Brake caliper painting vs wrapping
Discussion
new one on me3M have wrap for brake caliper, that is tested up to 900 degrees and not flammable
http://www.monsterwraps.co.uk/blog/reflective-brak...
http://www.monsterwraps.co.uk/blog/reflective-brak...
LaPetiteMort said:
Not sure what you mean by - look (more) awful
Do you mean wrap or just in general putting a colour on them?
Assuming you want the luminous wrap as the link, they will look awful! Apologies if not. Say I had two calipers, both painted the same colour (lets say red) one of the calipers was fixed, the other sliding, the fixed would look the better of the two. In my opinion, sliding calipers painted garishly always look awful because you cant paint the gap between caliper body and carrier.Do you mean wrap or just in general putting a colour on them?
Triumph Man said:
Surely with sliding calipers it would just look (more) awful than fixed ones?
Unless I'm wrong and the E89s have fixed..
Unless I'm wrong and the E89s have fixed..
Triumph Man said:
Assuming you want the luminous wrap as the link, they will look awful! Apologies if not. Say I had two calipers, both painted the same colour (lets say red) one of the calipers was fixed, the other sliding, the fixed would look the better of the two. In my opinion, sliding calipers painted garishly always look awful because you cant paint the gap between caliper body and carrier.
They look good imo i know a few people that have had it doneAhh ok, I see what you are saying now 
Triumph Man said:
LaPetiteMort said:
Not sure what you mean by - look (more) awful
Do you mean wrap or just in general putting a colour on them?
Assuming you want the luminous wrap as the link, they will look awful! Apologies if not. Say I had two calipers, both painted the same colour (lets say red) one of the calipers was fixed, the other sliding, the fixed would look the better of the two. In my opinion, sliding calipers painted garishly always look awful because you cant paint the gap between caliper body and carrier.Do you mean wrap or just in general putting a colour on them?
Triumph Man said:
Surely with sliding calipers it would just look (more) awful than fixed ones?
Unless I'm wrong and the E89s have fixed..
Unless I'm wrong and the E89s have fixed..
Coloured calipers, or should I say calipers that the owners have set about with a tin of coloured paint after it has left the factory, is tragic.
I can make an exception if someone carefully paints a previously silver but now rusty caliper silver, to freshen it up, but blue/red/yellow/green etc...just no.
I can make an exception if someone carefully paints a previously silver but now rusty caliper silver, to freshen it up, but blue/red/yellow/green etc...just no.
Well I wouldn't be going about it with a tin of paint, but thanks anyway
f1nn said:
Coloured calipers, or should I say calipers that the owners have set about with a tin of coloured paint after it has left the factory, is tragic.
I can make an exception if someone carefully paints a previously silver but now rusty caliper silver, to freshen it up, but blue/red/yellow/green etc...just no.
I can make an exception if someone carefully paints a previously silver but now rusty caliper silver, to freshen it up, but blue/red/yellow/green etc...just no.
On a side note, that website has some truly abysmal copywriting:
"Why finance a car wrap? Generally, if you are interested in a wrap, it is because you like your car, you know your car and you trust it, but you’re just looking for a change or seen a different colour that you liked. What we do, is change the colour of the car that can reignite the love for your car and give it that ‘new car’ look and feel without the costs associated with buying a new car.
Lets look at a couple of scenarios:
Vehicle – Range Rover Sport
Purchase price at new - £50,000
Current value - £30,000
Interest paid on car finance - £5000
Trade in value - £20,000
Value lost - £35,000
Cost of purchase, interest and potential value to lost in 2 years of owning the new car - £10,000
So by trading in your current Range Rover for a newer model, will set you back about £45,000
Now let’s take the same car, but instead of trading it in, we keep it, finance a wrap, powdercoat the wheels and refresh the interior with a full valet
Wrap - £1500
Wheels powdercoated and refurbed - £400
Valet and deep clean - £100
Total - £2000
Not only will your car look completely different and brand new again, with a unique custom colour that will turn heads and leave everyone thinking that you’ve had a new car. You will feel the same about the car as what you did when you first bought it, and we have just saved you £43,000!"
Crinj.
"Why finance a car wrap? Generally, if you are interested in a wrap, it is because you like your car, you know your car and you trust it, but you’re just looking for a change or seen a different colour that you liked. What we do, is change the colour of the car that can reignite the love for your car and give it that ‘new car’ look and feel without the costs associated with buying a new car.
Lets look at a couple of scenarios:
Vehicle – Range Rover Sport
Purchase price at new - £50,000
Current value - £30,000
Interest paid on car finance - £5000
Trade in value - £20,000
Value lost - £35,000
Cost of purchase, interest and potential value to lost in 2 years of owning the new car - £10,000
So by trading in your current Range Rover for a newer model, will set you back about £45,000
Now let’s take the same car, but instead of trading it in, we keep it, finance a wrap, powdercoat the wheels and refresh the interior with a full valet
Wrap - £1500
Wheels powdercoated and refurbed - £400
Valet and deep clean - £100
Total - £2000
Not only will your car look completely different and brand new again, with a unique custom colour that will turn heads and leave everyone thinking that you’ve had a new car. You will feel the same about the car as what you did when you first bought it, and we have just saved you £43,000!"
Crinj.
Resolutionary said:
On a side note, that website has some truly abysmal copywriting:
"Why finance a car wrap? Generally, if you are interested in a wrap, it is because you like your car, you know your car and you trust it, but you’re just looking for a change or seen a different colour that you liked. What we do, is change the colour of the car that can reignite the love for your car and give it that ‘new car’ look and feel without the costs associated with buying a new car.
Lets look at a couple of scenarios:
Vehicle – Range Rover Sport
Purchase price at new - £50,000
Current value - £30,000
Interest paid on car finance - £5000
Trade in value - £20,000
Value lost - £35,000
Cost of purchase, interest and potential value to lost in 2 years of owning the new car - £10,000
So by trading in your current Range Rover for a newer model, will set you back about £45,000
Now let’s take the same car, but instead of trading it in, we keep it, finance a wrap, powdercoat the wheels and refresh the interior with a full valet
Wrap - £1500
Wheels powdercoated and refurbed - £400
Valet and deep clean - £100
Total - £2000
Not only will your car look completely different and brand new again, with a unique custom colour that will turn heads and leave everyone thinking that you’ve had a new car. You will feel the same about the car as what you did when you first bought it, and we have just saved you £43,000!"
Crinj.
Using that logic I've saved myself over 2 million quid by not buying that tasty 288 for sale in Graypauls... "Why finance a car wrap? Generally, if you are interested in a wrap, it is because you like your car, you know your car and you trust it, but you’re just looking for a change or seen a different colour that you liked. What we do, is change the colour of the car that can reignite the love for your car and give it that ‘new car’ look and feel without the costs associated with buying a new car.
Lets look at a couple of scenarios:
Vehicle – Range Rover Sport
Purchase price at new - £50,000
Current value - £30,000
Interest paid on car finance - £5000
Trade in value - £20,000
Value lost - £35,000
Cost of purchase, interest and potential value to lost in 2 years of owning the new car - £10,000
So by trading in your current Range Rover for a newer model, will set you back about £45,000
Now let’s take the same car, but instead of trading it in, we keep it, finance a wrap, powdercoat the wheels and refresh the interior with a full valet
Wrap - £1500
Wheels powdercoated and refurbed - £400
Valet and deep clean - £100
Total - £2000
Not only will your car look completely different and brand new again, with a unique custom colour that will turn heads and leave everyone thinking that you’ve had a new car. You will feel the same about the car as what you did when you first bought it, and we have just saved you £43,000!"
Crinj.
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