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KAG25
At that point just repaint it
Chocoladestarfish
Lol it's Lithuanian www.autoapklijavimas.lt
DiarrheaTsunami
Do you have hot pink? I want my car to match my Breast Cancer Awareness decal.
guactopus
Perfect for those pesky APBs.
ReggieWedgies
idk who this ghost is but he/she does one fine job
magicpantsmcd
Spanks.
DutchSpur
I need that ghost to wrap my Christmas presents
nephastar
Repost at his best.
sandronica
Lightly fried fish fillets.
hrokur
sauce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_K4Jp4WDTg
Xenomorpher
CopperBlue
I agree this gif should have given a few more seconds to show the end product, if the maker of the video wants to promote their business.
epochfail
Right click the gif. "Show Controls". Pause when wanted.
cowcock
This is a repost
Tater4049
Why are there always a dozen people saying it's a repost? Who gives a shit? Not everyone spends 24 hours a day on Imgur. So it's new to us.
cowcock
Put yourself in my situation, would you like to see reposts?
Tater4049
I do see reposts every time I log on. And I'm new. I just scroll to the next post. Where would we be if things didn't repeat?
cowcock
With a diffrent mindset you might change a world--repeat? So you want wars to happen again?
Tater4049
Not if we learn from past mistakes. Not everything needs to be exactly the same. Unless you're obsessive compulsive.
MC5Tonne
So instead of blue it's now...blue...ish...ey...er
dudechaos
Right. My thought was why do you wrap it in a solid color?
MC5Tonne
Depending on the material it could be a way to slow down corrosion, or at least cover it up.
NorthCrown
I can't even make my bed properly, i ll leave this to the pros
DrNoise
Sheldonian
I can't do too many tricks but i like to find out how tricks are done and i've become very good at that, and i have no idea how he did this!
Sheldonian
Ok i think i know the basic movement now but there's still a weird detail that i'm not sure, quite good this guy.
dailycupofjoe
Right hand palming cards, drops them in his lap just before the hand sweep. Even knowing doesn't stop it from being awesome
PeanutPrince
RifleJohn
Quite impressive.
Valentijn101
blahtotheblahblah
Valentijn101
Thats what i said
TheWhiteGuard
Can we take a moment to appreciate that someone just did a stop motion animation of wrapping a freaking car?
justsignedupforthishit
Y e s
BenedoodleCumberpoodle
Ben Wyatt must be out of a job again.
tehPhreakmang
Not just a stop motion, a well done stop motion.
OperaOtter
I thought it was a prank using wrapping paper for almost half the gif.
sunlitglo
i imagined dudes wearing tight green gimp outfits and green screen. i guess stop motion is what actually happened...
YourWaifuIsTrash
BIRD UP
orangatuan
I would assume green suits and stop motion, would be the quickest way to get all the tools in situ, while slowing the down the job the least
Titsonthewing
decorativemooseknuckle
randomguy1270
Source?
bepadapbadabop
It's always sunny in Philadelphia. Charlie as green man.
GrizzlyBearCrossing
Can we appreciate how he immediately turns and throws the ball at Dees head so as to not get the crap kicked out of him?
PhoenixQueenAzula
https://youtu.be/Fz50hqWrHUY
peruuuuuuuusin
*cackling maniacally as they do it*
wenturi
You are right, it is a green suit.
henrahmagix
It already looks super complicated! Man, so much skill and patience at the same time... I would have said "FUCKIT" halfway through!
HumanFlag
Halfway through of thinking about doing it
irlShitposter
Halfway through the first sheet
slowsef
Must be a union shop where they can take that kinda time
wondersalot
"Excuse me why did my car take a year to wrap?" "... you'll find out, but trust us it's really fucking cool."
peridotstar
"See, look at what color it is now! :D" "What color was it when I brought it in again? Don't remember" ">.>....."
GerberLegalTeam
As if the wrap itself wasn't tedious enough.
SqueezeTheDay
.......while they were invisible!!!!!!!
baldewok
They are not that kind of patients, Dr. Bob.
THEfreshestbrew
A small moment of silence
Heemaan
Can we just take a moment to appreciate that I watched the whole thing?
neblinaes
Can we just take a moment to appreciate that I read this comment?
stayawhilestayforever
Here's your Cerificate of Participation.
idonthaveanyideawhatthehelliamtalkingabout
no
orangatuan
Can we just take a moment to appreciate that I commented on this comment?
fissnoc
GOOD JOB! WOW! YOU ARE AMAZING! Here have a biscuit.
OnlyBegottenDaughter
why you giving this fella a biscuit? he really wants a cookie.
fissnoc
The Brits disagree and frown upon your shenanigans.
IM4M
not any stop motion, you never see hands, it's pro level
DistractsHisFriendzoLorenzo
They deserve a metal!
Arich26
This is revealing, they octupled the amount of time that would have taken..at least
ImAFoxButNotReally
Is it a stop motion or they just removed frames?
vintageRhino
Why would you assume that everyone wasn't doing exactly that?
TheSadmanOne
Nah dude it's just ghosts wrapping a car
TheBrett
Stop motion is literally putting a camera down and having it take a picture every minute or so. It's incredibly easy.
exileut
Why wrap a blue car blue?
Arich26
This is revealing, they octupled the amount of time that would have taken..at least
SlightlyMoreAppropriateUsername
And now I can fax to this
SlightlyMoreAppropriateUsername
Fap
BobBarkerCanSuckOnDeezNutz
What do you think I did while I watched the gif?
Prettysweet
I can't help but think about how long this shit took.
chngetheory
Stop motion is time consuming AF +1
Vaenaemoenen
How can it be stop animation when the tools are hanging mid-air?!
shaggykx
Greenscreen timelapse!
Kur111
the magical powers of a piece of wire and photoshop
pumpernicklelel
"I wonder what's under this wrapping paper"
LZYRMN
What's the benefit of this? How long does it last? Do car washes fuck it up? Seriously want to know.
Rowald
You can wrap your car in an outrageous colour and keep the original paint if you want to sell it.
Hybris51129
A lot of businesses will use wraps to cheaply put their business name on their vehicles along with a unique visual scheme to make their (1)
Hybris51129
fleet stand out while out on the road. (2/2)
MrForgetfulable
Wrapped my e30 a few months back, it's easier than you think, but time consuming for sure. Several years if done right, wash by hand.
plymouthvaliant
Main benefit is that you change the color while preserving the original paint.
plymouthvaliant
Side benefit is that it requires less specialized equipment/facilities than paint to install. Supposed to last a few years.
plymouthvaliant
Never had any problems with touchless car washes with my wrap.
LZYRMN
Thanks for the info man.
sangatster
This is actually a thing? Is it plastic, like shrink plastic? Adhesive backed? This could be the answer to my paint delima.
hungraninc
There are some pretty amazing colors. Even ones that look carbon fiber and wood.
TooLazyToDoSomethingElse
Its the poor mans paint job, only thing worse is plasti dipping.
shitonyourmom
If you ever plan to change color again this is much better than paint and cheaper. Plus you keep your original paint.
TooLazyToDoSomethingElse
The entire point of painting is to get rid of the original paint.
DanImguru
No this is actually a really good thing, it's wayy cheaper then just re painting the whole car and it protects the original paint.
TooLazyToDoSomethingElse
Just because its cheaper doesn't make it better. It looks shitty, creases and peels & the point of painting is to get rid of the original.
Roctre
Only creases and peels if its a shit installer and it doesn't look shitty in the least bit. Plus it keeps the car paint looking brand new.
TooLazyToDoSomethingElse
Once again. They entire point of doing this is to change the paint. Also any kind of scratch will start the peeling process, where as on
AncientSeraph
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=wrapping+a+car+(dis)advantages
CodySage
The time it would take to do this, and shoot this video is crazy. You have much more patients than I. Well done +1
AGreatNameForARockBand
* patience
ivegottwolegs
Right, doctor. They could have saved a lot of time had they just included the people doing the wrap in the shots.
