Wrapping a motorcycle tank in one piece?! How to?
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- Wrapping a old motorcycle gas tank with the new vvivid vinyl. How to wrap a motorcycle tank.
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Dude, this was awesome! I am a 58 year-old dude who just bought a couple of Hondas and was looking for a cheap solution to make them mine. This video was so cool in that you you didn’t worry about screwing up and just did your best and it turned out really cool looking. Plus more importantly we always have another chance to make it look perfect. Best of luck and thanks again!
Thanks for the positive comments man! I appreciate you! Cheers 👊 good luck if you try it yourself 💪💪
for not having that tank mounted, you did Allright bro. I've watched a ton of these to learn how to do it on cars, but this was only my second bike tank vid, so kudos.
Thanks, yeah it would have been so much better if it was mounted haha
This reminded me of the first time i wrapped my tank.Since then have been to classes. Tank needs to be attached and pull vinyl with aerodynamics of tank. Falls in category of hard to wrap. I was told if you can wrap a car mirror, you can wrap anything. Gas tank is similar in shape
‘I’ll just throw some wrap on it’ and now I’m here…..
Interesting. That actually looks easier than I was expecting at the start of the video. After a couple practice rounds with it, I imagine you could get a really well laid application in a lot less time.
Exactly correct.
But make no mistake... It looks easier than actually doing it... I've done my tank twice and still not happy with it.... I'm going to try one more time.....
@@dainepetrou8011lol why not just paint jt
@@waltswild lol... What's so funny lol... Do you think I'm an idiot... Let me enlighten your narrow mind sir.
I've used clear vinyl to protect a brand new generation 3 Suzuki Hayabusa petrol tank from scratches n chips rather than changing its colour as you have just automatically assumed I was doing....
Let me enlighten you again.
Assumption is the mother of all fuck ups. So before being smart and writing an assumption, probably best to have a kind chat and know what your chatting about with the other party involved before leaving lol hahaha funny funny remarks, like you know what I'm talking about....
Have a nice day...
@@dainepetrou8011that escalated quickly
I'm shocked you were able to do that tank. I didn't think you could get the vinyl around all of those curves. Great video. TY.
Thats a big difference. Judging by how it turned out, I imagine you can get away with minimal body work and the vinyl will hide small imperfections and look really good. Thanks for the video
Thanks for checking out the video. I’d suggest taking care of most deep scratches before wrapping as the may show throw.
impressive. I genuinely thought that was way too much excess at the front of the tank. Well done, not bad for a first try! looks great
Thank you
I was thinking of wrapping my Harley.... after watching this .. ill stick to painting it... lol
You did a awesome job showing us, very detailed and appreciate where u messed up cause it shows us what not to do lol
Damn brother thats beautifully done
Thanks dude
I wrapped my Harley with 3m flawless. I notices it was gloss not dull. I tried re wrapping and have failed on the tank over and over at the front corners I can get to 90% but thats all. I am using deneson now and had very good results with my full faced helmet
how did this hold out after a while? looks like youve stretched it far beyond 30% wich is the vinyls line of error. turned out good tho, excited to hear about the pullback of it after a while or any fingers?
You did really well on this.
You must have been a little angry when the hole appeared.
If that happens again and it's on a tank that does not need to be 'showroom' then you could patch the hole with a nice decal maybe to save starting over
Yeah lucky I was just doing this for fun to try it out. I will be doing another one for a customer soon and I’ll make sure to film that one and show how it goes.
@@TonyLoewen sounds good. I'll look out for it. Last week I asked a local company how much to wrap a petrol tank (hopefully getting an RE meteor fireball in the next month - wanted an all matt black one but the matt black one comes with a chrome exhaust where as the fireball version (yellow tank) has a matt black exhaust.)).
He estimated £100 Inc. material but wanted to see the tank before he could tell me whether it would need a seam or not.
Look forward to your next one 👍
Looks awesome! I showed my wife the finished product and she thought it was paint
Haha that’s great dude.
After watching you do this I'm glad I'm only doing accent pieces on my bike.
I believe that haha
I would like a partial wrap like lace on my faring does anything like that exist?
I need to wrap my fake tank on my vrod, I was going to sand it down and repaint but it's anodized? idk...would sanding the scratches down remove the protective layer and cause it to rust? I really don't want to drop 300 bucks on a cover, that could buy me a whole new set of fairings for my r1. I love my rod (no pun intended lol) but damn is everything EXPENSIVE to replace on it.
You did an awesome job regardless It came out really good in my opinion you gave me ideas I want to wrap my bike. So what is the best film to use in your experience
This is the same exact tank i have and plan on wrapping so this is a great vid for me
Always love a video starting of with excesses....
