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SL/R230: Started wrapping my car in Satin White Pearl

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Old May 31, 2018 | 10:27 PM
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Very sharp!
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Old Jun 13, 2018 | 09:10 PM
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Good job man. Looks good!
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Old Jun 24, 2018 | 09:47 PM
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Got the full effect of the sunset today hitting the pearl wrap, man it looks so nice in person.






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Question to TS. In order to wrap the side mirrors did you have to remove them and take apart (to expose the blinkers), or just wrapped the whole thing in place and cut the extra out? Also how to avoid wrap interfering with mirror folding?
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Old Jun 25, 2018 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by alk247
Question to TS. In order to wrap the side mirrors did you have to remove them and take apart (to expose the blinkers), or just wrapped the whole thing in place and cut the extra out? Also how to avoid wrap interfering with mirror folding?

I took the entire car apart to wrap it, fenders, hood, bumpers, mirrors, trims, mouldings...whatever could come off, was off. I haven't tried folding the mirrors yet, but It might rub the vinyl off so didn't try. I never have a need to anyways.
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Don't know how close you are to the coastline in Virginia but your car would look fantastic photographed on the beach with nothing in the background but sky and ocean.
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Old Jun 25, 2018 | 09:31 PM
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Don't know how close you are to the coastline in Virginia but your car would look fantastic photographed on the beach with nothing in the background but sky and ocean.

Hmmm i have the chesapeake bay near me, like an hour away, but the ocean is a good 3 hours away. When i have time i'll take her out there, the mountains to the West isn't a bad photo spot either.
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