Hail damamge: PDR, 2 dents on roof, 5 dents on front fender. Bodywork and painting at A-pillar all the way back to quarter panel. About $1.5K worth of damage.
I'm a little worried, because they do have to repaint and clear coat the A-pillar back to about halfway down the quarter panel, so I'm not sure if I will be able to complete the wrap on that side. The body shop is going to let me know how long it will take before it is safe to wrap, so that I won't screw up the paint.
Anyways, I dropped the car off today and should get it back on Friday.
I wrapped the driver's side door on Saturday morning. I removed the mirror, door handle, and trim on the top of the door. Suprisingly easy to remove all those parts. I cleaned the door following the same process as before and then measured for the wrap and cut piece roughly 32-inches by 55-inches.
I started at the top of the door and worked my way down. This was a difficult panel to do. It seems fairly flat, but there are some complex lines and curves, so it took a lot of heating the vinyl and stretching to eliminate wrinkles. The part that I liked doing the most was the deep curve of the door handle. All I had to do was heat the vinyl and then slowly work the material.
Overall it took a fairly long time, roughly 4 hours. That included removing all the parts and then reinstalling them afterward. I'm sure when I do the other door it will go quicker due to what I learned doing the one side. I think I will do the fenders next and other door when I get the car back from the shop.
I hope to have the car wrapped by the time I go to Topeka, KS for Flat Out. Time is running out and it's hard to remain optimistic that I will accomplish that, but I'm going to try.
I have a set of KDW's on the way. 225/35 and 255/35. I can't wait to have them mounted so I can set the ride height lower and get an alignment. Also, can't wait so I stop rubbing in the front and rear (currently running 245/35 and 265/35). Got to stop the rubbing before I can do the fenders.
Here are the photos:
