Colour change - wrapping

Booner! said:
I just wonder whether the summer heat would be enough to cause the adhesive to give way after sitting in the sun for a good few hours?
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I was thinking this. Some days in the summer I come back to my car and its stupidly hot to touch.

Another problem I was thinking about.... What if some **** lit a lighter to the wrap?

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R420LA6X2/4MNA said:
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Just out of curiosity, re the prices for wrapping, has anybody bothered to ring up and ask AST signs who I linked to earlier in the thread?
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I've emailed them for a rough price on my Z4, just out of curiosity.
 
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Chap I know from another forum has just has his GTR wrapped in Tango Orange! Now you'd think it would be bobbins but with the black wheels I think it looks tree men dos!
 
Housey said:
Chap I know from another forum has just has his GTR wrapped in Tango Orange! Now you'd think it would be bobbins but with the black wheels I think it looks tree men dos!
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They are a few orange ones floating about now, Zele did a re-spray which looks nice.

This the one?:

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Booner! said:
I just wonder whether the summer heat would be enough to cause the adhesive to give way after sitting in the sun for a good few hours?
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This is not a problem with the trucks certainly. Many spend hours (in the summer) sat still in the baking Sun without issue.

I would not advise you then steam cleaned it though....
 
R420LA6X2/4MNA said:
This is not a problem with the trucks certainly. Many spend hours (in the summer) sat still in the baking Sun without issue.

I would not advise you then steam cleaned it though....
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What about washing and maintaining it. I know that it's a vinyl material which is probably easier to clean compared with paint, although lacks the same depth of quality. I just wonder if you can pressure wash it? Or is there a list of "Do's and Don'ts"? Can you get swirls etc?

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I'm not sure I understand people who ask why not get it resprayed.

I personally wouldn't buy a car that has had a full colour change respray and I don't think I am alone in that. Would I buy a car that has been wrapped? Yes, without any hesitation. If it was a colour I liked I'd probably even keep the wrap on for a bit for novelty value.

So they both have pros and cons.
 
lordrobs said:
I'm not sure I understand people who ask why not get it resprayed.

I personally wouldn't buy a car that has had a full colour change respray and I don't think I am alone in that. Would I buy a car that has been wrapped? Yes, without any hesitation. If it was a colour I liked I'd probably even keep the wrap on for a bit for novelty value.

So they both have pros and cons.
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I tend to agree, although I think that it's a very split divide. This could be one of the reasons that people hesitate to embrace this new method of modifying your car.

I for one, have a soft spot for a JDM white on cars that don't wouldn't usually appeal. I also like the idea of matte black, although I have seen quite a few god aweful cars in this colour since wrapping became available. I am really getting interested in the idea of wrapping my next motor.
 
Booner! said:
What about washing and maintaining it. I know that it's a vinyl material which is probably easier to clean compared with paint, although lacks the same depth of quality. I just wonder if you can pressure wash it? Or is there a list of "Do's and Don'ts"? Can you get swirls etc?

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No "do's & don'ts" as such, but I do think you get swirls....

I'll try to get some close up photo's of the trucks at work (which are all washed with roller brushes), I'll post them later. :)
 
Ok, as promised, here are some pictures.

But, consider the first image. The truck is an 07 reg which has done 317223 Miles (not KM!) when it was photographed by me today and has hardly had a pampered life compared to even a neglected car. In other words, I can't honestly see a wrapped car looking any where near as "bad". Whilst Stobart indeed take care of their fleet, the trucks are double shifted, run 24/7 and invariably pick up scrapes & scratches that most cars would not.

a lot of the pictures have what may look like bubbles, they are infact water droplets as I gave the truck a quick wash off prior to taking the photo's as it was filthy! The only "bubbles" I could find are mentioned in a picture below.

The wrap has not peeled away on any of the major panels, just scuff & scrape damage.

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This is the only "bubbles" I could find on the truck, very slight, but they are there (in the "crease") if you look closely.

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In these two pictures, you'll notice the wrap has come away quite badly. This is due to the panel that holds the number plate on Scanias being not quite smooth, thus air bubbles are more or less impossible to eradicate and over time, the pressure washer takes its toll.
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I think this problem would arise with any wrapped surface that was not smooth to the touch? Hey! I'm no expert!
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I have included this 08 reg as an example of the above, its "only" done 100k yet the number plate area is already starting to give, the rest of it is perfect.

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Quite a few swirl marks here in this "night shot" - not that my camera shows them tbh - , again, consider the age & miles and how many times its been brush washed!

Overall, impressive I think. :)

Hope this helps - I got some weird looks at work taking these pics! :D
 
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I think matt black looks quite nice sometimes. But it looked better in the original color. I'd be tempted to wrap my car too if I had such an expensive car like that with the paint in perfect condition.
 
I think the companies that wrap cars take much more care and effort that then "another cab" brigade, which is template wrap (simply).

3M wrap for instance, with a reputable company, will be sealed into all the overhangs and edges making even door shuts the same colour.
 
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