Change your ride's color with films
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Originally Posted by Will_Evo
This type of vinyl application would be perfect for a car that is in shows and transported via trailer to the next..but for someone who drives the Z on a daily basis..this is not a good choice. I used to work in a vinyl shop and we did many vehicle wraps mostly commercial but those were prints so when it faded, it was hard to tell due to the colors. Single color vinyl just would not stand up to daily driving especially on the front bumper...IMO go with paint. Vinyl fades, wears, tears and starts to release after about a year causing pieces to come off during washing.
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nifty! And an obvious use of vinyl that I'm surprised hasn't been attempted till now...
Will_EVO, can you explain what type of shop you worked at? I have done vinyl wraps for vehicle marketing that are driven cross-country, and life expectancy on those is a gauranteed 3 years with the company we worked with (and they said it should last 4-5). Granted we wouldn't have a vehicle with this for more than a year or two tops, but the laminate on the vinyl supposedly protected it quite well. Not to mention, had a good shine Had to be handwashed though, no automatics.
BTW, $2000 is pretty reasonable. Custom wraps that I would put together for vehicles was in the $2500-$4000 range.
Will_EVO, can you explain what type of shop you worked at? I have done vinyl wraps for vehicle marketing that are driven cross-country, and life expectancy on those is a gauranteed 3 years with the company we worked with (and they said it should last 4-5). Granted we wouldn't have a vehicle with this for more than a year or two tops, but the laminate on the vinyl supposedly protected it quite well. Not to mention, had a good shine Had to be handwashed though, no automatics.
BTW, $2000 is pretty reasonable. Custom wraps that I would put together for vehicles was in the $2500-$4000 range.
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Originally Posted by moforeynolds
nifty! And an obvious use of vinyl that I'm surprised hasn't been attempted till now...
Will_EVO, can you explain what type of shop you worked at? I have done vinyl wraps for vehicle marketing that are driven cross-country, and life expectancy on those is a gauranteed 3 years with the company we worked with (and they said it should last 4-5). Granted we wouldn't have a vehicle with this for more than a year or two tops, but the laminate on the vinyl supposedly protected it quite well. Not to mention, had a good shine Had to be handwashed though, no automatics.
BTW, $2000 is pretty reasonable. Custom wraps that I would put together for vehicles was in the $2500-$4000 range.
Will_EVO, can you explain what type of shop you worked at? I have done vinyl wraps for vehicle marketing that are driven cross-country, and life expectancy on those is a gauranteed 3 years with the company we worked with (and they said it should last 4-5). Granted we wouldn't have a vehicle with this for more than a year or two tops, but the laminate on the vinyl supposedly protected it quite well. Not to mention, had a good shine Had to be handwashed though, no automatics.
BTW, $2000 is pretty reasonable. Custom wraps that I would put together for vehicles was in the $2500-$4000 range.
I worked in a commercial shop as well. We did everything from small advertisement signs, full vehicle wraps, to wrapping box trucks. The thing you have to remember...is that when you "wrap" it is a printed vinyl. Yes they are usually good for about a 1-3 years for just staying on the vehicle/general upkeep. BUT we did not cover what road damage/washing damage was caused on the wrap..because even with a good laminate your still going to get surface scratches and chips/tears when a small rock or big bug hits the vinyl at 70mph. Now the reason wraps don't show this wear as much as single color vinyl is just that..its colorful. About the fading..yes you are right with a good laminate the affects of the sun won't be visible for at least 2-3 years.
A single color wrap would be visibly scratched in no longer than 6 months and have at least one tear in the front bumper. It is possible that 3M came out with a vinyl specifically for this application..but I can't imagine it being much better than a normal performance vinyl. You can only go so thick and durable on a vinyl until it gets to a point where installing it is impossible. Getting around corners on vehicles..even just a small one usually requires a heat gun and one or two sticks to get it right, and that is with a print vinyl made specifically for it.
IMO a wrap is a good moving advertisement, not a color change on a performance car.
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I do not work there anymore but yea thats what it normally ran. Some jobs were more expensive mainly because of their size. We actually wrapped the front of a roller coaster in Busch Gardens in Tampa. Coaster is called sheikra(Might be a bad spell). That was a cool one.
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Originally Posted by waizzz
This would never last with me. The commute up the 405 would have this chippped off in 6 months.
But to each his own..
But to each his own..
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Originally Posted by leeboyNY
Wait, I just noticed that some of the cars are right handed drive... This film technology came from Germany...
Is there any shop in US that does this?
Is there any shop in US that does this?
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Originally Posted by Will_Evo
I do not work there anymore but yea thats what it normally ran. Some jobs were more expensive mainly because of their size. We actually wrapped the front of a roller coaster in Busch Gardens in Tampa. Coaster is called sheikra(Might be a bad spell). That was a cool one.
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sheikra is the sh*t, i'm going there next weekend! lol