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Old 04-08-2016, 04:34 PM
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We decided to keep the mirrors, roof, rear vents, rear bumperettes, and upper rear wing black. The wrap is a Gloss Red Metallic 3M #G203.

I like it!
Old 04-08-2016, 05:39 PM
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Amazing!!!!! Lots of coin I figure?
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That is definately cool! I wonder how much weight that adds. How close does one have to look at it to be able to see a difference? I love the pictures, thanks for sharing.
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Amazing!!!!! Lots of coin I figure?
Not really....$3200 CDN....about 1/4 of the cost of a decent paint job!
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That is definately cool! I wonder how much weight that adds. How close does one have to look at it to be able to see a difference? I love the pictures, thanks for sharing.
I believe the film is a minimum 90 microns thick so I can't see the weight being that much. The "quality" is actually very good. If you look very closely at the corners, where the gaps are small, you could convince yourself that it's a wrap film and not paint. I "showed her off" at our monthly PCA meeting on Wednesday and all the guys (and one gal) couldn't believe that it was indeed a wrap!
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Nice!
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Looks really good. leaving the black accents is a great touch. very cool look.
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Does it look like paint up close, or a wrap? I've only seen race car wraps and from 10 feet you can see its a wrap...I hope that's not the case with yours.
I know it's hard to estimate, but how long would this wrap last under normal conditions kept in a garage?
Will it survive under extreme heat, like Vegas?
Is there a wax or something similar that's used, or is it maintenance free?
Any lessons learned you could share?

There's the Porsche Mexico Blue I've been looking at for my triple black 09. Another RLer posted his wrapped 997TT...

I really do like your decisions to maintain the black accents...have you considered the hood too...That might be to much, or just enough...
Thanks for any light you can shed on my questions...JB
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Looks good
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Looks awesome. Im a huge fan of the red/black look. You left the perfect accents black imo
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That looks amazing!
There are some talented people about for sure. Love the black bits too.
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Nicely done, looks great!
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very nice, looks like they did a great job.
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How long do these wraps last? and dont forget on the flip side you have to pay to remove it too because that is not easy to do. I have a partial clear wrap on my front end only and they want a lot of coin just to remove partial hood, front fenders, bumper and mirrors.
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oh an by the way yours looks really nice!


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