What did you do to your vehicle today?

[JDMDreams]

I just asked my cousin, it was $5000 rmb to wrap his model y with teckwrap? He said it probably would be $3-4000 if he used cheaper stuff.


What is this tax you speak of, cash deal price what kinda Asian are you

[JDMDreams]

Also at $10000 I would just buy another car

[Badhobz]

So I met up with djstylez and he said his inzoetec wrap failed after about a year only. He had nardo grey on his gti.

My stupid wrap on the ratrolla has been fine but remember she only had 10,000kms on her and has been in the garage for 3 years. If you street park the car, or don’t maintain the exterior, wraps are not for you. They’ll fail prematurely. The UV will destroy the wrap in a short amount of time.

I would suggest colored ppf. Give Vancity vinyl a call. Their boss named Jacky is really quite a nice guy and pricing is way more reasonable

[JDMDreams]

How do you define fail? Peeling? Colour fade?

[Badhobz]

Yeah it faded, no gloss and it end up lifting I think ? He’s on here. Maybe he can comment some more.

[trollface]

What kind of crack head is wiling to paint your car for 5k?

[EvoFire]

I don't recommend wrapping your car if you street park, for what Badhobz said. Paint also fades over time, so if you have any exposed paint from the wrap, if the wrap ever comes off you'll see a difference.

[djstyles]

Originally Posted by JDMDreams

How do you define fail? Peeling? Colour fade?

The Inozetek looked GREAT for about 1.5 years. Then it started developing stains, the beginning of which I could get out but then the stains that came after became more permanent. About 2 years into it the wrap started to lose gloss in areas like the hood and the trunk and looked like total shit. I decided to leave it on over the winter but in year 3 I had it removed. The wrap had bonded to the paint in several areas and took the paint with it when it was removed! I will admit it looked awesome in year 1-1.5 and I wish it could've lasted longer.

Full disclosure: I kept the car as clean as I could during the 3 years it was wrapped but the GTI was/is parked outside for 365 days a year. If you car is garage kept your Inozetek wrap would probably last longer than mine did.

[bcrdukes]

Originally Posted by trollface

What kind of crack head is wiling to paint your car for 5k?

Maaco?

There used to be a shop in Richmond called Cheap Autobody. You got what you paid for but they did the job for cheap.

[djstyles]

Originally Posted by Badhobz

I would suggest colored ppf. Give Vancity vinyl a call. Their boss named Jacky is really quite a nice guy and pricing is way more reasonable

Jacky and the crew at Vancity Vinyl were great and I wouldn't hesitate to use them if I decided to get another car wrapped/PPF'd. They weren't the ones who wrapped the GTI but they were the ones that removed it.

[trollface]

I was about to use that guy.

My car was in the shop for warranty so I was given a loaner. I took it drifting the put the frontend into a tree, mangled the bumper. I booked an appoitment with him and on the way to the shop, the car was side swiped by a big F250 and totaled.

Thank god

[Dbone]

Wow wraps sounds expensive and a pain in the ass. Glad I got mine light blue from the factory.

[Badhobz]

I wouldnt use my wrapwerkz guys. i mean the job is okay, did a pretty decent job cuz its still on the ratrolla and its holding up fine, but at almost 10k for the wrap, its retarded. plus it took him ~1 month to get the job done. you try being without your car for 1 month when it only had 47kms on it... not easy i tell you whuuaatt.

I met those vancity vinyl guys when i got my dashcam hardwired, they also did my brake caliper painting (300 bucks for all 4!) he quoted me for the wrap job and it was 5-6k vs almost 10k.

[trollface]

Insanity.

[roastpuff]

Originally Posted by bcrdukes

Maaco?

There used to be a shop in Richmond called Cheap Autobody. You got what you paid for but they did the job for cheap.

Bro Maaco doesn't exist here anymore how old are you

Also, good paint (i.e. with proper prep, sanding, etc) is going to be 10K plus. Otherwise you might as well rattlecan that shit.

[JDMDreams]

How long is that wrap supposed to last? I'm surprised it's so shit only after 3 years. Considering wrap has been around for so long, and it was professionally done.

[Badhobz]

My guy told me 5-7 years. After 7 years should probably remove if you don’t want damage to paint underneath.

[bcrdukes]

Originally Posted by roastpuff

Bro Maaco doesn't exist here anymore how old are you

I am new here. Hi.

[EvoFire]

Originally Posted by djstyles

The Inozetek looked GREAT for about 1.5 years. Then it started developing stains, the beginning of which I could get out but then the stains that came after became more permanent. About 2 years into it the wrap started to lose the gloss in areas like the hood and the trunk and looked like total shit. I decided to leave it on over the winter but in year 3 I had it removed. The wrap had bonded to the paint in several areas and took the paint with it when it was removed! I will admit it looked awesome in year 1-1.5 and I wish it could've lasted longer.

Full disclosure: I kept the car as clean as I could during the 3 years it was wrapped but the GTI was/is parked outside for 365 days a year. If you car is garage kept your Inozetek wrap would probably last longer than mine did.

Your problem with the paint coming off comes back to it being parked outside 365. I really don't recommend wrapping if the car has to be parked outside all the time.

[SSM_DC5]

Originally Posted by roastpuff

Bro Maaco doesn't exist here anymore how old are you

Also, good paint (i.e. with proper prep, sanding, etc) is going to be 10K plus. Otherwise you might as well rattlecan that shit.

He doesn't get out much.

Originally Posted by Badhobz

My guy told me 5-7 years. After 7 years should probably remove if you don’t want damage to paint underneath.

As you get closer to 5 years, the glue isn't the same anymore. Removal becomes more difficult.

[djstyles]

Originally Posted by EvoFire

Your problem with the paint coming off comes back to it being parked outside 365. I really don't recommend wrapping if the car has to be parked outside all the time.

Correct, I wouldn't recommend it for cars that are parked outside but it wasn't something I had considered when I first had it done. Live and learn I guess, at least it "only" cost me $3K all in to have it wrapped.

[EvoFire]

Originally Posted by djstyles

Correct, I wouldn't reccomend it for cars that are parked outside but it wasn't something I had considered when I first had it done. Live and learn I guess, at least it "only" cost me $3K all in to have it wrapped.

For what it's worth, when I was getting PPF done on the M3, I hesitated because I didn't want to blow 5k on a full wrap, but was worried about the PPF leaving a noticeable fade mark on the paint because I was only doing a track wrap.

That was precovid so I was still driving the car to work. It's become a non issue since the car sits in the garage 90% of the time.

[bcrdukes]

What is the material difference is there between a normal wrap and a track wrap?

[Badhobz]

i would figure the regular one would be thicker due to rock chips and shit.... what sort of kickup does the track have besides some minor gravel ?

[EvoFire]

A track wrap is when you are cheap and only wrap bits of the car that get dinged and not the whole car. Nothing to do with the material itself and everything to do with my insufficient wallet