does shrwink wrap really shrink?

Question

i want to use shrink wrap, or seran/clear wrap as known in the home, to play a prank on my cousins. ive heard of this joke where you wrap their car in it. if the sun hits it will it actually shrink and therefore mess up their car? thatd be a lil too far. lol

Answer 1

We actually did this once, it was a hoot! We got into this guy's garage at night and completely wrapped his car. Then we tied a big red bow around it. He never knew who did it. But we had a BIG commercial roll of plastic wrap that was 3 feet wide. Not shrink wrap.

Answer 2

Actual shrink wrap shrinks quite a bit when heated up, and does so at a lower temperature than typical household 'saran wrap'.

Shouldnt hurt the car provided the temperature isnt too excessive (I wouldnt do this in the middle of summer,hehe) But it may not help with your relations... lol.

Try not to run it UNDER the car, as the exhaust system may still be hot, if its been driven recently, heheh.

Dont use eggs! That will damage the paint finish.

Try asking this question in the jokes section, and you may get a few more ideas, lol

Have Fun

Answer 3

Yes, shrink wrap really does shrink. Unless you got a commercial size roll, and a commercial heat gun, you wouldn't be able to shrink wrap a whole car. Why not completely fill the entire ( including the trunk ) car with inflated balloons. They won't damage the car. Saran wrap does not shrink. It probably wouldn't even cling to the car very well.

Answer 4

Nooo...