deutscher29

What is the general though on wrapping an AMG?

I am the second owner of my car and had a professional 3 stage cut and polish, but there are imperfections from bird droppings or sap that is in the black paint that just wont come out. I would like to just cover everything
I am interested in wrapping it myself and wanted to see if anyone has and what their thoughts are.
I was thinking a satin chrome titanium which looks similar to the factory satin option for paint on the newer models.

sventastic82

I do like my wrap.

Just some lessons learned in case you decide to do the same.

Have the hood or the front 3rd double wrapped.
The hood is prone to rock chips and an additional layer would keep it looking good for longer.

My wrap is on there for little over 9 month with about 4000 highway miles and I have three big rock chips
On the hood.

The bumper has no chips what so ever. My theory that the angle of the hood is what the wrap can’t handle.

deutscher29

Did you do that yourself? What brand and color is that?

sventastic82

I tried to, but my patience ran out and had someone else do it.
if you want to do it yourself. I would recommend to try it on the front bumper first since it is the most difficult body part to wrap.
if you master the bumper you can do the rest with ease.

The wrap is from Avery, Matt silver.

C55_AZ

I had my C55 wrapped. One of the best decisions I have made

CyanideRide

Got my car matte wrapped with xpel and it's so care free.

z0lt3c

What are you guys paying for the wrap?? I've seen pricing from $700 to $2000. I'm also curious how thing like the door jambs are wrapped. Can you see the original color at all?

C55_AZ

Please whatever you do, do not cheap out on the wrap. You will be paying more in the future to fix the mistakes. I paid 2400 for wrap and powdercoating the wheels

sventastic82

I payed $550 for material and $1500 for the installation. It depends on who is doing the installation I reached out to 4 different shops with decent reviews with the following requirements: bumpers and trim to be removed to get the wrap around the edges and no use of primer. The estimates came back from $1500 to $2800.
$700 is possible if nothing or minimal is dissembled during the wrap.

If you do a color change you will see the original color in the door jambs.
You can also have it wrapped inducing the door jambs but that drives up the price.

My car is silver and wrapped it in matte silver so you don't see a color change.

I'm sure someone will comment why not just go with xpel. I thought about that as well but xpel is more expensive in material and installation and harder to remove. On top of that I can redo some wrapping myself in case of some rock chips.
Xpel can be installed in your garage as well but the removal requires a decent steam cleaner.

deutscher29

Definitely do not skimp on material.

I know for sure a few companies have way better glue and air channels to avoid glue lines and bubbles.

I plan on Avery or Vvivid for the product and think I may just test out hood, trunk lid, then move down.
I like the idea of front bumper trial as that will be challenging. I have seen wraps where trim is not removed and do not recommend that.

I would detrim moldings, badges, handles, etc. Def worth it.

sventastic82

+1
Yep, you could pay $700 now and then another $3000 three month down the road just to have someone with experience remove the ****tty wrap and then redo it properly.

sventastic82

Good luck.
I went down the same path as you are planning to.
Avery is the easiest to install with very good air release from my experience but also the thinnest. I also tried 3M and Vvivid.
Stay away from primer/glue it can ruin your paint.
Trust me do the bumper first or at least half the bumper to get some practice.

Wenn dein Nutzername zustimmt und du wirklich Deutscher bist dann solltest du etwas Handgeschick haben.

deutscher29

I am first generation German as my parents moved to the states in 84 and had my brother and I here. First language was German and I do believe I got some of that German engineering dexterity, lol.

Don Nguyen

Materials to wrap a whole car roughly costs around $500, depending on the exact finish. If you are paying a guy $1000 all in to wrap a car, he is only making about $500 on your whole car to do a wrap that can take 15-30 hours. If anything goes wrong, he is probably going to take short cuts, cause his margins are so low already anyways.

Wrapping the car yourself is 100% durable if you have the time and patience. However, if you are picky/particular, any small imperfections may make you crazy over time. The most important thing if you DIY is not damaging the car. I have had quite a few cars come in where the owners tried to do some small wraps themselves beforehand that had cut marks in the paint/rubber pieces on the car.

ILoveNY

Will the wrap affect warranty and insurance? Do we have to notify them?

viele grüße

Spanky63

Have wrapped cars for a little over 7 years now. If you plan on doing it yourself, order a full roll 5ftx75ft. You will need it, just in case you mess up. Also don't know why OP is saying to wrap the bumper first... wrap the easiest sections first (doors, hood, side skirts, ect.) You want to get a feel for the material before you tackle the final boss (the bumpers) if you don't have patience then pay someone to do it. If you like doing everything to your car yourself like I do and want to save money in labor, try it out. I like wrapping because its relaxing and satisfying. My suggestion is give it a shot and watch plenty of YouTube videos explaining how to do it and you'll be fine.