R36 Vinyl Wrap

[team_v]

This could also provide a whole extra level of protection for the salt that gets put down on their roads during winter.

Not sure if a wax and sealer could protect as well as a layer of vinyl which when removed properly leaves the original painwork in near new condition.
Maybe if you did it every 4-6 weeks but who's going to do that when it's sub-zero temperatures outside and it's just going to get mucked up again as soon as you drive on the road.

[tinto]

Looking good - it is a shame those parking sensors couldn't be left covered up.
Great to see this on a car that isn't a tradesmans van (or a lambo).

I have vinyl wrap in mind for my track car...

Obviously your paint was in good shape before this went on, but what sort of surface prep do they have to do? eg removing waxes, dust etc?

[Rthirsty6]

Mmmmmm, not bad strategy......
Get your car wrapped and when you get a massive speeding fine unwrap it and tell the courts that somebody must have somehow manufactured rego plates with your number on it as your car is a different colour.....

[J-P]

Mmmmmm, not bad strategy......
Get your car wrapped and when you get a massive speeding fine unwrap it and tell the courts that somebody must have somehow manufactured rego plates with your number on it as your car is a different colour.....

Haha, reminds me of some movie I saw a while back where an assassin or bank robers after the crime just sprayed off a layer of paint on their car to change it's colour. Can't remember what it was called though.

[Jarred]

sounds like one of the 'Taxi' movies. (the french ones)

[STV4SYT]

It was Cannonball Run and the car was a Lambo Countach with 2 hot chicks driving it.

[Jayse]

they also did it in the 2004 Taxi remake:

YouTube - gisele bundchen. very sexy.

enjoy!

Cheers,

Jayse.

[V6Passat]

looks unreal.
If only we had this sort of product support in Australia.

I aksed about clear PPF wrapping for my new car and half of the companies didn't even know what that car was and only order in precut sheets from America.

I have had company cars fully wrapped in Brisbane and the Gold Coast so similar products available (with similar claims). You MUST find a good supplier and fitter though - otherwise you will regret the day you thought about it. To give you an idea on price, a Ford Territory cost around $5K with supply and fit (we did the artwork).

The above example, looks great, but not something i would go to the expense and trouble to do BUT each to their own and very creative example of customising your car.

[GHW]

I saw a vinyl wrapped Smart car a few years back at FF and R Jamoboree advertising Northfield, the workmanship was appalling.
There's also a Blue R36 wagon floating around Briz with vinyl wrap all over it, makes me cringe every time I see it.

[RobBentley]

I must be missing something. You can protect the paint just as well, if not better, with decent waxes and sealants. Vinyl won't stop dents/scratches. And if it's ever pulled off you're going to have weeks worth of cleaning and paint decontamination - possibly even a respray if it lifts layers of paint (which does happen from contacts).

You will NEVER get a nice deep shine ever again.

Not only that, but all the black to can see around the edges (especially the boot) looks crap! Buy a white one and have the roof resprayed black.

Certainly not something I would ever get done and certainly doesn't look good. It can't be inspired by the new M3 as the new M3 is PAINTED with CARBON FIBRE bonnet and roof. Not a square mm of vinyl to be seen.

hehe - each to their own. If we all liked the same thing, it would be a very boring world

I left all the door shuts black on purpose too Personally I think the contrasts really set it off, and everybody who has seen it in the flesh is blown away by the quality of RGVA's wrap and the looks of the car. 99% of people hadn't noticed its wrapped until being told.

[apom]

We all like our girlfriends vinyl wrapped so why not our cars

In that case, can they do this with leather?

[ozebarnie]

THat looks great I am about to wrap my R36 in Matt Black I will post pictures when done. I own a vehicle wrap business see our work on Facebook Vehicle Wraps Australia.

[tinto]

I'm looking forward to seeing that!