Vinyl Wrap Question
07-24-2009 | 12:30 PM
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2009 Mini Cooper Clubman S
Vinyl Wrap Question
So, I've been toying with the idea for a while of making my ride a little more unique, and I think I've come up with a nice idea.
Instead of doing the normal blacking out of the chrome on my car, I'm thinking about going with a gunmetal color for the grill, chrome and wheels. The grill and chrome I would vinyl wrap and the wheels I would probably paint myself, unless I can find a very trustworthy powder coating place.
So to execute this plan I have a couple questions. First of all, where can I get the vinyl wrap, specifically in a gunmetal color. The closest I can find is this in steel gray:
http://www.rvinyl.com/wrapkits/vinyl/solidcolors.htm
Secondly, how much wrap do you think I will need?
Third, to wrap the chrome on my car do I need to remove the pieces, wrap them and put them back, or can I just apply the wrap directly onto the car? The grill I'll remove and wrap.
Thanks
Instead of doing the normal blacking out of the chrome on my car, I'm thinking about going with a gunmetal color for the grill, chrome and wheels. The grill and chrome I would vinyl wrap and the wheels I would probably paint myself, unless I can find a very trustworthy powder coating place.
So to execute this plan I have a couple questions. First of all, where can I get the vinyl wrap, specifically in a gunmetal color. The closest I can find is this in steel gray:
http://www.rvinyl.com/wrapkits/vinyl/solidcolors.htm
Secondly, how much wrap do you think I will need?
Third, to wrap the chrome on my car do I need to remove the pieces, wrap them and put them back, or can I just apply the wrap directly onto the car? The grill I'll remove and wrap.
Thanks
07-24-2009 | 01:40 PM
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def pull as many pieces as you can when wrapping-(1) its hella easier (2) looks much better. 3M sells all sorts of good wrap (ie lasts about 2 years outdoors)-measure the sq ft of your car and order up!
07-24-2009 | 04:44 PM
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So I just walked around the car, and honestly, I don't know if its worth wrapping the chrome strip around the sides of the car. It doesn't "pop" out as much as it does on a silver car and since there is no chrome around the windows or anywhere else on the car, it might look a little silly just having a dark strip around the car.
My new plan is to paint the wheels with Duplicolor HWP102 Graphite Wheel Paint, and wrap the grill.
My new plan is to paint the wheels with Duplicolor HWP102 Graphite Wheel Paint, and wrap the grill.
07-24-2009 | 04:55 PM
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if you care-use aircraft stripper to take the factory paint off-clean wheel well (not the wheel-well, clean the wheel 
) primer (2 coats doesnt hurt) and apply paint-should last a couple years (buy an extra can for touch ups down the road (mix the 2 when painting for even mismatch (if that makes sense)).
I thought about pulling the chrome too (Mars Red on mine) and didnt see a huge advantage to it-black car-either add more-or go with a blacked out set up-silver, red, white-not a huge diff when changed.
GL on the painting!
) primer (2 coats doesnt hurt) and apply paint-should last a couple years (buy an extra can for touch ups down the road (mix the 2 when painting for even mismatch (if that makes sense)).I thought about pulling the chrome too (Mars Red on mine) and didnt see a huge advantage to it-black car-either add more-or go with a blacked out set up-silver, red, white-not a huge diff when changed.
GL on the painting!
