Keeping Your Vinyl Wrap Alive in the Aussie Sun

Right, so you've gone and wrapped the rig. It looks mint, but here's the kicker, vinyl is basically just a big sticker, and the Australian sun absolutely hates stickers. I learned this the hard way when a customer brought in a matte black wrapped Ranger that had been sitting under a Brisbane sun for three years without a wash. The vinyl had literally baked onto the panels and started cracking like a dry riverbed. It was a nightmare to strip. If you want to avoid that, you've gotta be proactive. Autumn is actually the worst time because you've still got the 30-degree days but the bats and birds are more active than ever.