Cost of vinyl wrap??

Carbon Demon · Postby **Carbon Demon** » Mon May 16, 2011 12:23 am

bootz wrote:Is vinyl wrap a good candidate for disguising hail damage?

A hail damaged bonnet, especially, is not repairable by conventional panel beating.

I am also not a fan of the matt finish. Is there a glossy C/f finish available?

Glossy CF:

Vinyl wrap cannot hide hail damage though.

Mike

Mr nanotech · Postby **Mr nanotech** » Mon May 16, 2011 12:48 am

The only problem I have with the CF wrap is that it doesn't look real. As in it always looks like fake carbon. I wonder if anyone has put a clear coat over the top though. I could add another layer to the surface and look a little more real.

bootz · Postby **bootz** » Mon May 16, 2011 9:27 pm

nanotech wrote:The only problem I have with the CF wrap is that it doesn't look real. As in it always looks like fake carbon. I wonder if anyone has put a clear coat over the top though. I could add another layer to the surface and look a little more real.

I don't think this stuff is designed to be painted over.

slowpoke · Postby **slowpoke** » Wed May 18, 2011 1:47 pm

Is vinyl wrap available in clear?
A Mazda sales person recently mentioned to me that a clear 'plastic' coating could now be applied to the entire painted surface of any motorcar to protect the bodywork from stone chips and scratches AND, with particular reference to the Brilliant Black NC demo model I was looking at, would considerably reduce (if not completely eliminate) waxing in order to maintain the 'wet-look' shine..! I'm wondering if this process is the same thing as vinyl wrapping? Or is it a completely different application? Does anyone know anything about this please?

Postby **Okibi** » Wed May 18, 2011 1:55 pm

http://www.ozishield.com.au/?gclid=CLudgq3A8KgCFQrgbgodZQzjDg

Apu · Postby **Apu** » Wed May 18, 2011 9:54 pm

3M makes (or made) the film.

slowpoke · Postby **slowpoke** » Thu May 19, 2011 10:55 am

Thank you Okibi and Apu! After chasing up 3M on the Web, CERAMIC POLYMER NANOTECHNOLOGY CAR PAINT PROTECTION came up. I'm thinking that it is likely that it was this process that the Mazda sales person was referring to. The (QLD) company's blurb reads well but is coy about costs. A phone call will be necessary...

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Thu May 19, 2011 12:04 pm

Okibi wrote:http://www.ozishield.com.au/?gclid=CLudgq3A8KgCFQrgbgodZQzjDg

SP, believe that's the product & web site the sales person was refering to when they said 'Aussie Something' - just that we didn't think to Google 'Ozi', as opposed to Aussie, Ozzie, Ozzy! :mrgreen:

Postby **Okibi** » Thu May 19, 2011 12:35 pm

oi oi oi

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Thu May 19, 2011 12:47 pm

Didn't think it would take long! :mrgreen:

TeQuilaChicken · Postby **TeQuilaChicken** » Sun May 29, 2011 7:57 pm

I had mine done by Carbon Demon recently, they did a great job (http://carbonfibrevinylwrap.net.au/?page_id=17&album=20)

I'd not want to do it myself, requires much too much patience and a steady pair of hands.

BTW, I have no affiliation with the business.

emx005 · Postby **emx005** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:40 pm

Yeah Carbon Demon look very professional and I got a response really quickly from them when I asked for a quote on my NA in a black satin wrap.

I'd love to get it done but we've just bought a house on the Gold Coast so I'll have to put it back a little. Quote was VERY reasonable in my opinion and quoted timeframe was around 3-4 days. now I'll just have to respray my hard top for the drive from Sydney to GC in 6 weeks time. Really looking forward to the drive though.

deviant · Postby **deviant** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:32 pm

Pfft..Vinyl wrap...Just cover it in tape! http://www.germancarblog.com/2006/11/au ... -ever.html

spikes · Postby **spikes** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 11:17 am

I did my steering wheel centre in CF a few days ago, $7 for a A4 sheet of 3M CF film, this stuff looks the good and has the 3D texture and feel to it as well

mxfive95 · Postby **mxfive95** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 8:11 pm

spikes wrote:I did my steering wheel centre in CF a few days ago, $7 for a A4 sheet of 3M CF film, this stuff looks the good and has the 3D texture and feel to it as well

Where did you get the 3M CF A4 sheet? i'm thinking of doing my fuel lid