A black Toyota Tundra is already a lot of truck. This owner wanted it to look like it came off a 1970s trail map. We designed and printed a partial wrap on the Tundra in house: a grey mountain range and pine forest across the lower body, a retro sunset stripe in yellow, orange and red along the rockers, and the same colors carried onto the hood as topographic contour lines.
Designing a Retro Mountain Partial Wrap for a Toyota Tundra
The design works in three layers. Down low, a band of sunset stripes runs the full length of the truck, the kind of graphic you would have seen on a trail truck forty years ago. Above it, a mountain scene in soft greys and charcoals rises across the doors, bed sides and tailgate, with pine silhouettes and a mirrored reflection like a lake at the base of the range. On the hood, the stripe colors turn into stacked contour lines, a nod to the topo maps that go with any mountain trip.
Keeping the mountains in greys was a deliberate call. On black paint, tone-on-tone graphics look rich up close and stay subtle from a distance, while the sunset stripe gives the truck one bold line of color. The result reads custom without looking loud. If you like mountain graphics on a smaller rig, see the mountain rocker panels we did on a Jeep Wrangler.
Printed In House on 3M IJ175cv3 With 3M 8518 Laminate
We printed every panel in our shop on 3M IJ175cv3 cast film and sealed it under 3M 8518 gloss overlaminate. The gloss laminate matches the shine of the black paint, so the graphic looks like part of the truck instead of a sticker on top of it. The Tundra’s doors and bed sides have deep character lines, and cast film conforms into them without shrinking back over time. The laminate protects the soft gradients in the mountains from sun and wash wear.
Lining Up a Partial Wrap Across Five Panels
The hard part of a graphic like this is continuity. The mountain range and the stripe cross the front fender, both doors, the bed side and the tailgate, and every gap between them is a chance for the design to jump. Our installers registered each panel so the ridgeline and the stripe colors carry straight across the door gaps and the bed seam, then wrapped and post-heated the edges so they stay down. On the tailgate, the scene wraps around the handle and badge without breaking the treeline.
Why Knoxville Truck Owners Choose AZ Rag
AZ Rag is Knoxville’s only 3M Certified wrap shop. We design, print and install custom vehicle wraps under one roof, so the graphic you approve on screen is the one that goes on your truck. Every install gets free wrap inspections at 30 and 90 days to ensure a lasting application.
Have an idea for your truck? Get a free quote and tell us the vehicle and the look you’re after. We’ll design it, print it and install it here in Knoxville.
