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07-12-2013, 11:48 PM | #1 |
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Vinyl wrap questions
For those of that do a vinyl wrap yourselves, how many hours, approximately, does it take for a novice to complete an entire 335i? Also, approximately how much money will it cost for the materials? Finally, does anyone know how much it would cost for a shop to do a vinyl wrap?
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The vinyl will cost anywhere from $300 to $600 depending on brand and type. Then you'll need sponges, blades, squeegee and a decent heat gun. As for time, it all depends on you and how efficient you are. It can take anywhere from 2 days to 2 weeks to complete the whole car.
If you wanted a shop to do it, it would range from $2,000 - $4,000 depending on shop and size of your car.
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09-28-2013, 01:51 AM | #8 |
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I have a question on wrapping the entire car as well.
How many yards by 5ft wide of vinyl will I need to wrap the entire car minus the roof? Thanks in advance!
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10-01-2013, 07:16 PM | #9 |
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In meters youll need 17m x 1.52 to complete an e92. I have wrapped my car twice and almost 100 others (CustomColours-vinyl wrapping). I genuinely cant see a novice being able to wrap a car. The front bumper will near on kill you on an e92. You need to add inlays before wrapping as you cant heat the vinyl into the bumper recesses as they are so deep. To be able to cut the vinyl specific sizes to reduce vinyl usage and wastage is also very hard. I can wrap my car in about 8-12 hours. Doors, front wings and rear quarters are easy. Boots, bonnets and bumper is where youll need to practice or do some serious homework.
Not knocking you down. Just trying to save you allot of wasted time and money. Last edited by CustomColours; 10-01-2013 at 07:30 PM.. |
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If you want, try on big toy cars first like kid )) Or on your hood.. )) and post the pix in here.. If you find the guys who work with wrapping professionals. Make them an offer of 1000$ and they will do it for weekend (2-3 days maximum) in your garage )) And don't be a too siple.. with basic black matte make something exclusive )) Some of wrap is matte, matte with crystals, matte-crome.. there is 1000 of types.. don't be so simple ))) Last edited by EgorGovorun; 10-01-2013 at 08:42 PM.. |
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My 335 is wrapped in Hexis and has held up for the last 9 months. Had most of it done by a shop, but I redid half the car after it was in an accident and had some panels replaced. It's totally doable by a novice, but you just will question why you didn't pay someone halfway through. Front bumper is the hardest part, the recesses are crazy and the vinyl won't stretch that far as someone mentioned (I have M3 bumper which is even worse). The rest of the car isn't terrible, the body crease causes a little annoyance. I would say that if you don't have any experience it would take 50 hours or so, roughly 3+hours a panel.
All the major vinyls are pretty good, 3M, Avery, Hexis, I haven't seen any major differences. I'm about to wrap my FX in matte chrome red I ordered directly from China since the color wasn't available from the major brands. The material is basically indistinguishable from the name brand stuff. We'll see if it holds up. |
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Most of the vinyl out of china is a calendered vinyl where 3M, avery, Hexis is a cast vinyl. It is very different to work with. Calendered films are better for flat or very moderate curved surfaces.
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Cool. I'd be interested in knowing how the quality is.
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10-16-2013, 05:24 PM | #17 |
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I have wrapped using all the big brands Hexis 20 and 30k series, Oracal 970RA, 3m 1080 and Avery's Easy Apply RS. If I was advising a complete noob what vinyl to start with, it would be the avery hands down. The adhesive is way less aggressive than the others and it is overall a lot more forgiving. It is also more opaque than some of the others. Meaning you can use the lighter colors over a darker paint without fear of seeing the darker color underneath come thru when you stretch it. Oracal has the most aggressive adhesive by far.
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