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Old Oct 30, 2024 | 05:01 PM
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The paint on my 65 is pretty good except for the hood. It’s a stinger hood silver and black with the black pin stripe. I got a paint quote of $1750 but I’m wondering if a wrap job might be just as good and cheaper. What’s chances of the color matching? Any opinions?

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Old Oct 30, 2024 | 05:08 PM
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From what I understand, a wrap is ONLY as good as the paint and bodywork underneath it. It will magnify every imperfection or wave in the body. They can look fantastic or not so good. There is a place two doors down from my shop in the same building here that does them, but almost always on brand new cars. Porsches, Lambos, Ferraris, Corvettes, even a Tesla abomination of a "Truck." They always look great, except for the Tesla, but they are perfect paint, new cars.
1750 for a new paint job is a great deal.
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Old Oct 30, 2024 | 05:48 PM
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I looked into a wrap and was told the surface needed to be paint ready. I paint soo guess what ?
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Trying to save money!? Do it right - you can't get a color match with a wrap anyway.
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$1750 to repaint the hood and the stripe sounds relatively reasonable "these days".
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Originally Posted by 59BlueSilver
What’s chances of the color matching?
ZERO. Paint the hood, or wrap the entire car.
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I would go with paint don't put a sticker on it. 300 for just the stripe painted

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