Anyone had a go at doing a wrap ?

Anyone had a go at doing a wrap ?

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P Nuts

1,209 posts

141 months

Wednesday 14th November 2012
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so how much does this sort of thing cost then?

JapFreak786

1,537 posts

159 months

Wednesday 14th November 2012
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Also seen pictures of poorly applied wraps, where you only notice it when removing the wrap as the car's paint came off when the wrap was removed! Think poor prep was the reason for this

I know someone that can do my car for me quite cheap but wrapping car's isn't something that I like to be honest.

skyline501

214 posts

188 months

Wednesday 14th November 2012
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EAndy said:
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There, corrected the captions for you.
No offence intended.

J4CKO

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41,773 posts

202 months

Wednesday 14th November 2012
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HustleRussell said:
J4CKO said:
It's Putting sticky backed plastic on a car, not performing a heart and lung transplant !
Good, good. Come back with close-up pics when you've finished biggrin
I dont have a car I want to wrap at the moment, or anyone needing new heart and lungs for that matter.

Not saying it is easy and I reckon it would be impossible on your own, looks like it needs at least two, possibly three people, somewhere clean and dry and plenty of trial and error.

I would like to give it a try, would start small and perhaps do a motorbike tank or something first to get the feel for the material and how it reacts, would be great to get one done by a pro but join in and get some tuition and save learning the hard way.

The Professionals had to learn, it is still a fairly new idea, has been around what, five years in common usage, dont think anyone can claim they have been doing it "Man and Boy"

Coldfuse

518 posts

196 months

Wednesday 14th November 2012
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Think its been around for a fair bit longer than 5 years. Its just been a common mod recently.

Mr-B

3,794 posts

196 months

Wednesday 14th November 2012
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saw a youtube vid of some American guy "spraying" on a vinyl wrap took a few good hours but certainly not 2 days I think. Don't know if that system is available over here though?confused

Superhoop

4,682 posts

195 months

Wednesday 14th November 2012
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rob.e said:
From that thread.......

Britskoda user said:

Just a thought.

How does this stand legally? The car is registered as either a silver or grey car, now it's black!

That means the DVLA records are incorrect and that could possibly invalidate your RFL & Insurance, as the car that they apply to doesn't exist, as it's black, not silver or grey!
How/when/where/on what planet has RFL ever been based on colour??

The OP of that thread has done a bloody good job though

z4chris99

11,359 posts

181 months

Wednesday 14th November 2012
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Mr-B said:
saw a youtube vid of some American guy "spraying" on a vinyl wrap took a few good hours but certainly not 2 days I think. Don't know if that system is available over here though?confused
he used plastidip and it looked ste