Car Wrapping

[markjay]

I mentioned dipping a car before and some smart **** said how do you get it in the bucket...

Why not? This is how they used to do VW Beetles after the war...

 

[zoros]

It is very time consuming and there are only a handful of experts in the country. Be warned that due to the mixture of plastics/carbons/metals on modern cars today - some vinyls won't bond to the material underneath properly. Not all compnays tell you this!
Secondly - wrapped cars sell for thousands less than their true value on the market because the prospective customer suspects there may be hidden issues underneath.

Lifex: depends on how driven / where driven / who put it on / what you paid. Expect 2-5 years max.

Good fun to watch it being applied though !

 

[Amo]

if you wrap just the external parts of the car (without doorshuts etc) it can be done for 1200 ish and tbh unless you like the dull look, i dnt like it..
I like my car to be glossy and give some satisfaction when you wash and polish it.

I know some very good wrappers who can do the car for above price and are very well known in VW scene.

Plastidip is very very famous in US but we do not have it as readily available, if done right...its very good as mentioned before alot more choice available and easily removed and have the door shuts done which is a bonus!

 

[dozypillock]

if you wrap just the external parts of the car (without doorshuts etc) it can be done for 1200 ish and tbh unless you like the dull look, i dnt like it..
I like my car to be glossy and give some satisfaction when you wash and polish it.

I know some very good wrappers who can do the car for above price and are very well known in VW scene.

Plastidip is very very famous in US but we do not have it as readily available, if done right...its very good as mentioned before alot more choice available and easily removed and have the door shuts done which is a bonus!

Might be worth reading this? Brand new Merc ruined?Wrapped Car Woes - Opinions Please - PistonHeads

 

[MicB]

I like the colour of my brilliant silver SL but 105k miles over 11+ years has left the front of the car with something of a ''gravel rash'' so I expect to be getting the front wings, bonnet and the front apron resprayed within the next 2-3 years.

I understand that the modern clear wrap material is extremely tough and within limits ''self healing''.

I am therefore minded to consider a clear front end wrap following the aforesaid respray.

Some of you chaps seem to be very knowledgeable about these things......any advice or comment please?

Mic

 

[whitenemesis]

Seen a couple of SL done like this at GTGs down at PCS.

Look fine at first glance but then something catches one's eye and on closer inspection one can definitely see the edge lines of the wrap. Polish and dirt tends to lodge there, visible even on silver. The film can also give a slight yellow tinge to the paintwork. This probably develops with age and exposure to UV.

I have similar film on the leading edges of the rear quarters and rear door trailing edge on my CLS (standard fitting from factory), it's a bugger to keep the edges polish free and over time it's defo gone milky because of stone impacts( so, it's doing it's job!) and will need replacing at some point.

 

[MicB]

Seen a couple of SL done like this at GTGs down at PCS.

Look fine at first glance but then something catches one's eye and on closer inspection one can definitely see the edge lines of the wrap. Polish and dirt tends to lodge there, visible even on silver. The film can also give a slight yellow tinge to the paintwork. This probably develops with age and exposure to UV.

I have similar film on the leading edges of the rear quarters and rear door trailing edge on my CLS (standard fitting from factory), it's a bugger to keep the edges polish free and over time it's defo gone milky because of stone impacts( so, it's doing it's job!) and will need replacing at some point.

I recall Cliff's black Brabus and my eye always being drawn to the edge line.....but then his is a good few years old now.

Perhaps best to stick with a respray every twelve years or so?

Mic