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Vinyl Wrapping a Dog's Wheelchair.
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My foster dog Tundra has a set of wheels that are camo colored and it's getting pretty beat up and just because he fancies himself a great hunter of small prey- one mouse is not a great hunter, I want to wrap the chair in some carbon fiber look vinyl. Local shop nicely gave me some off cuts and a few tips. I'm hoping to get a few questions answered by folks who have done wrap before. This will be all tubes, so do I overlap and then slice through both pieces to get a seam? Here's the project (yea, it really needs some Fuchs too) 
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08-17-2016, 01:40 PM
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Hydrodip that thing!
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08-17-2016, 02:16 PM
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Yes on seam, but I wouldn't bother cutting through both layers, just the top, so it doesn't open up.
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08-17-2016, 02:54 PM
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Guys,
Thanks for the ideas, but wrap it is as it is right here and free! Did the first strut and it came out pretty good- adjuster holes were tough to get good, but are mostly hidden. 
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Awesome. there's a lady that lives very near me that has a dog with a cart. I think in the past 2-3 months I saw her and the dog for the first time. Just before that she had a sling and could carry him like a suitcase. He is getting around pretty well now. Good on you for taking this pup in.
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Thanks Steve,
He's a super cool and smart dog- couldn't care less about his paralysis, moves around very fast even without his cart, with the cart he's able to move just about the same as a regular dog. Thought it would be cool and classy to decorate the wheelchair- had a few ideas like printing circuit boards or gears on a wrap, so asked at the local wrap shop and the lady said I could have the carbon fiber for free, so I figured it was a good start. Rutager
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08-18-2016, 12:57 AM
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Well, finally got around to finishing his wheelchair; vinyl wrap took a bit of work because of the corners.
I also put a set of pneumatic wheels on for him- old ones were foam and would wear down pretty quick since we go 3-5 miles a day.  Before the carbon fiber wrap: 
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