Love that you didn’t take the bridge, neck or pickups completely out. Every other demonstration on TH-cam seems to takes everything off including the neck..
I just got my Canadian Bullseye wrap for my Les Paul. This was very informative and the end result gives me hope. I replayed the edges multiple times though, as I've never done this before. Little background, my ex carved a not so nice word into my Les Paul back in 2015 and I haven't been able to even take her out of the case since. I haven't bought played since, as playing anything but that guitar was like driving a Honda after you've flown a fighter jet. So, I'm gonna watch your vid a few dozen more times and try this out. Thank you for posting this bud!
I am about to do this on. Strat style guitar, and do not want to take bridge off. Your video gave me an idea of how I can still get the skin under the bridge without removing it. If I just leave enough of the skin on bottom of guitar body, I can cut it like you did and pull it up under the bridge. I don’t have to worry about the hole that will be left above, because the pickguard is there and will not be getting covered. Thank you for video, might not have thought of that. Yours is the only video I have found that parts are not totally removed. Thank you for posting!
I’m planning on eventually making a Roswell Rhoads (body from Perle guitars) and putting a chameleon wrap on it. I don’t have any of the parts yet but it’s something I’m wanting to do
I want an oldschoool t.v. static wrap on my Samick and I'd put the leftovers on my drum sticks (its an e kit, so its not like they'd break short after the wrapping)
I just bought a DIY explorer style kit, I just ordered chameleon wrap, gold hardware, and a clear coat with glow in the dark glitter. Hopefully it works the way I see it in my head if not I'm only out $30 and can pick a different color easily
I want to wrap a pickguard cause annoyingly my strat has a non-standard shape of the pick guard so I can't find a replacement with a different colour... I'm trying to figure out the best way to approach the task
Question, if you wrap the guitar then take it off does it damage the clear coating on the original paint job??? I wanna wrap my guitar but I don't want to damage it
I understand how to skin the front and back but how about the sides of the guitar? Do you apply a strip of vinal around the sides and then overlap with the front and back sheets?
Just heat and stretch. It's very tricky around the horn curves though, which is why a lot of people chose to simply wrap the top side only. You can also do it in sections as you mention, but use cutting tape - this allows you to overlap, but then cut and clean both edges so you don't end up with an untidy overlapping section. It takes a fair bit of practice, but worth playing around with if it's what you want. With cutting tape you could also run a length around the top and bottom edge, then cover the back too, so the entire guitar body is covered.
I just bought an ESP M II in natural finish and I want to make her front pearl white, and I was trying to see if I could apply 3M cwt wrap on her, I sure am glad I saw this video! Do you notice any tone changes after the wrap application? Thanks!!!
I'm trying to get that company neck illusions to make me a big enough sticker to wrap my acoustic the neck illusions that they make are freaking awesome I just found this company a couple weeks ago so if you're looking to change your neck and also protect it at the same time look them up you will be very happy.when I first got my package I thought to myself it's just stickers for like $30 but the owner is really awesome he gave me a lot of extra stuff and the neck on my acoustic looks badass 🤘🏻
hey. I have a guitar amp with tolex obviously. But i was to wrap it. Can I just clean the tolex and then wrap over it? it'll be A LOT easier than stripping the tolex then removing the adhesive. sanding the wood etc
It came out nice, but I don't understand why you wouldn't remove all of the components; including the neck, if the neck comes off. I think that as nice as this came out, it could have come out nicer if all of the components were removed prior to wrapping. I am getting ready to do this myself, that's why I am on this video, but I am treating mine as if were a paint job and removing all of the components and the neck. I am going to seal it after it's done also in the hopes of giving it a better gloss and more protection. Still, this came out nice, so big thumbs up!
Actually it's smarter to do the video this way, because if it's impossible to remove something for someone who want to do this, they wouldn't know how to do it, but this video show how is done :)
@@Francisco17Berrios I don't know if I would say that it's "smarter".... It's certainly a choice but I would have treated this like any paint job. In fact, when this process is done on cars, pieces are removed in order to make it look like a real paint job. I still think it came out nice, I just we old have taken off as much as possible.
