Vinyl Wrap?

[Kuzuri]

im considering doing the whole car matte black right away but im not sure yet....

[rosuhere]

wrapping the whole car flat black LOOKS cool, but it's a b!tch to maintain...

of course the job doesn't come with any warranty, so if you get a tear or anything, you are screwed... you can't just fix the spot since it's one big piece of vinyl; you have to redo that whole panel...

i want a flat black brz/fr-s with a license plate: SHINOBI :]
if i do end up going that route, i am def painting it...

[neutron256]

Originally Posted by Saibot

i think that was sarcasm..

Didn't mithbusters show that a dimpled surface can acutaly yield an efficiency gain?

[tranzformer]

Originally Posted by neutron256

Didn't mithbusters show that a dimpled surface can acutaly yield an efficiency gain?

I ride ZIPP wheels on my race bike. Fully dimpled wheels But I drink the KoolAid.


http://www.zipp.com/_media/pdfs/tech..._the_edges.pdf


Edit: Anyone who likes physics/engineering will find the above article interesting on dimples.

[trinitron]

Originally Posted by rosuhere

wrapping the whole car is not the best idea for several reasons:
1) it is very expensive [for what it is, 90% of cost is labor], unless if you have some am do a micky mouse job...
2) even if you get a pro to do it, it will never come out perfect...
3) people can still key your car, it will just tear through the vinyl, lol...

just get a legit pain job and call it a day...

wrapping certain parts of the car is cool though, like the interior trim pieces, hood, mirrors, roof, trunk, etc...

i plan to wrap the roof with di-noc myself when the time comes...

Thats true, but the thing with paint jobs is that it may affect your resale value compared to being able to just remove the vinyl wrap. And who cares if you have one or two imperfections, some people leave bird shit on their car so.......
Only if paint jobs were reversible......

[rosuhere]

whole car wrap should be left for show cars and promo vehicles, imo... just not a good idea for a daily driven car, too much wear n tear... unless if you got enough money to change the color/redo the job every so annually... the only good aspect of vinyl wrapping the whole car is it's simple reversibility... and for starters, you shouldn't be painting your car if you are going to get sick of it in a few months or plan to sell it in the future...

to each his own... i'm not completely against it, since i was recently thinking about doing it as well until i saw how expensive it was and not very practical in the long run; i plan to keep my brz/frs for a long time...

[Kuzuri]

Originally Posted by rosuhere

whole car wrap should be left for show cars and promo vehicles, imo... just not a good idea for a daily driven car, too much wear n tear... unless if you got enough money to change the color/redo the job every so annually... the only good aspect of vinyl wrapping the whole car is it's simple reversibility... and for starters, you shouldn't be painting your car if you are going to get sick of it in a few months or plan to sell it in the future...

to each his own... i'm not completely against it, since i was recently thinking about doing it as well until i saw how expensive it was and not very practical in the long run; i plan to keep my brz/frs for a long time...

so true, I'm just thinking about wrapping in case I would hate the result! like you said, the good thing about it is reversibility, but i also think it serves well to just protect your brand new paint too....

[SVTSHC]

I like the way vinyl wrap LOOKS but for a car that I plan on DD'ing it would just end up looking horrible after a week =/, too hard to keep clean.

[tranzformer]

Originally Posted by Fancy

so true, I'm just thinking about wrapping in case I would hate the result! like you said, the good thing about it is reversibility, but i also think it serves well to just protect your brand new paint too....

Might as well wrap interior in plastic as well as the seats in plastic covers. Hate to get the inside dirty!!! Heaven forbid.

[rosuhere]

lolz, or you can just take a shower everyday and don't step on any dog sh!t...

oh, and don't give messy pigs any rides *(ll)*

[tranzformer]

Originally Posted by rosuhere

lolz, or you can just take a shower everyday and don't step on any dog sh!t...

oh, and don't give messy pigs any rides *(ll)*

Hahaha and take shoes off and wear a clean decontamination suit with O2 mask when in car. Must not get dirty.

[tachi1247]

Originally Posted by Fancy

so true, I'm just thinking about wrapping in case I would hate the result! like you said, the good thing about it is reversibility, but i also think it serves well to just protect your brand new paint too....

it would be easier to just not drive the car. Leave it in your garage and the whole car will stay clean and undamaged.

the vinyl does not hold up well to UV rays. After 2 or 3 years it will dry out and crack. At that point it looks like crap and is a pain to remove because it comes off in little pieces.

[Kuzuri]

Originally Posted by tranzformer

Might as well wrap interior in plastic as well as the seats in plastic covers. Hate to get the inside dirty!!! Heaven forbid.

really? just gonna troll hard on everything I post now? Grow up.

[Kuzuri]

Originally Posted by tachi1247

it would be easier to just not drive the car. Leave it in your garage and the whole car will stay clean and undamaged.

the vinyl does not hold up well to UV rays. After 2 or 3 years it will dry out and crack. At that point it looks like crap and is a pain to remove because it comes off in little pieces.

Obviously it would be EASIER to not drive, but we don't buy cars to park them in a garage and just let them sit there, at least I don't... I was just saying it WILL work to protect your brand new paint....