[TSBeckman]

Anyone ever do a full vynil wrap on a 968?



I was thinking about doing one that would turn out something like this:





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RegoN6ZAB98





I find the process to be totally amazing.



Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1lMtYN3ft0



And one more that is way cool: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwmUG0qnCME

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[Langley968]

That 997 wrap is very cool!

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[Cloud9...68]

Are you talking about for a street car, or a track car? I agree that the graphics are cool, and maybe it's because I'm just way to introverted for this kind of thing, but I couldn't imagine driving around on the street with a car decked out like that. But that's just me...

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[TSBeckman]

There are quite a few videos on YouTube showing people simply changing the color of their cars. It doesn't have to be the full racing livery. I don't know that I'd ever do it either, but it's certainly a curiosity.



I'm a bit less introverted. I want my weekend fun car to be FUN. I drove a Lotus Exige on the street and would love to someday buy a Caterham. I would be fine with a few Martini Racing decals ... although I think it wouldn't look good on anything but white, silver, or black (so a full body wrap would be required). There are some guys who have wrapped their E30 M3 street cars to make replicas of the Jaegermeister (orange) and Warsteiner (white) DTM cars. They're just fun. Being able to do it without making any permanent marks on the car is even more attractive. Get sick of it and just remove it.



I know that Porsche actually sold a Martini edition 924 many moons ago. Martini Racing decals for the 924 are still actually available for purchase. Lancia had a similar special edition Delta Integrale with Martini Racing livery. They actually sell at a huge premium if you can even find one for sale. I don't think it's that totally over-the-top. Especially for a sports car that is just a weekend toy. Ferrari's Challange Stradale cars have stickers ... as do 911 GT3s, etc.

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[Chris12]

I have a place local to me that does this. I think its a great option.

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[Darryl]

"get sick of it, just remove it".......it's a tad bit more involved than that. Very tedious and labor intensive to remove a wrap from an entire car. Not saying you're incorrect, but it ain't fun even with the proper tools and chemicals. There's also no guarantee that it won't lift the paint somewhere. Again, not raining on your parade - I've considered doing this on one of my own cars - but have you priced out a full wrap? I know a guy very near you that will do it when you're ready. He does them all the time and has done a number of my customers' cars.



- Darryl

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[flash]

no kidding. they just removed one from a motor home next door. had to basically sand it off in some areas, and it was done by a company that only does wraps.

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[kzem1]

Someone may find this of interest. They have magnetic decals. Don't know anything about quality.



http://magnagrafik.com/Default.aspx

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[ad4porsche968]

I, m doing my bonnet in satin black

My 968 is dark metallic blue

Should look good



Adam

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[Cloud9...68]

Could this possibly be an alternative for someone who want to change the color of their car (so no graphics; just a solid color change)? Doing this with paint is prohibitively expensive due to the complexity of dealing with the door jambs, and under the hood and trunk. Is it any less expensive with vinyl wrap? And how does vinyl stand up to the elements compared to paint? Do you still wax it, and with the same type of wax, or something different?

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[JTP]

[quote name='flash' timestamp='1404339917' post='159483']no kidding. they just removed one from a motor home next door. had to basically sand it off in some areas, and it was done by a company that only does wraps.[/quote]



Is plastidip any better? They're supposed to be easier to remove but I've never seen one in person to see what the finish is like.

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[ad4porsche968]

My wifes c3 has been vinyl wrap 2year's ago and going strong

Still as new

Just wash with soapy water and rince off

Shamy dry

And every 2 months wax with mer



Adam



Ps: c3 car is in diamond white looks superb

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[Cloud9...68]

Adam,



Was the color of your wife's C3 changed when it was vinyl wrapped? If so, how difficult was it to wrap the door frames, jambs, under the hood, and under the trunk? If I may ask, what was the total cost? Thanks.

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[ad4porsche968]

[quote name='Cloud9...68' timestamp='1416003415' post='163700']Adam,



Was the color of your wife's C3 changed when it was vinyl wrapped? If so, how difficult was it to wrap the door frames, jambs, under the hood, and under the trunk? If I may ask, what was the total cost? Thanks.[/quote]



Sure



It was 500euros



Only outside was wrapped in white ,...

Did door jams and under bonnet satin black paint

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[Cloud9...68]

Hmmm... That's not a bad price. I wonder how much more it would have been to wrap the "invisible" areas. Quite a bit, I would guess...

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[ds968]

Here's another one in SoCal : http://wrapbullys.com/?portfolio=4956

I did check on the price and was informed it's about $ 5,000 . Holy crap, 10 X what Adam's cost was - heck, for $ 500 Euros it may be worth for some of us in Ca to ship the car overseas to get the job done ..and we'd still be ahead , lol.

If the plain vanilla wrap is at least $ 5 k , I wonder how much more you have to pay for custom art work ..it may get close to the cost of a paint job .

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[Ryan]

The company I work for wraps vehicles. We are a digital printer and a printed full sized van is only in the $3500.00 area. Some of the specialty films can run quite a bit though. We do not get into that sort of thing since we are a printer first.

 

Here are a couple total wraps

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[Tahoe968]

kind of cool....  Not sure if I like this enough to actually do it, but the boy racer in me likes it.

 

     

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[Roboman]

I couldn't find an individual topic so thought I'd slide this in here ......

 

I'm having a car transported to me; about 10hr drive.  I had intended to buy a heavy duty "hail resistant" car cover, but on reading am coming to the conclusion that it is better to wrap the car in large kitchen-roll-type film.  The paintwork is in spectacular condition so I don't won't a flapping car cover to damage it.

 

Anybody got experience of this method of protection? Advice?  Is there special film?

 

Thanks, Robo

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[ds968]

The only way I would buy that heavy duty car cover is if it was custom made ( laser cut specifically to 968 dimensions ) so it fits like a glove, and will also be anchored so well that it will not flutter at all while in open transport. And if you plan to use it again when parking it outside in poor weather conditions . I realize the cost of closed transport is much higher, but of course that’s the best protection .    

 

My car was transported interstate on an open carrier truck,  covered in a medium grade shrink wrap which looked like a version of the kitchen Saran Wrap and it protected the paint perfectly.   I don’t know if it has a specific name or brand bit most transport companies will know .    “Hail proof” covers may work with very small hail, but it won’t do very well with golf ball size hail which some states have been known to have from time to time .   :glare:

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