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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Blackie20vt on 19 March 2013, 10:08

Title: Vinyl Wrap
Post by: Blackie20vt on 19 March 2013, 10:08
I was talking to a mate about respraying  my car and he mention i could get it vinyl wrapped for a lot cheaper.

has anyone on here done it? or know someone who has like? what's your comments?
Title: Re: Vinyl Wrap
Post by: Nino on 19 March 2013, 11:50
I seem a fiesta the other day wrapped and I noticed his bumper was peeling IMHO wrapping is good for when you want a roof done or something but it the weather and sun over time the wrap is plastic/rubber and it will perish over paint
Title: Re: Vinyl Wrap
Post by: Benny.banks on 19 March 2013, 12:23
wrapped for cheaper? most wrappers i know costs nearly double of a respray plus it only lasts 4-5 years.
Title: Re: Vinyl Wrap
Post by: Ashmond on 19 March 2013, 14:19
Im ordering my wrap on wednesday. It is about 300 quid for enough wrap to do the car and then obviously if somebody else is doing it then the price.

Me and my crew are doing it ourselves so il get some snaps up as I go along if that helps?
Title: Re: Vinyl Wrap
Post by: Benny.banks on 19 March 2013, 14:40
do u and your crew fancy doing mine as well? i got quoted £600 labour to wrap mine...errrrr no
Title: Re: Vinyl Wrap
Post by: GTi_James on 19 March 2013, 16:05
when wrapping make sure you cut it enough to stretch it over edges to prevent peeling and there is a risen you can use once all the air bubbles are removed and its been heat treated ;)
Title: Re: Vinyl Wrap
Post by: Ashmond on 19 March 2013, 16:45
do u and your crew fancy doing mine as well? i got quoted £600 labour to wrap mine...errrrr no

Lets see how mine comes out first shall we?  :grin:

when wrapping make sure you cut it enough to stretch it over edges to prevent peeling and there is a risen you can use once all the air bubbles are removed and its been heat treated ;)

Yeah I know about that stuff already, getting the bubble free stuff for ease of use with the little hexagonal veins to let the air escape...cant wait
Title: Re: Vinyl Wrap
Post by: HJGTI on 20 March 2013, 00:53
Can't wait to see this !! I want mine doing Amg white !!
Title: Re: Vinyl Wrap
Post by: Ashmond on 20 March 2013, 09:01
I thought about white but I live on a high street so my car is always filthy so black and white are pain I. The butt. Hence grey....still don't know what shade or finish yet but either way it will look better then my current tatty paintwork
Title: Re: Vinyl Wrap
Post by: Blackie20vt on 20 March 2013, 09:58
thank for the replies. i look forward to seeing your outcome Ashmond
Title: Re: Vinyl Wrap
Post by: Ashmond on 20 March 2013, 11:00
Me and me both bruv
Title: Re: Vinyl Wrap
Post by: Ashmond on 03 April 2013, 10:55
Went to go get a sample and ended up with all these  :shocked:

(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s105/AshmondJ/D9E856B1-1602-429F-BA09-5DA16693F031-996-0000009ECF764138_zps7c7f592b.jpg)

Theres a few amazing colours I do like which are swaying me, one is like a three tone mulberry colour (purple/green/navy) like on the mk2's, one is black with a silver flick but looks too much like granite so for the whole car I think it would look stupid, the matte black looks good but been done to death:


(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s105/AshmondJ/BB3BD0E3-7784-4C8C-9EA5-2EB80D278BEB-996-0000009EDDFD9B37_zpscffcf877.jpg)


But I have narrowed it down to a few but I know its going to be the grey vinyl as in the shade it looks so moody and during the day it looks like a light camo grey - you can see what I mean when its on the rail

(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s105/AshmondJ/63FFADF5-E20B-4C45-889E-0184BC40B928-996-0000009EDE8E8CB3_zps65fbe41c.jpg)

(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s105/AshmondJ/F75A670B-7E70-4411-9D6E-30160B6812CA-996-0000009ED67B0897_zps4d114823.jpg)

opinions? Will be buying saturday cant wait, got the guy down from 11 quid per metre to 8 quid so its gonna be like £150 for materials  :cool:
Title: Re: Vinyl Wrap
Post by: navmk4gti on 03 April 2013, 15:17
Wb like candy red or candy blue? Grey anthratic and matt black just to common and nothing wow
Title: Re: Vinyl Wrap
Post by: Ashmond on 03 April 2013, 15:23
Thing is although I do want to be a bit wow but Im trying to be subtle as I live on a main road and if its too show show it will get stolen
Title: Re: Vinyl Wrap
Post by: Blackie20vt on 03 April 2013, 20:16
Looking good. Cant wait for the end result.