Cast Wrap vs Normal Wrap?

[TheLoraxxZeus]

Paint on my car is pretty meh with clearcoat failure on pretty much every panel. I'm not really interested in pumping out 3-4k for a full respray.

Anyone got experience with the wrap of that description? This is the regular wrap and this is the cast wrap.

I only need about 10 meters of my measuring tape is to lie, so a few meters extra on top. Big difference in price, practically double (£120 vs £250).

[r1ch]

Well the main difference is cast vinyl will last much longer, they’re both air release so will be similar to work with. Sometimes cast vinyls can actually be more brittle to work with so may require a bit more care.

Might be worth sending an email to see how long the regular wrap is guaranteed for, but usually even the cheapest (monomeric) vinyls last many years externally.

if it were me I’d just opt for the cheaper one.

[TheLoraxxZeus]

r1ch said:

Well the main difference is cast vinyl will last much longer, they’re both air release so will be similar to work with. Sometimes cast vinyls can actually be more brittle to work with so may require a bit more care.

Might be worth sending an email to see how long the regular wrap is guaranteed for, but usually even the cheapest (monomeric) vinyls last many years externally.

if it were me I’d just opt for the cheaper one.

Yeah I sent them as an email and they are sending me out a sample pack which is nice of them.

I am considering going for the cheaper one, I live close to one of their shops so no shipping required which will allow me to buy just what I need and pickup extras if required.

Should I treat the surfaces of the damaged paint first? There is no "lift" of the clearcoat (it's not peeling) so majority of the surface is flat and even bar a few parts where paint has been literally chipped clean off. I was going to sand those down but worried I might create a flat spot due to difference in thickness when the clearcoat + paint has been removed. Thoughts?