Body Wrap for the Boxster exterior?

[madmods]

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[papasmurf]

I do this for a living...have been for about 7+ years now and there are still several wraps I did in the beginning that are still on the road. You can expect the wrap to fade the more it is exposed to the sun but that is true of anything. The "color" wraps that are all the rage now are almost always on a preprinted film that comes that way to the installer. In the past, the installer would likely have to print and laminate the film in house. The color films do not have a separate laminate protective film applied over them where printed wraps typically do. The warranty they provide is because that is what 3m warrants the material to ....why would you provide a warranty that is greater than what the manufacturer provides as that leaves you unprotected. I have never used rubber gloves or seen any one install with rubber gloves. It is possible to burnish the flat finish films but is done as much with heat as anything else. If the car is properly washed (all of it...door jams, trunk, rockers, etc.) the film should have no problem sticking provided the car is wax free and the paint is in good shape. It is near impossible to wrap a modern car seamlessly as there are just too many places (bumper, fog lights, intakes) that the film would have to be stretched to a point of failure to wrap in one piece. Once you get beyond the expectation that it is not 100% the same as a paint job you should be okay. Average cost is probably around 2-2500k for a small car I would guess. We just wrapped a ford raptor a few weeks ago with a CF film (which is more $$) and it was close to 3k I think.

[madmods]

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[papasmurf]

without having to put a clear coat or additional materials on top of the vinyl. I have a piece sitting in front of me now and like most of the other films, if you rub the surface with something abrasive it will scratch and/or leave swirl marks. I have been told you can wax most of theses films (I have not tried it myself) to provide an additional layer of protection. The lifespan of the vinyl is probably on average 5-7 years. You really need to find an experienced installer to make sure the vehicle is cleaned. You can stretch the material easily well past it's starting dimensions but the probability of the vinyl pealing up goes up if you do not stretch it in the right areas...stretching the film near the edges is no good as it weakens the adhesive. I do not blame the shop for not wanting to wrap the mirrors as it is usually impossible to do most mirrors in one piece so you are left with a seam and some people do not like the idea of the seam regardless of how well it is executed. Where I work at, we do not discuss warranty as well because there are so many variables we have no control over (someone wrecks the car, drives behind a gravel truck, etc.). 3m's warranty is spelled out but they have tons of loop holes (temp, humidity, certified installer, etc.) that they put in place so that they can get out of a majority of warranty claims.

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[litespeedp]

Had no idea there was so much work and so many trick effects!

My request would probably be only for both trunks to be in a very,very slight variation of the rest of the car's color to accent some of the body line.

Saw this on the frunk and trunk on an Arctic Silver Box at my indy.(Hood was a subtle darker artificial carbon fiber image silver)Not too bad.