Installers can now enter online; top contender will be crowned at the 2014 SEMA Show 

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Get ready for an epic battle in LasVegas at the 3M booth at the 2014 SEMA Show. 3M is challenging all graphics installers to showcase their unique talents and expertise using 3M^TM Wrap Film Series 1080, and battle it out in the inaugural Wrap2Wrap Battle. Graphics installers will compete in online knock-out rounds beginning August 11, with the final two contenders sparring in a head-to-head competition onThursday, November 6, at the 2014 SEMA Show. 

The Wrap2Wrap Battle is open to all installers of 3M™ Wrap Film Series 1080 in the United States (except where prohibited by law). The contest is an opportunity for installers to demonstrate their skills and compete against industry peers, with judges and the public helping to decide installers’ fates each round. Vossen Wheels, Pirelli Tires, Knifeless Tech Systems and 3M Auto Care are supporting partners. 3M invites installers who believe they have what it takes to visit go.3m.com/wrap2wrap for official contest rules and round information. 

Two finalists will receive an all-expense-paid trip to the 2014 SEMA Show to compete in a head-to-head battle onThursday, November 6. During this final round, contenders will direct 3M Preferred Graphics Installers in one final wrap challenge live on the SEMA Show floor. A panel of judges will crown the champion.  

Celebrity Wrap2Wrap Battle Judges include:

• Rutledge Wood, Co-host of Top Gear, History Channel
• Jessi Combs, Host of All Girls Garage, Velocity Channel (Discovery Networks)
• Mike Forsythe, Vossen Wheels
• David Zuckerberg, Rides Magazine
• Rafael Navarro, Pirelli Tires
• Phil Acquin, Knifeless Tech Systems
• Adam Sumner, 3M Authorized Installation Trainer

“This competition is an extraordinary opportunity to highlight and reward great industry talent,” said Adam Sumner, 3M Authorized Installation Trainer. “I look forward to seeing the creativity and expertise of installers in the initial knock-out rounds, and ultimately crowning the champion of the head-to-head battle at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas.”

Graphics installers may enter the Wrap2Wrap battle by visiting go.3m.com/wrap2wrap and submitting before and after photographs of a vehicle wrapped with 3M™ Wrap Series Film 1080.  Online voting throughout three knock-out rounds will give graphics installers a chance to showcase their exceptional work, as well as support industry peers.