Vehicle wraps are an investment that come with a variety of benefits. In order to protect this aesthetically pleasing, protective layer encasing your vehicle, there are some maintenance measures you’ll want to take to ensure it looks and functions beautifully for as long as possible.
Here are three tips to follow if you want to take care of vehicle wraps:
- Routinely wash: About once a week, or more often if needed, vehicle wraps should be cleaned. It’s safer to do this by hand rather than bringing your vehicle through a car wash. This is because the brushes used by car washes can be too coarse to preserve the integrity of the vehicle wrap, and the cleaning solutions can be harmful. Overall, this washing method could lead to it peeling, lifting, and deteriorating.
- Clean organic matter: If your car is exposed to and impacted by outside elements, you’ll want to remove this debris as soon as possible to prevent staining. Organic matter like bird droppings, bug remnants, tree pollen, and tree sap are known to quickly and stubbornly stain, so removing these contaminants as rapidly and gently as possible is a must to preserve your vehicle wrap.
- Protect from the sun: Whenever you’re able to, it’s always best to park your car in an area that is shaded from the sun. Exposure to UV rays can slowly degrade your vehicle wrap.
If you live in the Columbus, Ohio area and want to learn more about maintaining your vehicle wrap, don’t hesitate to reach out to our team of experts at Harbor Wraps!