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the lark 05-01-2020 09:21 PM

Man that silver one is awesome. Wonder if the new silver for 21 is like that color.

JVi 05-01-2020 10:02 PM

That "sky blue" would look good with dark blue (Admiral Blue) accents.
It sure looks better than Rapid (Smurf) Blue.

RapidC84B 05-01-2020 11:11 PM

Proper gloss purple would look incredible.

Schiller7 05-01-2020 11:26 PM

I am not a big fan of wrapping your car but they do look sharp and unique. Acid green is my pick but the silver is real sharp looking. Hope that GM's new silver color for 2021 is like this. Thanks for sharing the photos of the cars.

SD27 05-01-2020 11:32 PM

I love the green paint job. I would buy that in a minute.
Please share when done.
Thanks

theblackangus 05-02-2020 07:04 AM


Originally Posted by JVi (Post 1601431214)
That "sky blue" would look good with dark blue (Admiral Blue) accents.
It sure looks better than Rapid (Smurf) Blue.

Yeah it does, I think maybe some orange accents. =) (With a Gulf sticker or two?)


Originally Posted by Tool Hoarder (Post 1601431540)
Proper gloss purple would look incredible.

This was the direction I was going to go initially a lighter violet gloss purple.
But that baby blue......

638HP 05-02-2020 07:18 AM

Silver looks incredible. Would like to see team Corvette introduce Liquid Silver for 21.

C8Jake 05-02-2020 07:18 AM

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dleibman 05-02-2020 01:07 PM

The red on black is cool, wonder why I like it.

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...c3c841562.jpeg
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...a3d43be56.jpeg

punky 05-02-2020 02:47 PM


Originally Posted by C8Jake (Post 1601432205)

Wow, That is really gorgeous.

Frankie2blue 05-02-2020 03:24 PM

Definitely the silver or the green for me.

JockItch 05-02-2020 03:57 PM

Silver/grey one looks incredible as many apparently agree. Not a fan of the red mirrors and I would have definitely wrapped the sides of the roof but besides that, stunning. The color is similar to the C8.R so I get what they were trying to do, just such a clean and striking spec there’s no need to try to make it look like a wannabe C8.R IMO.

I really like the matte purple and black one, I’d never own it but I think it looks really cool and complimentary on the C8.

StickerDick 05-02-2020 05:44 PM


Originally Posted by theblackangus (Post 1601429270)
Cool good to know. I haven't seen any pics yet of one that was wrapped with the doors or F/Trunk open.
One last question, (obviously Im thinking about doing this =) how do people handle damage to the wrap? In other words if my front gets damage how do they ensure the color matches on the fix?

Thanks sir!

here is a good example of a video showing great looking wrap..... right up to the point when they open the doors, then it's "Maaco" paint job look, white original jambs look like .... Yuck!
And I'm not slamming the wrapper or the customer, it's just not the look I would want to present at an event to pull up in this very cool looking vehicle and then open the doors and the first thing I would see are these GLOWING white Jambs.

If you are gonna do a wrap, buy a black car, or pony up the funds and have the jambs done as well, but the other cavet to remember, a wrap is nothing more than a giant decal, so it you damage a spot, there is no "blending" it back to pretty... you have to replace that whole area or live with a patch. I work in the graphics industry, have for the last 33 plus years, I sell and make wraps, but I would never do a personal use car without making sure that the person purchasing the wrap understands that the wrap is designed to be a "temporary" (2years max) solution to help promote a business or lifestyle, or be a way to create a unique look to a vehicle or race car/bike.

StickerDick 05-02-2020 05:47 PM


Originally Posted by C82LT (Post 1601430136)
I wonder what vinyl is used.

3M by far is the most widely used, but so is Avery Colorchange Vinyl for the really crazy flip flop wraps.

JillyBean 05-02-2020 05:58 PM

Of all the brands I’ve seen that have hiliter bold vinyl colors
HEXIS hands down

JillyBean 05-02-2020 06:08 PM

The bright-hiliter colors look spectacular

ggorby 05-03-2020 01:22 PM

Anyone doing a full 5D Carbon fiber vinyl wrap like the liquid carbon Ford GT?

Foosh 05-03-2020 01:38 PM


Originally Posted by theblackangus (Post 1601429270)
Cool good to know. I haven't seen any pics yet of one that was wrapped with the doors or F/Trunk open.
One last question, (obviously Im thinking about doing this =) how do people handle damage to the wrap? In other words if my front gets damage how do they ensure the color matches on the fix?

Thanks sir!

You can't repair a wrap, only replace it on an entire panel where the damage is. The color change wraps are generally much thinner than the clear paint protection film wraps like XPEL Ultimate. Thus, they don't provide even close to the same paint protection against projectile damage.

DaveFerrari458 05-03-2020 02:24 PM

The first one with the Matte Grey/Red Mirrors looks amazing! Really makes the car look even more exotic! The other one with the Matte Black/Red Stripes looks really good in the video! The Blue one with the stripes at the gas station looks like shit IMO!! No comment on the other ones.

Panfish 05-03-2020 09:23 PM


Originally Posted by C8Jake (Post 1601432205)

I personally dislike black rims, but this the first color I’ve seen where they do look good. I wouldn’t have the guts to get it myself, but I would indeed admire it from afar.


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