TheWhiteGuard
Well unless you are a doctor you have no patients.
JadeNB1729
Well, not any more ….
aboxacaraflatafan
Geez you got a lot of crap for that one tiny mistake. Seriously, guys, have more respect for a healer.
Icanfaptothispost
He doesn't have any, this is a repost.
Kilroy232
My thoughts exactly
Annoyingsquealingshower
He doesn't have any patients. He's a car wrapper. And, as a doctor, you should know it's patience.
CodySage
Ah shit...
TK421isAFK
Proctologist?
Wolfwent
If only I had more than one +1 for you...
BooBitchesIAmAGhost
KrondorMocker
what kind of doctor are you?
analbinosquirrel
Hopefully not mine
ideologist
Nice
ProbablynotOP
But what for?
wheredoitypemyusername
This job is really impressive. You wouldn't believe how hard it is to make a vinyl wrap job that lasts for more than 24 hours.
TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsTheBabyAteMyDingo
As someone who actually does this, not really hard at all.
wheredoitypemyusername
For me it was very difficult to do it without stretching the material past the point of resuming it's original form once no longer heated.
TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsTheBabyAteMyDingo
It does take a few times to learn the feel of the vinyl, but once you get it the job gets easy.
theyalivedammit
I can't even use contact paper without getting bubbles wtf?!
AlteredGhecko
Blue to less blue? really?
Imherefortheanimalpics
Can we take a moment for all the non native English speakers who all thought this was going to be about gift wrapping a car.
Imherefortheanimalpics
Thank you. Thank you.
srslydude
How about for all the *people* (myself included) who thought this was going to be about gift wrapping a car.
insufficientimagination
I'm a native speaker, and I was waiting for the big bow to finish it off.
CNNBRFIINF
Am a native speaker and I had no idea wrapping (vs painting) a car was even a thing.
ionlyregisteredtosavelinks
Lol same. Was expecting to see someone unwrapping it in the end.
sppwalker
I was like 'wait is that wrapping paper?' and I'm a native English speaker
snotcaulk
As a native English speaker, i thought this was going to be about gift wrapping a car. I didn't even know this was a thing.
pelusita35
There's a guy here in Texas who does a wrap that simulates rusted paint. Still don't understand that one.
bigredfiretruk
as a native english speaker who watched the entire gif. i still thought it was gift wrapping until i read this comment
Ant4N
Ditto
ZachPutland
Where?
twiceroundforapound
I cant even get a bumper sticker on straight and without bubbles or my finger under it
CongratsYouAreHereNow
i can't understand why imgur finds this stuff satisfying. will someone please explain? i honestly dont get it
Woestkonijn
That is because wrapping is done with special foil. It is stretchable and heatable. So when you make a mistake you can undo it.
twiceroundforapound
I could do with wrapping myself in that then
Woestkonijn
If you want you can do anything.
daphucson
Time to fuck a blender.
iPickedThisNameSoYouCouldnt
I do not like wraps on cars. I prefer a skilled paint job.
WoopDeFrickenDoo
I just find it funny that someone felt strongly enough to downvote you for this. +1
TooLazyToDoSomethingElse
Yeah wraps are very low quality and look bad. They only thing worse is plasti dip.
AGrammeIsBetterThanADamn
I can think of lots worse. Rattlecan. Full-coverage duct tape or bumper stickers. The "art car". Airbrushed graphics. Smear shit all over it
TooLazyToDoSomethingElse
I would 100% have shit smeared on my car then ever even think about plasti dip or wrapping it. Also duct tape is above wraps on the chart.
thoushaltnotpass
I don't know why you would do that. The car was much nicer before they wrapped it in that thing
AGrammeIsBetterThanADamn
Well, that's just like, your opinion, man.
plymouthvaliant
Having done both, yeah. Paint looks better, lasts longer, and isn't that much different in price.
shitonyourmom
Why? Just to spend more money?
GavinScreaming
Yea the original paint looked better. It that it looked perfect but still better than the wrap
trina1978
How do they get the smoother thing to stay on the car for the photo? Even doing a stop motion of the smoothing effect must take forever.
peridotstar
An earlier comment said they figured the guys smoothing it were wearing green clothes so they could be edited out of the film easier.
