Vinyl Wrapping your 986

[John Thomson]

Originally Posted by Van914

Be careful when trimming? Knife or blades will scar the paint. Saw a Cayman wrapped, the owner had it professionaly done. He says the use fishing line to trim no scars.
Good luck

A blade should never be used on a car/van directly........it is not fishing line...but a product called Wrap-Cut or Knifeless Tape ( the difference is where the cutting line is placed in the tape)

The car MUST be cleaned to the vinyl manufacturers specification ( usually their cleaning product).....if not and the vinyl fails they will not honour any warranty claim.

All handles/badges should be removed..........all recessed should be post heated with a heatgun to the manufacturers specs and checked with an infra red temp gauge.

I have been a signmaker for 20 years,completed 2 vehicle wrap courses but would not take on a wrap job.....

Best of luck, I hope it goes well.

[truegearhead]

I thought the matte black thing was dead....or I'm I just getting old? Good luck, I imaging the boxster is a relatively easy car to wrap since it has no trim and no real grill or roof.

[papasmurf]

and it is not something I would recommend to the first time user. I have probably wrapped well over 100 cars over the years and it still can be a challenge from time to time. I have been trying to get my employers to try out the vvivid brand vinyl as it appears to be decent quality. That being said, you know what you are getting when you purchase avery, 3m, or oracal materials. You are probably going to get some adhesion promoter (3M primer 94), a heatgun (we use propane torches), and have the car washed with an aggressive soap to get any wax and oil's off the paint before wrapping. The knifeless tape is expensive and kind of hard to use but is what you want if you are not going to put knife to paint. Frequently we would use masking tape under the edge and cut on that before peeling the vinyl back to remove the tape. There really should not be too many areas you have to cut on the body. To do things right, remove the headlights, sidemarkers, tailights, air vents, etc. The material stretches easily with heat so working in a cool location is always a plus.

Good luck....been thinking about wrapping my boxster in a green similar to signal green or a lime green color.

[Joe B]

Originally Posted by particlewave

Passive aggressive bashing is still bashing. And the less disguised passive aggressive bashing was coming, as I knew and as you can see. I read these and other forums enough to know...let's not play stupid, eh?
It wasn't a rant. It was meant to be taken somewhat lightly until you decided to call me out twice and make a show of it.

Absolutely no idea what you're talking about. I think you need to take another Prozac !

[particlewave]

I don't have the time or energy to explain it to you, just like I won't waste my time explaining to you what a "rim" is. Play "senile" all you want
I honestly don't have anymore troll food, so please stop begging.

Originally Posted by Joe B

I actually think it's hard to improve on the looks of a 986 without making it look tacky (except for rims).

[Mark at Pelican Parts]

Let's stick to the topic.

Good luck with your project OP and post some pics of the finished product!

[batshapedheart]

i'm just gonna leave this here.

Porsche S - Monsterwraps Southampton - Wrapping, Tinting, Graphics, Styling and remaps

[Joe B]

Originally Posted by batshapedheart

i'm just gonna leave this here.

Porsche S - Monsterwraps Southampton - Wrapping, Tinting, Graphics, Styling and remaps

Wow, impressive. And probably no more rock chips! I wonder how much they charge. No price list on their website.

[myn8m3is8ndy]

Originally Posted by batshapedheart

i'm just gonna leave this here.

Porsche S - Monsterwraps Southampton - Wrapping, Tinting, Graphics, Styling and remaps

I really hope mine turn out like this

[JayG]

Originally Posted by Joe B

Wow, impressive. And probably no more rock chips! I wonder how much they charge. No price list on their website.

well for starters, you would have to ship your car to England

[myn8m3is8ndy]

Originally Posted by JayG

well for starters, you would have to ship your car to England

shipping it to england, getting it wrapped and shipping it back would cost more than a new paint job LOL

[Pdwight]

If anyone knows, did they wrap the wheels ? and what about the Calipers ??

Or were these items just repainted ??

I am so so with the flat car wrap but I really like the wheels.

Dwight

[papasmurf]

http://www.stickercity.com/images/forums/porsche/porsche-wrap-2.jpg

They also make a green that is more of a lime color as well as several matte mettalic greens that look pretty cool. I already have the black rims and rocker decals on the car...just can't decide whether to pull the trigger and do it or not. I figured I can probably do it for about ~$300 myself.

[papasmurf]

Originally Posted by Pdwight

If anyone knows, did they wrap the wheels ? and what about the Calipers ??

Or were these items just repainted ??

I am so so with the flat car wrap but I really like the wheels.

Dwight

wrapping the wheels would be just short of impossible as the film just does not stretch that much not to mention the heat generated in that area and the road grime, water, etc. would likely cause it to peel pretty quickly.

[Pdwight]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5QWelglMKU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MrWvHNLuj8

Here is some kids doing it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aV2H57bES4

[particlewave]

I'm going to get it for this, but I really like the metallic wraps. Specifically, green

My car really, really wants to be this color (or at least signal green)

[papasmurf]

Originally Posted by Pdwight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5QWelglMKU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MrWvHNLuj8

Here is some kids doing it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aV2H57bES4

I still would not advise it and the wrap that the kids did on the honda rim would not last. You could almost wrap a ball with a sheet of vinyl and enough heat. It is easy to heat the vinyl and have it stretch to fit the rim but this stretches out the adhesive which weakens the adhesive. If they used a bunch of primer they might be okay for a while but usually within a few hours to days the memory effect of the vinyl will cause it to try and shrink back to it's original size and cause it to peel and lift in the concave areas especially. Wrapping something like those boxster rims in one piece would be more trouble than it is worth especially with plastidip being so easy...the lug areas would probably never hold well either as the recess is too deep.

[papasmurf]

You might want to check the pricing on the chrome wraps...typically you are looking at about $4k plus to have it done right...the chrome (3m or avery) is about 3 times the cost of the solid colors and is harder to install as the material is usually thicker, does not stretch as easily, and is easy to mar the finish when installing.

[particlewave]

I like it, but I think that for the money, I'd rather have traditional paint in Signal Green. Lasts longer and basically the same price.

I just love the look. It would probably be too over the top in reality, though.

[Nine8Six]

Originally Posted by papasmurf

You might want to check the pricing on the chrome wraps...typically you are looking at about $4k plus to have it done right...the chrome (3m or avery) is about 3 times the cost of the solid colors and is harder to install as the material is usually thicker, does not stretch as easily, and is easy to mar the finish when installing.

$4k that is not cheap brother!

They made it illegal here to have cars wrapped. Its not enforced but could be problematic as the officer could impound the car if let's say "that officer had a bad day". Still plenty on the roads here today. I am also one of those who dream of the chrome wrap in red... if not only just for a car show event.