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View Poll Results: What color shall I wrap my vehicle?
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Matte Grey
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18.75% |
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Matte Black
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31.25% |
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Matte Silver
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37.50% |
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Other
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06-21-2010, 05:23 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Orlando, FL
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IMO, matte black is played out, silver matte is peaking, matte gray is dull in many ways.
My vote in this case was for Matte/Satin Silver.
Materials and proper installation cold cost nearly as much as a proper paint job but with the bonus of being reversible (albeit a major pain to remove depending on how long the vinyl is on the car).
Very interested to see the final result is you go forward with this.
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kabel
Orlando - 99 BMW M Coupe (autocross toy), '11 Mazdaspeed 3 (dog hauler), '99 10AE Miata (the new daily driver)
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06-21-2010, 05:30 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Maui, HI
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Damn you for showing me those pictures. Now I want this too. lol
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06-21-2010, 06:09 PM
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#3
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Music City U.S.A.
Posts: 166
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Originally Posted by kabel
IMO, matte black is played out, silver matte is peaking, matte gray is dull in many ways.
My vote in this case was for Matte/Satin Silver.
Materials and proper installation cold cost nearly as much as a proper paint job but with the bonus of being reversible (albeit a major pain to remove depending on how long the vinyl is on the car).
Very interested to see the final result is you go forward with this.
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In all honesty, I am not too keen on vinyl wrapping my vehicle matte black, been there and done that on running all black. After seeing the matte silver Cayman with the Neez wheels I was sold. Only time will tell and money will tell! i will keep you all posted as the time and ideas progress.
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2003 Porsche Boxster S 3.2L l AASCO Lightweight Flywheel l FVD Brombacher ECU l FVD Brombacher 100 Cell Sport Catalytics l FVD Brombacher Sport Headers l GiroDisc 340mm FR Rotors l IPD Intake Plenum l Litronics l KW Variant 3 Coilovers l Porsche 997 75mm Throttle Body l Road Sport Supply Underdrive Pulley Kit l Sachs Stage 2 Racing Clutch Kit l TechArt Short Shift Kit l TechArt Power Flow Kit l TechArt Sport Exhaust.
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06-21-2010, 06:11 PM
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#4
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Music City U.S.A.
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Recommendations are greatly appreciated. I will drive as far as a few hundred miles for the right job to be conducted. As a point of reference I live in Nashville, Tennessee.
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2003 Porsche Boxster S 3.2L l AASCO Lightweight Flywheel l FVD Brombacher ECU l FVD Brombacher 100 Cell Sport Catalytics l FVD Brombacher Sport Headers l GiroDisc 340mm FR Rotors l IPD Intake Plenum l Litronics l KW Variant 3 Coilovers l Porsche 997 75mm Throttle Body l Road Sport Supply Underdrive Pulley Kit l Sachs Stage 2 Racing Clutch Kit l TechArt Short Shift Kit l TechArt Power Flow Kit l TechArt Sport Exhaust.
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06-21-2010, 06:21 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Houston, Texas
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Couple of quick questions....
1. Do you still have to wax a wrapped car or is it maintenance free beyond washing and drying?
2. If I were to paint my car flat black, would I have to wax it?
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06-21-2010, 06:45 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Music City U.S.A.
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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour
Couple of quick questions....
1. Do you still have to wax a wrapped car or is it maintenance free beyond washing and drying?
2. If I were to paint my car flat black, would I have to wax it?
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I do have an answer for #1. Quoted by a gentlemen on 6speedonline whom had his E90 335 wrapped matte/flat black in vinyl.
"Vinyl that is washed/taken care of by using a mixture of water & baby shampoo & a micro fiber because there is no ammonia in baby shampoo."
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2003 Porsche Boxster S 3.2L l AASCO Lightweight Flywheel l FVD Brombacher ECU l FVD Brombacher 100 Cell Sport Catalytics l FVD Brombacher Sport Headers l GiroDisc 340mm FR Rotors l IPD Intake Plenum l Litronics l KW Variant 3 Coilovers l Porsche 997 75mm Throttle Body l Road Sport Supply Underdrive Pulley Kit l Sachs Stage 2 Racing Clutch Kit l TechArt Short Shift Kit l TechArt Power Flow Kit l TechArt Sport Exhaust.
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06-22-2010, 08:02 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: SF Bay Area
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Dont forget this one... one of my favorite matte cars!
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06-25-2010, 11:23 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: alabama
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I would look at some wraps that have been done for a while. vinyl shrinks with time. seams start to lift etc. after a year to 3 years they can look pretty bad. not a problem if it's for advertising and it is still readable but not real pretty up close. I'd paint it. I've been doing vinyl signs for 16 years and I don't think you would be happy in the long run. just my 2 cents worth...
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06-25-2010, 04:20 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Massachusetts
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I would tend to agree with 02Box. Before I spent thousands on having my vehicle "wrapped", I would want to know what the long term effects were going to be. It seems to me that the art of "wrapping" has not been around all that long. Personally, I would be curious to know what the quality of the material looked liked 2 or 3 years down the road after normal use.
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Don't worry … I've got the microfilm.
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06-29-2010, 07:11 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Music City U.S.A.
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Originally Posted by Johnny Danger
I would tend to agree with 02Box. Before I spent thousands on having my vehicle "wrapped", I would want to know what the long term effects were going to be. It seems to me that the art of "wrapping" has not been around all that long. Personally, I would be curious to know what the quality of the material looked liked 2 or 3 years down the road after normal use.
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This and a number of issues (quality, durability, etc) are what frighten me the most in wrapping my vehicle in vinyl, its longevity throughou the years. Granted I am taking this project with a grain of salt in finding the right company whom can give me the assurance I am looking for. I will drive or ship my vehicle to wherever need be, aslong as they are up to the task and suprass my every expectation. Painting the vehicle is not a bad idea at this point seeing that selling the car is not in the deck of cards for me, it is a vehicle I will keep for the rest of my life.
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2003 Porsche Boxster S 3.2L l AASCO Lightweight Flywheel l FVD Brombacher ECU l FVD Brombacher 100 Cell Sport Catalytics l FVD Brombacher Sport Headers l GiroDisc 340mm FR Rotors l IPD Intake Plenum l Litronics l KW Variant 3 Coilovers l Porsche 997 75mm Throttle Body l Road Sport Supply Underdrive Pulley Kit l Sachs Stage 2 Racing Clutch Kit l TechArt Short Shift Kit l TechArt Power Flow Kit l TechArt Sport Exhaust.
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