RifleJohn
Exactly what I wondered.
IdDoubleTapThat
Magnets
trina1978
Wow that's dedication to the cause.
IdDoubleTapThat
You can see them moving around a bit :) and once one part sticks they remove them
shorena
Damn ghosts taking our jobs.
ShrekStewarr
Mexican ghosts.
ObamasBigBlackCaucus
Crooked St. Gabriel Not Even Watching Gate. Sending Us The Worst Ghosts. Refuses To Repeal And Replace Gate. Sad!
birdm4n
TheCarolingian
Probably foreign ghosts too! Bastards!
VarS311
You can see why one would prefer to hire them tho, they work so freaking fast!
coololdguy
Thanks Obama
GapingAnalCavity
They don't even speak the language. It's all this "BOO!" bullshit. I mean, learn English!
Bi6Simpin
*Learn American
BigisDickis
MURICA!
SodaMas
FOOK YAW
BigisDickis
Get outta here Canada, No one likes you.
LowBudgetTormund
Make America living again.
Aingelproject667
#MakeTheMortalRealmGreatAgain
Infomercial
MrsDoomandGloom
That's what happens when you build a wall!
BlueIceDragon
Go back to your graves!
QuantumSupersexposition
Time to build another wall, urh, yeah.
Serega81
Who u gonna call?
golfnut16
Micro bots.
AllRightYouTootinMaverik
IMMIGRANT ghost
brianebanks
For most of this video i thkught they were gift wrapping the car..
JoeOrdinary
We need a old priest and a young priest
DerpieMcDerpface
Derkadeeeerb.
themysterytramp
I ain't afraid of no ghost
KevinBhall
brilliant +1
coasterghost
We need em jobs
HighrockTendales
Deyturkerjerrrr!
StrengthAndHonor
Da derka der!
SodaMas
Dey turkerjarbs
Buddi
DURR!
KevinBhall
COCKADOODLE DOOO!
donkeymoney
Build a wall to the afterlife! Make Jesus pay for it!
urgotobekiddingme
I laughed too hard.
xxdd179
Can't ghosts walk through walls?....we need to salt the shit out of that wall
BurntRamen
But then you'd block the rapture and ruin so many people's hopes and prayers!
tuxcdo
They took ar jawb
MemeaholicsAnonymous
The repost ghost
Ifuckedarubbercunt
They took our jerbbbbss!
reveal1
xEventHorizonx
Dey took our jerbs
DrMet
Dey took er jerbbbbss!
LahooZeher
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=%23&ved=0ahUKEwipk-zWtsnQAhWESCYKHcwxDCIQxa8BCBowAA&usg=AFQjCNF1sHlk2z9QIx28jtvfnGP_Ulk
DefinetlyNotARussianSpy
Dey duk der djeeeer!
Pheats
Tuker jerbbbbbb!
ITSMRTORGUEYELLINGSTUFF
DAKA JAAAAAH
MrMarmalade88
Djukier-uuubss!!
ExpatBrit
Rabble-rabble
Swivl1ne
Durka derka
tonyb486
Well, I mean, we kinda took their jobs when they died....
BurntRamen
ObiWanShalomi
It never surprises me that whenever there's a nice build-up, the end result is shown for like 1sec xD
MsEureka
Would wrapping a car be cheaper than painting?
SaltyAsshole
If you wanted to learn from nothing how to paint a car yourself, it would cost about 2-5k in materials.
JonRedcorn862
lol no it wouldn't. You could do a decent respray by yourself for 500 bucks including the compressor and air gun.
SaltyAsshole
You forgot to factor in the expenses incurred from the learning curve of people.
JonRedcorn862
You stated materials doe..
SaltyAsshole
No, I said how much it would cost to learn, the cost to learn tends to be 2.5 times the cost of just doing for a raw novice.
