cfoster

As above always fancied a white S4 but unfortunately not available in the UK so decided to buy a red one with the plan on wrapping it white!! Taken a few evenings so far and so far happy with the outcome!!! Few pics of so far....





















Hopefully aiming to achieve a look like this!

james kiely

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i preferred it red

only joking mate it looks awesome ,how hard is it to do ?are you a profesional

RichieST

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Looking awesome

JK12

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cool looks good! be tempted to do the door moulds in carbon or white?

imnoteasy

looking good, i just got the order to wrap a new rolls royce convertible in yellow, and 2 of the new maclaren super cars when they finaly get delivered.

will be interesting im sure

craigybaby

that looks great matey

Mk1-stu

interesting idea that !! Atleast if some little cunt scratches it, it'll be a lot cheaper to fix !

Minirotty

is this cheaper than a full respray then?

the door inners will be red still? if so that would do my head in.

m4tt274

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how expensive is it to do it yourself in comparison to paying someone to do it.
similar to the new rs500's i fancy matt black rapping the rx7 so i dont have to worry about the paint.

kitchy

looking good mate

alistairolsen

How much does the film cost to do compared to paint? I have a GRP bodied kitcar and film might be easier.

Whats it like to apply to curved surfaces? I assume it's like slightly stretchy window tinting film?

Car looks great!

rossco22

Looks really gd that, how hard is it to apply? luv the v8 s4's chuck a performance system on there to realese some sexy v8 rumble ....

DNA Tuner

looks good, and i guess no orange peel effect in sight.

biscuittin

looks good
have you done in the door shuts etc , can you see joins close up !!!

mrjenrst

looking good

stuboy

coolio

graham16v

That's looks really good. How do deal with air bubbles and trapping dirt???

cfoster

James - not a pro mate, only wrapped a couple of cars!

jk12 - yes mate the mould things and the roof rails are going carbon today

minirotty - for me to do my own cars yes LOADS cheaper than a respray, and it can be removed if i get bored! Not sure what it would cost from a company to do it as I didnt get any quotes from a pro.

rossco - not too difficult mate, just got to have the right tools and a bit of patience, already got a Milltek on there mate so sounds awesome!!

biscuittin - havent done all of the door shuts but am looking into doing them, seems like it will be a mission on this one though, doesnt 'do my head in' though as you put it!!!

graham - as above patience mate, no dirt or bubbles so far.

Chris

dave_s2_rst

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Chris, I don't know you personally but I have a question for you.....how many bloody cars do you go through!!!! You seem to be changing cars every other month LOL.

Looks good

fezzajsy

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very nice

cfoster

Dave - I know mate i'm an absolute nightmare!!!!!!

TIFF

Looks awsome Chris..........And ALOT newer as white is the new "In" color...

My mate has just had his silver 5series wrapped white with black roof and wheels, looks SO much newer....

Fil

What vinyl, have you used? where from? and whats the costs?

rscabrio

Looking good mate

Tondeur

i looked into this once but could not find a reasonable priced supplier would be very interested in if you would share

great job keep the pics coming mate

Tondeur

focusjohn

Looks a good job.Im quite intersted in having a crack at this my self.


What type of vinyl did you buy and where from?
How long has it taken you so far?
How hard are things like the door handles?

thanks

STAFFY OWNER

Looking good mate. Should look smart when it's all done.

Put some pics up when you do them mate - before, during & after if possible.

BrianEscCos

Looks great for sure

Fudgey

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i like!

is it a bit like applying fablon to your windscreen for a sun strip lol?

cfoster

Fil - works out about Ł12 a metre and a car that size will use around 20 metres. After that its just time and patience!!

Will take some new pics tomorrow!

Fudgey

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how do you make sure there is no dust etc trapped underneath before applying?

i guess you wash properly and dry, but if your doing it outside, there is always the chance lol.

be gutting to do a panel then find a lump lol

Darrenraymond

How durable is this? How long wud it last and does it wreck the paint work underneath at all?

Great idea...

cfoster

Fudgey - Bodywork has to be clean, dust and dirt free. I use Isopropyl (panel wipe) before applying. Always best to do indoors, although i did do one panel outside and it was fine!

Darren - Very durable, it will last for years and doesnt wreck the paint at all if removed correctly.

I've completed the rear now, just bonnet and bumper to do, want to redo the rear quarter and one part of the tailgate, then she's finished!!

Fudgey

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ah fair enough chris, i thought you had done it all out doors!

was gonna say that was bloody good going lol.

ill admit that i am liking white cars at the mo!

cfoster

lol yeah doing the whole lot outdoors would be a complete pain, definitely doable but totally wrong conditions!

cfoster

Few more pics, getting there slowly!! Just bonnet, bumper and rear roof spoiler to do! Needs to tidy up a few places and sort the edge where the carbon bit above the exhausts join the white but nothing too drastic! Painted the ghastly aluminium around the edge satin black, just got the ones below the windows to do!














Chris

Fudgey

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i must say that im impressed chris!

did you take the door moulds off to do it?

so what is the application process? hairdryer etc or is it like applying windonw tint film, wet the panel and squeegee?

either way, i think id royally fuck it if it tried lol

cfoster

lol, cheers!! There are a couple of panels i'm going to do again once its finished but happy with the result, just want it all one colour now, kind of embarrassing driving about in a Hong Kong taxi!!

Yes the door moulds came off and wrapped them seperately, as well as the roof rails, chrome window surrounds etc etc....

Application is hot air gun on a low heat, lots of patience and a very clean panel!!!! No water is used, all dry. I used a squeegee in places but found it easier with my hands!

Fudgey

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cool, cheers for the tip mate, not that ill probably give it a go, but you never know!

how ticky are the corners to do, like the boot edges and door corners etc, as yours look spot on, but i can just imagine that they were a bit of a ball ache!

i once tinted the windows on my old mk4 escort (5dr ahem), couldnt get on doing it wet, so ended up just doing it dry, no hot air gun either and managed to get very few little bubbles, so was quite inpressed lol

jaiscossie

Looks ace mate and looks like a very well done job.