car wrapping

[bruklyn45]

I recently seen a car get wrapped in some maybe vinyl material..I wanna say....and after finishing....... the car looked like it was freshly painted....they literally just kind of wrapped the car in this substance..starting with the doors then the hood of the car and so on until the whole car was completely done..it was the first time I've seen that...they said it is even removable.and less costly than a paint job...does anybody else know about this technique ..please comment if you do....I was floored.....

[Unheard Echo]

It's called (wait for it) vinyl wrapping. It used to be new and exclusive but is much more commonplace now. There are myriad colors to choose from and you can buy kits to do it yourself or have shops do it for you.

[MarketMaster]

I'll be wrapping mine in a month or two. Pictures of course will follow.

[Balthazarr]

How does it respond to blistering heat?

[Level8drummer]

Jigga What! Yo yo yo...

Oh wait, that's rapping. Nevermind.

Level8Drummer

[jhonknes]

The application of painting applied on a car which is already painted is known as Car Wrap. It is the best application available for the cars now a days. The vinyl decal of the car which allows us to change the colour, stickers on the car. The feature is not known many of the car users for fulfilling the purpose, many of the online websites are providing the information regarding the task.



cost of vehicle wrapping
Vehicle wrapping at essex

[PD843]

How does it respond to blistering heat?

Vinyl does fine in intense heat, we wrap a lot of cars for both commercial and personal use and it withstands the 100*+ temps we see here in Charleston. Most race cars are also vinyl wrapped and are exposed to more extreme conditions than the average street car will see in its lifetime.

Muscle Pharm truck we wrapped:
before


after


Most stripes you see on modern cars are vinyl as well:


Our owner's car is wrapped matte black and carbon fiber and is still flawless after years of use:


Hope this helps!

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[Johal E32]

Wrapping is really getting popular too.

I just just had the roof on my black BMW wrapped in matte black. It was a different combo that you normally see, but I think it looks great and I get compliments on it!

[bimmerlova]

ive seen a few chrome wrapped cars lately. It seems to be getting popular. The ones I've seen look like good quality work. I saw a 2012 Camaro and a 745 Bimmer.

[jfs356]

There are videos on Youtube on how to vinyl wrap cars.

[Spyke]

It's been around for a long time, and has just gained attention/been catching on the last few years. It's really only cheaper than paint if you know someone, or you're doing it yourself. Tutorial videos on YouTube will help you out a lot, but here's some friendly tips;


-Use a premium, calendered vinyl, preferably with an "air release" feature on the adhesive side. I suggest Avery, 3M or Hexis (brands). Please do not cheap out on vinyl, or you and everyone you know will be disappointed.

-Have a helper!!! This is key to your success as a wrap noob.

-Try to wrap in a clean, sealed garage. If not, do anything possible to prevent dust/dirt/debris from getting under your vinyl. If you had to work outside, I would wet down all the ground around the car, so dirt and such is trapped on the ground for a while. Or park on top of a big tarp. Try and put something up or park cars around you to block the wind. A sudden unexpected gust of wind can do terrible things when working with vinyl.

-Have a good hair dryer, heat helps you do compound curves and recesses. I do not recommend a heat gun or propane torch for anyone new at this.

-Use adhesion promoter on edges of body panels, and on complex curves/recesses.

-Something like "rapid tack" is great when applying vinyl, as it helps give you some room to fix small mistakes, or working with a trickier to apply vinyl.

-Felt squeegees and Exacto knives will be your best friends. A cotton gloved hand also works great.

[wrapbullz]

It's been around for a long time, and has just gained attention/been catching on the last few years. It's really only cheaper than paint if you know someone, or you're doing it yourself. Tutorial videos on YouTube will help you out a lot, but here's some friendly tips;


-Use a premium, calendered vinyl, preferably with an "air release" feature on the adhesive side. I suggest Avery, 3M or Hexis (brands). Please do not cheap out on vinyl, or you and everyone you know will be disappointed.

-Have a helper!!! This is key to your success as a wrap noob.

-Try to wrap in a clean, sealed garage. If not, do anything possible to prevent dust/dirt/debris from getting under your vinyl. If you had to work outside, I would wet down all the ground around the car, so dirt and such is trapped on the ground for a while. Or park on top of a big tarp. Try and put something up or park cars around you to block the wind. A sudden unexpected gust of wind can do terrible things when working with vinyl.

-Have a good hair dryer, heat helps you do compound curves and recesses. I do not recommend a heat gun or propane torch for anyone new at this.

-Use adhesion promoter on edges of body panels, and on complex curves/recesses.

-Something like "rapid tack" is great when applying vinyl, as it helps give you some room to fix small mistakes, or working with a trickier to apply vinyl.

-Felt squeegees and Exacto knives will be your best friends. A cotton gloved hand also works great.

Nice DIY explanation That is almost the exact method that the guys at my shop do, Wrapping is so easy to do that anyone can learn with practice, at my shop the technique is usually not the problem, its usually the grade of vinyl... anyways if you want to check out some more pictures my site is call WrapBullz.

[marcva]

Actually you can go a step further and have the car spray wrapped for much less than wrapping. Primarily good for frozen type colors, but you're basically plasti-dipping your car. The high gloss finishes are thousands of dollars. Something in Matte or frozenesque is more like $700 based on quotes from shops in Florida.

YMMV of course. If you have an M2 and want something other than the 3 stock colors, it's a good alternative.

Marcva