So you have purchased, or received as a gift, some fine Lamin-x product for your vehicle. This is wonderful news, but you may find it difficult to wait until the warmer season comes before installing your new gift. We can’t blame you; we enjoy instant gratification too!  Here are some tips for cold weather installation that will help you to enjoy your Lamin-x product sooner, rather than later.

   The installation technique is still the same as always, but the preparation and tools makes the difference when its cold outside.  The key to cold weather installation is keeping the Lamin-x warm and soft.  You will find that the film tends to become a little more rigid in cooler temperatures, usually 70 degrees and below. This rigidity can increase the difficulty level of installation for most vehicles, but there are some ways help work around this inconvenience. With each of the below methods, we recommend keeping the Lamin-x waiting in any warm location until you are ready for installation. This will help keep the Lamin-x happy and ready to go.

   Obviously, access to a garage would be most ideal for any cold weather installation. If the garage is already not equipped with room temperature heat, then use of portable lamps and/or a space heater will be needed. Position them within close proximity to the lights that will be receiving the film. This method could also be used for outdoor installation too, but we would recommend adding a heat gun or hair dryer to the tool list.  Use the heat gun/blow dryer to constantly apply heat to the Lamin-x during the application and installation process.  This will help keep installation area toasty and the Lamin-x softened and pliable. Even turn on the lights themselves to get their surface warmed up too. Obvious note, if heating the Lamin-x with a heat gun or blow dryer, just be sure as to not get too close and overheat the it.  Melted Lamin-x would not be good.

  If you do not have access to a garage, or the tools to keep the area and lights warm, then you have two options: Remove the lenses completely, bring them indoors, and install inside once everything is up to room temperature. (By the way, securing the lenses in a way to keep from it shifting around will greatly help with the installation process. That way you only have to deal with handling the Lamin-x, not both the lens and Lamin-x.) The last resort option is the toughest one of all…actually waiting until warmer weather comes. 

Hope these tips help.  If you have any additional comments, suggestions, or input then post them up on our Facebook Fan page.

So some our friends and fans in South Africa did a great article on a DIY for installing our Universal Covers. They went all-out and removed the tail lights, but that is not truly necessary to do.   Regardless they did a great job.   Check it out!

“The name’s Chris, I’m Editor at a South African Magazine called Speed &
Sound. In our recent issue, 94, there’s a two page feature on fitting
Lamin-X, and once that hit the shelves, I made a DIY guide for motoring
forums. I just thought I’d share it with you, it’s posted on various South
African forums, and also on UK forum I’m part of.

Here’s some links:

http://www.speednsound.co.za/site/

http://forum.autostyle.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1304

http://www.linktobusiness.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=4291&p=42280#p42
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Thanks for a great product!”