Vinyl Wrapping your 986

[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

[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.

[Xpit77]

Or this ?

[Joe B]

I did some searching and came up with $2-4,000 to have a car professionally vinyl wrapped. Does this sound about right? Doesn't sound any cheaper than a paint job !

[Pdwight]

Back in my previous career the company I worked for sold large format printers (Mimaki Indigo etc) and I saw wraps just starting way back, I always thought if it could be done without printed text for $500 it would be the wave of the future for autos...however when you get into 4K territory that is a pretty good paint job. I would rather have the paint job.

[Outdoor_funguy]

Originally Posted by Joe B

I did some searching and came up with $2-4,000 to have a car professionally vinyl wrapped. Does this sound about right? Doesn't sound any cheaper than a paint job !

I got my car covered with Vinyl Wrap from Gatorwraps | Vehicle & Car Wraps | Signs & Banners website. They have a lot of wraps, 3M Vinyl Wraps or Avery Denison Vinyl Wraps. You can request for a quote plus they have a lot of vinyl wraps with lots of colors to choose from. Professionals there will be able to address all your concerns plus you can request for a quote. They have branches and installers located in just about every large city.

[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.

[Pdwight]

If they made a material that would hold up for calipers I would buy it.....but I would need to see proof . Now a Caliper is something I would attempt to wrap myself......I used to build RC Aircraft and covered the wood frames so it could not be that different.

[myn8m3is8ndy]

If i successfully wrap my car, then I'll have a matte black boxster with a blue soft top...... Anyway to change my blue soft top color to black without replacing it??

[Pdwight]

You could try some carpet dye