Pros, n cons of wrapping .

[stevenotwet]

Hi guys looking for some advice, found a car love it, but hate the colour.

Any body know about wrapping and the pros n cons of it,
How long does it last
Cost against a re-spray,
Can you ppf, over it ?
Has it got do,s and don’t,s while maintaining

Would you be interested knowing the car is wrapped,from a resale point of view.
I’ve found one already wrapped, would have to travel a good distance to see it up close
I’m asking these questions to a possible seller, but he is not being very forthcoming.
Is it just worth keep looking?
Thoughts please.

[The Surveyor]

stevenotwet said:

Hi guys looking for some advice, found a car love it, but hate the colour.

Any body know about wrapping and the pros n cons of it,
How long does it last
Cost against a re-spray,
Can you ppf, over it ?
Has it got do,s and don’t,s while maintaining

Would you be interested knowing the car is wrapped,from a resale point of view.
I’ve found one already wrapped, would have to travel a good distance to see it up close
I’m asking these questions to a possible seller, but he is not being very forthcoming.
Is it just worth keep looking?
Thoughts please.

As an initial thought, I wouldn't touch a car being sold with a wrap with a mucky stick. You have no idea what botched repairs its hiding.

Having your own car wrapped is a different matter altogether, especially if you look at it as a short-term modification.

[cayman-black]

LOL, car not in a colour i like would not even bother looking at it.

[Speculatore]

Had my Bentley wrapped with ceramic coat over the top.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Very surprised to find that Direct Line will not insure wrapped cars so i stayed with admiral

[coldel]

The Surveyor said:

stevenotwet said:

Hi guys looking for some advice, found a car love it, but hate the colour.

Any body know about wrapping and the pros n cons of it,
How long does it last
Cost against a re-spray,
Can you ppf, over it ?
Has it got do,s and don’t,s while maintaining

Would you be interested knowing the car is wrapped,from a resale point of view.
I’ve found one already wrapped, would have to travel a good distance to see it up close
I’m asking these questions to a possible seller, but he is not being very forthcoming.
Is it just worth keep looking?
Thoughts please.

As an initial thought, I wouldn't touch a car being sold with a wrap with a mucky stick. You have no idea what botched repairs its hiding.

Having your own car wrapped is a different matter altogether, especially if you look at it as a short-term modification.

Just bear in mind when you come to sell it the potential buyer could have the same view!

Wraps do not last forever, quality of the install and the material will vary.

I wrapped the roof on my Celica 3 years ago gloss black and it still looks great showing no sign of peeling or colour changing. I did pay a very good wrapper to do it though and used Avery materials I think it was which have a good reputation.

[Mr Moley]

cayman-black said:

LOL, car not in a colour i like would not even bother looking at it.

Depends on supply of the car in question! I was looking for a facelift RS3 sportback recently and there were at the time only 13 used ones for sale, none of which were in the colour/ spec I wanted and was told next April at absolute best for a new order. Bought one with the right spec and the 'wrong' colour and having it wrapped this week. Will take it off come trade in time and (hopefully!) the paint will look as new as when wrapped.

[RobDown]

You can PPF over a wrap, no problems. But you might find the wrap itself gives some of the protection of PPF (from stone chips, but won’t be self-healing).

I’ve often thought of getting a wrap done, buy a car in the ubiquitous silver/black and make it a little more colourful. Then come resell, take the wrap off and return it to original spec.

But in that scenario you know what you’re gettting. As above I’d be a little nervous buying a car that already has a full wrap on, you’ve no idea what the paint below was like so you would need a decent discount

[woodsypedia]

Modern wraps and vinyls are superb. A colour change wrap has no bearing on accident damage. I've got a friend who's had all of his cars wrapped for a lot of years, and without issue. So long as the paint work is in good condition and the lacquer isn't damaged when the wrap goes on, it will remove without any issue. Just find a reputable supplier.

[qwick69]

I had my DBS wrapped 3 years ago. its only just starting to show a few little signs of wear and tear.
Going to have it removed soon as I fancy another colour, I will then find out if it hasnt caused any issues,

[stevenotwet]

qwick69 said:

I had my DBS wrapped 3 years ago. its only just starting to show a few little signs of wear and tear.
Going to have it removed soon as I fancy another colour, I will then find out if it hasnt caused any issues,

You wouldn't mind putting a couple of pictures up of your wrapped DBS? maybe a close up

Thanks

[Speculatore]

stevenotwet said:

qwick69 said:

I had my DBS wrapped 3 years ago. its only just starting to show a few little signs of wear and tear.
Going to have it removed soon as I fancy another colour, I will then find out if it hasn't caused any issues,

You wouldn't mind putting a couple of pictures up of your wrapped DBS? maybe a close up

Thanks

This is Emerald Green Metallic

Door Shuts





With Carbon Wrap wing mirrors

[qwick69]

[V8V Pete]

Speculatore said:

Did the paint have that much orange peel before the wrap went on or is that a quality of the wrap?

[stevenotwet]

Thanks for the photographs
Its a big process then,
Obviously different car , but interesting to see

[David W.]

stevenotwet said:

Thanks for the photographs
Its a big process then,
Obviously different car , but interesting to see

Plenty of YouTube vids showing wrapping, inc this channel amongst others. It’s an interesting process with several bits being stripped off the cars.
https://youtu.be/zDjDrXn5Ke0
DW

[V8LM]

stevenotwet said:

love it, but hate the colour.

[stevenotwet]

V8LM said:

2014 64 ASTON MARTIN VANTAGE 4.7 N43 just under 10,000miles. Check👍
Distance to travel if I buy it .Check.
Base colour. White, 👎
Red parts🤮👎Hell no .
Once I got the thought of a woman with too much lippy on ,that was it

[V8V Pete]

But getting it wrapped is going to cost a significant amount of money and will never be as good as paint. Wouldn't you just be better off waiting for the right car in a colour you like (whatever that may be)?

[Pvapour]

Speculatore said:

Had my Bentley wrapped with ceramic coat over the top.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Very surprised to find that Direct Line will not insure wrapped cars so i stayed with admiral

Thanks for that, your car is on my short list but cant find the colour combo i want, nice to know a wrap is that thorough and you can coat it, means i can look at dark colours to get the lighter interior..

How do you find reliabilty? Normal running costs are easily worked out but any BIG weak areas on the car would be good to hear about

[stevenotwet]

V8V Pete said:

But getting it wrapped is going to cost a significant amount of money and will never be as good as paint. Wouldn't you just be better off waiting for the right car in a colour you like (whatever that may be)?

Yeah it’s looking that way Pete or a DB9. The problem is I love the vantage
And a V12 vantage. Is way above my price area for the next couple of years .