That would be great ,but will still have to pay the corvette tax.:thumbs:

I've seen a couple of cars with "chrome" wrap. I wonder if you could "wrap" a set of rear bumpers. It could be a lot cheaper than re chroming.

I'll take one with me next visit and ask them. Good question. Thank you.

UPDATE: I am visiting Seven Wraps tomorrow (Wednesday) and I have a bumper with me now to have this discussion. Will let you know what I learn.

the guys that tried to chrome wrap a set of fiberglass rear bumpers for me couldn't do it , according to them the chrome wrap isn't as stretchy as the regular wrap. i am also curious to see if your guys can do it.

you can get glass bumpers chromed.But if you could get them wrapped and look like chrome that would be cool.

There is a Gold(shiny like chrome) late model Vette running around Texas City. Looks pretty tacky.

I guess some people love it and one would think I would with the way I dig customs and mods but the cars wrapped in chrome or gold always seem to be "look at me" cars already so the shiny wrap just insists upon itself to the point of yeah just being tacky,

But I do believe wraps will be the next huge trend, you take what allc34me is doing, others might like a different lay out or a motion theme trim on their paint, it's endless and affordable.

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Looking good, David. I had my 2008 BMW wrapped in satin pearl white in April. Have been happy with the results. Isn't quite as tough as I'd hoped though.


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It does look great. Thank you for sharing.
David

I'd also like to see some details how they join the larger panels such as the rear deck to the rear light panel or even where those sail-panels hit the rear deck.
Overall results are looking :thumbs: so far.
M

I am heading to Seven Wraps tomorrow, I'll see if I can get some detail pictures of the rear deck and see if I can capture what you are looking for and get it posted here.

If anyone would like to see something specific please let me know, will do my best to capture it.

:thumbs:David:thumbs:

Very cool....does it damage the paint to remove the wrap? Can you attach the rear and side emblems to the car over the wrap?

It does not damage the paint underneath it. Many use the clear wrap material to protect their paint from exterior damage. When the exterior film gets old it can be removed and replaced. That is the number one use thus far for the film I have been told.

Emblems, yes. I will be mounting black powder coated "Stingray" emblems to the side of my car. Wrap goes over the holes, you open the holes and place your emblems. I'll have pictures of that in the near future.

Thanks for asking.

David Howard
AllC34Me

If they start doing solid color wraps for under a grand, and they are fairly durable, the paint shops are going to be in trouble...

I would think some of the body shops may start to offer this .

I would think they have already felt the impact.
David

I think the labor rates at body shops would prevent them from wanting to offer this service, just my thoughts.

I don't think they'll affect the "real" paint shops too much since wrapping, like plasti-dip, gets thoroughly pooh-poohed by so many. But Maaco should be concerned.
I'm to the point of thinking about paint myself and have seriously considered both plasti-dip and wrapping. I already have more in my '68 than it will ever be worth and the thought of dumping another 6 grand into it just makes my toes curl. I'm taking it through primer myself, but paint still won't be cheap.
But dipping and wrapping have such a bad reputation with so many (whether deserved or not is a separate discussion), that I'm hesitant. The body on my car is flawless and unhit and I'm putting huge effort into doing everything "right". But I know that the first thought with a dipped car is that it's a mess underneath - because that's often the case. So am I killing the value of all my hard work? I'm doing everything with an eye toward selling the car (since it's taken so much time and money to complete and I need to get some cash back for other things).
I'm following this with great interest. This afternoon, I'm going to hunt around to see if I have any local places that can show me their work. I know David's is sure looking nice, but I need to see one in person to make the call. Great discussion!

Honestly this would be an easy decision for me. Base on what you have, what you have invested already, and your future plans to sell it I wouldn't even consider dipping or wrapping. I painted my 71 restoration and that, in my opinion, is the way to go for you.

My two cents.

Thanks for sharing, I appreciate it.

David

PMFJI, but if you go this route (and for anyone else considering it), I would make sure the installer is a 3M Preferred Graphics Installer, which means they passed the required test. Not sure if Avery or other vinyl manufacturers offer some form of certification, but it does not hurt to ask.

3M refers certified installers through their website: http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...ers/preferred/ and talking to a few—especially those close to you—may give you a better understanding of what you can expect.

Unless you're doing a matte finish or some sort of unique design, like David said, I too would have it painted.

Hope this helps.