John H

I thought about paint and decided to do some body work and try a wrap. If I screw it up, I'm only out $400. I figured it was worth a try.

gums

What wrap is $400? Saran?

John H

3M from Auto Vinyl Solutions. LINK

I ordered it and received it but have not started to do it yet. I thought I'd take the hood off and try doing it this weekend. From my receipt:

3M 1080 Vinyl Wrap - Satin Black
- Approximate Vehicle Size: 2-DR Coupe (40ft x 5ft) $399.99

AVS Super Soft Squeegee – 4” $9.99

NT PRO A-1P Red Dot Knife $8.99

Free Shipping: $0.00

Total: $418.97

gums

I was thinking to do that too, but if you read some of the DIY's on this stuff you'll see that it's not nearly so easy as it seems. Good luck with it, though.

JoshuaB

I am having an SP1 car built and may have it wrapped in orange with a reflective stripe so it looks like an orange safety cone...

John H

I watched the videos and think the straight stuff won't be too bad. I will have the bumper covers, tail and fenders off the car. It is the tail, A-pillar, rain gutters, quarter panels, sunroof and front bumper cover that have me worried.

Currently it is a mix of black metallic, flat black, flat black with red showing through, some bare metal and cracked body filler. The way I look at it, it can't look any worse than it does now

John H

I actually thought about doing the same thing since I am a moving pylon (chicane). I debated and debated and decided matte black looked like it was under construction. Tis the season to watch the DTM races. I noticed the satin black cars looked cool so....

Astroman

Oh my. You are crazy, my friend. Make sure you have LOTS of beer in the fridge.

Steve113

Steve113

Frank I love your new livery

sorry i am bad with this stuff . Pic is to big and I have no idea how to shrink it

Chris M.

John H

Chip says he is doing his too

gums

If that car weren't such a s**box, that would be a great photo.

And you are one of a very select few who know what my intended paint scheme will be. Keep it zipped.

gums

Not so sure about the intended paint scheme anymore, this is turning into a bigger project than I thought....

95ONE

I painted mine to mimic as best I could, the old WEST Mercedes Mclaren F1 from 2005. I'm working with some red electrical tape right now to play with some red accent ideas. nothing final. - The wing is just on there with temporary aluminum straps to get it in the proper place.






His Tag name here is Disasterman. It is a fantastic build.