Body Wrap
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Has anybody done body wraps? Seems like it’s mostly a sign shop thing, but I’m curious if any bodymen have done them and have experience with keeping them clean/protected.
I don’t necessarily mean the full color printed logos all over the place nonsense. More like 3m Di-Noc – solid colors, metallic colors, fake carbon and wood, etc.
I’m considering wrapping my ’99 Honda since I don’t feel like giving it a repaint. This painting without a booth stuff really sucks….
I’ve got a few friends in the wrap business, I just sent a facebook message off to one of em to see if he can give you some advice. He seems pretty into the job and can probably help. I’ve seen some of the carbon fiber and matte black he’s done and it looks pretty good. I like the look of a good wrap job personally. I had one guy decal up my car and they faded within a few years but have been assured it was a garbage job and a good one will hold up well.
my son does em alot at work
Thanks Jimmo
Has anybody seen many colors of the stuff? 3m carbon wrap is very common, but I’ve been looking at all the metallic colors and whatnot. Some pretty cool high gloss solid colors as well.
From what I’ve gathered. Most custom painters have a disdain for anything vinyl.
Hot Rod Magazine wrapped a Impala years ago.
http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/body/hrdp_0910_custom_vinyl_wrap/index.html
I personally thought it looked poor, and they even acknowledged that the wrap life is 5 years or less. Add in that there’s not much gloss like you can get with a true paint job.
Vinyl’s for floors.
[quote=”bobwires” post=20972]Thanks Jimmo
Has anybody seen many colors of the stuff? 3m carbon wrap is very common, but I’ve been looking at all the metallic colors and whatnot. Some pretty cool high gloss solid colors as well.[/quote]
Last year I got to sit in on a demo of the wrap. 3M was putting on a 3 day class for the professional film applying people (is there even a proper term for what they do) at the local trade school and I was invited to watch part of it for a few hours.
They had printed some multi-coloured crazy looking graphics and wrapped a small truck with it. Looks like anyone could apply it, just need a little practice and a few finessing techniques to do it well.
The gloss level is not anywhere near automotive paint and then you also get into overlaps and cutting around parts (trim, name plates etc). From 10+ feet away it looks good.
The 3M guy there said that it would last about 5 years (and still be relatively easy to remove at that point). The intention with the product is not to replace paint, just to have a different way for companies to advertise on their vehicles (lease vehicles being a key target).
[quote=”Kevin Campbell” post=20974]From what I’ve gathered. Most custom painters have a disdain for anything vinyl.
Hot Rod Magazine wrapped a Impala years ago.
http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/body/hrdp_0910_custom_vinyl_wrap/index.html
I personally thought it looked poor, and they even acknowledged that the wrap life is 5 years or less. Add in that there’s not much gloss like you can get with a true paint job.
Vinyl’s for floors.[/quote]
vinyl is definitely not for floors! yuck.
It’s no alternative to paint – no doubt. But it’s cheap, easy, and can be changed quickly. Like giving your car a new hairdo every year.
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