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930cabman
post Jul 7 2022, 05:00 AM
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Considering a vinyl wrap on my 1975 914 Cali car with original badly faded Palma Green.
I have not seen much chatter here with regards to wraps?
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post Jul 7 2022, 06:28 PM
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I am currently thinking about a partial or full wrap/livery as my car was painted 10 years ago and looks pretty good from the proverbial 10 (or 20) feet away but it has some track and freeway battle damage I'd like to fix or 'hide'.

I'd prefer to repair and respray just the worst spots but am skeptical that would match well enough and a full repaint is nowhere on my list/budget at this point. Don't have a new livery or wrap design in mind yet but I may talk to some folks shortly re some ideas and approximate costs.

Doubtful I would try to wrap the car myself as it seems very labor intensive and unforgiving and if I messed it up I know it would bug the crap out of me. Just doing race numbers and decals cleanly can be challenging. Although a local friend has done a couple of 997s successfully DIY which look great and he may be up for helping a bit...
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930cabman   Wrap   Jul 7 2022, 05:00 AM
mepstein   I think it’s a great idea. Modern materials go d...   Jul 7 2022, 06:23 AM
GregAmy   Yeah, the stuff's come a long way. We use it a...   Jul 7 2022, 06:29 AM
emerygt350   That might be the cure to my car. I have some sli...   Jul 7 2022, 06:41 AM
GregAmy   Well, another tip: vinyl will not hide physical fl...   Jul 7 2022, 07:10 AM
Van B   Well, another tip: vinyl will not hide physical f...   Jul 7 2022, 08:29 AM
930cabman   Well, another tip: vinyl will not hide physical f...   Jul 7 2022, 09:07 AM
Olympic 914   A guy local to me has a vinyl wrap business. He d...   Jul 7 2022, 09:03 AM
Van B   I've only ever used 3M 1080 series. The new 2...   Jul 7 2022, 09:19 AM
Van B   regarding install. PPF is a wet application like ...   Jul 7 2022, 09:23 AM
930cabman   regarding install. PPF is a wet application like...   Jul 7 2022, 10:16 AM
bbrock   regarding install. PPF is a wet application lik...   Jul 7 2022, 06:07 PM
76-914   [quote name='Van B' post='3013819' date='Jul 7 2...   Jul 8 2022, 12:59 PM
bbrock   [quote name='bbrock' post='3013909' date='Jul 7 2...   Jul 8 2022, 01:17 PM
Van B   I can tell you with 100% confidence that will be s...   Jul 7 2022, 11:04 AM
Nogoodwithusernames   Thank you for bringing this idea up, I have been w...   Jul 7 2022, 11:28 AM
campbellcj   I am currently thinking about a partial or full wr...   Jul 7 2022, 06:28 PM
poorsche914   I printed/wrapped my 914. Still have to tackle the...   Jul 7 2022, 07:20 PM
RJMII   wrapping a flared 914 is a fun challenge. I did ...   Jul 7 2022, 07:42 PM
930cabman   Thanks all for the replies, it's sounding like...   Jul 8 2022, 04:54 AM
mepstein   Look up “the wrap institute” on youtube. Lots ...   Jul 8 2022, 05:36 AM
Van B   Regarding available product, I don’t think that...   Jul 8 2022, 05:39 AM
930cabman   Regarding available product, I don’t think that...   Jul 8 2022, 09:53 AM
Van B   Regarding available product, I don’t think tha...   Jul 8 2022, 10:33 AM
930cabman   [quote name='930cabman' post='3014032' date='Jul ...   Jul 8 2022, 06:26 PM
ValcoOscar   I do my own decal installs but have a young lady d...   Jul 8 2022, 11:15 AM
Mayne   It seems everyone has pretty much summed up the pr...   Jul 8 2022, 02:47 PM
Van B   I see your struggle now. Satin greens must be the ...   Jul 9 2022, 09:33 AM
930cabman   I see your struggle now. Satin greens must be the...   Jul 9 2022, 10:16 AM
Van B   Durability will be different as a lot of research ...   Jul 9 2022, 11:16 AM


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