Boat vinyl wrap repair

[kevhanano]

Can anyone share processes regarding patching wrap vinyl on aluminum boats? 3M 2080 White base. Minor dings and scratches that lead to more damage/peeling. We've tried cutting out the damage and using 3M primer prior to placing a patch but the repairs tend to fail.

 

[unclebun]

Replace the whole wrap. To use the phrase back to the customer when they tell you the wrap should be cheap, "It's just stickers"

 

[Boudica]

The vinyl will need to be stripped and replaced. Patches are bandaids, and bandaids are temporary and they will fail.

 

[somcalmetim]

Rewrap would look the best but you could try your primered patches and then cut a rounded edged larger patch in lam or stoneguard to give it some more time...
If the dings/scratches are generally in the same high traffic areas you could upsell them on extra stoneguard panel ad-ons to protect those areas during the initial wrap phase...
They would likely get most of those dings and scratches on raw gelcoat as well...

 

[Bonzai901]

There is multiple factors here to start with, my guess is that there is oxidation on the surface and is the vinyl getting in the water for a long period of time, on top of that you wanna seal the edges with the seal pen and then apply the clear 1/4" tape, do not poke any bubbles out on your vinyl either

 

[JBurton]

Up sell! These bandaids will only last if you add another layer of PPF. That's only like twice what the wrap costs, yeah?

 

[John_Smith]

Kev, who did the original wrap? Was it applied after the boat was purchased or from the factory?
PHOTOS are always a good way to get accurate responses.