Don't Respray.... Just Wrap it ... Amazing !

Don't Respray.... Just Wrap it ... Amazing !

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ERIKTHEVETKING

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434 posts

221 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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Not a Vette but fascinating to watch...

http://www.streetfire.net/video/ferrari-scuderia-f...

Eric driving

Chevykevv

1,447 posts

213 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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They did a lotus on Five, how do they do it.
Very interesting to watch.

vetteheadracer

8,271 posts

259 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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A friend has a matt black wrapped C5, it looks very good.

car95

413 posts

198 months

Wednesday 12th January 2011
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Yeah, very nice, but you get all the way the end of the video and they don't show you a complete picture of the car as finished!

G4HKS

2,673 posts

225 months

Wednesday 12th January 2011
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We all know someone who took a perfectly good grey metallic Nissan (Datsun) GT-R and had in wrapped in purple. How to wreck a car in one easy go.

Vet Guru

2,181 posts

246 months

Wednesday 12th January 2011
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G4HKS said:
We all know someone who took a perfectly good grey metallic Nissan (Datsun) GT-R and had in wrapped in purple. How to wreck a car in one easy go.
yu know him too!

ERIKTHEVETKING

Original Poster:

434 posts

221 months

Wednesday 12th January 2011
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I Du? Whu? Ricer Boy Yu ?

biglaugh


Vet Guru

2,181 posts

246 months

Wednesday 12th January 2011
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ERIKTHEVETKING said:
I Du? Whu? Ricer Boy Yu ?

biglaugh
Yu got it smile

woof

8,456 posts

283 months

Thursday 13th January 2011
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Looked into - pretty expensive. £1500-2000.

I like Matt black cars - but it's been done to death now.
Saw a C5 Matt - but for some reason it didn't look as good as a gloss. Maybe some cars suit it more.

Might get the Mini done - that would look cool.

exitwound

1,090 posts

186 months

Friday 14th January 2011
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Fancying a Gulf GT40 type wrap on my '87 ...one day!

vetteheadracer

8,271 posts

259 months

Saturday 15th January 2011
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exitwound

1,090 posts

186 months

Saturday 15th January 2011
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So, ..how durable are wraps? What they like against stone chips? Any special cleaning process needed? Will a jet wash lift the edges? I had a long look over a Sky TV van recently and it looks amazing with no discernable seams or edges.

My '87's red bodywork is chipped to death at the front, behind the wheels and around the mirrors. I need to do something and soon I reckon, but as I live in the sticks and race along empty backroads a lot, I don't want to paint it and have it chip again. I need a foam pan scourer and carb cleaner to remove thick tar off the sills once a year and I'm currently claying the rest of the body three times a year to keep it fresh. If you look at my pic, it does scrub up well, but don't look too close!

Maybe a wrap is the way to go..

vetteheadracer

8,271 posts

259 months

Tuesday 18th January 2011
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The matt black one lives in the sticks aka darkest Gloucestershire / Worecestershire borders! Washing a wrapped car is simple and requires no more polishing and obviously the vinyl acts as great stone chip protection like the clear protection you can buy for the front of cars.
On that subject Exitwound, you could get your paint redone then put some cleartastic vinyl on it to protect your lovely new paint smile

steveo3002

10,639 posts

180 months

Tuesday 18th January 2011
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id like to inspect one of these cars for knife marks after its been removed

G4HKS

2,673 posts

225 months

Wednesday 19th January 2011
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I have to say it looks crap.....

ERIKTHEVETKING

Original Poster:

434 posts

221 months

Wednesday 19th January 2011
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Subtle as always... biggrin



GW65

623 posts

212 months

Wednesday 19th January 2011
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G4HKS said:
I have to say it looks crap.....
But think of all the fun you could have trying to polish it smile

Vet Guru

2,181 posts

246 months

Wednesday 19th January 2011
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G4HKS said:
I have to say it looks crap.....
yes

SOL1D

17 posts

224 months

Friday 21st January 2011
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Well, You will not like what i've done to my car then

felga

184 posts

201 months

Friday 21st January 2011
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steveo3002 said:
id like to inspect one of these cars for knife marks after its been removed
+1 , done vinyl wrap myself and touched the paint few times.

I know they they wrap each panel using one piece of wrap, but no.