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Old 02-20-2012, 07:27 PM
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Hey everyone i was wondering if anyone has ever tried to put the flat black vinyl on there camaro. If anyone has can you tell me how it went and roughly how much it cost. Thanks
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I am also curious...
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You lookin' for a whole wrap, or just graphics/stripes etc. etc.? ....I wrapped a Ford F150 Raptor a few months back in Matte. Looked awesome, but it's a lot of work for a daily driver, and it hides NOTHING!!! LOL .....AND it ain't cheap. We use the 3M 1080 series for solid color wraps and it's expensive. As a rule, I'm not a fan or wraps for "color changes", only for advertising and loud attention getting graphics etc. etc.
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My car is far from a DD. It is a 650 RWHP F1 procharched, T-56 weekend fun car. It has an aftermarket paintjob already. zero rust or dents. I just want to try something like satin white and think that vinyl would be a good way to give it a go. To paint my car like this it would be at least another 3 grand. Thats how much my first paintjob was. I can't imagine the vinyl costing that much. Plus if I get any chips or blemishes, I can re-wrap. With paint I am sh__ out of luck since it is a custom color.

I don't mind doing the research and the work. I have been building this car for over 10 years. I enjoy learning how to do new things and doing them. I love work.
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My car is far from a DD. It is a 650 RWHP F1 procharched, T-56 weekend fun car. It has an aftermarket paintjob already. zero rust or dents. I just want to try something like satin white and think that vinyl would be a good way to give it a go. To paint my car like this it would be at least another 3 grand. Thats how much my first paintjob was. I can't imagine the vinyl costing that much. Plus if I get any chips or blemishes, I can re-wrap. With paint I am sh__ out of luck since it is a custom color.

I don't mind doing the research and the work. I have been building this car for over 10 years. I enjoy learning how to do new things and doing them. I love work.
Dude you should try Plasti-dip for that. I have a buddy with his car satin white. I honestly thought he painted it untill I told him I was plasti-dipping some stuff on my car. Seriously search it on youtube
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plastidip probably comes off easier too. There's a guy around here with a black plasti-diped Audi A4. Looks pretty good IMO
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Well you're probably lookin' at around 2 grand for a properly installed, matte vinyl wrap. You could do it cheaper yourself of course, if ya know how.
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From what I can find online, Ebay, that 1080 stuff can be bought for around 750 to do an entire car. As for plasti-dip, I will be looking into it more for sure. Calling them now.
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From what I can find online, Ebay, that 1080 stuff can be bought for around 750 to do an entire car. As for plasti-dip, I will be looking into it more for sure. Calling them now.
I was playing with it as a cheap "try -it - and see" for satin stripes on my car. It has the sheen I liked, but for making a pin-stripe it was tough to remove fast enough to not peel it off at the same time.

I quit and peeled it off until I have more time to really do it.

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