Car wrap
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 3,372
Likes: 215
From: Peoria Arizona
8 - 10 grand for street car paint jobs? I sure hope you guys are getting kissed when you get screwed.
To the original poster - wraps typically have a 5 - 6 life span depending on time exposed to the elements, weather, direct sun exposure, etc. etc.
To the original poster - wraps typically have a 5 - 6 life span depending on time exposed to the elements, weather, direct sun exposure, etc. etc.
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,623
Likes: 29
From: The Netherlands
Just PlastiDip it untill you can afford a proper paint job.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFFNl...etailpage#t=6s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFFNl...etailpage#t=6s
Team Owner
Joined: Feb 1999
Posts: 34,453
Likes: 665
From: Republic of Texas
Just PlastiDip it untill you can afford a proper paint job.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFFNl...etailpage#t=6s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFFNl...etailpage#t=6s
Racer
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 427
Likes: 1
Car Wrap, I first got to know this process in the auto car racing world. When a 'Funny car' would recieve a bit of damage, it was quickly repaired and wrapped.
In the 'Old Daze' we would have to repair the fiberglass body and 'spot paint' the repair areas and send that funny car to the finals.
There will always be 'new technology' to better what is out there and for less dollars (I hope). I remember an alcohol dragster where the 'decals' were hand painted on and recieved full points for 'paint' in a custom car show.
My thoughts only... if your Corvette came with paint - paint it. I know that materials costs have climbed to the next stratosphere however, a basic understanding of body and paint prep will solve 75% of these paint job questions.
Do your homework, read about what goes into a 'paint job' and work with a shop that will work with you. I did the very same with a 1946 Fargo pickup back in 1978 and fell into a very lucrative career of body and paint.
If you want it enough you will find the solution.
In the 'Old Daze' we would have to repair the fiberglass body and 'spot paint' the repair areas and send that funny car to the finals.
There will always be 'new technology' to better what is out there and for less dollars (I hope). I remember an alcohol dragster where the 'decals' were hand painted on and recieved full points for 'paint' in a custom car show.
My thoughts only... if your Corvette came with paint - paint it. I know that materials costs have climbed to the next stratosphere however, a basic understanding of body and paint prep will solve 75% of these paint job questions.
Do your homework, read about what goes into a 'paint job' and work with a shop that will work with you. I did the very same with a 1946 Fargo pickup back in 1978 and fell into a very lucrative career of body and paint.
If you want it enough you will find the solution.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,560
Likes: 5
From: the land of a never ending frame-off resto-mod. May Visa have mercy on my soul.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
Instructor
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 191
Likes: 1
From: Orange Ca
Here is the part number 180C-22-4800-30. You want 3M control tac with comply. There are other brands but 3M is the leader IMHO. You may want to buy some matte laminate and have a local sign shop with a laminator put the laminate on the vinyl for additional abrasion resistance and fade resistance. Laminate part number is 3M 8520.
I am probably aware of every installer in the PDAA and SIAG. Where are you located? I estimate an install rate of about $1,500 and one day to install it.
Instructor
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 191
Likes: 1
From: Orange Ca
Call Mark at :
Digital Graphic Solutions
555 Eastport Centre Dr Bldg C
Valparaiso, IN 46383
219-465-7600
www.thedigitalcompanies.com
mark@thedigitalcompanies.com
Mark Trumbull
219-465-7600
mark@thedigitalcompanies.com
Tell him BusWraps.com sent you. He may even have the matte black or make a matte black using the matte laminate.
Digital Graphic Solutions
555 Eastport Centre Dr Bldg C
Valparaiso, IN 46383
219-465-7600
www.thedigitalcompanies.com
mark@thedigitalcompanies.com
Mark Trumbull
219-465-7600
mark@thedigitalcompanies.com
Tell him BusWraps.com sent you. He may even have the matte black or make a matte black using the matte laminate.
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,623
Likes: 29
From: The Netherlands
At $200 bucks for a whole car it's a pretty cheap, easy way to make the car flat black (or any other color the stuff comes in). I hate to say it, but I think this is actually a pretty smart solution they came up with. Plus made in the US, so not so rice at all.
Wrap is nice and shiney and all that, but should you not like it or when it's not done well, then $1500,- (or more) is a lot of money down the drain.
Did some striping test with dip myself.
Wrap is nice and shiney and all that, but should you not like it or when it's not done well, then $1500,- (or more) is a lot of money down the drain.
Did some striping test with dip myself.