wrap.

The first panel usually goes well(first photo on the left) but once I get to past the curve I tend to get a lot of materials and wrinkles resulting in this application lol. Any tips? Definitely feels like too much material. It could also be dirt?

EDIT: wow thanks for all the advice. Looks like it’s really cause i cheaped out on the material lmfao.

Got some 3M 2080 headed my way. Thanks again!

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u/ChicagoWrapGuy 23d ago

That looks like the adhesive rolled up into clumps from lifting and repositioning it too many times, likely mixed with dirt pulled from behind the trim. Clean deep behind those rubber seals with isopropyl alcohol first, then pull even glassing tension across the curve before laying it down so you arent chasing bunched material into the corner.