Is it easy to take it off??
hey thank you this gave me a good idea too,well just to do mine like that.
So much easier.
Did ANYONE besides me have to TURN OFF the SOUND?? Jesus CHRIST that crinkly, crackly sound JUST ABOUT made me throw my phone against the fucking WALL!!😂😂😂😂😂
Great job!
Is there a way to keep the dirt from accumulating along the films edge?????????
interesting vid. Very bold, trying to wrap a motorcycle GAS ...tank. Adhesion tips and tricks are VALUABLE. Stretch technique VALUABLE. You did a great job with the vid and made me think it ...might ...be feasible. I may try the wrap, but I will fish around for a way to seal the perimeter with pin stripe of paint or similar. A+
Tanks for making this video
Haha 😂
Hahahaha good one
Seen this video & now i am a subscriber 😂 . nice . 👍 👌 video
I appreciate the support. Thank you!
Most people would have never posted a video with an accident like that in it I’m glad you did and I enjoyed the video I’m fixing to try to experiment with some vynl wrap for my Coleman mini bike I haven’t ever done it before but I’m fixing to learn if I mess up I will just start over thanks for the video 👍🏻
Thanks for the positive comments and feedback man! I appreciate it, my videos are real and raw. If you need any help or have any questions feel free to reach out to me on instagram.
I know this was years ago but I did my track bike tank and it took me 3 tries and still over stretched some areas. You didn’t cuss 1 time and every other word out of mine was cussing lol
Haha 😂 this is amazing.
thanks dude , excellent work! 👍👍👍
Thank
Impressive!! Not easy!
Thanks dude.
Can you put two layers of vinyl on to hide some smaller scratches and such?
Normally you don’t use vinyl to hide scratches, it depends on how deep the scratches are it may hide some but not all.
Great,straight to it love it..
What size would you recommend to order for a standard tank?
At least a yard to be save
won't leaving your bike out in the heat of the summer sun cause the wrap to shrink and split?
No, if you do the proper post heat I kills the old memory of the vinyl and creates new memory of the shape it’s in after being wrapped
I think I'mma take on this challenge and wrap my bike. Looks easy but, I feel like the wrap balling up and sticking to everything would get very annoying Lol..
Did you ever end up wrapping your bike? If so how tough was the process and how did it turn out?
@@davidmac805 i wrapped my bike today that shit was hard asf small pieces are easy to work with but once I got to the gas tank I messed it up. it has a lot of wrinkles on the front edges but it looks good from the rider seat
@@XRyder24 My buddy and I tried wrapping my fenders on my 09 Dyna and we got the front one with no trouble but the rear fender has so many edges that we ended up painting it. We are buying powder coat supplies and are going to just powder coat everything.
that looks pretty damn great I kinda wanna try but feel like I might mess it up lol
Haha thanks
Only way u gonna get good results is by practicing brotha
I think I will do this to my bike.The paint is so beat up, it's not even worth rattle can paint.I love the metallic wraps
What kind of paper do you used to do such rapping ? Is it a vinyl sticker or what ?
Far as I can tell, I am #500! Congrats to you for reaching 500! I liked the video and your work. I am a new wrapper, and just landed a side gig working part time for a wrap shop in town. I will be looking forward to seeing more of your content. Keep it up man! 👍🤙
Thanks a lot man I appreciate it!
Very good !!!😁🙏
What size is the sheet of wrap you started with?
Impressive wrapping sir! What type of vinyl are you using sir?
Thanks this is vvivid but I recommend using Avery or 3m
Thanks sir!
@@christianramos5575 no problem man happy to help
@@TonyLoewen Why do you not recommend this one? Looks like paintwork
Suuuuper helpful
Great video but I have one question..,
Since it's not an option to paint my motorcycle, due to lack of cash, after I apply the vinyl wrap, what kind of protective layer should I put over it? I'm asking because I've heard a lot of complaints about the wrap chipping too easily.
Thanks...
Find a 8H or higher Ceramic vinyl coating bottle on amazon, ~20 - 40$
@@paraxo7192 .. Awesome. Thanks
Looks good! Personally I think it would be easier if someone had helped holding the thank. Good job though.
Agreed and thanks!
I wanna take my motorcycle from the stock blue to a green. How long does this stuff last?
Depends on what product you use 3-5 years
Thanks for showing this
If you do this in Indonesia, then I'm sure your business will close in the not too distant future.
Sand the damaged paint surface first, to install the film, try not to pull it too much, just heat it evenly and trim it according to the nature and texture of the material, don't force it or fight it.
If you already have film material that is of fairly good quality, you should be able to maximize your installation. This is very different from those in Indonesia, we only have a few brands of film material that are of poor quality.
