what is the best way to stretch vinyl?

[Insomniac119 10+ year member]

So I need to cover my fiberglass speaker pods with this vinyl material purchased at walmart. It's not very stretchy and it needs to be to cover all the curves and corners without rinkles. Should I use a hair dryer or stream thingy or what?

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[atoz350 10+ year member]

Yes, hair dryer...or let it sit in the sun all day.

 

[nVRuckus 5,000+ posts]

just be carefull. You can burn vinyl and ruin it. but yes a heatgun or hairdryer will allow you to mold it on curves, just keep in mind walmart vinyl is not a heat plyable vinyl so its not really made for that.

 

[davidfre21 5,000+ posts]

glue it down to the baffle, then get a heat gun and only heat stretch where u need and only the amount u need. then glue that down, then repeat for the next curve. Watch out for wrinkles //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[Insomniac119 10+ year member]

Thanks guys, I give 'er a try.