Darragh Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 My old instructor Nissan micra was vinyl wraped and it was awful looking there was no shine to it and it always looked dull also you can't polish it then on a really warm day it will start to peel so my advise is stay away from the wrap anywho there is some good painters in Ireland I can recomend loads up here in Belfast if you want to travel up here but you will spend big money for a good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 5 yr guarantee with the company i posted the link to, i doubt a normal paintjob on a daily driver would look like new after 5 yrs either but its each to there own and i guess like most things some places will do it better than others Have to agree with that. One of the places I have spoken to use 3m wrap and offer 7 years. I had my red NA sprayed by a relative who does it for a living 3 years ago for £550. It wasnt a glass out job but looked great and I was pleased with the result. 3 years on though and you can see where it was masked around the seals wich will always be the case unless the glass comes out, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 http://www.gvncoachworks.com/ Place went downhill after Victor left it seems They ignored emails, never answered the phone, and the one time they did answer it, they never bothered to come back to me. After using them twice before, I never bothered to go back Got recommended to a local bodyshop in the end, who I can not fault in any way I wouldn't use GVN, I have personally seen their work on a certain member's car and I was VERY less than impressed especially given the price. Runs, overspray and some less than brilliant work. For legal reasons, this is my opinoin, it isn't 3rd party information either as I HAVE personally seen the vehicle. I believe they have rectified a lot of it, but I'd still not be happy if I had paid for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supracars Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 as with most things you get what you pay for if you use established companies to wrap your car that give you lifetime warranty you cant really go wrong, the company i know has been wrapping Veyrons, SLR's etc for years and never had a bad review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 as with most things you get what you pay for if you use established companies to wrap your car that give you lifetime warranty you cant really go wrong, the company i know has been wrapping Veyrons, SLR's etc for years and never had a bad review. Hello mate how you doing? just realised who you are!! Where are they based? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supracars Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Hello mate how you doing? just realised who you are!! Where are they based? hey mate im good thanks. The company im on about is raccoon http://www.raccoon.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOS Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 I'm not painting it orange!! Was thinking maybe black or yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attero Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Black mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Leave it white??? It looks nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! perhaps a nice CF front lip.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 (edited) That will get more attention than a nun with a crack habit Edited May 28, 2010 by JustGav (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supracars Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 chrome wrap??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 chrome wrap??? Is that illegal though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supracars Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 no i dont think it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Leave it white and consider getting something decidedly "you" airbrushed onto the car. For the same cost of a proper colour change whatever your imagination can conjure is possible. That way should you grow tired of it the cost of returning it to stock white (which is a lovely colour itself) would be minimal due to the fact that engine bay and other hard to paint areas wouldn't need re-doing. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attero Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Chrome wraps are (I don't think anyway) not illegal, although I believe they are incredibly difficult to insure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/dmargrave/supra-oct-1.jpg That will get more attention than a nun with a crack habit I don't get it either gav. I am not normally a fan of stock supes but that one is truly beautiful and so easy to achieve with very little money. I don't understand Nos' thinking here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supracars Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Chrome wraps are (I don't think anyway) not illegal, although I believe they are incredibly difficult to insure. insurance??? really!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 i would go for a vinyl wrap personally a lot cheaper plus Not sure where you heard it was cheaper, a decent full car wrap isnt that far off a full paint job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attero Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 insurance??? really!!! I just remember it in the news at one point... can't remember if it was insurance they had trouble with. Besides, chrome wraps are tacky IMO (as is anything chrome). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Guess I'm wrong re the chrome thing, I did think there was an issue with reflections and other drivers. I don't get it either gav. I am not normally a fan of stock supes but that one is truly beautiful and so easy to achieve with very little money. I don't understand Nos' thinking here. That pic you put up as become one of my benchmark pics, and I think I may do something similar with one of the cars, just looks soooooo nice The only other car that has REALLY appealed has been Ryan Woon's car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supracars Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Not sure where you heard it was cheaper, a decent full car wrap isnt that far off a full paint job. well i can have a supe wrapped in any colour from a very good company for 1200 with lifetime warranty or Chrome wrap for 1800.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 well i can have a supe wrapped in any colour from a very good company for 1200 with lifetime warranty or Chrome wrap for 1800.. That is pretty damn good, where was that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supracars Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 That is pretty damn good, where was that? ill pm you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 This was a design idea I looked at for Time Attack in 2009, this wasnt a full wrap and was approx 800 +vat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chazuk Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Here you go mate avon custom did all the work on this sup think its what you are looking for http://www.avoncustom.co.uk/projects/pdfs/supra2.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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