Re spray or wrap a classic car
Discussion
Hi I have a 1968 classic car with bad paint and touches of rust. value approx 25 to 30k.
I was considering having the rust removed, body prepped and resprayed BUT I then thought a wrap as opposed to paint seems a better option.
It offers additional protection
It's far cheaper
I can change the colour again in 5 to 7 years .... and do really expensive paint later in life.
Has anyone considered a wrap for a classic ? Many thanks
I was considering having the rust removed, body prepped and resprayed BUT I then thought a wrap as opposed to paint seems a better option.
It offers additional protection
It's far cheaper
I can change the colour again in 5 to 7 years .... and do really expensive paint later in life.
Has anyone considered a wrap for a classic ? Many thanks
Just had a load of work and a full respray done on my classic - it stands me 6K in parts and labour but will probably only ever be worth 9 grand tops (got bills adding up to about 13k since 2009, but I'm in it for the love of my car, not money).
Bodging the rust and going for a wrap may have been cheaper, but the thought of trapping existing rot under a non-breathable membrane strikes me as a very bad idea. Get the bodywork pristine and then go for a wrap if you want, but do it properly and look after your car.
You mention your car is worth up 30 grand. Put yourself in a prospective buyers shoes if you were to sell up… Personally, I'd be very, very wary of any car that had a wrap to cover up dodgy old paint, let alone one that expensive. No offense intended OP, but it doesn't reflect careful ownership IMO.
Bodging the rust and going for a wrap may have been cheaper, but the thought of trapping existing rot under a non-breathable membrane strikes me as a very bad idea. Get the bodywork pristine and then go for a wrap if you want, but do it properly and look after your car.
You mention your car is worth up 30 grand. Put yourself in a prospective buyers shoes if you were to sell up… Personally, I'd be very, very wary of any car that had a wrap to cover up dodgy old paint, let alone one that expensive. No offense intended OP, but it doesn't reflect careful ownership IMO.
I think Rot requires oxygen? would have thought wrap addresses surface oxy.... there is no Rot but rust spots. Would have the body completely done. Then wrapped.
The answers thus far I think illustrate the stigma against wraps ... but are not technical pro/con responses ....
Who said I would ever sell it? I wouldn't wrap it if I were but I do fancy a different colour every 5 years or so
I also embrace technology.
As for good paint on a classic I think you need £15k plus hence the Q.
Thanks so far tho
The answers thus far I think illustrate the stigma against wraps ... but are not technical pro/con responses ....
Who said I would ever sell it? I wouldn't wrap it if I were but I do fancy a different colour every 5 years or so
I also embrace technology.As for good paint on a classic I think you need £15k plus hence the Q.
Thanks so far tho
Edited by bobo on Monday 19th September 15:55
Cost of painting something is always about £3-5k for a descent job more for specialist finishes .Getting it up to the standard of bodywork to put descent paint on is a different matter .
Wrapping only covers one surface of the bodywork and in my mind must be viewd in the same way as a back street blow over .
Gŕat from 50mtrs .
Whats happening underneath?
Wrapping only covers one surface of the bodywork and in my mind must be viewd in the same way as a back street blow over .
Gŕat from 50mtrs .
Whats happening underneath?
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