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| forrestkhaag |
 May 27 2017, 09:47 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 935 Joined: 21-April 14 From: Scottsdale, Arizona Member No.: 17,273 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
To start a thread on paint verses a wrap here is the quintessential Gambini. If your paint is ok but not spectacular is it better to spend x-thousands on a full and beautiful paint job or is it wise to consider a current day technology wrap in the color or pattern of your choice allowing you the ability the change the "visual" three to five times verses the life of a paint job. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif)
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| Steve |
May 27 2017, 10:57 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,614 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California 
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That is the nicest wrap I have seen so far.
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| EdwardBlume |
May 27 2017, 10:58 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California
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QUOTE(Steve @ May 27 2017, 09:57 PM)  That is the nicest wrap I have seen so far. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) What's the longevity compared to paint? |
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| Robnxious |
May 28 2017, 10:07 AM
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RobnxiousOne Group: Members Posts: 184 Joined: 26-October 06 From: Sacramento Member No.: 7,097 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Edward Blume @ May 27 2017, 09:58 PM) QUOTE(Steve @ May 27 2017, 09:57 PM) That is the nicest wrap I have seen so far. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) What's the longevity compared to paint? I was told with the 3M Gloss, you could get up to 5 years before color fades. I liked the fact that I was able to find something that was metallic and was close to the original color. The first time I tried it myself, and had lousy material like I said. Since I was already $400 into the job, I decided to hire some kids who did it for $1800. I am PRETTY sure that I would have been able to do it nicely with the material that ended up on it, but I did the math and figured "If i "F" this up again, that's almost a grand in without any results". I did buy some extra to repair sections if needed. I recently took off those hideous black side mirrors, and put stock ones on, so I need to remove both door panels of the wrap, fill the holes and clean them up, but the doors were the sections that I did that looked REALLY nice. I am STILL going to get mine painted down the road, but I just got mine in November, and everything I am doing to it is with the thought "How can I do this without taking it off the road for a long period". Since I do need some minor rust repair still (I did all the surface rust, but want to strip it down to metal, and do it properly before I paint it) I went with the wrap and am quite happy with it |
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Posts in this topic
forrestkhaag It a Wrap May 27 2017, 09:47 PM
Robnxious
To start a thread on paint verses a wrap here is ... May 27 2017, 10:35 PM
Robnxious
That is the nicest wrap I have seen so far.
I w... May 28 2017, 09:53 AM porschetub Get the bugger running and driving,there is a lot ... May 27 2017, 11:38 PM Chris914n6 Yes, but maybe no :lol4: If paint is good fo... May 28 2017, 12:12 AM Robnxious
A wrap can look really good if surface below it i... May 28 2017, 10:11 AM sb914 Paint May 28 2017, 05:46 AM patssle I got a wrap - 3M 1080. It should be able to last ... May 28 2017, 08:59 AM JP3
I did a wrap with a matte finish and I think it... May 28 2017, 09:02 AM Robnxious
I did a wrap with a matte finish and I think i... May 28 2017, 10:09 AM |
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