That's what i did to one of my telecasters (recent I uploaded a video) I've been doing that since almost 10 years ago. It is worthy.. quicker and in case you regret it, just peel it off.
Hey man, when playing the guitar after the wrap how does the vinyl feel against your arm as its resting on the body? Is it stickier than the original gloss?
That really looks beautiful. I'm gonna remake my first guitar and you know give it a little mods here and there. I decided to wrap it up in glossy black. A Jackson rr2 shaped local guitar with a bunch of awesome mods and Seymour Duncans😂😂. Let me know if that's possible or not. I want to wrap the whole guitar...
Great job mate thinking of trying it out on one of my guitars. When you trim around the outside edge of the body what stops the vinyl lifting? Cheers Martyn
Really like what you did here! Looks amazing. Much Cheaper than buying a whole new guitar. Only quesiton I have is Durability? I'm looking at doing my guitar but worried it will peel off on the edges and it's a lost cause at that time. Does the Vinyl wrap have some bonding, or stick really well without damaging what's there? Thanks
We haven’t had any issues with this one, I would say tho if you are using a good quality vinyl and do good post heat I don’t see any reason to have issues. Yeah the adhesive on the film sticks hood and ones post hearted won’t come off till you want it to then use a little head and it should come of without leaving any adhesive behind. Hope that answer is helpful to you.
Don't understand why so many people like this video. If it is supposed to be a how-to video, it's awful. 1, can't even hear a word dude's saying, 2, no explanation on how to get that consistent edge around the side, and 3, there are far better methods for laying vinyl, (i. e. Leaving most of the backing on and folding it under itself and working your way up slowly and pulling the backing off as you go. My advice, if you're going to make videos, first, invest in a mic.
Tony Loewen i will be wrapping an old guitar not so worried about the sound I just want some tips or a video I can watch just to gain some experience it would help out a lot tony I would appreciate it 👍🏽
Tony first of all great video. Can this be done with an image? Say I print out an image on glossy paper, can it be done the same way? Also do you have any recommendations on who I can ask to do this? Should I go to a graphics store, a wrap store for automobiles, or a print store? Thank you
Thanks you. Yeah if you go to your local wrap or sign shop they should be able to help you with this project. If you provide them with a high resolution image they and print in on print media for you and then it can be wrapped on the guitar
Great vid! I just want to ask if its possible to do this on a hollow or semi hollow guitar. And will wrapping the whole body of guitar affects the tone?
Nice job! I think the original paint scheme looks great, and don't understand why you would wrap it in plain white, but a thought crossed my mind that it would be cool to wrap it in white like that, and then put some cool decals on top of the white, which would stand out a lot more than they would with the original dark paint. Interesting!
Doesnt it affect the tone of the guitar? Since it increases the weight of the guitar and must be losing on the tonal quality because of the resonance dampening.
You’re right that would be the easiest way to do it but I was just doing to for fun for a buddy and I like to Challenge myself so that I can learn and get a little better with ever little or big project.
As someone you wraps vehicles and other objects for living, please do not use any of the techniques this video. The vinyl is going to peel at the edges because of the way its stretched. Always work from the middle out. Never cut out sections before applying as you create weak points in the vinyl which will result in wrinkles and tearing later on.
Thanks for the comment dude! I appreciate you give your thoughts. It’s actually still on the guitar to this day and looks perfect. I have also done a lot more wraps since I did this video and I also wrap vehicles for a living, cheers bro
Um…the part where you show us how to wrap seems to have been fast forwarded and lacks voice over. All you is was put some sticky paper on a partially disassembled guitar. I know no more than when I started.
I just botched a guitar build on the clear coat buffing. Burned the guitar clear coat during the buffing. Thought "Fuck it, I'll just have to live with it." Nope. I'll put vinyl over the fucker instead. Have all the tools to do, so why not?
final result is not bad, but everything is better if you start with a plain body - you have to remove pickups bridge switch and pots. much easier and professional.
I was planning to do this on my ibanez guitar with camouflage army decal, i feel more confident after watching your video, thankss
I probably happy to help.
Did you do it? If so did it come out good ?
