Hey guys! Welcome! So I’m standing here at a live event
To launch our exciting new product PCC : Premium Colour Change film
It’s a colour change with Flite Technology. Really excited about the launch
But actually, this is not the subject of today's video.
Today's video is to answer the question that we often get during trainings.
« What tools are you using for wrapping? » What kind of knife? What is a
useful tool? A useless one? So, we will answer this question
by unfolding my wrap belt… And my tool bag
So, guys, everything that I have is here. That fit in this very small bag.
Actually, this was my schoolbag when I was in high school, funny right?
So, we will open it, see what’s inside. Like every wrapper I have the basic tools
Meaning glove, knife, squeegees, heat gun. I have a bit more than that so we will
walk through it. So first one, most
important one of course, the heat gun. We need a heat gun for working,
at least a source of heat. I prefer the heat gun and
I want it light and cheap if possible. Because, well it falls on the ground quite
some times, I killed my share of heat guns So, this one, doesn’t risk anything.
Next one coming out of the bag, the wrap belt. Yes, I do use a wrap belt.
I carry a lot of tools. I like to have them at all times with me.
At least that is the theory. I have these terrible habit of putting my tools
pretty much everywhere in my pockets or losing them.
But I am trying to force myself to use it. Well, actually.
If I look in my back pocket… Yeah… See? Bad habits.
The following is an interesting one. I’m not supposed to show you
this one because of the brand inside. But I use it let’s face it, every wrapper
uses it to not cut on the car. Do not cut on the car unless
you’re trained to do so. This is really really useful.
For the sake of the video let’s put that back in the bag.
Finally, last one coming out of the bag, a thermometer.
Yes, it is an IR thermometer to keep the temperature of the vinyl when I’m post-heating.
Well, as you can see, battery is kind of low…
I didn’t use it for quite a time as well, hum… You need to use it. I need to change the battery.
So, the wrap belt, what’s inside of it? We will see right now!
First thing, you can see it on the top. A couple of magnets, always handy
To position the film on top of the car You can position it, reposition
as much as you want. It is a useful tool,
pretty much needed at all times. Next, I have a couple of knives.
I have two different one. One is metallic, pretty light.
One is plastic, a bit heavier. This is the Arlon one,
I don’t know the brand of this one. I’m pretty much using to be truly honest
the first one that come to my hand. But I have a slight
preference for the plastic one. As it allows me to never damage the car surface.
Next, a really handy one and a must have is a glove. Glove, you must have one for wrapping.
It is really important to protect you from cutting yourself, first use.
Second, to have a good sliding on top of the material.
Because it smoothens the touch. We have some grease on our fingers.
And final use when we post-heat it protects our fingers from the heat.
When you use heat, and you have one hundred degrees on top of the film.
That is a bit too much and I don’t know about you guys.
But I don’t have Teflon fingers, I burn myself. So, the glove - a must-have!
Next, a couple of markers, and actually even a pen. This is pretty handy especially
for demonstrations. I’m a trainer of course.
But this comes in handy when you’re working as well. How?
When it’s time to mark the vinyl to cut away extras.
For example, you mark it, you can lift the vinyl in the air.
Cut the vinyl in the air away from the car avoiding to damage the paint.
Then some tools you may be familiar with. The dentist tools.
I have a variety of them. Metal, plastic, different colour, different shape.
To be fair I’m not using all of them. I pretty much grab the first one
that comes to my hand. What is the main use of it?
It’s to reach place where I’m missing. You know the tiny fingers on top of the fingers.
I wish I had them. But I don’t. So these places is where my finger cannot fit.
It is really handy to hold the material as well when you’re heating.
To avoid burning yourself. Or, this one, to put the
material under the joints. Now we have… Yes, a box!
This box is a blade breaker. I’m using it to cut my blade when I’m working
Because we need to cut the blade to keep sharpness.
And I see a lot of people cutting their blade on the floor.
When it’s time to pick up the scraps, we usually damage our hands.
Happened to me multiple times. So I always carry this box.
Here on the top I can break my blade inside of it.
And well that’s doing the job. You can as well have a simple box
on the side, it’s working perfectly. Then, ah! Yeah this is a funny one.
So, this is called a gecko patch. It’s not the most useful tool of all time.
But it comes in use sometimes. What is this?
It is made for when the car is made of plastic. Or when you stick a vinyl on top of a window.
I’m pretty sure we’ve all gone mad with the magnet not working on a surface.
Making us use tape, which is time consuming. How is this working ?
It’s made of silicon you just clean it with water. And you stick it on the surface, like this.
It sticks on pretty much every surface except ABS plastic.
And you stick a magnet on top of it, holding your vinyl.
Ah, this one. Let me read the name. It’s called a bodyguard knife.
Ok, bodyguard, what is the use of this product. The main purpose of it is to
cut the liner behind the film So you can make the hinge technique.
Before even starting the wrap. But it’s not what I use it for.
I use it for removing extra pieces on top of the car.
For example, on top of the window. Because the blade is not going above the tool.
Making it no risk to damage the car. Pretty handy, I like it.
Of course, of course. I didn’t forget about the most important tool
of our profession. Squeegees!
I have here two of them, with felt on. Wait, two? No, no I have more of them.
So we said, two, three, four, five. Six, seven, eight, no… Not this one.
So, all come in different shape, different colour.
Different thickness, different softness. So this one is pretty soft with a sharp angle.
This one is pretty hard with a round angle.
They have many different uses. Why do I have so many squeegees?
Well actually if you ask a wrapper What is the perfect squeegee?
You’ll have a bunch of different answers depending on the wrapper.
Find the one that you like the most and use it. As simple as that.
So guys, that’s it! All I have, all the
tools that I own are here on this table. Even when I’m working in a workshop.
I don’t have much more to work with. Because those are the useful ones in my opinion.
When I travel, I like to travel light. So everything, as you saw, fits in a
small schoolbag, that’s convenient. Now I know that when you work in a workshop
You can have a lot more tools than this. And actually, now that I think about it.
I think Dominik in his garage, has a lot to show you!