MacThunderfart
Yes. The materials for a respray are very expensive and you have to invest 10h atleast. If we are really fast and the car is small 8h.
mrhobbybob
Yeah its cheaper
JeffwiththeNukes
A high end paint job is about 8k for a whole car.
Conflict
(2) something like that the person has to go to someone else. Wraps are cheaper but paint is easier to fix.
McVirusS
Yes. The car in the image is probably worth less than the cost of wrapping it by the way. Proper wrapping is between 1500 and 2000 €/$.
ensignricky71
Cheaper, but still not cheap. A full wrap on something like an SUV can still run 1500-2000 dollars from a good shop
grovberg
I'm fairly certain the only reason this is plain blue is for the stop motion demo. You generally wrap a car to apply graphics of some sort.
maxlt1
That's how wrapping started. These days, people get solid color wraps as well
plymouthvaliant
Maybe. I've wrapped a car for $800 and painted one for $400. Depends on materials used and labor involved.
W92Baj
If you painted a car for $400, you had your own equipment, didn't include costing the time and probably did a shit sprayover. Oven?
ratchethatchet
I think maaco used to have a $500 respray but you had to do your own sanding. Apparently the paint didn't last too long but was good to 1/
ratchethatchet
Refresh older cars that weren't worth much money but didn't want to drive a rustbucket 2/2
plymouthvaliant
$400 got primer, paint, thinner, hardener, and sprayer. Had the air compressor and barn. $800 got the vinyl and squeegees. Labor was me.
Danimalx23
The Oven is generally the most expensive part that most DIY'ers won't have access to...
Prometheus75
I addition, the way back to the old color e.g. for resell is a lot easier, too.
TwoVhsCopiesOfGoodfellas
Yes, also look into plastidipping, the colours have gotten crazy and it would only cost like 6-800 to wrap a car
rubbarz
A good wrap is around $1000 ish. A good respray is around $3000-$6000 and increases on type of car+color wanted.
fistermatic5000
In certain situations, it's better to wrap. Especially with very detailed paint jobs.
ohthatsgood
I have a 2009 Acura TSX... I was quoted $2,000 to have it wrapped. A decent paint job would be around the same price if not more.
ASquare
Honestly if you're getting a quality professional job it's not much more cheaper than a pain job. Advantage is you can always go back.
TooLazyToDoSomethingElse
Yeah but it also looks really cheap. Try as you might it will have creases. Even if they manage to get it creaseless out of the shop it
TooLazyToDoSomethingElse
will get them soon. If you want quality that will last just get it painted.
W92Baj
You don't get creases unless you are an idiot
TooLazyToDoSomethingElse
Yes it will. And over time it gets worse.
superatheist
Cheaper than a proper respray for sure. The time involved in a respray is crazy
Hooblaah
True, took a month for my charger to go from midnight blue to matte coyote tan.
BecauseDogsDie
i was confused cause I thought they were wrapping it for xmas. I may be functionally retarded
davidthemonkey
"may be"
Felryn
you mean it doesn't take 5 seconds like it does in GTA? damn...
Fusstin
I do small repairs and re-spray in 16hrs. How long does a wrap take with zero dent repair?
fistermatic5000
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xXPhasemanXx
How much do you charge? I've been curious to the price of a respray.
Milchsteak
I work next to a paint shop and they take 2000-2500€ for a complete respray.
JeffreyBarter
Better buy a new car.
xXPhasemanXx
I guess that's not bad. Expensive but it's pretty much a new vehicle at that point if it's mechanically stable.
superatheist
Are you talking respray to a different colour? Or just a touch up of existing? Big difference
BronzeLeaguePro
16 hrs * mechanic hourly salary * 2 seems like a decent rule of thumb.
strykerG8
About tree fitty
thedealersbackroom
:-/
fancypantser
Avg. graphic ad wrap is ~$2500 and full color change wrap is ~$3600. Chrome wraps start at $5-6k
ratchethatchet
Why do colour changes cost more? It's the same amount of vinyl, no? It's opaque so it's not like paint where it'd need extra labour & layers
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FaceBookAI
Money money money, ain't it funny
marsgoose
Manual respray is very labor intensive so it's expensive in countries where people get paid well.
marsgoose
It might cost you $3-5k in US, but $500-1000 in places with shit economy and poor people. Source: I live in shit economy with poor people.
whotookthegoodnames
Is it America?