Colour kode please?
Im interested for this colour!
Thanks
Nardo grey
@@TonyLoewen thank you very much !
@@savvaspapadopoulos3627 no problem
What color is that
Nardo gray
Hey Brad Pitt, thanks for this great video. Really appreciate it.
Honda magna tank?
Yes sir
Can this wrap be over stretched ?
Yes for sure can be. All wrap film have a % that it can be stretched and after that point you risk damaging the adhesive
hi.what colour is it?
Nardo grey
Thanks 🙏
Maybe a hair dryer would be more suitable to use instead of a heat gun
How to get this wraping film
I left the ink in the description
Can you paint over that?
It's a wrap
That does take time.
Why don't ppl simply paint those parts. The surface needs to be prepared anyway, which takes the most of the time. The paint job is quick. Only the drying will take time.
Thank you for doing your best. Lemay Nelson. Vancouver Washington. Northwest. Pacific coast.
Military paint color. Throw some military stickers on
looks like an 80's Honda tank
It is haha
Ill double down and guess it's a Shadow or Magna.
How big of a sheet did you buy for this?
Think I used about just under a yard
Rattle can denim black for me.
This is the definition of anxiety 😮
Somehow I don't think this is the first one you've done
AND
I think I'll order enough to do it twice maybe three times because if you blew a hole through it
Mine's going to look like Swiss cheese LOL
Definitely used the wrong technique but you did much better than I thought and overall A for effort
Haha thanks man. I’m always open to learning from other guys what how they do stuff.
Love from india
It will pull back by next day
Next time, take your gas cap off. Mask it off so you won't get fumes.
2 people would help. But it's still close to impossible.
I agree 💯
Why didnt you screw the cap off?
This wrap will fail very fast , you have it over screeched and all the energy of the file was placed wrong and not evenly dispersed.
not on my fucked up shaped sportbike tank
Hahaha
You started wrong bro. At first it’s better, to work with 2 or 3 persons. Next its better, to stretch the film at the beginning and then shrink it back on the tank
I only have me and was just messing around and doing some testing. But hey thanks for the tips next time I’ll give that a try.
Luka Altay it looks like a damned fine job , and a bunch of people making great comments. Maybe we should be able to veiw your work. Constructive comments are best given after your skills have been shown, to reassure your not talkin out an orfice other than your mouth. Tony Loewen awesome job bud, thats close to the shape tank I'm about to attempt for a first timer. Please keep the vids coming.....
@@ironhorsejimmies8217 I appreciate that comment man! More videos coming as I have time.
@@ironhorsejimmies8217 whats your Problem? I have Not Said, that his work was Bad ok? I just Said, How i Would Start. Dont fuck me up with so stupid Arguments.
@@TonyLoewen i just did my first hydro dip so I'm with ya. Everyone says its good but i see where the flaws are. lol But I'm going to wrap the top of the tank and the top of the fenders and dip the sides with sugar skulls its for my chic. Vstar 650.
Hey bro । Its my work . Everyday i wrap 3-4 tank in one piece.any kind of model . You did some mistakes during stretch ।.
Yeah I know I did first time wrapping a tank.
If it was first attempt then you ll be a pro . Soon ❤️❤️ bst of luck
@@nikkubhai2562 haha exactly. Thanks!
@@nikkubhai2562 What would you suggest? Spread the knowledge my friend!
@@Shankower i dont have any channel video .so i could tell you how you can do that easily .i hav some video in my phn that can hlp you
Should have taken the gas cap totally off first.
That’s why you need to properly prep the surface. Should have used a few spots of filler and use that sanding primer to make sure it’s good when you sand it down.
The annoying music in the background😫😫😫😫🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
Definetly easier to piant.
You have absolutely wrapped tanks before. Stop lying to people. Giving them false hopes of doing it themselves.
Haha nope it’s absolutely not a lie, I see no reason to lie to anybody about what I have or have not wrapped before. I had wrapped full vehicles before this video but no tanks, No I feel I could do it even better now that I have way more experience.
Why that annoying background-music? It is like brainwashing, and drive me to stop watch and dislike. I like the REAL sound.
Ok screw that I'll just re paint my stuff.
😂😂😂
That is going to fail. Been installing film for years. There is no way in this world that using a technique like that with low quality film that any of those edges are going to hold. It’s people like you who give people the idea this trade is easy. My company doesn’t even wrap bikes very much due to time and difficulty they really take. This is the “UA-cam” wrapping at its finest.
Thanks for the comment. Hope your have an awesome day. God bless you man.
very ugly result
Worst 17 mins of my life😡
Maybe take the tank cap off?
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