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Offline WYTHIT

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VEHCILE WRAP
« on: June 01, 2010, 05:42:46 pm »
Has anybody on here had there golf mk5 fully vinyl wrapped?
Is there any downfalls to wrapped cars
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Re: VEHCILE WRAP
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2010, 05:45:19 pm »
id love to know the cost of this as well.  i want a matt black car for some reason!!
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Re: VEHCILE WRAP
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2010, 05:47:42 pm »
Quote from: vRSy on June 01, 2010, 05:45:19 pm
id love to know the cost of this as well.  i want a matt black car for some reason!!
same here i seen a matte black r8 it looked very stealth and it was wrapped not painted
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« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2010, 05:59:25 pm »
My mate got a price to wrap his golf matt black and they quoted £1400 said he'd need the car for two weeks as well as he removes bumpers etc to fully wrap it so you cant see the edge of the vinyl in between panels. Im sure there are places that will do it for cheaper but it comes down to the quality of the material and how good the person is at applying it!
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« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2010, 06:03:55 pm »
About £1500 from memory.

oh and thats for a Vehicle  :wink:
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Re: VEHCILE WRAP
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2010, 06:05:42 pm »
The Limited Edition ford RS500 is fully wrapped in matt black.
I think to be honest it would just be an expensive fad.
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Re: VEHCILE WRAP
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2010, 06:07:56 pm »
Blimey, for that price you could respray it! Where I work I see loads of wrapped cars, just recently we had a chrome wrapped Mini Clubman and R8........I know which one I'd prefer.  :drool:
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Re: VEHCILE WRAP
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2010, 06:11:22 pm »
minis ftw
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« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2010, 06:16:19 pm »
and the fact for example the carbon wraps, dont last too well after a year or so, so look tired quite quickly. Respray looks more appealing. :signLOL:
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Re: VEHCILE WRAP
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2010, 06:18:08 pm »
id like to think they provide a warrantee of some sort
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Re: VEHCILE WRAP
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2010, 06:18:35 pm »
Matt wraps don't age too well guys. They look great when the are new but once their not fresh, they get a bit tatty.  
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« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2010, 06:20:01 pm »
Racoon were very "Unsure" as to what warranty the Cf comes with.

By all accounts looks like Raccoon in Durley (hampshire) have gone bust/done a runner , accoarding to another local Vehicle signage firm :innocent:
« Last Edit: June 01, 2010, 06:22:48 pm by Saint Steve »
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Re: VEHCILE WRAP
« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2010, 06:22:20 pm »
Eeak. Wouldn't wish that on anyone.

To be honest it's like anything, if you put time and effort into looking after the wrap you will be ok. But there's only so much you can do with a matt finish.
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Re: VEHCILE WRAP
« Reply #13 on: June 01, 2010, 06:29:35 pm »
stuff that then lol.  what about a normal colour like white

whats the deal with polishing etc when you have wrapped a car.
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Re: VEHCILE WRAP
« Reply #14 on: June 01, 2010, 06:36:36 pm »
Again there is only so much you can do. You can get rid of light swirls using a very wet polish, with a machine similar to paintwork.

You can also use a heatgun to warm up certain films to get rid of scratches. That's not something I would do to be honest, I can't see that being a controlable technique. Differentials in film heat can discolour parts of the film leaving a patchy finish. Not something I want miglior doing.

If there are severe swirls in the film, I guess the only viable thing to do is replace the film.

Put it this way, I wouldn't want to maintain a "filmed" car with the miles I do.
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