YouNotUs
Europe. US Model has different badges
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TheGrandKingNarwal
Actually that can be a pretty great car its a little small for me personally but it can be a lot of fun to drive.
marsgoose
Friend has one, it's small, understeers, cheaply built. Does get from a-b reliably and don't cost that much, that makes it cool-ish.
Sojubowl
I tried to get a quote for some scratches on my door the guy tells me it be a couple thousand but I should get my insurance involved. I left
marsgoose
I have poor experience with car service in US,had couple of urgent repairs, on both cases they replaced bunch of parts that were still good.
marsgoose
Like replacing the whole exhaust after headers for a crack in exhaust pipe, replacing all the hoses and radiator for a bad thermostat...
Conflict
It absolutely is. I do autobody for a living and these wraps kinda fuck me over. I can't fix these things so when someone hits a pole or
ratchethatchet
Can't you just re-wrap the one panel that was damaged?Seems like getting an extra sheet of vinyl would actually be easier than painting well
Conflict
If you do wraps. Not everyone does. I just do paint. I can do a small blend in 45 minutes. I can't fix a wrap.
ratchethatchet
That's fair. I suppose body shops would be better versed in paint than wraps. Thanks for the reply :)
onionfarts
Wrapping = hundreds, painting = thousands
bigeasy44
*Good painting. Not that MAACO bullshit.
Tritan2
My friend got a re-spray on a Toyota for $199 bucks from Maaco, and it was nice. Wasn't a 10k job, but it was very decent. Looked factory.
cliomhsolas
Alot cheaper
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MeetCameron
What are you alotting?
cliomhsolas
Lots!
LavaAxe
Looks almost like it's more work.
JonRedcorn862
Then you've never seen a car properly painted.
thatguywiththename
Nah for paint you have mask the entire car, sandblast, prime, paint, clearcoat and them reassemble. With wraps you don't need to mask
LZYRMN
But a paint job is so expensive and so many places do a terrible job. My car needs a new paint job and it's charged by panel.
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LZYRMN
Uh ok?
sarenasaurus
I have a friend who gets his car wrapped. He said its substantially cheaper.
sarenasaurus
It's*
tehPhreakmang
I learned basic body repair before basic and advanced mechanics. I got 3 door dingers so I'm looking at pdr kits now, don't know how, I will
flamingflamingo
I know that the chemicals involved in painting cars are so sensitive that not only are they painted in an enclosed area, but the painter 1/
flamingflamingo
has to wear a certain kind of deodorant to prevent any kind of chemical reaction in the paint. 2/2
IAmAGoodPerson
Who cares about cheaper. My question is, how long does it last with different weather conditions. If it's cheap it might get ruined in a mon
MancrushonThor
Clearly everyone here has a different opinion and no consensus has been reached
Conflict
Good wraps will last as long or longer than a good paint job.
ensignricky71
Most wraps will last several years if done with quality materials. I've done vehicles that are still holding up well 7-8 yrs later.
TracyKay
Bossman tells people 7-10 years depending on how well you care for it. That's been accurate so far from what I've heard.
123angelsandairwaves123
The stuff my company makes lasts 3 yrs if used with a UV protective overlaminate
bigeasy44
I'm not a fan of wrapping but I heard a good point for it for classic cars. Wrap it in the color you want but maintain the original under
bigeasy44
The wrap. Thus keeping your value as an all original car.
ChevyNova1973
That's what I've been thinking for my nova
BoxesofFoxes
I had a '76 Nova Concours. She was my baby. Take excellent care of yours!
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ChevyNova1973
Yea
GetAt
Not that long, if you bump or scratch your car anywhere it usually comes right off
IAmAGoodPerson
This is what I was wondering. Thank you
waiwode
On the other hand, so does paint.
