: My Matte Black C63
01-14-2009, 05:23 PM
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2008 Jeep SRT8 NOW ... C63 IN MAY!
Great looking car. I recognize that Porsche Turbo from around Foggy Bottom. You don't happen to attend George Washington University do you? I graduated from the business school there last year and had my C63 there from May - June until I moved to Chicago.
Hope you don't mind my asking - how much did the wrap cost? Also - do you now have to wash the car in a special way? Can the vinyl peel? What does it look like inside the door jams - still white? Hope you don't mind me asking all of these questions.
Hope you don't mind my asking - how much did the wrap cost? Also - do you now have to wash the car in a special way? Can the vinyl peel? What does it look like inside the door jams - still white? Hope you don't mind me asking all of these questions.
01-14-2009, 07:30 PM
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Great looking car. I recognize that Porsche Turbo from around Foggy Bottom. You don't happen to attend George Washington University do you? I graduated from the business school there last year and had my C63 there from May - June until I moved to Chicago.
Hope you don't mind my asking - how much did the wrap cost? Also - do you now have to wash the car in a special way? Can the vinyl peel? What does it look like inside the door jams - still white? Hope you don't mind me asking all of these questions.
Hope you don't mind my asking - how much did the wrap cost? Also - do you now have to wash the car in a special way? Can the vinyl peel? What does it look like inside the door jams - still white? Hope you don't mind me asking all of these questions.
The wrap cost somewhere between $4000-$4500, depending where you live because of the travel cost of the installer. You wash the car with water and soap only, nothing special. The Vinyl does peel, you can DIY I think. The door jams are still white, since it was such a hassle to wrap them.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
01-15-2009, 10:39 AM
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2008 Jeep SRT8 NOW ... C63 IN MAY!
Small world. I used to park next to your friend with the turbo at the Ritz Carlton in Foggy Bottom. There was another guy who I knew at school who had just purchased an IS-F (Black Nieman Marcus Edition) and had said that his friend just got a C63 - he was from Dubai and I can't remember his name. Cool kid, we raced on Whitehurst Freeway a handful of times You may know him, thought I would just throw it out there.
Anyway - when I asked if the vinly peeled I meant to ask if there was a risk of it peeling. Does it last for only a certain amount of time? I've never seen a vinyl wrapped car in person so I am just trying to gauge the quality and permenance of the application.
Anyway - when I asked if the vinly peeled I meant to ask if there was a risk of it peeling. Does it last for only a certain amount of time? I've never seen a vinyl wrapped car in person so I am just trying to gauge the quality and permenance of the application.
01-15-2009, 10:58 AM
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Small world. I used to park next to your friend with the turbo at the Ritz Carlton in Foggy Bottom. There was another guy who I knew at school who had just purchased an IS-F (Black Nieman Marcus Edition) and had said that his friend just got a C63 - he was from Dubai and I can't remember his name. Cool kid, we raced on Whitehurst Freeway a handful of times You may know him, thought I would just throw it out there.
Anyway - when I asked if the vinly peeled I meant to ask if there was a risk of it peeling. Does it last for only a certain amount of time? I've never seen a vinyl wrapped car in person so I am just trying to gauge the quality and permenance of the application.
Anyway - when I asked if the vinly peeled I meant to ask if there was a risk of it peeling. Does it last for only a certain amount of time? I've never seen a vinyl wrapped car in person so I am just trying to gauge the quality and permenance of the application.
I don't think it would peel by itself, or that what I was told by skinwrapz. It's suppose to stay there for a long time, but how long? I don't really know.
The quality of the wrap is excellent, and the application is even better. Boris (the guy who wrapped my car) has wrapped very exotic cars such as Carrera GT, Audi R8, GT-R, and F430 that I saw here in Sterling, VA. Everyone seems to be happy with his work. You can check some pics on their website.
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01-16-2009, 02:25 PM
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I'll weigh in because I think that was the intent of the post...
I don't like it. I'm not that old (40), but to me the whole matte looks like a car in primer. IMHO, these are amazing cars and I like it when the paint and wheels make them "pop", rather than when they are all mono-chromatic or matte. Cheapens the car in my opinion, but given that 99% of everyone else LOVES it, the problem must be with me.
I will say, that I really do appreciate it when people do what they want, and so for that I give you mad props for making the car what you wanted.
I don't like it. I'm not that old (40), but to me the whole matte looks like a car in primer. IMHO, these are amazing cars and I like it when the paint and wheels make them "pop", rather than when they are all mono-chromatic or matte. Cheapens the car in my opinion, but given that 99% of everyone else LOVES it, the problem must be with me.
I will say, that I really do appreciate it when people do what they want, and so for that I give you mad props for making the car what you wanted.
01-16-2009, 07:26 PM
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01-18-2009, 10:59 AM
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Very nice Stealth_C63!! 
For anyone who wants to have the similar effect not just in black but your oem color, you can get that done. You can add a Flattening Agent to your clear coat to get the degree of flat you want. Ie. Semi gloss to flat depending on the mixing ratio. Fwiw.
For anyone who wants to have the similar effect not just in black but your oem color, you can get that done. You can add a Flattening Agent to your clear coat to get the degree of flat you want. Ie. Semi gloss to flat depending on the mixing ratio. Fwiw.
01-20-2009, 12:11 PM
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different looking - looks like the S class that the owner of WCC owns - or at least I saw when channel surfing.
01-20-2009, 03:25 PM
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Thanks everyone!
The car is now listed for sale in the classified section. Here is the link.
https://mbworld.org/forums/mercedes-...black-c63.html
The car is now listed for sale in the classified section. Here is the link.
https://mbworld.org/forums/mercedes-...black-c63.html
01-20-2009, 09:19 PM
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Thanks everyone!
The car is now listed for sale in the classified section. Here is the link.
https://mbworld.org/forums/mercedes-...black-c63.html
The car is now listed for sale in the classified section. Here is the link.
https://mbworld.org/forums/mercedes-...black-c63.html
