How to paint a car in camouflage or wrap it with vinyl film
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Every motorist wants his car to look unique and different from the gray mass of unremarkable cars. To this end, various changes are made to the appearance of the car. Someone wants the color of the car to play with all the shades of the rainbow. Someone prefers a different kind of matte coloring method. In all this variety of methods and techniques, camouflage painting deserves special attention. Such a specific solution is used, as a rule, by the owners of SUVs and all-wheel drive jeeps in order to emphasize the brutality of their car.
What is this type of painting, and what pitfalls does it prepare for all those who first decided to give their car an army style. Will try to understand this in more detail.
Types of car camouflage colors
Painting a car in camouflage has many varieties. Camouflage, as you know, is a method of camouflage characteristic of military equipment. So, depending on various external factors, various changes were made to it to make the car more stealthy.
It is customary to distinguish at least 5 types of camouflage. Each of them is strikingly different from each other, both in the method of application and in appearance.
Camouflage happens:
- urban;
- winter;
- sandy;
- pixelated;
- universal.
First view camouflage, based on the name, is used for covert movement of the vehicle in the city.
It has a number of distinctive features. So, it is characterized by more angular straight lines. The choice of colors is more limited to two or three shades. Among them: blue, white, gray.
For winter Varieties of camouflage are characterized by gray and blue blurry spots against a white background. In some cases, the use of several chopped corners and edges justifies itself.
White camouflage, from an aesthetic point of view, is not very popular. He is most often preferred by those who are not averse to hunting somewhere in the taiga forests in the winter.
In addition, there is also the so-called sandy camouflage. Its second, no less popular, name is “desert storm”. In this type of color, pale yellow, brown and yellow shades can be traced. The method of its application has a number of nuances.
So, when applying layers, they resort to various methods of spraying. The final finishing by applying several layers of varnish completes the operation. It is worth noting that such camouflage, in the case of its civilian use, hardly justifies its name. It is used for aesthetic purposes only.
Anyone who loves to play games often chooses for his car pixelated color, looks unusual and attracts the attention of others.
But it looks much more colorful. traditional look camouflage, made under the style of "Khaki". Dusty earthy tones give the car the features of a real military vehicle, skillfully hidden from enemies.
How to paint a car in camouflage
For competent application of camouflage, you can be guided by a previously worked out technique, which includes all the features of coating. Nevertheless, this procedure opens up a wide scope for the owner to imagine and implement the most extraordinary creative ideas.
One way or another, the painting technology presented by the method presented has a number of features. In order for camouflage to be performed according to all established canons and rules, certain requirements must be followed.
These are:
- painting should be done in a ventilated area using personal protective equipment;
- initially applied base layer, which occupies most of the body element;
- gradually moving to smaller details;
- the base layer should be lighter than all the others. It is applied, as a rule, in 2-3 approaches;
- after its application, the paint should dry;
- the next stage is the imposition of a stencil and the application of masking elements of the 2nd layer;
- you should follow a predetermined sequence of staining;
- spots should not merge with the first base layer;
- the stencil, for greater fixation, should be fixed with masking tape;
- it is necessary to use different variations, alternating with each other, colors;
- the borders of the spots are best made blurry, smoothly turning into each other;
- when using an airbrush, to apply spots, it is necessary to adjust the torch to the smallest spray sector;
- do not apply a large number of spots so as not to overlap the background layer;
- when using a matte finish, in the future, to protect it, several layers of varnish can be applied to it.
In addition, to give more specificity, leaves, branches and fragments of herbs can be used as a stencil. They, as a rule, are brought to the surface of the selected element and poured over from a can. It is not necessary to apply paint over the entire plane of the leaf or stem, it is enough to make its outline.
Methods for applying camouflage
With the introduction of more and more new methods of painting cars, it becomes possible to use a wide variety of methods for applying camouflage. This kind of service is available in many services and tuning studios involved in the decoration of cars. However, you will have to fork out a lot for such pleasure. Much cheaper to do it yourself.
At the moment, there are 3 ways to apply a camouflage coating:
- stencil drawing;
- without stencils;
- with vinyl wrap.
Each of the presented methods is fraught with a number of difficulties, especially for the uninitiated amateur.
Painting a car with and without a stencil
The most easily implemented of them is stencil. Even a person who is not versed in painting matters can cope with him. In this case, cigarette paper and newspapers were most often used in the past. These materials have both advantages and disadvantages.
Due to its thinness, a stencil made of such material can be torn, which creates a more natural, naturalistic effect. Paper, in this case, is glued to the intended part with adhesive tape, after which painting is carried out.
Over time, much more suitable materials appeared. For example, vinyl film.
Necessary drawings are cut out on vinyl rolls, applied to the corresponding body elements, and paint is applied.
Without a stencil method is much longer and requires a lot of strength and patience from its performer. It involves the application of a base layer, on which, subsequently, randomly located spots and geometric shapes are applied.
The contours of the figures are limited with masking tape. The configuration of the figures can be very different - it all depends on the imagination of the owner.
Car wrapping with vinyl film
A fairly common way to apply a camouflage coating on a car is to use a vinyl film. This approach does not require highly professional skills and abilities. It is enough to buy a film in the nearest store and go ahead.
Despite the ease of the presented method, nevertheless, to obtain the desired result, it is necessary to adhere to a certain sequence of actions:
- perform a full car wash with water;
- do not start applying the coating until the body is completely dry;
- dismantle all third-party elements;
- degrease the surface of the body;
- stick the film evenly on the selected body element.
This method has gained enviable popularity also due to the fact that the vinyl film is presented in the widest variety. In addition to traditional coloring, all kinds of camouflage are offered, some of which even copy the coloring of wild animals of the African prairies.
Once an attribute of military disguise, camouflage, due to its unusual design, has become widely used by owners of civilian vehicles. It is believed that it best emphasizes the character of the owner - a strong-willed, selfless person.
One way or another, a car with such a peculiar entourage will undoubtedly attract the attention of passers-by, and if necessary, it will certainly help to hide in the folds of the terrain from a potential enemy.
