Vinyl Wrapping your 986

[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.

[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

[batshapedheart]

Originally Posted by JayG

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

They have partners in the US. They pointed me to a place when I inquired about having my calipers -yes, CALIPERS- wrapped in light reflective material.
Just shoot them an email.

[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

[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]

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.

[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.

[Nine8Six]

OP For your wrap DIY I can't imagine this costing more than $100~$200 worth of materials if you go for a flat black paper anyway. FLaT black it-will-be, that is the question I would ask myself before cracking on a project like that

Flat black wrap would look absolutely stunning onto let's say a seriously modded boxster S or something like that e.g. low stance, aftermarket wheels, tinted windows, you see where I'm getting at.

Flat black for a stock looking "Porsche Boxster" as we know and appreciate it? hmmm not so sure

DIY... I'd like to think that anyone who've enjoyed his/her high school's Arts & Crafts classes should have great fun wrapping their own car. The paper thing just flex in every directions when blown as little as 35degree. Beside, at that price I can't see anything going horribly wrong! Just a FAB weekend ahead

Even myself could wrap a car :troll:

Talk to chaps like this megastore below, their items looks fairly priced. Compared to what it cost at this end anyway... which is not much more lower.
Width 1520mm 4.99ft 59.8 in, List For 21 Colours And Sizes items in CarcarStyleLimited store on eBay!

HAVE FUN!!! + pics pics pics

[jb92563]

Particle, that chrome green is calling out to you. A match made in heaven really.

Shiny is always good at a most primitive level somewhere in the back primordial regions of your brain. Like everyday is Christmas, can't help but smile when you see it.

I don't get the black hood thing at all on a non race car. Reminds me of a trailer park Honda Accordion with a coffee can muffler and dented bumpers and doors...pathetic and ugly. I guess I see too much of those around here and feel like this area needs a good nuking to get rid of all the old thrashed junk cars.

I don't think folks should be discouraged from trying a wrap DIY because if you F'...up you can just peel it off an try again.

For $300 - $600 in materials you don't have much to loose and you can do your mailbox with the scraps .

I wonder how the wrap does out in Arizona on 115 F days in the sun?

Maybe some day I'll try a chrome wrap.


Here's a green one for Particle...sorry bout the water though. I think wraps are water proof though right?

[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.

[jamesatfish]

I love vinyl wraps - our company cars are yellow which is a horrid colour for resale (in a van or hatchback) so we buy whatever colour is cheapest off the lot and wrap them.

As a result I've had our signwriters wrap a couple of non-work cars when I felt like a colour change. It's a cheap way to get a brand new lease of life on a car and is easily removed when the time comes.

For those contemplating a DIY wrap, take a look at the time involved in doing a professional job before you determine if it's worth paying someone to do it for you. The last personal car I had wrapped took 80 man hours - 4 guys working 2x 10 hour days. The results were fantastic but I'd hate to have tried to do the job myself.

Gallardo Vinyl Wrap Timelapse - YouTube

[doctorm3]

WOW! that's a lot of work! spectacular result!

[patssle]

I stood next to a 928 that had been professionally wrapped. With my eyeballs 3 ft away or less...I could tell it was a wrap. But more than 3 ft.....can't tell if it's paint or vinyl. Is the cost of a paint job worth that 3 feet? That's what I'll be asking myself when I make a decision after my 914-6 conversion is done.

[Xpit77]

Like this ?

[Nine8Six]

I don't get it, it cost $500 and takes half day for 2 (two) skinny dudes to wrap a small/medium car here. Seen/heard it many times.....

What am I missing?!

[Pdwight]

8 years ago the material cost about double what Silver based Photo paper cost, average car $100 in materials (not printed)...perhaps this will go way down when more folks start to do it. I remember when window tinting cost $250 (think 1978) now you can get it done for what in 1978 dollars would be $25

[JayG]

Originally Posted by Nine8Six

I don't get it, it cost $500 and takes half day for 2 (two) skinny dudes to wrap a small/medium car here. Seen/heard it many times.....

What am I missing?!

Location, Location, Location

[papasmurf]

depending on vehicle. To do a good job (seamless as possible) you will wind up wasting some material on some vehicles. The car really needs to be spotless before it is brought in to wrap and can easily take an hour at the car wash scrubbing away sap, bugs, and road tar. If you want the best job, you have to think about removing antenna's, weatherstripping, moulding, door handles, headlights etc. Now think about the time to remove those things, and all the old brittle plastic clips you have to carefully pry off to remove those parts (ex: door panels) and you can see where you can easily spend half a day or more removing body parts just to get started. We can easily spend 2-3 days on average wrapping a car with 2-3 people. The most complex wrap we ever did was on a lifted F-250 and took close to 2 weeks, but it did look like a show vehicle when done. If you stretch the material too much or overheat it, it will discolor it not to mention the satin, chrome, and matte finishes will turn shiny if you rub on them too hard during installation or overheat them....panel ruined. The materials are not too expensive (except for the carbon fiber, metals, and chrome) but the labor is a lot more intense than most people realize. If it was me, I would probably spend my 4k on a paint job before I got a wrap but what you can get with a wrap can be near impossible to duplicate with any paint job regardless of price.