Martini Weathered Cayman Liquid Wrap

Martini Weathered Cayman Liquid Wrap

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993kimbo

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2,972 posts

184 months

Sunday 3rd September 2017
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Here's a liquid wrap I've just finished on my Cayman. It's sprayed on rather than vinyl wrapped and is reversible in about two hours with no damage to paintwork or trim. Not to everyone's taste, but no hate email please.

randlemarcus

13,507 posts

230 months

Sunday 3rd September 2017
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Can't zoom in to see details frown Personally love the weathered effect, but not 100% on the graphics placement/density in the door area.

993kimbo

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Sunday 3rd September 2017
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HokumPokum

2,049 posts

204 months

Sunday 3rd September 2017
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that looks mega.


993kimbo

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184 months

Sunday 3rd September 2017
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Thanks. A labour of love.

Edited by 993kimbo on Sunday 3rd September 18:24

Cheib

23,113 posts

174 months

Sunday 3rd September 2017
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993kimbo said:
Thanks. A labour of love.

Edited by 993kimbo on Sunday 3rd September 18:24
Did you do it yourself ? How long did it take/what's the process ? No idea what a liquid wrap is! Think it looks great.

993kimbo

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2,972 posts

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Sunday 3rd September 2017
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Did it myself, took about a week.

Basically you spray on layers of liquid rubber (similar to Plasti-Dip) to give you your base colour. Then I hand-painted and sprayed all the rust, mud and grime on top using various products. Decals were applied and sanded and weathered.

The beauty of this process is that it peels off like a facemask, leaving the paintwork perfect underneath with no stickiness or possible lacquer lifting that a vinyl wrap does. Plus all the grime is realistic, not printed.





Edited by 993kimbo on Sunday 3rd September 19:03

s3 akr

262 posts

152 months

Sunday 3rd September 2017
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Because you rarely see a filthy and abused Cayman, I think I like it!!! Its truly realistic and very well done, but I'd worry that some Muppet would assume it an unloved car and not worry about opening a door on it, or leaving a scrape that does some damage to the bodywork.

Coxey

407 posts

106 months

Sunday 3rd September 2017
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Looks cool

LaurasOtherHalf

21,429 posts

195 months

Sunday 3rd September 2017
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Looks good Kim, very impressed. Is my memory failing me or were you going to do something similar with peppermint at some point confused

Someone had a GT4 with a Rothmans 956-esque Le Mans wrap at the 'ring this year when we were there complete with dirt, brake dust, scrapes and tyre marks on the bodywork printed on.

Someone else had a green 991 Turbo at the same even that was wrapped in the "rat look" style too, so it's obviously a thing now smile

Markbarry1977

4,028 posts

102 months

Sunday 3rd September 2017
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That is epic. Unfortunately I manage to fk up a stick man drawing so have nowhere near the artistic skill to do that.

Big E 118

2,408 posts

168 months

Monday 4th September 2017
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Markbarry1977 said:
That is epic. Unfortunately I manage to fk up a stick man drawing so have nowhere near the artistic skill to do that.
Snap! Great work OP, looks fantastic!



AinsleyB

244 posts

80 months

Monday 4th September 2017
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I'm truly confused.............what you have done is really amazing, but my inner OCD is in turmoil at the dirt and rust and scratches.

stuartmmcfc

8,653 posts

191 months

Monday 4th September 2017
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I think that looks really great.
However, I just showed it to SWMBO and she just said "Why"?
Women....

Si-3PO

525 posts

83 months

Monday 4th September 2017
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Looks brilliant! Retro livery really suits the 987's curves too, great job!

Eddie Strohacker

3,879 posts

85 months

Monday 4th September 2017
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Absolutely love that. Great job.

993kimbo

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2,972 posts

184 months

Monday 4th September 2017
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Cheers all. Appreciate your comments.

Mezzanine

9,149 posts

218 months

Monday 4th September 2017
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I think that looks great.

The rust in particular.

Well done.

993kimbo

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184 months

Monday 4th September 2017
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LaurasOtherHalf said:
Looks good Kim, very impressed. Is my memory failing me or were you going to do something similar with peppermint at some point confused

Someone had a GT4 with a Rothmans 956-esque Le Mans wrap at the 'ring this year when we were there complete with dirt, brake dust, scrapes and tyre marks on the bodywork printed on.

Someone else had a green 991 Turbo at the same even that was wrapped in the "rat look" style too, so it's obviously a thing now smile
Cheers Craig. No it wasn't me with the peppermint although I did do a light blue Rat Look 993 a few years ago.

This style has become very popular across Europe and the US and they are popping up at meetings. A company called Skepple started the Martini Look I believe but they only design the wrap, you then have to get it printed and fitted.

nosuchuser

837 posts

215 months

Monday 4th September 2017
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Quite awesome indeed.