996

Paint them back to Polar silver when I decided to remove the vinyl, it only cost couple hundred bucks.

996

Glossy vinyl use Plexus plastic wax and polish. It take less than 10mins for finished whole car.

My installer trace all labels and pre-cut the openings on the blue vinyl at exact position before lay on the car. So all label didn't remove during the whole install process. This take a lot of skills and time. Lucky I found the right person to do it. With all these details, installer spend 100+ hours job for the whole job.

Avery suggest it will last 5 years if you park the car out door all year around. So if the car always store inside garage, it will last 10+ years.

LexVan

996, your car and avatar look amazing. What color is that light yellow called?

porsita

What's with the Rivi blue obsession anyway ?
IMHO it only looks good on the RS

Rialas

Wow. Sounds like a massively difficult job.

Rialas

I have enough trouble wrapping my iphone without dust and bubbles all over the place.

I'd have to replace the car if I couldn't live with the colour I'm afraid.

pirahna

Seems like many people don't share your opinion.

LexVan

To the OP. Here's one to keep an eye on:

https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...-ducktail.html

swmic

Here is the link to someone here in the Philly area that chose to take the DIY wrap approach on his 964.

https://rennlist.com/forums/964-forum/737745-car-vinyl-wrap-diy.html?highlight=vinyl+wrap[/URL]

mrsullivan

A) I think that the blue wrapped 993 C4S in this thread looks ASTONISHING

B) To the OP, I see absolutely no downside other than cost. Still cheaper than paint, good protection, can always return to stock, and these days the wraps are excellent.

I have been thinking about putting matte/flat clear wrap on my black series

htown991

That Blue wrap looks great. Haven't seen a lot of those non-matte ones with that level of color.

I'm a big supporter of going wrap rather than dealing with painting the car. obviously Porsche has a lot of Original spec colors to choose from but once you get it, trying to redo it is a real pain.

Some of my thoughts:
- Wraps are cheaper
- They're easy to undo so you can get that crazy color you always wanted
- They protect the original paint

If you're looking for how much does it cost to wrap a car you'll likely end up $5k+ for vinyl and maybe a $2.5k for install. Your typical Camaro could get wrapped for a lot less ($5k all in) but I doubt you want to cut corners with your Porsche lol

MarinS4

The part of wrapping a car that spooked me away was watching them trim the edges with exacto knife. You’ll never see the damage when wrapped but the car have all kinds of cuts in the OEM paint under it. Never seen that particular car after but I can’t see how cutting through the vinyl edges while it lays flat on the paint can’t hurt the paint.

I do like the idea of a flat black 993 for a few years though

Axiom Print

Car Wrap are very much beneficial to the car. It gives a new look to the car and hide all the scratches from the car, if have.

Thanks

rk-d

I wouldn't bother.

Good luck finding someone actually capable of delivering a top notch installation. Rarer than hen's teeth. Most installers are mediocre to terrible.

Wrap requires maintenance. Lifted edges, damage, etc. Sometimes panels need to be replaced, reinstalled. It's a process to get an installation completed.

Having some dude wielding a razor blade on 25 year old paint makes my skin crawl. I'd have some concerns about damaging brittle/thin clear coat whenever the wrap is removed.

All that said, if your paint is terrible and the car needs to be repainted anyway - I'd consider it.

911F1

My biggest fear would be what will happen to the 25 year old paint underneath when pulling off the vinyl.
Plus finding a installer who will do a great job. The funk and engine bay would still retain the old color and that would drive me nuts.