Colour change - wrapping
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I'd buy a white one.
The finish will be nothing like as good as the factory paint.
The way I see it
pros:
save 4-5k - Unlikely, more that you'll be able to find a car more readily.
get the car in exactly the spec I want - It isn't?
wrapping protects paintwork - So does wax - and it looks better.
cons:
does it look like real paint?
Mismatch colours in unwrapped areas (boot etc) Boot, door jams, possibly wing mirrors too.
not oem
affect resale? Not if underlying paint damage is undisturbed, but you will lose the wrap cost.
The finish will be nothing like as good as the factory paint.
The way I see it
pros:
save 4-5k - Unlikely, more that you'll be able to find a car more readily.
get the car in exactly the spec I want - It isn't?
wrapping protects paintwork - So does wax - and it looks better.
cons:
does it look like real paint?
Mismatch colours in unwrapped areas (boot etc) Boot, door jams, possibly wing mirrors too.
not oem
affect resale? Not if underlying paint damage is undisturbed, but you will lose the wrap cost.
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I was confused as well until he said that!
ah, didn't see that bit, d'oh
You not finished that yet? Was weeks ago you were first doing it.
Just the rear bumper, bonnet and one side sill to go!
Got my black Type-R wrapped in white not long back so I'll comment..
Finish wise you can tell it's not paint if you look closely enough. The gloss wrap shines but it doesn't really compare to properly polished paintwork. That said unless you look closely you wouldn't know.
Protection wise the idea with it is that you can keep it for 3-5 years, take it off and your original paintwork will be in whatever condition it was when car was wrapped originally (better in fact because you've had however many years with it being protected from the elements).
Resale wise either you take the film off and sell the car for whatever you would've done had you never had it wrapped, or you find someone in the same boat as you who wanted a white car but didn't want to pay the premium. Either way you're a winner. In my case there were never any white CTRs available to buy outside of Japan, so mine might be more appealing to a discerning buyer, who knows.
It's cheaper than a full respray, protects your original paintwork, what's not to like?
Couple of pics of mine:
Hope this helps..
Finish wise you can tell it's not paint if you look closely enough. The gloss wrap shines but it doesn't really compare to properly polished paintwork. That said unless you look closely you wouldn't know.
Protection wise the idea with it is that you can keep it for 3-5 years, take it off and your original paintwork will be in whatever condition it was when car was wrapped originally (better in fact because you've had however many years with it being protected from the elements).
Resale wise either you take the film off and sell the car for whatever you would've done had you never had it wrapped, or you find someone in the same boat as you who wanted a white car but didn't want to pay the premium. Either way you're a winner. In my case there were never any white CTRs available to buy outside of Japan, so mine might be more appealing to a discerning buyer, who knows.
It's cheaper than a full respray, protects your original paintwork, what's not to like?
Couple of pics of mine:
Hope this helps..
Still classed as black. Did some research beforehand and DVLA class it as a "temporary colour change" so it doesn't have to be declared.
Downside of course is that you'll show up as the wrong colour on ANPR checks, etc but I haven't had any problems with that yet myself even with police cars directly behind.
Downside of course is that you'll show up as the wrong colour on ANPR checks, etc but I haven't had any problems with that yet myself even with police cars directly behind.
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Mine was just over £1100 if memory serves.
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Indeed!! how much...
I am really interested in knowing more about this and how much people have paid.
I am really interested in knowing more about this and how much people have paid.
As above.
I got mine done professionally, I wasn't going to even attempt to do it myself. I suspect like respraying you could probably get it done on the cheap if you're prepared to cut corners, but I wanted the best.
Expect to pay £1k+ for a reasonable sized car. It's therefore a lot cheaper than a proper respray, but more expensive than a "my mate owns a garage and some tins of paint" respray.
I got mine done professionally, I wasn't going to even attempt to do it myself. I suspect like respraying you could probably get it done on the cheap if you're prepared to cut corners, but I wanted the best.
Expect to pay £1k+ for a reasonable sized car. It's therefore a lot cheaper than a proper respray, but more expensive than a "my mate owns a garage and some tins of paint" respray.
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When removing a wrap, do you have to hire a professional to take it off? Or can you just peel it off yourself?
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TBH I'm surprised by all of the positive comments with regards to wrapping.
I looked closely at DY GTR at Autosport and also saw some pro's wrapping a Gallardo Spyder in blue and if you ask me it was a great way to ruin a Lambo.
From what I've seen of actual cars that have been wrapped, no way does it look like real paint IMHO, maybe I'm just to discerning.
I can see the appeal of it in certain circumstances but it's not something I'd ever have done myself.
I looked closely at DY GTR at Autosport and also saw some pro's wrapping a Gallardo Spyder in blue and if you ask me it was a great way to ruin a Lambo.
From what I've seen of actual cars that have been wrapped, no way does it look like real paint IMHO, maybe I'm just to discerning.
I can see the appeal of it in certain circumstances but it's not something I'd ever have done myself.
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Thats much more expensive than I would have imagined it being, so much so I find it hard to see how you justified it?
Surely a good full respray in white would only have been another 500-600 quid and had a better finish etc?
I thought this was a £300-£400 job..
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The only thing that would worry me about wrapping is the fact they use scalpels to trim the wrap. I saw a video of them wrapping a mini and it looked like the paint under the wrap could potentially be marked by the blade and you wouldn't know until several years later.
So you don't actually know how much a full respray for a Type-R is, yet you feel compelled to draw comparisons anyway?[TW]Fox;15851677 said:
Tell you what - why don't you actually get a quote for a full respray first and then comment. I on the other hand actually did get quotes for a full respray, and a proper engine, glass & trim out job (otherwise what's the point? looks crap) was far in excess of £1500.
(Note: I'm excluding "mates I know with a spray gun who works on the local trading estate" quotes, I prefer a professional job)
Woah, no need for a response like that!
He was simply saying he was expecting it to be cheaper, i too had a figure of £400-£500, maybe £600 max. Certainly does beg the question why you would not want a full respray at a couple of hundred quid more than a wrap!
Whats the durability/longevity like? Does it chip or scratch easily? What about the door shuts etc, are they left in the original colour?