Its no secret I want a paint job but I cant seem to find the person to do it. I think a vinyl wrap would work well since my car is mostly garage kept. If I did a vinyl wrap I would want something cool, something that really makes the car pop.
Anyone ever look into this? Any suggestions? Thoughts?
Coop
Vinyl wrap
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Vinyl wrap
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alienviking
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Re: Vinyl wrap
Other than having Beth's tri bike wrapped I have zero experience with it haha. Slightly different size job!
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The sky is the limit really but picking is hard. Like I like the color change but not on my car. And I love satin but it’s played out.
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aaronatstate
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Re: Vinyl wrap
The one thing I know for sure with Vinyl wrap, is the surface underneath needs to be nearly perfect, or it will show in the vinyl wrap.
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Steve Pod has some vinyl wrap experience. Not sure if he knows on full cars though.
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Re: Vinyl wrap
[quote=""stealthee""]A good full vinyl wrap can cost as much or more than a bad paint job.[/quote]
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No, not fixed. You don't have to spend $15k on a paint job for it to be good. You're looking at easily $3,500 for a basic vinyl wrap. If I paid someone to paint my car, rather than doing it myself I'd be into it for less than that.
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Re: Vinyl wrap
I prefer dip over wrap. A good dip job is almost indistinguishable from paint, I can always tell if something is wrapped, it never has that glass look.
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Re: Vinyl wrap
[quote=""stealthee""]No, not fixed. You don't have to spend $15k on a paint job for it to be good. You're looking at easily $3,500 for a basic vinyl wrap. If I paid someone to paint my car, rather than doing it myself I'd be into it for less than that.[/quote]
You're not going to be getting anything other than a Macco paint job for $3500 lol
You're not going to be getting anything other than a Macco paint job for $3500 lol
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[quote=""stealthee""]No, not fixed. You don't have to spend $15k on a paint job for it to be good. You're looking at easily $3,500 for a basic vinyl wrap. If I paid someone to paint my car, rather than doing it myself I'd be into it for less than that.[/quote]
3,500 is way more than a basic wrap and I cant find a decent paint job for even 5k.
Coop
3,500 is way more than a basic wrap and I cant find a decent paint job for even 5k.
Coop
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Watch some videos on it. It's a real skill. I drove myself nuts just trying to get the fender stripes on my car. I want to re-do my roof because it's peeling at the front edge, but I don't think I can get it right.
If you want it done right, it won't be cheap.
If you want it done right, it won't be cheap.
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Re: Vinyl wrap
[quote=""Chris GTO TT""]You're not going to be getting anything other than a Macco paint job for $3500 lol[/quote]
You'd be wrong.
You'd be wrong.
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[quote=""Jeff V.""]Watch some videos on it. It's a real skill. I drove myself nuts just trying to get the fender stripes on my car. I want to re-do my roof because it's peeling at the front edge, but I don't think I can get it right.
If you want it done right, it won't be cheap.[/quote]
I would pay a company to do it. I figure its gonna last the car 10 or so years.
Coop
If you want it done right, it won't be cheap.[/quote]
I would pay a company to do it. I figure its gonna last the car 10 or so years.
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[quote=""stealthee""]You'd be wrong.[/quote]
Hes not wrong. Macco seems to be a little cheaper than 3500 but not much.
Besides it doesnt matter, I dont want a shit paint job. I dont care to pay, but paint jobs are just outrageous right now.
Coop
Hes not wrong. Macco seems to be a little cheaper than 3500 but not much.
Besides it doesnt matter, I dont want a shit paint job. I dont care to pay, but paint jobs are just outrageous right now.
Coop
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aaronatstate
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Re: Vinyl wrap
[quote=""Chris GTO TT""]You're not going to be getting anything other than a Macco paint job for $3500 lol[/quote]
I had a Macco job on my first car. My dad and I did the prep work and it was $600. This was back in 2002 though. Though it looks like on Maccos website they are offering a basic paint job for $599 right now :d ontknow:
Also had my stealth repainted after it was keyed in 2007 if I remember right. It was a decent job and it was $3800.
However a good paint job is going to cost $5k min. I think J-groove had his VR4 painted for cheaper, but it took a while and was a side job.
Its like my dad always told me, good, fast, and cheap you can pick any 2 of those. .
I had a Macco job on my first car. My dad and I did the prep work and it was $600. This was back in 2002 though. Though it looks like on Maccos website they are offering a basic paint job for $599 right now :d ontknow:
Also had my stealth repainted after it was keyed in 2007 if I remember right. It was a decent job and it was $3800.
However a good paint job is going to cost $5k min. I think J-groove had his VR4 painted for cheaper, but it took a while and was a side job.
Its like my dad always told me, good, fast, and cheap you can pick any 2 of those. .
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I tried painting my hood. I don’t need to do any prep work. I failed hard core at that. Had to have someone else paint it again.
I would love a paint job but it will be more than 5k since I can’t do prep and I want a decent paint.
Vinyl seems to be a decent choice.
Coop
I would love a paint job but it will be more than 5k since I can’t do prep and I want a decent paint.
Vinyl seems to be a decent choice.
Coop
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I have a bunch of vinyl for the forester, not quite enough to do the whole thing, but close. I think i have 35ft. Whenever i get to that, ill let you know how much of a pain in the dick it is lol
scat1zzi
12:12 am: if the phone charger is a penis, and the chargy bit inside the phone is the vagina, i made my phones vagina prolapse on itself and cause catastrophic failure
[quote=""Seraflame""]Fear has nothing to do with it. It's a simple equation.
Is the shen I'm about to pull and the laughs that ensue = to or > the payback my wife is likely to impose? If yes. Shens. If no. Shens.[/quote]
12:12 am: if the phone charger is a penis, and the chargy bit inside the phone is the vagina, i made my phones vagina prolapse on itself and cause catastrophic failure
[quote=""Seraflame""]Fear has nothing to do with it. It's a simple equation.
Is the shen I'm about to pull and the laughs that ensue = to or > the payback my wife is likely to impose? If yes. Shens. If no. Shens.[/quote]
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[quote=""tabasco122""]I have a bunch of vinyl for the forester, not quite enough to do the whole thing, but close. I think i have 35ft. Whenever i get to that, ill let you know how much of a pain in the dick it is lol[/quote]
Ive watched enough YouTube that even some of them have problems. I will take it somewhere.
Coop
Ive watched enough YouTube that even some of them have problems. I will take it somewhere.
Coop
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Re: Vinyl wrap
[quote=""DCIV""]I tried painting my hood. I dont need to do any prep work. I failed hard core at that. Had to have someone else paint it again.
I would love a paint job but it will be more than 5k since I cant do prep and I want a decent paint.
Vinyl seems to be a decent choice.
Coop[/quote]
From what I've seen and read, your paint/body work has to be relatively nice underneath (no rock chips/scratches etc.), or the vinyl wrap is going to look bad.
I would love a paint job but it will be more than 5k since I cant do prep and I want a decent paint.
Vinyl seems to be a decent choice.
Coop[/quote]
From what I've seen and read, your paint/body work has to be relatively nice underneath (no rock chips/scratches etc.), or the vinyl wrap is going to look bad.
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