drift_bear Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Just a quick question(s) to find out if anyone has done it and what people think? Ive been looking at a colour change and came across this technique and im considering it instead. I really like the idea of having a "carbon supra" and this company seems to have some good stuff for doing it http://www.colourmycar.net/go/carbon-fibre-car-wrap Any input welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift_bear Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share Posted January 4, 2012 Just got this reply from company and the price isn't to bad. Hi Alex, ^ Many thanks for your enquiry. ^ To wrap your bonnet, roof and boot in carbon it would be £550inc VAT. To do the full car it would be £1800 inc VAT ^ We would need the car for a full day for the part wrap, or 3 days for the full wrap, and are taking bookings for the WC 16th Jan. ^ Kind Regards Adam Sharpe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racestyle Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 white carbon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David P Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Artex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Crazy paving! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Crazy prices! Don't expect it to last more than 3 years btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 When i looked into this my concern was there will be a join line where the roof blends straight into the rear quarter panels and A pillars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Artex Crazy paving! You guys! Wrapping is something I have given a lot of consideration to and had a couple of quotes. Have heard so many stories, both good and bad and still cant quite make my mind up if its a route I want to take. Had a chat to the guys doing it on the stand at the Jap Show finale at Santa Pod last year and have seen some of their work which was nice, but its still around £2k which is a big chunk of cash towards a proper re-spray. Have also seen a few companies selling enough wrap to do a car for around £275, and some of them claiming its the latest stuff with escape routes for trapped air bubbles making it a bit easier for the novice. I was considering getting enough initially to try on my bonnet and then if happy with how it comes out having a go at the whole car later in the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 When i looked into this my concern was there will be a join line where the roof blends straight into the rear quarter panels and A pillars. My friend that does wrapping has looked and yep, we can't wrap a supra without a join. Unless you go for a very wide 3m x 9m at least roll (i think), which is not a normal size and will cost a fair chunk of cash. Still, we may be trying it sometime, so people will get to see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 I wrapped my front lip. It was a nightmare. Total pita. Wouldn't want to do a whole car. I can imagine the supras front bumper would be a right pita to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra joe Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Would look crazy all carbon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Would look crazy all carbon. It would look silly tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dnk Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 [ATTACH=CONFIG]143823[/ATTACH] Something like that on a supercar i think you can get away with just, on a supra you'll just look like an attention seeking pratt with no taste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David P Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Would look crazy all carbon. It would look silly tbh Here's the remainder of thesaurus options. Main Entry: crazy [krey-zee] Part of Speech: adjective Definition: mentally strange Synonyms: ape, barmy, bats in the belfry, batty, berserk, bonkers*, cracked, crazed, cuckoo, daft, delirious, demented, deranged, dingy*, dippy, erratic, flaky, flipped, flipped out, freaked out, fruity, idiotic, insane, kooky, lunatic, mad, mad as a March hare, mad as a hatter, maniacal, mental*, moonstruck, nuts, nutty, nutty as fruitcake, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, out of one's tree, out to lunch, potty, psycho, round the bend, schizo, screw loose, screwball, screwy, silly, touched*, unbalanced, unglued, unhinged, unzipped, wacky This is the sort of wrapping I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 I've worked with Vinyl for years. Was in signage for 10 yrs and still have a vinyl cutter beside my desk for the odd small job. To be honest, when i first started, I thought Vinyl wraps were the coolest crazy set to take the car customize scene by storm, even wrapped my Uno45 with a Zip like the BAR F1 cars of the time. Now,... having worked with the stuff,.. I hate it! It always boils down to Blue Peter sticky back plastic on cars. FAKE! I understand for the commercial side, wraps are fantastic for graphic liveries and design, but standard colours should be paint. I also went through a carbon faze with 3M white 3d Carbon which looked so nice. Problem is, at the end of the day its 'fake' carbon and totally pointless. I've seen some wrapped Supras and they do look amazing, BUT it has to be carefully and considerately done. Jason's dragon Supra IMHO looks ace. Manga style illustration with cherry blossom can work too and some nice pastel or Matt colours are available, thats down to individual taste. Very difficult to decide. But its a good way of protecting the paint underneath to, so has some genuine good points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Ed. we need to talk! I've worked with Vinyl for years. Was in signage for 10 yrs and still have a vinyl cutter beside my desk for the odd small job. To be honest, when i first started, I thought Vinyl wraps were the coolest crazy set to take the car customize scene by storm, even wrapped my Uno45 with a Zip like the BAR F1 cars of the time. Now,... having worked with the stuff,.. I hate it! It always boils down to Blue Petter sticky back plastic on cars. FAKE! I understand for the commercial side, wraps are fantastic for graphic liveries and design, but standard colours should be paint. I also went through a carbon faze with 3M white 3d Carbon which looked so nice. Problem is, at the end of the day its 'fake' carbon and totally pointless. I've seen some wrapped Supras and they do look amazing, BUT it has to be carefully and considerately done. Jason's dragon Supra IMHO looks ace. Manga style illustration with cherry blossom can work too and some nice pastel or Matt colours are available, thats down to individual taste. Very difficult to decide. But its a good way of protecting the paint underneath to, so has some genuine good points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Ed. we need to talk! Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iky Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Ed- Since you seem to be an expert:) , do you think it would it be possible to chrome wrap the original rings inside headlights using some chrome effect wrap? Or are those sort of curves too complex? Also what about heat resistance to say HID's ? Sorry for the 20 questions Ed but it's something Im seriously looking to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Something like that on a supercar i think you can get away with just, on a supra you'll just look like an attention seeking pratt with no taste Same as painting a car orange................. oh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 The problem is chrome vinyl is normally a thick substrate and you need a thin cast vinyl to wrap the complicated curves of the light rings. There are some specialist films that are thin and chrome but not heat resistant,... but I can't be 100% sure mate. I used cast vinyl on some radiator graphics and caliper logos that wasn't guaranteed to last on heated surfaces but they did and lasted for years without problems. Ed- Since you seem to be an expert:) , do you think it would it be possible to chrome wrap the original rings inside headlights using some chrome effect wrap? Or are those sort of curves too complex? Also what about heat resistance to say HID's ? Sorry for the 20 questions Ed but it's something Im seriously looking to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iky Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 The problem is chrome vinyl is normally a thick substrate and you need a thin cast vinyl to wrap the complicated curves of the light rings. There are some spiciest films that are thin and chrome but not heat resistant,... but I can't be 100% sure mate. I used cast vinyl on some radiator graphics and caliper logos that wasn't guaranteed to last on heated surfaces but they did and lasted for years without problems. Thanks for that Ed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Fake carbon wrap is about as naff as it gets imo, for the sort of money it costs to do a full car id rather save a like extra and get a respray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 same as painting a car orange................. Oh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Thanks for that Ed. No problem. Sorry about the spelling. 'spiciest' should have been 'specialist' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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