Cómo se llama ese material ? Disculpa la molestia
Love that you didn’t take the bridge, neck or pickups completely out. Every other demonstration on TH-cam seems to takes everything off including the neck..
Great news. 🗞️ thanks
Hey suggestion, after it’s wrapped you can actually put a ceramic coating on it that makes it super high gloss and protected well
Yeah I know, we just did this for fun.
@@TonyLoewenyou actually didn’t know that.
@@Dixie-Normus-209 ok… 😂😂😂
I just got my Canadian Bullseye wrap for my Les Paul. This was very informative and the end result gives me hope. I replayed the edges multiple times though, as I've never done this before. Little background, my ex carved a not so nice word into my Les Paul back in 2015 and I haven't been able to even take her out of the case since. I haven't bought played since, as playing anything but that guitar was like driving a Honda after you've flown a fighter jet. So, I'm gonna watch your vid a few dozen more times and try this out. Thank you for posting this bud!
how did it go. i wanna do this with my ibanez rg6003fm
I am about to do this on. Strat style guitar, and do not want to take bridge off. Your video gave me an idea of how I can still get the skin under the bridge without removing it. If I just leave enough of the skin on bottom of guitar body, I can cut it like you did and pull it up under the bridge. I don’t have to worry about the hole that will be left above, because the pickguard is there and will not be getting covered. Thank you for video, might not have thought of that. Yours is the only video I have found that parts are not totally removed. Thank you for posting!
I was planning to do this, I feel more confident after your video. Thank you
Your welcome happy to help
okay this is freaking awesome. I think i'm gonna try doing my guitar. Big project time!
Thank you. It was fun, Enjoy doing your guitar.
Once i get a new guitar im def gonna do this on my old one
Do it
I’m planning on eventually making a Roswell Rhoads (body from Perle guitars) and putting a chameleon wrap on it. I don’t have any of the parts yet but it’s something I’m wanting to do
I want an oldschoool t.v. static wrap on my Samick and I'd put the leftovers on my drum sticks (its an e kit, so its not like they'd break short after the wrapping)
Glad to stumble on your vid. I was about to sand my ol' aria V guitar haha.
No need you can just wrap it.
Great instructional video. I want to do this to my pickguard. How durable & long lasting is the wrap?
Lo hise con mi guitarra me encantó el resultado 😊😊
I’m getting an off brand guitar and while people like this brand, I’d prefer the headstock to be blank with a custom design. Might give this a try
I just bought a DIY explorer style kit, I just ordered chameleon wrap, gold hardware, and a clear coat with glow in the dark glitter. Hopefully it works the way I see it in my head if not I'm only out $30 and can pick a different color easily
I want to wrap a pickguard cause annoyingly my strat has a non-standard shape of the pick guard so I can't find a replacement with a different colour... I'm trying to figure out the best way to approach the task
Question, if you wrap the guitar then take it off does it damage the clear coating on the original paint job??? I wanna wrap my guitar but I don't want to damage it
No if you use good vinyl when you remove it, the surface with be like now.
@@TonyLoewen Thank you, I really appreciate it🙏
@@jadenjacobcomedy6237 sorry took long for me to respond
@@TonyLoewen no worries
Was wondering if this was a thing lol huge car guy and ive been wanting to wrap my pick guard in forged carbon for the longest time
Woukld have been good to see how you cut the edges at normal speed, it is a very tricky part
A question - if you wrap a headstock, when you remove the wrap would the decal be affected by it?
No as far as I know those are all clear costed over so you should be safe to do that.
Lovely done bro i love it
Is this Skin / wrap removable without hurting original finish ?
Yes absolutely
I appreciate the method and the content but why on earth would you want to cover that gorgeous quilted maple top?!
Just for fun and charge.
It looks good no doubt il trying this technique myself on my own projects. Thanks for the upload 👌
It’ll always have the maple top it’s. But nothings wrong with an awesome facelift when you’ve had a guitar for a while.
@@mikehunt3668 to keep it beautiful. Vinyl wraps double as scratch protectors.
Well how else was he gonna show everyone how to wrap a guitar?
Geesh you act as if he wrapped your precious maple top guitar.
