I cant figure out whats the best way to do it. I dont want big ones, prefer small ones. Would i have to mask each square out using masking tape (can see it that taking a long time) or is there any other way to do it??

hows about painting a section white say and then getting a sheet of vinyl and cutting 2" or 3" squares out of it and stick em on ?

paint the section white, then go to an art shop and buy black square sticker sheets and stick them on the white section

well i have doen have the job, the cars already white :) i cant seem to find any vinyl round ere. thats why i thought about paint, but if i could find some i would use vinyl.

post-it notes?? :lol:

go for some viper stripes from ebay... get them for about a tenner... yu can get 150mm wide (most sets are) and they will be perfect for larger ones or yu can get thiner ones (like a clio sport) if yu want smaller squares. just a matter of chopping up.... plus yu get 8 metres worth so thats easily enough to do a roof or 2

go for some viper stripes from ebay... get them for about a tenner... yu can get 150mm wide (most sets are) and they will be perfect for larger ones or yu can get thiner ones (like a clio sport) if yu want smaller squares. just a matter of chopping up.... plus yu get 8 metres worth so thats easily enough to do a roof or 2

i like your thinking, just the viper stripe would be good enough, would have to be off centre though

don't you have any sticker shops near by???

i was gonna get a chequered roof done in vinal and i got quoted 30quids for the vinal and fitting!

wow greame thats VERY CHEAP, and I've got viper stripes on my b posts and it worked out great so i would give that a go but i didn no they came in 150mm wide :shock: time to get the roof done me thinks lol

I've got viper stripes on my b posts and it worked out great so i would give that a go but i didn no they came in 150mm wide :shock: time to get the roof done me thinks lol

i do come up with some good ideas on occasion

mines are in the post but may not be here for a couple days (damd postal strikes)

will post pics when mines are done

yer u shure do lol yer u betr du a good job cz its gonna be urs that has the final vote wether or nt I'm getin mine lol

yer u shure do lol yer u betr du a good job cz its gonna be urs that has the final vote wether or nt I'm getin mine lol

yeah same ere

hahah well i will make sure i do a good job then should be this week they get done assuming they come

Might as well jump in and say same here some fat idiot jumped on my roof after work today and although I've got most of the dents out the scratches aren't polishing out!

went to b&q last night and bought some fablon (sticky back vinyl) 450mm wide 1500 long in black £3.55 per roll found accidentily by the wall paper!!!! ave it!!

Edited 3 July, 200719 yr by uberfukz

so do they normayly have vinyl? and what b+q was it in a small branch or a huge one?

well i,m sure I've seen it there before they even have stick-back chequer-plate vinyl (prob for corsas or summat) anyway the one in kidderminster is quite big but i dont think its a super b&q? have a mooch on there webshite

look what i found !!!!!!!!!

clicky for fablon

but its classed as wall paper so what actually is it vinyl?

Edited 3 July, 200719 yr by POLOMON

It's in Homebase between the tartan paint and the striped paint.

hardy bloody hardy!

lol

thats the stuff! they got marble smarties wood granite effect all sorts of crap but they do the all important black and white ! click on em and read discription!!

Edited 4 July, 200719 yr by uberfukz

well guys the stuff has arrived...

cut up into 15.5cm x 15.4cm squares

stuff is dark mettalic grey... nice color it is.. sort of really smoked grey with silver sparkle through it

since I'm doing them diagonally i will need about 30 to cover the roof from side gutter to side gutter and from front to back but seeing as i have a sunroof i should only need about 26ish

just need a nice day to put it all on and pictures will be up straight away

Edited 4 July, 200719 yr by koosh

well guys its done

started out with viper stripes as in above post

bit of butchering turned nice long stripes into some neat squares

armed with a tape measure, a ruler, a craft knife and a hairdressers spray can i ended up making some shapes

then after a few hours and a couple tantrums later ended up with these

few pointers for all that want to do it...

1. plan ahead - make a day of it. make sure yu have a good 2-4 hours spare... its takes time to prepare cut shape and plan... yu make also take longer than expected like me as i sort of buggered up which leads me on to my next point...

2. plan your route of action... - lay out all the squares yu have and make sure they are going to work first... dont jump in head first....

3. make sure yu have good tools - i used a craft/stanley knife, a ruler, a hairdressers spray bottle and a ruler...

4. ignore most of the application instructions - i got my spray bottle and filled it up with water and added a little bit of fairy... shook it up and ready to go.... to apply yu spray a couple times onto the area making sure yu cover where its going to be placed and more.... peel off the backing and spray the sticky side once from a reasonable distance... slap it on and slide about... use the ruler to squeeze all the excess water out and mop up with an old teeshirt or somthing... then keep going till your finished...

5. dont worry if it all goes boobies up - if yu applied the bit and its crap yu should be (i say should be but its not the same for everyone) okey to peel the square off and start again assuming yu placed it within the past half hour.... my car is 16 years old and it didnt take any laquer off but bear in mind differant cars mean differant things...

6. pretty much most importantly - be calm and take your time

hope this helps anyone who wishes to go down this route :)

any questions fire away :D

Loooks awesome Cuish... You done a mint job there sir!!!

I'll have a swatch in person soon!