[Dr. G]

So I'm planning to do a bit of a cosmetic makeover on my car and thought instead of paying all that money for paint why don't I just get a vinyl wrap, then I can rip it off and part out my parts to people with cars of all colours.

My concern is how well will the vinyl wrap hold up in toronto weather. Now I don't need to daily drive this car and I can just stay home on days with bad weather, but I definitely would like to pull it out a couple times a week to go places.

My concern is how well the vinyl will hold up in the weather conditions and what measures I will have to take to maintain it and keep it clean.


Anyone have experience with this?

[div]

after putting in that much money in to your car, it'd probably be a smarter idea to get a beater of some sort and leave that one in a heated garage for the winter months

[Andy M]

Vinyl's pretty thin so it won't protect against hail or what not but it holds up quite well in the winter. Just make sure that when they're wrapping they go completely around the part and not just ending along the edges.

[JGMODS]

Not too sure about how severe the weather is up there bud but you never want to put your vinyl against anything sharp. If theres a good amount of hail, chances are they will end up ripping the vinyl in certain areas. Like another member said, if you're going this route and are worried get another cheap car and keep the bmw garaged during the winters.

[campbelly]

if your willing to wait till the spring, ill let you know how mine held up lol

[Dr. G]

Originally Posted by div

after putting in that much money in to your car, it'd probably be a smarter idea to get a beater of some sort and leave that one in a heated garage for the winter months

Car's not nice enough to justify storing it for winter... I'd rather use it as my daily and save up for something nice for a summer/weekend car.

Originally Posted by Andy M

Vinyl's pretty thin so it won't protect against hail or what not but it holds up quite well in the winter. Just make sure that when they're wrapping they go completely around the part and not just ending along the edges.

I won't drive in hail... well I'll try not to haha. Looks like it might be worth the risk... I won't be driving TOO much in winter so it's worth the risk.

Originally Posted by Jay@ModProjeKt.com

Not too sure about how severe the weather is up there bud but you never want to put your vinyl against anything sharp. If theres a good amount of hail, chances are they will end up ripping the vinyl in certain areas. Like another member said, if you're going this route and are worried get another cheap car and keep the bmw garaged during the winters.

Definitely wont be driving in hail... mainly slushy conditiions maybe some light snow.

Originally Posted by campbelly

if your willing to wait till the spring, ill let you know how mine held up lol

Haha, I'm actually going to Dallas for JAN-FEB so I will miss out on the majority of the snowy conditions... considering the vinyl wrap even more now.

[Undies006]

i recently saw a car with chrome vinyl wrap looks pretty retarded

Dr. G - where are you getting yours wrapped, i'm looking to do the same