Did you ever do the whole guitar video, and how would one go about doing that with say... A warlock guitar?
Send me a DM and I may be able to help you out
@@TonyLoewen cant find the message thing on here for some reason, maybe its disabled? -- fired you an email though
I understand how to skin the front and back but how about the sides of the guitar? Do you apply a strip of vinal around the sides and then overlap with the front and back sheets?
Just heat and stretch. It's very tricky around the horn curves though, which is why a lot of people chose to simply wrap the top side only. You can also do it in sections as you mention, but use cutting tape - this allows you to overlap, but then cut and clean both edges so you don't end up with an untidy overlapping section. It takes a fair bit of practice, but worth playing around with if it's what you want. With cutting tape you could also run a length around the top and bottom edge, then cover the back too, so the entire guitar body is covered.
Been wrapping my car alot gonna do this to my guitars now
Awesome enjoy, thanks for checking out the video!
That looks amazing!
Como se llama lo que esta usando para cubrirla????
You did a badass job man you just gave me an idea also great video
Thank you man 🤘
how would you do this with a whammy bar
Depends on the guitar I guess, I haven’t done one with one yet so I can’t help you with that right now.
Is there such a thing as tone wrap?
Looks a lot better with the white wrap. Good job
Thank you! Yeah it looks awesome.
Hello were can I buy this type of film?
I just bought an ESP M II in natural finish and I want to make her front pearl white, and I was trying to see if I could apply 3M cwt wrap on her, I sure am glad I saw this video! Do you notice any tone changes after the wrap application? Thanks!!!
I'm trying to get that company neck illusions to make me a big enough sticker to wrap my acoustic the neck illusions that they make are freaking awesome I just found this company a couple weeks ago so if you're looking to change your neck and also protect it at the same time look them up you will be very happy.when I first got my package I thought to myself it's just stickers for like $30 but the owner is really awesome he gave me a lot of extra stuff and the neck on my acoustic looks badass 🤘🏻
That’s awesome dude.
Why not try a cornhole wrap it is 2’ x 4’
can the neck be covered too?
I'm thinking about doing a camo wrap on my dinky. Headstock also.
Very cool idea, how is the edge? Doesn't it peel off easily?
hey. I have a guitar amp with tolex obviously. But i was to wrap it.
Can I just clean the tolex and then wrap over it? it'll be A LOT easier than stripping the tolex then removing the adhesive. sanding the wood etc
Looks Awesome.🤠👍
Thanks!
Does the vinyl scratch easy from guitar pick rubing or so on
It came out nice, but I don't understand why you wouldn't remove all of the components; including the neck, if the neck comes off. I think that as nice as this came out, it could have come out nicer if all of the components were removed prior to wrapping. I am getting ready to do this myself, that's why I am on this video, but I am treating mine as if were a paint job and removing all of the components and the neck. I am going to seal it after it's done also in the hopes of giving it a better gloss and more protection. Still, this came out nice, so big thumbs up!
Actually it's smarter to do the video this way, because if it's impossible to remove something for someone who want to do this, they wouldn't know how to do it, but this video show how is done :)
@@Francisco17Berrios I don't know if I would say that it's "smarter".... It's certainly a choice but I would have treated this like any paint job. In fact, when this process is done on cars, pieces are removed in order to make it look like a real paint job. I still think it came out nice, I just we old have taken off as much as possible.
Why is it Ibanez seem to be wrapped more than others
is it possible to apply without a heat gun? that is one item i am missing out of wanting to do an Metallic Indigo Wrap for my guitar
a hair dryer will work
Does the wrap peel off easy?
Very nice sir.. I also wrap my bass fullwrap with purplish chameleon and rainbow Chrome. Including the.neck and the frets.
joel latoza that’s sick dude.
How much does effect the tone I'm sure it does
Nothing on an electric guitar
Did it turn does to be hard ??
That's what i did to one of my telecasters (recent I uploaded a video) I've been doing that since almost 10 years ago. It is worthy.. quicker and in case you regret it, just peel it off.
That’s sweet man. Thanks for checking out my video.
I thought you were going to mess it up but it looks great!