666centsally
Paint can be buffed if the damage is minimal
GetAt
Yea But paint isnt Easy to tear off like wrap, I just like regular paintjobs better
waiwode
Yeah, that's cool. I don't know anything about comparative durability of either coating. But I don't imagine the vinyl comes off like paper.
thatguywiththename
The wraps don't just tear off actually they're pretty good at holding up against direct bumps it's just sharp edges it doesn't like really.
alwaysupvotecanadianhistory
It kinda looks like it'd be fun to peel off though.
Escheron
it's fun to peel, until peeling the wrap off full sized trucks outside in the blazing sun in 90degree weather is your job. (1)
Escheron
but in the winter you get to use a flamethrower so that's totally badass (2)
Unverified
At least 5 years, not to mention that it protects the original paint
ijnss
If you wrap a car you should have a garage or something similar or it wont last very long in the sun.
Escheron
first hand experience, it doesnt last long if you set the truck on fire
pelusita35
Obviously you bought cheap materials. /s
Escheron
nah, it was the cheap driver who bought a cheap space heater
pelusita35
That sucks. I'm sorry.
Mediumvote
a wrap done well will usually last about 5 years, but I'm assuming thats in perfect weather conditions
thatguywiththename
My neighbour is going on year 3 with his wrapped cla 45 and it usually sees a few days of winter too. Haven't noticed any failures
tornbetweenscyllaandcovfefe
My Camaro got certain place wrapped over 6 years ago and it's only just showing me signs it needs redoing.
thorkild91
But would it survive a New England winter? The real question
IAmAGoodPerson
Im in florida. So idk if that intense heat will affect it
supraman2turbo
Most likely will that in the nonstop UV bombardment. Figure it is similar to window tint, florida beats it up
Mediumvote
The colour of the wrap might just fade quicker with it being in the sun most of the time
dukelavis
3M vinyl is supposed to last 7-10 years. Don't know about the other brands.
ivegottwolegs
I live on a dirt road and can't imagine that I'd get 7-10 years. But thanks for the info, nonetheless. I was curious as well.
SupraLove
I live in Canada, can't imagine it getting through some harsh winter conditions.. Would've been cool tho :(
AgolfHiller
You could also plastidip it
joleeen
Have you considered moving into a house? It's much nicer than a dirt road
ivegottwolegs
I would but launching model rockets in the house would be interesting for much more dangerous reasons.
AIRBORNEALLTHEWAY
One of my friends wrapped his Del Sol in a spongebob theme. 15 years of daily dirt road use and it's fine.
dirtbikerdan
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LegitimateWaysOfAchievingSuccess
You wouldn't happen to have a picture of this magnificent automobile would you?
codwatso
3M and Avery are warrantied for 3 years vertical, and 1 year horizontal (roofs) I've seen wraps last 8 years with minimal sun damage
dukelavis
Good info. Halfway through my first wrap ATM!
codwatso
Nice! Yeah it's not easy stuff, I've worked at a wrap shop for the past 3 years
Fusstin
I wonder what would happen to the resale value on a car with a 12yrold wrap that is crazed to all hell.
OneHandedClapper
Peel the wrap off, paint would be immaculate.
maxlt1
Wraps peal off like stickers with zero residue. The subsequent owner wouldn't even know, so resale won't be impacted.
BlandNotBoring
Can you imagine some punk start peeling while you're getting groceries?!? MURDER!
squelcheswetly
Probably. In the Bay Area, I'd expect to pay about $2k for a wrap job on a compact car. Double that for a whole spray.
twistydoerofthings
Any south bay recommendations? Or good window tinting?
scoot1331
Im not from the area, but any reputable window tinting place should offer a warranty. It often costs ~$10, but shows they trust their work.
squelcheswetly
Terrible name, but Tints R Us in SJ did my windows. I used Vinyl Styles in San Carlos for my wrap.
titsandbacon
Auto Image Window Tinting in Belmont is amazing. A little pricey but they do a great job
twistydoerofthings
Will check them out. Used to live in sm, think I've heard of them.
titsandbacon
dont know about wrapping, but for window tinting youre not gunna find a better place