The more I think about it the more I want to do a vinyl wrap
04-25-2012, 11:56 AM
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The more I think about it the more I want to do a vinyl wrap
I broke down the costs of it all and vinyl wrapping is looking better and better
New paint job
- $3000-5000
- 10-15 days without the car
- No waxing or polishing for 3 months
- No protection against rock chips and road rash
Vinyl wrap
- $1200-1600
- 3-4 days without car
- Can wash, wax, and polish within 48 hours
- Dont like it, can remove it within a day
- Protection against road rash and chips in front bumper
So I think Im gonna go this route. Does anybody have any reasons why a full paint job is better than a vinyl wrap? So far all the pros are in favor of wraps.
New paint job
- $3000-5000
- 10-15 days without the car
- No waxing or polishing for 3 months
- No protection against rock chips and road rash
Vinyl wrap
- $1200-1600
- 3-4 days without car
- Can wash, wax, and polish within 48 hours
- Dont like it, can remove it within a day
- Protection against road rash and chips in front bumper
So I think Im gonna go this route. Does anybody have any reasons why a full paint job is better than a vinyl wrap? So far all the pros are in favor of wraps.
04-25-2012, 12:29 PM
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depending on what you are going for as far as finish.. no vinyl will ever look as glossy and pretty as a paint job..
if you are going for more of a matte/flat look than glossy will look pretty good.
why would you ever wax vinyl? and how is the inability to wax a fresh paint job for 3 months really a con? you wouldn't polish vinyl either o.O
if you don't like a vinyl job and remove it, you just wasted 1200-1600$ and have to spend a ton of time cleaning up the car and waxing to get the finish back..
vinyl jobs can have air bubbles, shrink in the sun, crack, split.. peel. etc. a good paint job wont have those issues..
the only real cons to a paint job that I see is the time without your car and the cost.
You can get a pretty good paint job done for 3000$ or even 2500$.. sometimes less. I knew people and had mine done for 1600$ cash, including a body kit install and fitment..
I would never spend 1000+ to have my car wrapped in vinyl unless it was for business/commercial purposes or had really complex designs that would cost way to much to have done in paint.
EDIT: you can get much higher quality vinyl also and have more experienced places to the install but you will easily run up into the paint range. at that point I see zero reason to get a 1-2 color vinyl job over paint..
if you are going for more of a matte/flat look than glossy will look pretty good.
why would you ever wax vinyl? and how is the inability to wax a fresh paint job for 3 months really a con? you wouldn't polish vinyl either o.O
if you don't like a vinyl job and remove it, you just wasted 1200-1600$ and have to spend a ton of time cleaning up the car and waxing to get the finish back..
vinyl jobs can have air bubbles, shrink in the sun, crack, split.. peel. etc. a good paint job wont have those issues..
the only real cons to a paint job that I see is the time without your car and the cost.
You can get a pretty good paint job done for 3000$ or even 2500$.. sometimes less. I knew people and had mine done for 1600$ cash, including a body kit install and fitment..
I would never spend 1000+ to have my car wrapped in vinyl unless it was for business/commercial purposes or had really complex designs that would cost way to much to have done in paint.
EDIT: you can get much higher quality vinyl also and have more experienced places to the install but you will easily run up into the paint range. at that point I see zero reason to get a 1-2 color vinyl job over paint..