Haha thanks
Hey man, when playing the guitar after the wrap how does the vinyl feel against your arm as its resting on the body? Is it stickier than the original gloss?
Honestly no idea, I don’t play guitar and this was done just for fun.
That really looks beautiful. I'm gonna remake my first guitar and you know give it a little mods here and there. I decided to wrap it up in glossy black. A Jackson rr2 shaped local guitar with a bunch of awesome mods and Seymour Duncans😂😂. Let me know if that's possible or not. I want to wrap the whole guitar...
Nice Work!
Thanks man!
I can’t help but think it might have been easier to take off the floating trem.
This is probably the easiest way to finish a guitar. How durable is it
Actually pretty good. This is the same vinyl I use the wrap cars and trucks.
on cars lasts around 5 years so on this will last a lot
Sick job looks complex.
Thank you
What abt the sides and the back?
Hi, do u know if it's possible to wrap a Dean ML?
You can wrap any guitar
Can I use car wraps on guitar?
Yes that’s what this is
If i apply the same sticker on my fretboard , will it effect the my guitar's sound?
Alguien me dice como se llama ese papel en español?
This is fucking awesome
Great job mate thinking of trying it out on one of my guitars. When you trim around the outside edge of the body what stops the vinyl lifting?
Cheers Martyn
Once it post headed properly and trimmed at the right angle to where when you can actually feel the edge of the vinyl it wound lift until you peel it.
@@TonyLoewen thanks for the reply, dont quite understand the first bit, Once it post headed?
Looks like a typo error lol.
@@martynrandall7652 no post heading just means heading it after you’ve applied it.
Does it matter what vinyl it is? Like is there a specific brand or type I need?
I’d use a 3m or Avery, make sure to use a cast vinyl not calendar.
@@TonyLoewen can you recommend somewhere online that I can buy cheap?
That’s pretty dope!🔥🔥🔥
Thanks buddy!!!
@@TonyLoewen muy bueno amigo me podría decir cómo se llama ese papel que usas?
Really like what you did here! Looks amazing. Much Cheaper than buying a whole new guitar. Only quesiton I have is Durability? I'm looking at doing my guitar but worried it will peel off on the edges and it's a lost cause at that time. Does the Vinyl wrap have some bonding, or stick really well without damaging what's there? Thanks
We haven’t had any issues with this one, I would say tho if you are using a good quality vinyl and do good post heat I don’t see any reason to have issues. Yeah the adhesive on the film sticks hood and ones post hearted won’t come off till you want it to then use a little head and it should come of without leaving any adhesive behind. Hope that answer is helpful to you.
How do you get a consistent edge around it without scoring the body?
Don't understand why so many people like this video. If it is supposed to be a how-to video, it's awful. 1, can't even hear a word dude's saying, 2, no explanation on how to get that consistent edge around the side, and 3, there are far better methods for laying vinyl, (i. e. Leaving most of the backing on and folding it under itself and working your way up slowly and pulling the backing off as you go.
My advice, if you're going to make videos, first, invest in a mic.
So satisfying! What was the tool you used the most?
Did this satisfy your simple Asmr minds lol
What is the guitar model?
Can you do a acoustic guitar wrap !!!!
Wouldn’t be a problem wrapping it but I’m not sure if it would effect the sound.
Tony Loewen i will be wrapping an old guitar not so worried about the sound I just want some tips or a video I can watch just to gain some experience it would help out a lot tony I would appreciate it 👍🏽
Tony first of all great video. Can this be done with an image? Say I print out an image on glossy paper, can it be done the same way? Also do you have any recommendations on who I can ask to do this? Should I go to a graphics store, a wrap store for automobiles, or a print store? Thank you
Thanks you. Yeah if you go to your local wrap or sign shop they should be able to help you with this project. If you provide them with a high resolution image they and print in on print media for you and then it can be wrapped on the guitar
Great vid! I just want to ask if its possible to do this on a hollow or semi hollow guitar. And will wrapping the whole body of guitar affects the tone?
Acousticly, it would have slight changes
Can you use semi permanent Cricut vinyl?
I only use cast film/vinyl for jobs like this.
Where do you recommend me to buy a wrap for an acoustic guitar or any wrap recommended?
Alexis Gastelum if you’re just doing a color change wrap I’d use 3m 1080 or 2080 cast film or Avery Dennison supreme wrap cast.
Hey, I love the video. Where did you buy the wrap. I am looking into wrapping my own guitar too.
We buy from a local Arlon Distributor in Winnipeg. It all depends on what film you are wanting to use though.
What kind of wrap is it though
Nice video, what are the measurements of the vinyl?
Surely easier to take Floyd out first?
Cool vid thanks
Thanks!
I just got a couple of guitars wrapped. Is there anything you can put over the wrap to protect it? Spray or wipe on Poly? Lacquer?
You can get ceramic coatings for vinyl that’s probably what I’d do.
Tony Loewen thanks I’ll look into it!
You can definitely put a finish on them to protect them
Not sure why he didn’t just take all the parts out of body to do the wrap
Nice job! I think the original paint scheme looks great, and don't understand why you would wrap it in plain white, but a thought crossed my mind that it would be cool to wrap it in white like that, and then put some cool decals on top of the white, which would stand out a lot more than they would with the original dark paint. Interesting!
Thanks you and yeah that would be cool
put a pair of F-holes (like a violin) in the wrap so the original finish shows through the holes
Gracias por el viedeo ❤
Doesnt it affect the tone of the guitar? Since it increases the weight of the guitar and must be losing on the tonal quality because of the resonance dampening.
No not a an electric guitar.
Still see the body under the floater.
I would of removed all components from the guitar it makes it much easier
Yeah I know it would have.
Why not just remove all the hardware? Leave the neck, but remove the rest and lay down one smooth pull and cut out the openings.
You’re right that would be the easiest way to do it but I was just doing to for fun for a buddy and I like to Challenge myself so that I can learn and get a little better with ever little or big project.
As someone you wraps vehicles and other objects for living, please do not use any of the techniques this video. The vinyl is going to peel at the edges because of the way its stretched. Always work from the middle out. Never cut out sections before applying as you create weak points in the vinyl which will result in wrinkles and tearing later on.
Thanks for the comment dude! I appreciate you give your thoughts. It’s actually still on the guitar to this day and looks perfect. I have also done a lot more wraps since I did this video and I also wrap vehicles for a living, cheers bro
@@TonyLoewen not to be rude but any body that wraps vehicle would not be using Arlon STX.
@@bhutch216 are you trying to say SLX?
there is no way I could pull this off
it’s not to hard.
If me, i would choose chameleon wrap
Who's guitar?
My buddy Jorden guitarist for Murder capital.
@@TonyLoewen oh fuckk nice one
O Walls thanks man
It’s gonna peel right off when u put ur arm over it
Hahaha wrong. It’s been on there for months now and it’s just fine.
Tony Loewen u use it?
I don’t it’s a friends guitar. I don’t play haha.
Tony Loewen I’m under the impression it’s start peeling from the arm resting on the edge
Squier Player you actually can’t even feel the edge of the wrap film it turned out really good and that’s why it’s still on.
I can understand wrapping a plain or damaged guitar, but you are covering up a beautiful paintjob. It looks like a crime.
Um…the part where you show us how to wrap seems to have been fast forwarded and lacks voice over.
All you is was put some sticky paper on a partially disassembled guitar. I know no more than when I started.
OK MUMBLES,,,THE AUDIO SUCKS CANT HEAR YOU, BUT MUSIC CAME THROUGH GREAT,,,WIERD! HOWEVER, YOU DID A GREAT JOB ON THE WRAP
Sorry about that but thanks haha
everyone's a critic lol sorry about that, and thanks again for the video@@TonyLoewen
Use a mic next time.
Yeah I know I need to get one. For now doing with what I got.
Hack job, should be done the parts off
I just botched a guitar build on the clear coat buffing. Burned the guitar clear coat during the buffing. Thought "Fuck it, I'll just have to live with it." Nope. I'll put vinyl over the fucker instead. Have all the tools to do, so why not?
final result is not bad, but everything is better if you start with a plain body - you have to remove pickups bridge switch and pots. much easier and professional.